Past Events

The International Glaciological Society (IGS) will hold the next International Symposium on Sea Ice in Bremerhaven, Germany, from 4 to 9 June 2023.

Theme

Sea Ice Across Temporal and Spatial Scales. Sea ice is an important component of the Earth’s climate system and strongly affects marine ecosystems and human activities in both hemispheres. Sea ice is changing rapidly on various temporal and spatial scales, and systematic observations and modelling across these scales is required to better understand underlying processes and interactions, and to predict the ice’s future fate. This symposium will invite contributions by the international sea ice research community to exchange recent findings and advances in observations, process understanding, and modelling of sea ice worldwide. While the focus of the symposium will be on the physical ocean–ice–atmosphere system, cross-cutting interdisciplinary contributions are invited from fields such as sea-ice ecology and biogeochemistry, ice engineering, human use of the sea-ice environment, and others.

Topics

The organizers seek papers and presentations on any timely topic related to sea ice across temporal and spatial scales, ranging from case studies to year-round investigations as during MOSAiC. All contributions may include and/or combine observational, numerical, theoretical, laboratory or conceptual approaches. Key focus areas include (but are not limited to):

1. Sea ice in the regional and global climate
2. Sea-ice processes and ocean–ice–atmosphere interaction
3. Snow on sea ice
4. Physical properties of sea ice
5. Sea ice ecology and biogeochemistry
6. Methodological advances, coupling and upscaling in sea ice studies
7. Humans and sea ice

Program

The symposium will include oral and poster sessions, and will be a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment to facilitate face-to-face interactions and
networking. Additional activities will include an opening Icebreaker reception, a banquet dinner and a mid-symposium afternoon excursion.

Abstract and paper publication

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract. Accepted abstracts will be posted on the Symposium’s website. The Council of the IGS has decided to publish a thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Participants and nonparticipants alike are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this Annals volume.

Important Dates

• 25 January 2023: Opening of online abstract submission
• 17 February 2023: Abstracts due
• 3 March 2023: Notification of acceptance
• 19 February 2023: Opening of online registration
• 28 March 2023: Early-bird registration deadline

The next International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly will take place at the Messe Berlin – City Cube in Berlin, Germany from 11-20 July 2023. The assembly will include IACS symposia and joint symposia with other IUGG Associations. IACS will have an open plenary meeting for its members and correspondents.

This is a special opportunity for participants from around the world to come together and share their science and culture. Join the IUGG) General Assembly for a host of scientific activities, including special public lectures, keynote Union lectures, and a wide variety of themed sessions.

Important Dates

• Abstracts must be submitted via the online submission system by the extended deadline of 21 February 2023.
• Abstract/grant acceptance sent to participants 7 March 2023.
• Early-bird registration closes 28 April 2023.

Doğacan Su Öztürk will present “Satellites to Cell Phones: New Ways of Understanding the Aurora.”

Auroras, bright displays of light across the night sky at high-latitudes, occur when charged particles collide with neutral particles at Earth’s upper atmosphere. Although the conditions that lead to seeing the aurora are fairly well understood, the physical processes behind different types of vibrant auroras are not. As a result, computer models are unable to reproduce the auroral forms at different locations and times, making reliable aurora forecasting difficult.

With the ever-increasing computational resources, new space-borne missions and ground-based experiments, and new methods of using everyday tools, there are now many exciting and accessible opportunities to investigate the aurora.

This talk will review current methods and introduce new approaches that help understand the various aurora forms and how they affect Earth’s upper atmosphere.

Talks are free and for the public. All ages are encouraged to attend.

Dr. Nafisa Yeasmin will present on the immigration and security aspects of the Finnish Arctic. Dr. Nafisa Yeasmin presents immigration and security aspects of the Finnish Arctic region. She is from the University of Lapland, Finland, and is the lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration. She is a visiting researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampere in Finland. Her research focuses on Arctic migration with a particular focus on sustainable entrepreneurship development, socio-economic integration, regional development, migration management, community resilience, and social inclusion. with the well-being of young people and women with migrant backgrounds." She is the Academic of the Year 2019 in Finland.

