Past Events

The 26th Alpine Glaciology Meeting will be held at the Swiss Federal Institute WSL in Birmensdorf, near Zurich, Switzerland 9-10 February 2023.

At its 26th edition, the Alpine Glaciology Meeting is an annual, community-building gathering addressing researchers that are active in the field of glaciology. While the meeting is held on a 5-year cycle in Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy, and Germany, it welcomes glacier-interested researchers from around the world. Similarly, the contributions presented in form of oral talks or poster presentations are not limited to Alpine glaciology, but encompass other glacierized regions on Earth and other cryospheric disciplines.

The meeting nurses an informal and friendly atmosphere, meant to facilitate scientific exchange between researchers of all career stages.

The possibility for submitting an abstract and registering will remain open until 9 January 2023.

The Mathematics on Ice Forum meet once a month to discuss mathematical aspects of ice dynamics and bring together the community in an informal online atmosphere.

In each meeting there are two presentations and time for discussions and ice-breaking in small sub-groups. The format is intended to stem from your contributions – give a talk, join the discussions, and invite further participants. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to contribute. The organizers would like to encourage in particular PhD students to present their research.

Theme: Numerical ice sheet modeling

Noemi Petra (UC Merced)
"Exploiting Low-Dimensional Structure in Bayesian Inverse Problems Governed by Ice Sheet Flow Models"

Mauro Perego (Sandia)
"Ice sheet initialization with MALI: advances and standing challenges"

Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and policy and the International Arctic Research Center recently released a report reviewing the Southeast Alaska drought of 2016-2019. During this webinar, we will discuss the drought history, causes and ecosystem impacts in the region. Select community perspectives will be highlighted and the likelyhood of future drought events will be reviewed. For Tribes, communities and decision makers in Southeast Alaska, this report will provide ready access to “what happened” and can inform planning, adaptation and mitigation activities in the future.

Please register to attend.

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023 will take place in Vienna, Austria from 23 to 28 April 2023.

The EGU General Assembly 2023 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

The abstract submission deadline is 10 January 2023, 13:00 CET.

Join researcher Jean Pennycook live from the Cape Royds penguin colony in Antarctica! A seasoned researcher, Jean is part of a team conducting globally unique demographic studies of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The study uses penguin-borne sensors to evaluate foraging conditions and behavior and environmental conditions on Adélies.

The next Karthaus course will be held from 24 May to 2 June 2023 in Karthaus (northern Italy).

The Karthaus Course on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System provides a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. Topics include: continuum mechanics, sliding and hydraulics, numerical modelling, polar meteorology, ice-ocean interaction, ice cores, interaction of ice sheets with the solid earth, etc. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on a glaciology-related climate project. Some places are available for junior scientists. The course corresponds to 3 EC credit points.

Deadline for applications is 15 January 2023. Notification about the decision of the organizing Committee by 1 March 2023.

The Arctic Centre invites registration for their Winter School. The theme of the Winter School is Our Connection with a Fast-Changing Arctic.

Hosted by the Arctic Centre, the Winter School is aimed at (inter-) national civil servants and policy makers, politicians, managers, financial experts, (young) academics, and PhD students who are looking for a nuanced and wide-ranging understanding of the Arctic.

During the week, lectures, discussions, and group work will take place in which topics related to the theme will be addressed from an integrated perspective on a sustainable society.

General topics addressed in the lectures will include:

• Climate Change: climate forcing gasses, Arctic amplification, ice caps and sea level rise, polar vortex, and mitigation and adaptation
• Arctic Ecosystems: sea ice as platform for life, permafrost, carbon pools, trophic mismatch, species extinction, and grazing
• The Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic: overview of the different Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic, colonial history and decolonial actions, and Indigenous Peoples as rights holders
• Governance and Science Cooperation: UNCLOS, treaties, wilderness concept, and pollution
• Sustainable Development and Business: Arctic Economic Forum, tourism, shipping, natural resource exploitation, and economic development

Registration deadline: 1 October 2022.

Arctic Circle and the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) are pleased to announce that registration has now opened for the Abu Dhabi Forum. Arctic Circle - UAE: Third Pole Himalaya Process.

