Past Events

It is our pleasure to invite you to an EU-PolarNet webinar called Stronger Together: European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society - The Integrated European Polar Research Programme co-organised with the European Polar Board. The webinar will take place on 11th June 2020, 10:00 – 13:00 CEST.

With this webinar, we would like to introduce the first fully co-designed European Polar Research Programme as the main result of the EU-PolarNet project to you. The European Polar Research Programme is the final outcome of a five-year process of co-designing and developing a future research agenda for Europe. It represents a bottom-up community effort, which is building on the challenges and needs raised by all who are affected by the ongoing changes in the Polar Regions. It has been designed using a truly transdisciplinary approach and it aims to bridge the knowledge gaps in and between natural and social sciences, the economy and society in the Polar Regions.

The detailed agenda of the webinar is still in preparation and will be published at www.eu-polarnet.eu soon.

The participation in the webinar requires a pre-registration. Please follow the link at the top to register for the webinar.

The Arctic Future Challenge is an innovation competition for young entrepreneurs across the Arctic, launched by the Governments of Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Iceland.

The competition is based upon a detailed framework to encourage youth participating or interested in participating in entrepreneurship a forum to showcase the businesses, or business concepts. The competition will be completed as an award show taking place at the Arctic Circle Assembly Conference in Iceland in October 2020.

Target group:

Youth ages 18-29 years living in and/or studying in an educational institution or operating a business in the Arctic Regions of the 8 Arctic States: Canada, Finland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands (the Kingdom of Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.

Supported through funding from Governments of Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland have chosen to acknowledge youth as a key political priority.

Who can participate:

1. Arctic Youth Founder of the Year
   Are you an entrepreneur in the Arctic? Are you between 18-29 years of age? Have you started a business of your own? Do you want to get to know other youth entrepreneurs from the Arctic like yourself? Do you want to win a prize to boost your business with mentoring to take your business to the next level? If your answer is yes to any of the questions above, this might be a great opportunity for YOU!

2. Arctic Youth Startup of the Year
   Are you between 18-29 years of age? Have you started a business of your own or been a part of starting a business? Do you want to get to know other youth entrepreneurs from the Arctic like yourself? Do you want to win a prize to boost your business with mentoring to take your business to the next level? If your answer is yes to any of the questions above, this might be a great opportunity for YOU!

3. Best Arctic Youth Business Concept
   Are you a student in the Arctic? Are you enrolled in an educational institution, between 18-29 years of age and have a business idea? You need some guidance in getting it off the ground? Do you want to win a prize to boost your business with mentoring to take your business to the next level? If your answer is yes to any of the questions above, this might be a great opportunity for YOU!

How to nominate or get nominated:

It is really simple! If you know of a great youth entrepreneur or startup who you think should be nominated, simply visit www.arcticfuturechallenge.org and click Nominate! The form only asks for their contact information and where they live in the Arctic region. Best part of all, you can also nominate yourself and apply if you think you are the best fit to represent your Arctic country! Please note you can nominate or apply to all categories of which criteria is met.

Please note that nominations close by June 12.

There will be three national winners selected, one from each category, who will have the chance to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly conference in Iceland in October 2020 for the Arctic Future Challenge Regional Grand Finale, flights and accommodation paid. The three Regional winners will each be receiving a cash prize of DKK 25,000 and mentoring tailored to the future business ventures!

Update: GPR 2020 has been postponed. The Conference has been rescheduled to be held in 2022, also in Golden, Colorado. Specific information about the rescheduled Conference, including dates, agendas, paper submission, and more will be made available as the time for the Conference draws nearer. Also, updated information regarding GPR 2020 abstracts is available. Please visit the Abstracts page of our website for more information.

Held biennially since 1986, The International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar is the premier event for GPR research and applications. Drawing together scientists, engineers, industrial delegates and end-users, the conference is a place to see all of the latest GPR developments, ranging from fundamental advances in methods to the most interesting case studies.

Who should attend?

Those involved with the use of ground penetrating radar comprise a diverse community, including academic researchers, industrial scientists and engineers, government scientists, and policy makers. All are welcome to this conference, ranging from those just beginning to those with substantial expertise.