Dr. Heather Nicol will present on Arctic borders and transnational actors. She is the Director of the School for the Study of Canada and a Professor in the School of the Environment at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario (Canada). She received her BA from the University of Toronto, her MES. from York University and her PhD. from Queen’s University. Her northern research interests lie in the critical geopolitics in the circumpolar North and the relationship between the interests of nation-states and peoples of the North. The geopolitical context of the North and the contemporary issues raised in the North which create puzzles for sovereignty and governance have fueled Prof Nicol’s interest in the North. Prof Nicol is also involved in the Thematic Network on Geopolitical and Security through the University of the Arctic and the Northern Research Foundation.

Migration in Harmony is a Research Coordination Network on Arctic migrations funded by the National Science Foundation. We are a network of researchers, practitioners, and traditional knowledge holders working to synthesize current research, jointly identify and prioritize research topics, and build collaborative project teams to support a resilient, just, and sustainable Arctic in motion.

The IGS Global Seminar Series are live on Zoom most Wednesdays. Please register in advance for the seminars.

The seminars are also be live-streamed to the IGS Facebook page so that you can watch them afterwards if you can’t make the live seminar.

This week's talks

• Sean Chua & Anton Steketee ‘Intro to the Sea-Ice Tracker with use cases'.
• Andy Mahoney from the University of Alaska Fairbanks presenting ‘Ikaagvik Sikukun: bridging the scientific and Indigenous communities understand sea ice change in a changing Arctic’.

The Russian North and the maritime Arctic are critically important to the future of the Russian state. This vast, cold region should be viewed from three key perspectives: national security, environmental change, and economic development. Russia's long, open border to the Arctic Ocean is a strategic vulnerability as well as a coastline that provides essential maritime access to a remote but developing region (and access to one largest storehouses of global natural resources). Great environmental change and extraordinary industrial development are happening in this region creating a suite of complex impacts and contradictions. This talk will highlight the complexities and uncertainties of the Russian maritime Arctic.

Bio

Lawson Brigham is a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and a researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A career U.S. Coast Guard officer he commanded the icebreraker Polar Sea on Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and also chaired the Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment. He received his PhD in polar oceanography from Cambridge University and has focused his research on the Russian Arctic, polar marine safety and environmental protection.

The Permafrost Discovery Gateway hosts a monthly webinar series on a Thursday at 09:00 Alaska time. The webinar aims to 1) connect the international science community interested in big data remote sensing of permafrost landscapes, and 2) provide the Permafrost Discovery Gateway development team with end-user stories (by the presenter and webinar participants), such as exploring tools the community needs to create and explore big data.

Abstract

The PDG development team is working on finalizing the publication of the pan-Arctic ice-wedge polygon map. But before the team calls the first version of this map final, they want to hear from you on how they can clean up the data and how they need to build the ImageryViewer tool to make this data easy to work with. The webinar will start with an overview of the dataset and what information it contains, briefly how it was developed, and what post-processing/cleaning that is in the works. The last half hour will be devoted to an open discussion.

Toolik Field Station invites the community to join for a virtual town hall. The organizers will give an informative overview regarding summer 2023 operations, including updates to the COVID-19 mitigation plan and the summer truck schedule. Following the overview, there will be time for questions and comments.

Please send questions about 2023 operations ahead of time to the Toolik management team. Alternatively, you may also submit questions during the town hall.

A recording will be made available for those who are unable to attend.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research is please to announce the 2023 international conference One Health, One Future at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska.

This years theme for the conference is Voices of One Health: Embracing Change & Transformation (Innovation & Creativity leading to Change, Reengagement, and Resilience).

The organizers invite faculty, staff, and students of higher education, researchers, K-12 educators, community leaders, administrators, non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals to participate.

The conference will engage in dynamic conversations and networking opportunities through hands-on workshops, individual/panel presentations, posters, and plenary sessions.

This is expected to be the largest circumpolar One Health conference held in the United States in 2023, with participation anticipated from across the Arctic region.

In the event that there are still COVID-19 restrictions, the organizers will also be offering an online, non-participatory, zoom link to watch the conference presentations.

Important Dates

• Registration Opens: August 2nd, 2022
• Call for Proposals & Poster Release: August 2nd, 2022
• Abstract Proposal & Poster Submission Deadline: October 5th, 2022
• Accepted Proposal & Poster Notification: October 21st, 2022
• Last Date to Register as Presenter: November 4th, 2022
• Presentation & Poster Submissions Due: January 5th, 2023
• Review Process: January 6th – Feb 6th, 2023
• Standard Registration Deadline: February 14th, 2023

The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) announces a call for proposals for the SIOS−Planet cooperation project to demonstrate the usability of high-resolution Planet data in the Arctic.