Governments, universities, companies, research institutions, organizations, associations and other partners were invited to submit proposals for Sessions to the Arctic Circle Secretariat. The deadline for submissions was December 9th, 2022.

The melting of the Third Pole / Himalayan glaciers carries water security implications for 1.65 billion people. The region will experience profound ecological and geophysical transformations as a result of climate change. As outlined in the 2019 Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, the scope of these consequences is not fully understood and scientific data is lacking.

Scientific efforts to understand these phenomena require access to data across borders. The inspiring history of international scientific cooperation in the Arctic, including on glaciological research, is of great significance to the future study of the Third Pole / Himalayan glaciers. The past two decades of Arctic dialogue can offer valuable guiding principles for improving the shared understanding of the glaciers themselves, as well as the consequences of their melting, such as impacts on downstream ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and industry.

At the Arctic Circle Abu Dhabi Forum the relevance of the experience of international collaboration in the Arctic to the future of the glaciers in the Third Pole / Himalayan region and the water resources of Asia will be addressed. The leadership of the United Arab Emirates in clean energy research and investment will be highlighted within an exploration of the contributions of the renewable energy transition to the global fight against climate change.

Join IARPC for a webinar on the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH). AOOKH is a partnership for residents of Arctic Alaska coastal communities to share expertise and knowledge of changing coastal conditions. Roberta Tuurraq Glenn, AOOKH’s Project Coordinator and Community Liaison, will give an overview of the project and her new role. She will also share information about AAOKH’s new storymap, which shows observations with particular impacts to subsistence activities, travel access, and community infrastructure.

PolarTREC educator Elaine Krebs will present live from the South Pole, Antarctica, speaking about the team researching IceCube and The Askaryan Radio Array and her time at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

Please pre-register to join PolarConnect live events. Anyone with an e-mail address can register, and registration and participation is FREE!

Toolik Field Station welcomes all to join at Santa Barbara City College for two days of science and conversation. The All Scientists Meeting is intended to spark conversation, inspire new ideas, and garner feedback amongst the Toolik community. Participation from young researchers and educators is highly encouraged as are the contributions of seasoned Toolik veterans. A current project at the station is not required, only continued interest in research and education in the Toolik area and thoughts about how Toolik services can best support these important endeavors going forward.

The agenda consists of science talks and poster presentations on the first day and breakout discussion groups on the second. Past breakout topics include education & outreach, environmental sustainability, SEDC data products, future lab & equipment needs, NEON integration, and strategic planning.

The organizers will be following COVID safety precautions to limit transmission at the meeting. Santa Barbara City College requires visitors to either be vaccinated or show proof of negative COVID test within 72 hours and currently mandates masking in indoor spaces. In person attendance will be limited to 100 people. An option will be made available to attend virtually if desired.

Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for February 2022 and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Please register to attend.

NSF will be holding an informational webinar to offer guidance on the GEO OSE program and to provide an opportunity for questions.

The Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE) program seeks to support sustainable and networked open science activities to foster an ecosystem of inclusive access to data, physical collections, software, advanced computing, and other resources toward advancing research and education in the geosciences. The purpose of this support is to broadly enable geoscientists to leverage expanding information resources and computing capabilities to address interdisciplinary grand challenge research questions at the forefront of the geosciences.

Priority goals for GEO OSE are to: (i) improve the openness and scientific value of the existing network of cyberinfrastructure resources in the geosciences and related fields, such as data repositories, open-source software communities, and shared computing resources (e.g., high-performance and cloud computing), including via alignment on and adoption of common data and metadata standards that advance access and interoperability; (ii) democratize access to cyberinfrastructure capabilities that enable innovative geosciences research and education, including by advancing cloud-based approaches and workflows; (iii) strengthen the capacity of current and future geoscientists to access, utilize, and collaborate within the growing ecosystem of open science resources; and (iv) contribute to advancing open science principles within the geosciences, including (but not limited to) the FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics), and the TRUST Principles for digital repositories (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability, and Technology), as well as Reproducibility and Replicability.

Full proposal deadline date is 16 March 2023.