Conference objectives and topics:

The Conference aims to bring together all who are interested in the use of ground penetrating radar for any purpose, to review developments in the field over the previous two years, and to attempt to extrapolate for the near-term future.

Topics that will be explored during the Conference include novel developments of GPR systems and antennas, advanced data processing algorithms for improved subsurface imaging, radar data modeling approaches and inversion strategies for quantitative reconstruction of soil and material properties.

Additional topics include data interpretation in a range of fields, including geology and sedimentology, glaciology, environmental and agricultural engineering (e.g., hydrological monitoring, digital soil mapping, forestry), civil and military engineering (e.g., utility detection, monitoring of transport infrastructures, nondestructive testing, landmine detection), archeology and cultural heritage, and planetary exploration, among others.

The Conference will host four special plenary panel discussions which will cover:

• GPR to help monitor impacts of climate change
• How GPR can help with developing and renewing infrastructure
• Biogeophysics and GPR
• Exploration of planets and other extraterrestrial bodies

GPR 2020 will be an exciting Conference that will provide the opportunity for participants to be able to meet others in the field, to exchange ideas, expertise and experience, and to renew and form new friendships and working relations. The Conference is structured so that participants can learn from both formal and informal interactions, such as presented papers, posters and social events.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IASSA Council has voted unanimously to postpone ICASS X. The ICASS X Organizing Committee identified the new date for ICASS X: ICASS X will now take place in Arkhangelsk, Russia on June 15-19, 2021.

Other important updates:

The official letter of postponement is available here.

We will be in touch with you about registration fees refund: the Organizing Committee decided to do full refunds of registration fees to all participants.

If you paid IASSA membership fees, you will be able to use your membership status to receive registration discount in 2021. All memberships paid between June 12, 2017 and June 19, 2020 will be extended by one year (i.e. will be valid for 4 years).

We will also launch a session and abstract (re)submission process in a few months. You will be able to either resubmit your current submission or submit a new session/abstract. The Organizing Committee would like to express thanks to all who sent session proposals and abstracts this time, but especially to Theme Leaders for their hard work to review the submissions and develop the program!

Finally, we plan to hold an online activity on June 15. Stay tuned for details.

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) invites abstract submissions for the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X).

The theme of ICASS X is Arctic Generations: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Research on social sciences and humanities have a great responsibility to address the challenges for sustainable development in the Arctic, with a specific focus on past, present, and future generations of Arctic residents. The generational nature of changes and responses have lately become more recognized by many policymakers and researchers. A focus on generations highlights the long-term, fundamental nature, and scope of changes, impacts, and adaptation strategies. Another focus of ICASS X is Indigenous knowledge and inter- and transdisciplinary research in the Arctic.

Organizers welcome sessions and papers on all facets of the Arctic and sub-Arctic. ICASS will also welcome contributions on all other subjects of relevance to IASSA members.

ICASS X themes will include:

• Archaeology
• Arctic Futures, Scenarios, and Prospects
• Arctic Infrastructure
• Arctic People, Generations, and Places
• Arctic Youth and Generational Relations
• Art and Design
• Cultures
• Economy, Labor, and Development in the Arctic
• Environment and Climate Change
• Gender in the Arctic
• Governance
• Health and Well-Being
• History
• Indigenous Knowledge and Knowledge Co-production
• Indigenous Societies
• International Relations and Science Diplomacy in the Arctic
• Knowledge Systems and Education
• Languages
• Law and Legal Regimes in the Arctic
• Literature
• Migrations and Mobilities
• Museums and Heritage
• Religion and Spirituality
• Research Methodologies
• Resource and Extractive Industries
• Settlements in the Arctic
• Social Work in the Arctic
• Sustainability
• Technology and Innovation in the Arctic
• Tourism

The Call for Papers will be distributed in Fall 2019, with a preliminary list of sessions. Some travel funding may be available on competitive basis.

Abstracts should be submitted via email to Andrey Petrov (andrey.petrov.iassa [at] gmail.com) and copied to Elena Golosova (golosove [at] uni.edu). Submissions should include session title, name of organizer(s), complete contact information for a corresponding organizer, and a brief description of the session (150 words). Submissions should also indicate up to two themes where the proposed session fits the best. General ideas on sessions will also be accepted.