This 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. In cooperation with Planet, SIOS is inviting project scientific proposals from the global Arctic science community to demonstrate the usability of high-resolution data in Svalbard.

Those submitting proposals must have an account with SIOS. You may request an account through the SIOS registration page.

Proposal webform opens: 2 January 2023
Proposal submission deadline: 28 February 2023

Evans Onyango will present “Plate to Plate: Rupture of the Great Alaska Earthquake.”

The 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake ruptured an area approximately 92,000 square miles from Anchorage to Kodiak Island and caused massive landslides and tsunamis. In 2019, scientists deployed a dense array of 398 portable seismometers on Kodiak Island within the southern rupture area of the 1964 earthquake to image the boundary between the subducting Pacific Plate and the base of the North American Plate. The research found significant differences between the northern and southern rupture zones.

Learn about the analysis of seismic waves recorded by these small soup can-sized seismometers, how and why the results differ from the northern rupture area of the Great Alaska Earthquake, and implications for rupture dynamics in the region.

Talks are free and for the public. All ages are encouraged to attend.

The Arctic Building and Construction (ABC) project invites you to a free online seminar on Arctic urban space design with an international panel of architects and scholars working on the design of communities and settlements across different Arctic territories. The webinar will focus on contemporary experiments and experiences with urban space design in different locations: infrastructure, recreation, participation, play, weather and climate.

The Webinar is organized by the Oslo Centre for Landscape and Urban Studies (OCULS) at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

(The ABC sub-project Architecture and Urban Space (Arkitektur og Byrum) is currently mapping the design, use, and perception of outdoor space in contemporary housing development in Greenland.)

Polar Impact invites registration for their Impact Mentorship Initiative Event Series panel discussion on meaningful collaborations in polar research, polar policy, and polar communities.

Whether participants are building a career in polar research, have decades of polar experience, or want to learn more about how communities, scientists, and decision makers can better work together to solve complex problems, this panel discussion will offer insights and inspiration for all.

Panelists

Karen Heywood
Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Twila Moon
Deputy Lead Scientist and Science Communication Liaison at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Peter Morse
Next-generation lead permafrost expert at Natural Resources Canada’s Geological Survey of Canada

Arthi Ramachandran
Incorporates science advice into all aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction and emergency preparedness, Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada

Registration is required for this free, virtual event.

Hamptons Observatory and co-host, Suffolk County Community College, are honored to present a free, virtual lecture by polar explorer and inventor, Ramon Larramendi.

The Inuit Windsled was invented by polar explorer, Ramon Larramendi. It is the first wind-powered mobile platform capable of traveling extensively through the remote interiors of Greenland and Antarctica. Ramon undertook this project when he realized that the strong polar winds could be used to facilitate the transport of people and equipment through the ice and that the Inuit dog sleds could adapt to take advantage of that wind energy. The Windsled is a very efficient alternative for zero emissions, lightweight, interdisciplinary scientific polar research in otherwise inaccessible regions. It has already traveled more than 18,000 kilometers on nine expeditions. In this lecture, Ramon will describe the challenges of polar exploration, the history of the Windsled and its potential for science.

Each year, the community of leading scientists, educators, policymakers, and journalists gathers to discuss cutting-edge developments in science, technology, and policy. The next AAAS Annual Meeting will convene online and in-person in Washington D.C. and will feature groundbreaking multi-disciplinary research – research that advances knowledge and responds to the needs of humanity. The meeting will include Scientific Sessions, Workshops, 10-minute Lightning Talks, E-poster Sessions, international Expo Hall, and more.

The scientific endeavor aims to provide findings, models, tools, and advances to better understand and address the myriad complex challenges facing society. Meeting this goal requires collective objectivity determined by a wealth of individual and diverse perspectives and experiences—a sample as broad as the diversity of disciplines in the scientific endeavor itself.

The 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting will feature groundbreaking multi-disciplinary research – research that advances knowledge and responds to the needs of humanity. Drawing from work ranging from astronomy to zoology, the program committee seeks proposals that highlight breakthroughs in science and technology and, in particular, those that incorporate the importance of diversity – in its investigators, subjects of study, and translational implications.

