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*The International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region (originally scheduled to be held 28-30 September) has been rescheduled to take place online on 2-4 March and 8-9 March 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Government of Iceland in collaboration with the

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Online: 12:00-2:00 pm AKST, 4:00-6:00 pm EST

Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants

Speaking: Cathy Cahill, Eyal Saiet, and Andrew Wentworth, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Online: 7:00-8:00 pm AKST, 11:00 pm - 12:00 am EST

The UAF Geophysical Institute presents the virtual 2021 Science for Alaska Lecture Series. Tune in at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays to learn about exciting science from measuring the aurora, monitoring whale populations with unmanned aircraft, and participating in the largest Arctic expedition in history

Speaking: Lavanya Ashokkumar, University of Arizona, Jullian Williams, U Texas San Antonio, Anna Bergstrom, Boise State University

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Online: 12:00 pm AKST, 4:00 pm EST

International Glaciological Society Global Seminar:

Speaking:

Lavanya Ashokkumar, University of Arizona, "Modelled Estimates of Mass Loss Rates From Arctic Glaciers"

Jullian Williams, U Texas, San Antonio, "Sea Ice Lead Detection in the Arctic"

Anna Bergstrom, Boise State

Opening Dialogue: Why Permafrost Carbon Matters

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Online: 9:00-10:30 am AKST, 10:00-11:30 am PST, 1:00-2:30 pm EST

The Permafrost Carbon Feedback (PCF) Intervention Roadmap Dialogues, hosted by the PCF Action Group, is a four-part Series, and we very much look forward to having you participate.

- March 4: Opening Dialogue: Why Permafrost Carbon Matters
- March 11: Dialogue 2: Avoiding Permafrost Thaw

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In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering. The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities to position our Nation at the cutting edge

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We are pleased to announce a virtual hosting of the 2020 meeting that had been scheduled to take place in September 2020 at the University of Edinburgh.

We welcome contributions from ALL areas of Antarctic and Antarctic-related research, and contributions are not limited to UK researchers!

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The 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee, will be held 1-4 June, 2021. Due to continued uncertainty and restrictions on travel associated with the COVID-19

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Online: 9:00 am AKST, 1:00 pm EST

In a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A and discussion, Abigail Steffen and Stephen Arturo Greenlaw (Research Assistants, CAPS, UAF) with Dr. Amy Lauren Lovecraft (CAPS Director) and Maureen Biermann (CAPS Program Coordinator) will discuss the development of climate change policy in the

Covid-19: Lessons for the Climate Change Emergency

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Online

We all need to take climate action to prevent the next pandemic because Climate change is even more destructive than Covid-19, although its effects are less visible, less concentrated, and less present in the industrialized Northern countries that have to date been hit hardest by the coronavirus

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Location
Online

*The International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region (originally scheduled to be held 28-30 September) has been rescheduled to take place online on 2-4 March and 8-9 March 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Government of Iceland in collaboration with the

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Location
Online

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Council 2020/21 are working on a project to synthesise and review the applications of Satellite Remote Sensing across the Polar sciences. Our goal is to develop a database and accompanying document that summarises key information about

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Online

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), the Interagency Arctic Research and Policy Committee (IARPC) Arctic STEM collaboration team, and the Arctic STEM Workshop Steering Committee, would like to announce an upcoming National Science Foundation funded workshop: Engaging Rural

Webinar Series: An Anchor Point to a Drifting World!

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Online: 12:00-1:30 am AKST, 4:00-5:30 am EST, 10:00-11:30 am CET

This webinar mini series has been initiated by the SIOS remote sensing service as a response to the new challenges posed by COVID-19 and will take place approximately every month.

Several speakers will present recent observations and opportunities in relation to remote sensing platforms

Speaker: Fran Ulmer, Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow, Harvard’s Belfer Center at the Kennedy School of Government

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Online: 11:00 am AKST, 3:00 pm EST

Fran Ulmer has spent over 45 years in public service. She chaired the U.S. Arctic Research Commission after being appointed by President Obama in 2011 until 2020. Ulmer is a Senior Fellow of the Arctic Initiative in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. She served as a Special Advisor to

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Location
Online: 12:00-2:00 pm AKST, 4:00-6:00 pm EST

Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from

Speaking: Christine Waigl and Jennifer Delamere, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Online: 7:00-8:00 pm AKST, 11:00 pm - 12:00 am EST

The UAF Geophysical Institute presents the virtual 2021 Science for Alaska Lecture Series. Tune in at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays to learn about exciting science from measuring the aurora, monitoring whale populations with unmanned aircraft, and participating in the largest Arctic expedition in history

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Location
Online

In support of U.S. Northern Command's Arctic mission, please consider joining Lt General David Krumm, USAF, Commander Alaska Command, Alaska NORAD Region and 11th Air Force and a host of Defense and Security Leaders for Arctic Senior Leader Summit 2021 (ASLS 21) 10-11 March 2021. This event is

Speaking: Jon Hawkings, Florida State, Martin Tranter, Bristol, Mark Skidmore, Montana State

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Online: 12:00 pm AKST, 4:00 pm EST

International Glaciological Society Global Seminar:

Speaking: Jon Hawkings, Florida State, Martin Tranter, Bristol, Mark Skidmore, Montana State, "Biogeochemistry of Ice Sheet Meltwater: Surface, Bed and Runoff".

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Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will

Climate Research: Reflecting on the Past and Planning for the Future

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Online: 4:30-7:00 am AKST, 8:30-11:00 am EST, 2:30-5:00 pm CET

The European Climate Research Alliance will celebrate its 10 years anniversary with this high-level event. The event is open to all, and will feature keynote presentations, panel discussion, and options for your interaction.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.