For questions, contact:
Andrey Petrov
Email: andrey.petrov [at] uni.edu
Phone: 319-464-9966

Learn about our most current and exciting research through fast and informal virtual talks presented by Byrd Center PIs, Postdocs, and Grad students.

Everyone is welcome to attend via Zoom! Please follow the link above to register.

• Monday, May 18, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm (EDT)
• Monday, June 1, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm (EDT)
• Monday, June 15, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm (EDT)

Monday, May 18:

Michalea King, Spaceborne perspectives of rapidly changing Greenland outlet glaciers.
Michael Durand, Measuring the Water Cycle.
Audrey Sawyer, Modeling groundwater flow and heat transport near water track features in Arctic hill slopes.
Emilio Mateo, Current research by the Glacier Environmental Change Group.
Kira Harris, Virtual Reality
Melisa Diaz, Soil geochemistry of the Shackleton Glacier region, Antarctica.

Monday, June 1:

Emilie Beaudon, Paleo-synoptic Changes as Recorded in the Mineral Dust in the Guliya Ice Cap, Northwestern Tibetan Plateau.
Allison Chartrand, Mass balance of ice shelf basal channels.
Devin Smith, Geochemistry and hydrology of Irish rivers.
Chris Gardner, Iron behavior and bioavailability in sub-aerial runoff into the Ross Sea.
Joey Durkin, Re-evaluating the elastic response of the Antarctic continent to present-day ice mass change.
Saurabh Vijay, The influence of Greenland's supraglacial lakes during melt season.

Monday, June 15:

Aaron Wilson, A collection of Ohio-related weather and climate projects.
Kyungmin (Kay) Sung, Analyzing long term and seasonal drought trends.
Paolo Gabrielli, Climatic Processes Revealed by the Geochemistry of Atmospheric Particles Entrapped in Glaciers.
Deon Knights, Terrestrially derived nutrients transported to the Arctic Ocean have important implications for Arctic Ocean chemistry.
Santiago de la Pena Rodriguez, Seasonal surface ponding over the Greenland Ice sheet.
Zhiping Zhong, Viruses and microbes in glacier ice and Arctic brine.

This workshop aims to build on a series of successful workshops by the IICWG Data Assimilation Working Group to advance international capabilities for sea ice prediction on timescales from hours to a season. The focus of the workshop is to discuss cross-cutting issues in sea ice modelling and assimilation and how deficiencies of current systems can be more efficiently diagnosed and addressed.

General topics considered appropriate for this workshop include:

• Sea ice observations and uncertainties
• Sea ice data assimilation (methods and results)
• Sea ice model parameterizations and coupling to ocean and atmosphere models
• Verification approaches for sea-ice analyses and forecasts
• Recent research to sea ice operation transfer
• Automated predictions systems

The workshop will be organized around a few keynote and contributed presentations with ample time for discussion. As the number of participants is limited, please provide a short abstract (or motivation for attending) in the registration form. As attendees are encouraged to make a contribution, please specify your preference for oral or poster presentation.

For this 10th event, the workshop will be held in Toulouse and Montréal simultaneously via video conferences facilities from 20-22 October, 2020. Participants are asked to mention in which place they will physically attend the workshop.

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 June 2020

You are invited to participate in an online workshop to discuss topics and ideas that you think are important for policy makers and the Arctic Science Ministers to better understand and prioritize at the Third Arctic Science Ministerial.

In an effort to engage the broader Arctic research community in the ASM3 process, IASC, IASSA, and APECS are convening two ASM3 Research Community Workshops on 15 June.

Each two hour workshop will start with an introduction to the ASM3 process and lay out the goals of the workshop. The core of the online workshop will be an hour-long session for small group breakout discussions (6-8 people), each group dedicated to one of the four themes below. All attendees will then reconvene to report back and share the discussions.

First option: 15 June 2020, 8:00-10:00 GMT (17:00 Tokyo, 11:00 Moscow, 10:00 Berlin, 9:00 London). To participate, register here.

Second option: 15 June 2020, 16:00-18:00 GMT (8:00-10:00 Alaska, 12:00 Ottawa / Washington, D.C., 14:00 Nuuk). To participate, register here.