The United States Permafrost Association (USPA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee is hosting a roundtable workshop for participants to practice their field safety skills. USPA members and non-members are welcome and encouraged to join this workshop.

Topics will include:

• Wildlife encounters
• Interpersonal conflicts
• Injuries or ilinesses

The Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College invites registration for their upcoming webinar, COVID-19 in the Arctic: Community Perspectives.

In the Circumpolar region, communities have, and continue, to rise to the challenge of implementing complex public health measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. To fully understand the implications of COVID-19 in the Arctic, diverse data sources were needed that include Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge with western scientific methods. Identifying community-driven models and evidence-based promising practices and recommendations are key to informing pan-Arctic collaboration and decision-making in public health during times of global emergencies.

A Circumpolar team has explored a number of questions, including: In what ways are public health measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic the same or different in Arctic communities? How have Indigenous and local knowledges been integrated with recommended/mandated public health measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic? What coping strategies did Arctic communities engage in to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic? What can we learn from community case studies to inform policy and program implementation now and in the future?

The webinar will include a presentation and panel discussion with researchers from Northern Canada, Finland, Iceland, Alaska, and Greenland/Denmark.

• Dr. Gwen Healey Akearok, Executive and Scientific Director of the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
• Dr. Christina Larsen, Professor of Public Health in Arctic Regions, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed
• Dr. Arja Rautio, Vice-President of Research University of the Arctic, and Professor of Arctic Research in Thule Institute, University of Oulu
• Dr. Katie Cueva, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Health at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage
• Dr. Lara Johansdottir, Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, School of Business, University of Iceland

Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic and our Planet. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan.

The draft program of the Arctic Circle Japan Forum program has now been published. The 3-day program contains over 100 speakers participating in more than 50 sessions. The Forum is organized in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Nippon Foundation.

Registration deadline is 20 February 2023.

Organizers invite abstracts and registration for the 2023 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Seminar on Polar Marine Science. This conference, with the theme of Integrating Ocean Physics and Biogeochemistry to Assess Polar Ecosystem Sensitivity to Rapid Change.

This GRC on Polar Marine Science will highlight recent advances in the understanding of physical-chemical-biological linkages and feedback processes across coupled ocean-cryosphere-atmosphere-ecosystems of the Arctic and Southern oceans. Special emphasis will be given to understand impacts on polar marine species, food webs, and habitats. Sessions will highlight recent advance in polar climate change detection and attribution, impacts of multiple stressors on biota, changes in habitat distribution, integrated approaches to collect multi-disciplinary observations, and novel methods to analyze and link long-term time-series data with conceptual and numerical models.

The conference will consist of both talks and posters. One-minute oral summaries of posters will allow presenters to address the entire group, promoting enhanced interactions, in-depth discussions, and brainstorming. A GRC "Power Hour" will be held to help address the challenges women face in polar science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.

A Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will be held on the weekend prior to the GRC. The GRS will provide a forum for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to present their work in a peer-to-peer setting. The participants will discuss cutting-edge aspects of their research, and have the opportunity to build collaborative relationships with other early career researchers as well as with established scientists and mentors.

The seminar will focus on the spatial and temporal variability of processes (and specific methodology applied) occurring in the polar oceans, with a particular emphasis on interfaces. The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and two poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.

Abstract submission deadline: 5 September 2022.

Registration deadline: 5 February 2023.

The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7) will take place in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan and online.

Although the rapid warming of the Arctic is widely known, the prediction of the future development of climate and environment is still uncertain. On the other hand, resource development and economic activities are rapidly growing. In ISAR-7, we will discuss how we can find the solutions from studies of various disciplines to the challenge of a rapidly changing Arctic for building a sustainable society.

ISAR-7 will consist of General Sessions and Special Sessions. General Sessions will address the following topics:

• Atmosphere
• Ocean and sea ice
• Rivers, lakes, permafrost, and snow cover
• Ice sheets, glaciers, and ice cores
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems
• Geospace
• Laws, politics, and economy
• Language, culture, and health
• Engineering for sustainable development

Important Dates

• Abstract submission extended deadline: 6 November 2022
• Early registration deadline: 19 December 2022
• Registration deadline: 6 February 2023