The IEEE GRSS and the IGARSS 2023 Organizing Committee invite you to the 43rd annual IGARSS symposium to be held 16 - 21 July, 2023 in person at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) is the flagship conference of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). It is aimed at providing a platform for sharing knowledge and experience on recent developments and advancements in geoscience and remote sensing technologies, particularly in the context of earth observation, disaster monitoring and risk assessment.

Key Dates

• Community Contributed Session Proposal Deadline: 18 October 2022
• Abstract Submission System On-Line: 18 November 2022
• Tutorial Proposal Deadline: 14 November 2022
• Abstract Submission Extended Deadline: 20 January 2023

The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) announces their upcoming webinar, SIOS Proposal to Access High-Resolution Planet Data: a Q&A Webinar.

SIOS is inviting scientific project proposals from the global Arctic science community to demonstrate the usability of high-resolution data in Svalbard. The call of proposals is to provide free access to high-resolution optical satellite data acquired by Planet’s satellite constellation to stimulate geospatial product generation in Svalbard.

To provide practical tips for potential applicants, SIOS is hosting a webinar to provide those interesting in submitting a proposal the opportunity to ask specific questions.

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium 2023 will be an in-person event that will allow virtual access to pre-recorded presentations. This will bring us back to creating an environment that focuses on engagement and collaboration between our participants, while still allowing those who are unable to travel access to presentations.

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Alaska’s premier marine research conference, has been bringing together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public for thirty years to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. Over 700 people attend this 4-day long conference held annually during the month of January.

Abstract submission deadline 21 October 2022.

The National Science Foundation has released a solicitation for NSF EPSCoR “Track-2” collaborative research projects. Proposals must include Co-PIs from at least two of the 28 EPSCoR states and territories, and must be on the topic of “Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities."

Proposals are for up to four years and up to a total of $1 million a year for awards shared between two EPSCoR jurisdictions, and up to $1.5 million a year for awards shared between three or more jurisdictions.

Letters of intent are due December 20, 2022 and full proposals due January 24, 2023 (by 5:00pm submitter's local time)

The PSSECO (Polar Science Early Career Community Office) is hosting an online panel discussion on careers outside of academia.This panel is for early career polar scientists to learn more about what is available in their field. This includes non-tenure track faculty jobs and other opportunities that exist for polar scientists beyond academia. What you learn from the panel will be transferrable to jobs outside of polar science too.

Join PolarTREC for a live PolarConnect event with educator Bill Henske and the Dry Valleys Ecosystem Study team. Bill will be joined by members of "Term Wormherder" to discuss the research and fieldwork involved in the project, and what it's like to live and work in Antarctica. As part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Program, Bill's presentation will focus on research being carried out in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The Dry Valleys represent a region where life approaches its environmental limits. The overarching goal of this long-term research project is to document and understand how ecosystems respond to environmental changes.

Please pre-register to join PolarConnect live events. Anyone with an e-mail address can register, and registration and participation is FREE!

The International Conference on Sámi Research Data Governance aims to identify pertinent issues concerning Sámi data governance. The conference will facilitate the exchange of knowledge, understanding, and experiences regarding Indigenous and Sámi data governance and promote collaboration between Sámi and non-Sámi researchers in the Nordic context on data governance and management.

Deadline for registration is 15 November 2022.

The conference organisers call for abstracts for oral presentations (15–20 min.) on topics related to Sámi or Indigenous peoples’ knowledge and data governance, including (but not limited to):

• Forms of Sámi governance and stewardship for different research data sources (public data, archives, health data, biobank, etc.)
• Operationalizing the CARE principles in the Sámi context. Ways of enhancing Sámi participation in decision-making on data governance and sovereignty.
• Advancing ethical policies regarding Sámi data and digitization of Sámi traditional knowledge and data.
• Proposals for roundtables and panels are also welcome for which a group (3–5 panelists) submits the title of the roundtable/panel and individual abstracts for each participant.

Authors presenting at the conference will be invited to expand their papers into a submission in the conference proceedings in a special issue of a journal or an edited volume. Students are also welcome to present!

Abstract deadline is 15 November 2022. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by November 30th.