Please note: the workshops will be held via Zoom, but phone call-in numbers will also be available. The workshops’ working language will be English.

We encourage ALL those who work in the realm of Arctic research to participate; this includes researchers, managers, Arctic residents and Indigenous Peoples, partners, educators, policy makers, and other stakeholders. Science ministry representatives are also welcome to participate. However, the organizers wish to emphasize that this is an opportunity for individual contributions. Workshop participants are invited to contribute their own perspectives and not necessarily to represent a broader group of any kind (there are other avenues for nations, Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, and international science organizations).

“Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic” is the overall theme of ASM3. Under that umbrella, four sub-themes are focused on taking action on the most urgent challenges facing the Arctic, which international scientific cooperation can help achieve:

1. Observe the status of Arctic changes
2. Understand the local and global impacts
3. Respond to the changes based on a shared understanding
4. Strengthen these efforts through education and capacity-building for future generations

These four steps are not independent, but rather an iterative cycle. They represent the necessary actions to realize our overarching goal. The four sub-themes are described in more detail here.

An online workshop can enable broad participation, especially in times where conferences and international travel are cancelled and uncertain. However, we recognize that online engagement is not equal for all and can exclude people, too. *In addition to participating in the online workshops, all members and stakeholders of the Arctic research community (including Arctic residents and Indigenous Peoples) are invited to fill out this survey, which mirrors the workshops’ structure.

The workshop organizers will make a summary report based on the discussions in the workshops and survey, and this report will be shared with the ASM3 Organizing Committee and Science Advisory Board. If you have any input or questions about these workshops, please contact allen.pope at iasc.info. If you would like to learn more about engaging in or contributing to the ASM3 process, please contact ml-asm3 at mext.go.jp.

Given the low chance that we will be able to hold the physical conference safely and that you will be able to register and travel in June, we want to use the current situation to test a new online format for FRISP 2020.

We plan four sessions (each session will last about 3 hours) on the following dates:

• 16.06 (Tuesday), 2pm CET
• 17.06 (Wednesday), 8am CET
• 24.06 (Wednesday), 5pm CET
• 25.06 (Thursday), 10am CET

The plan is to host these meetings at alternating times during the week so that we can accommodate as many people as possible, given different time zones etc.

For details on the agenda and to register (without fee) please follow the link above.

Registration and abstract submission closes on 31 May 2020. We will send out a detailed schedule and information on the online format soon thereafter.

For those of you who have already registered and booked accommodation at the Döllnsee, your registration fee has been refunded – if any issues arise, please contact us as frisp2020 at pik-potsdam.de. We also kindly ask you to register again for the virtual meeting so we can make sure to include everyone in the workshop.

Please direct any questions about FRISP to frisp2020 at pik-potsdam.de

Ground-surface disturbances, including wildfires, deforestation, and climate change, alter the thermal status of permafrost leading landscape changes in Polar Regions. Given the increasing number of reports about rapid permafrost thaw and predicted occurrence of wildfires in the Arctic, it is of great social concern to know where and to what extent permafrost degradation is currently ongoing and may occur in the near future. This is true, especially in ice-rich permafrost zones, as consequential subsidence by ice-rich permafrost thaw (thermokarst) will cause significant changes in surface ecology, landscape evolution, and hydrological processes.

This presentation introduces several case studies on thermokarst subsidence observed in the field and by remote sensing in various time ranges. Field surveys and microwave remote sensing analyses were conducted to quantify thermokarst after surface disturbances in boreal forests of NE Siberia and tundra fire scars in Alaska.

Please follow the link above to register.

Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

The seminar will also be available afterwards on the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it there if technology fails or you can't make it.

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for July and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

Please follow the link above to register.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the IPA Executive Committee decided that the 12th International (ICOP2020) in Lanzhou, China is postponed to 20-24 June 2022. The Local Organizing Committee will take efforts for a successful conference two years later. The Local Organizing Committee wishes that all the abstracts will be reserved to ICOP 2022, and the registration fee will be refunded to you soon.

Thanks for the understanding on the situation. We hope that the epidemic will soon be over and we will talk about the development of permafrost science and research in the 12th ICOP.

The 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP2020) will be held in Lanzhou, China. The general theme of the congress is “Permafrost Environment Under Persistent Warming: Challenges for Scientific Assessment & Engineering Practice”.

Sessions will include:

1. Engineering – construction and design
2. Frost heave and thaw subsidence
3. Carbon biogeochemistry
4. Coastlines
5. Geohazards
6. Remote Sensing
7. Education

COVID-19 Update: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Arctic Shipping Forum has been postponed to 23-25 September 2020. All participants and sponsors currently registered for the event have automatically been registered for the September edition of the event. No further action is necessary to confirm your participation.

Developing technological capabilities. Improving emergency response. Securing a sustainable future for shipping in the Arctic.

Follow the link above for more information.

Given the low chance that we will be able to hold the physical conference safely and that you will be able to register and travel in June, we want to use the current situation to test a new online format for FRISP 2020.

We plan four sessions (each session will last about 3 hours) on the following dates:

• 16.06 (Tuesday), 2pm CET
• 17.06 (Wednesday), 8am CET
• 24.06 (Wednesday), 5pm CET
• 25.06 (Thursday), 10am CET

The plan is to host these meetings at alternating times during the week so that we can accommodate as many people as possible, given different time zones etc.

For details on the agenda and to register (without fee) please follow the link above.

Registration and abstract submission closes on 31 May 2020. We will send out a detailed schedule and information on the online format soon thereafter.

For those of you who have already registered and booked accommodation at the Döllnsee, your registration fee has been refunded – if any issues arise, please contact us as frisp2020 at pik-potsdam.de. We also kindly ask you to register again for the virtual meeting so we can make sure to include everyone in the workshop.

Please direct any questions about FRISP to frisp2020 at pik-potsdam.de

Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

The seminar will also be available afterwards on the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it there if technology fails or you can't make it.

Great stories can change the world, and you have one to tell! Join the Migration in Harmony NSF-Research Coordination Network and our collaborator, award-winning filmmaker Mike Snyder, in this virtual workshop to learn how you should think about your research topics and expereinces in the context of a story, how to develop photographer and videographer partnerships, and how to pitch your work to different outlets.

Michael O. Snyder is a photographer, filmmaker, and environmental scientist who uses his combined knowledge of visual storytelling and conservation to create narratives that connect people to the other-than-human-world and drive social change. As founder of Interdependent Pictures, he has directed films in the Arctic and his Arctic science storytelling has been featured in National Geographic.

Migration In Harmony is an international, cross-disciplinary network of Arctic migration researchers funded by the National Science Foundation.

During the Third Polar Data Forum (PDF) held in Helsinki in November of 2019, members of the Polar Data Community gathered to share information and knowledge and to make practical progress towards greater data sharing and interoperability. PDF III followed on a series of meetings that have resulted in continuing advancements in the areas of federated search, identification and development of shared vocabularies and formal semantics, data policy, community building and other topics. Since PDF III, the dialogue has continued. In March and early April, the Arctic data community met during the online Arctic Observing Summit. The Standing Committee on Arctic Data Management (SCADM) and members of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Program have met meeting regularly. There is broad agreement between these groups and the IASC-SAON Arctic Data Committee (ADC) that meeting more frequently will help us to continue making practical progress on our shared goals.

During these challenging times, meeting in person is not feasible. However, recent online events have demonstrated that we can successfully collaborate using virtual tools.

We would like to invite you to join us online on June 30th to continue our efforts to enhance polar data sharing and interoperability. This will be the first of a planned bi-monthly series of online workshops convened by the ADC, SCADM, SOOS, the Arctic Observing Summit Working Group 4, the Global Cryosphere Watch, and the World Data System on behalf of the polar data community.

A detailed agenda, objectives and a registration link will be shared in the coming days/weeks. The general draft agenda is as follows:

1. Meeting kickoff (plenary) (30 minutes): Overview of recent developments and objectives for the meeting.
2. Breakout Working Group 1: Federated Search. Hosted by POLDER
   • Share developments in the area of metadata aggregation with particular focus on schema.org
   • Discussion of linking schema.org to other metadata standards and services (e.g. ISO 19115/ OGC CSW)
   • Identify key shared metadata vocabularies in use
3. Breakout Working Group 2: Vocabularies and Semantics. Hosted by the ADC-IARPC-SCADM Vocabularies and Semantics Working Group
   • Determine how to work on the Best Practices part of science on schema.org
   • Work on Time, space, and other sections of science On Schema.org not addressed at PDF III
   • Understanding the process for contributing to community ontologies (e.g. ENVO)
4. Breakout Working Group 3: Policy. Hosted by SCADM, SOOS and the Arctic Data Committee (Stein Tronstad lead): At the third Polar Data Forum a process was initiated to update and align the data policies of IASC, SCAR, SOOS and potentially other polar science groups. We aim to move this process forward by forming a bipolar group to work on objectives and core principles of an updated, «bipolar» data policy document. During this initial webinar we will also be looking at the rationales and key principles of some important international data policies.

This discussion will also engage representatives from the global data community to ensure broad interoperability.

Registration for the Polar to Global Online Interoperability and Data Sharing Workshop/Hackathon is now open. Due to the constraints of our virtual platform, participation is limited. Registration is required. Connection information for the virtual meeting will be provided to registered participants closer to the event time.

To register, please complete the form linked above.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the organising committee have decided to postpone the PalaeoArc network meeting at the University of Pisa, Italy, originally scheduled for the end of May, until 28th September - 2nd October 2020.

There is a new deadline for abstracts and registrations: 1st July 2020.

We thank you for your understanding in this difficult situation. We hope to see you in Pisa in the Autumn!

The PalaeoArc is a network research programme aiming to further understand past and present environmental changes and processes in the Arctic. It is the successor of the previous network programmes of PONAM (Polar North Atlantic Margins), QUEEN (Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North), APEX (Arctic Palaeoclimate and its Extremes) and, most recently, PAST Gateways (Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways).

We welcome contributions on the overall theme of Arctic palaeo-environmental changes and modern processes and we invite contributions particularly on: Role and dynamics of polar ice sheets and ice caps; Role and dynamics of high latitude ocean and sea ice; Role and dynamics of terrestrial environment and landscape evolution; Climate response to, and interaction between, different parts of the Arctic System.

The conference will include oral and poster presentations over 2.5 days and a mid-conference field trip. Workshops for young researchers will be offered. The Program Committee will select the winner for the Best Student Poster award. To be eligible, the presenting author of the poster must be a full-time student.

NEWS April 6th, 2020:
The organizing team is following closely the global development of COVID-19. At the moment, the meeting is NOT CANCELLED. We will keep the PALSEA community informed through the mailing list. At the moment, we invite potential attendees NOT TO MAKE ANY TRAVEL PLANS until we confirm the meeting dates.

The PalSea Meeting will take place 14-16 September, 2020 at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York.

This meeting will focus on developing a better understanding of the physical processes that drive ice sheet collapse and solid earth deformation. These processes are highly uncertain due to a lack of observational constraints, yet they are the dominant drivers for local sea level change. Overcoming this uncertainty requires drawing from observations and expertise from a variety of fields complementary to PALSEA and SERCE including rheology, hydrology, glaciology, and geodesy. In this meeting, we aim to bring empiricists and modelers from the sea level and ice sheet communities together in order to unify solid Earth deformation and ice sheet evolution across time and spatial scales. Pairing our improved understanding of physical processes with enhanced paleo datasets will allow us to narrow in on ice sheet contributions to past sea level rise.

The first day of the meeting will be dedicated to better understanding past sea level, solid Earth deformation, and the glacial isostatic adjustment process. The second day will be dedicated to presentations addressing cutting-edge constraints on paleo ice sheets including ice sheet modeling and ice margin constraints. During the third day of the meeting we will address data stewardship in the sea level modeling community in breakout groups. In particular we will (1) try to establish best practices for the documentation, distribution, and citation of numerical code, (2) review what benchmarking across different 1D and 3D GIA codes exist and / or should be done, and (3) understand how ice and sea level model output should be made available to the community (what format, what platform).

Abstract submission is now online. Please submit your abstract through this form. Abstract submission will close July 1st 2020. Registration will open later and will close August 10th 2020.

Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

The seminar will also be available afterwards on the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it there if technology fails or you can't make it.