Past Events

The first FOGSS workshop took place online, 6-8 April 2022. FOGSS workshop is a follow-on to the long-running NASA PARCA and NSF GEOSummit meetings.

The organizers envision a community-driven forum that focuses on the current state of knowledge regarding the Greenland Ice Sheet, especially on poorly constrained processes impacting its mass balance, geophysical characteristics, and future behavior. The workshop’s mission is to identify and advise on medium-to-long-term priorities for U.S. research on Greenland. The organizers will continue building on the research priorities slide decks developed from the last meeting and expand them to include other new and exciting scientific areas/priorities.

The organizers seek to create an open and cooperative environment that accelerates the pace of Greenland Ice Sheet Science. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are embraced at the FOGSS Workshop, and the organizers are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and inclusive environment to all.

Registration is now open. Please register (whether in-person or remote) by Wednesday 1 March 2023.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan. As part of a robust public engagement plan, OSTP encourages input from all interested parties, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, researchers, employers, and others to provide information and perspectives on the challenges faced by – and within – the STEM ecosystem in the United States and solutions that might be implemented by the U.S. Government.

Format: Each listening session will focus on one aspect of the STEM ecosystem. The last session aims to include speakers unable to attend any of the earlier sessions and as such, will cover each of the five areas covered in the previous sessions. Registration is required to attend sessions.

The IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute will be facilitating and moderating the meeting on OSTP’s behalf. The meeting will be recorded and participation implies consent for OSTP to capture your name, voice, and likeness, and anything you say may be recorded and transcribed for OSTP use.

The ACORN series is a monthly online seminar series by PerCS-Net members on topics related to Arctic coastal research. Talks are scheduled for the 4th Wednesday of the month at 1 pm Eastern Time.

On 22 March 2023, David Nielsen, Postdoc, Ocean Biogeochemistry Group, at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany will give a talk on Modeling Coastal Erosion Impacts on Ocean C02 Uptake.

Abstract

How could coastal erosion change the Arctic Ocean's uptake of atmospheric CO2 in the future? - an Earth system modelling perspective.

Coastal erosion releases organic matter (OM) from the permafrost into the Arctic Ocean, transporting about 5 to 15 Tg (mega tons) of organic carbon every year. Recent projections show that such rates could increase by a factor of 2 to 3 by the end of the century due to anthropogenic climate change. However, the impact of the increasing coastal permafrost erosion on the Arctic Ocean's uptake of atmospheric CO, is unknown. Especially under difference future emission scenarios, how could coastal erosion change the Arctic Ocean's uptake of atmospheric CO,? This question is particularly difficult because, once eroded, the OM may take several different pathways. It could 1) be remineralized onshore or in the ocean, producing COz, 2) boost primary production, consuming CO2, or 3) sink and be buried in the ocean bottom sediment, having little immediate effect on surface CO,. Here, we represent OM fluxes from coastal erosion into the Arctic Ocean in the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM and investigate the ocean's biogeochemistry response. We run a set of 8 sensitivity simulations varying permafrost OM characteristics, covering the historical period (1850-2014) and 3 future scenarios (2015-2100) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) phase 6. In all scenarios and sensitivity simulations, coastal permafrost erosion reduces the Arctic Ocean's atmospheric CO, uptake by 1 to 2 T9C/year per degree of increase in global mean surface temperature. The yearly sink of atmospheric CO, into the Arctic Ocean could thus be reduced by about 10% to 20%, depending on scenario and, mostly, on OM characteristics. While all simulations robustly show a decrease in the oceanic CO, uptake, the magnitude of such decrease is highly sensitive to the representation of OM in our model (i.e. C/N ratio and particulate-dissolved fractions). Despite large uncertainties, our work highlights the relevance of coastal permafrost erosion to the Arctic carbon cycle, and thereby the need for considering such fluxes in Earth system model simulations.

The inaugural SOOS Symposium, “Southern Ocean in a Changing World” will take place 14 to 18 August 2023 in Hobart, Australia. The Symposium will consist of plenary presentations, parallel sessions and workshops incorporating a wide spectrum of Southern Ocean research. The organising committee invites proposals for sessions for the symposium topics below.

Proposals for sessions incorporating short talks and posters, panel discussions and/or workshops are welcome:

• Circumpolar observations and programmes
• Regional observations and programmes
• Data systems
• New observing technology and systems in Southern Ocean observations

Important Dates

• Abstract deadline: 24 March 2023
• Early bird reg open: 8 Feb 2023
• Notification of abstract acceptance: 14 April 2023
• Early bird reg closes: 30 April 2023

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 April 2023 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.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan. As part of a robust public engagement plan, OSTP encourages input from all interested parties, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, researchers, employers, and others to provide information and perspectives on the challenges faced by – and within – the STEM ecosystem in the United States and solutions that might be implemented by the U.S. Government.

Format: Each listening session will focus on one aspect of the STEM ecosystem. The last session aims to include speakers unable to attend any of the earlier sessions and as such, will cover each of the five areas covered in the previous sessions. Registration is required to attend sessions.

The IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute will be facilitating and moderating the meeting on OSTP’s behalf. The meeting will be recorded and participation implies consent for OSTP to capture your name, voice, and likeness, and anything you say may be recorded and transcribed for OSTP use.

Organizers invite you to Ōtautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zealand), for the XIII SCAR Biology Symposium which will take place 31 July to 4 August 2023. Many of the world’s leading scientists and early career researchers in Antarctic biology and ecology will be joining for the first face-to-face SCAR meeting in three years.

This meeting will offer four days of invited keynotes, plenaries, and concurrent sessions, with a mid-week break of excursions to allow attendees to enjoy some of the most spectacular parts of New Zealand’s South Island. Satellite meetings and workshops will be held during the weekends before and after the meeting.

The conference will be enriched by the tikanga (traditions) and mātauranga (knowledge) of New Zealand’s indigenous knowledge (mātauranga Māori people) and a true dedication to sustainability.

Extended deadline for abstracts is 5:00 pm 28 March 2023 New Zealand Time (8:00 pm 27 March AKDT, 12:00 am 28 March EDT).

In June 2021, the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the Crevasse Risk Management and Safety Workshop. In continuing the conversations of this workshop, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is hosting a four-part webinar series on using technology to increase the ability to detect crevasses, an essential need while doing fieldwork in rapidly changing, ice-laden landscapes.

There is no need to register in advance.

Panelists

• Ching-Yao Lai, Princeton University
• Ellyn Enderlin, Boise State University
• Tim Bartholomaus, University of Idaho

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan. As part of a robust public engagement plan, OSTP encourages input from all interested parties, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, researchers, employers, and others to provide information and perspectives on the challenges faced by – and within – the STEM ecosystem in the United States and solutions that might be implemented by the U.S. Government.

Format: Each listening session will focus on one aspect of the STEM ecosystem. The last session aims to include speakers unable to attend any of the earlier sessions and as such, will cover each of the five areas covered in the previous sessions. Registration is required to attend sessions.

The IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute will be facilitating and moderating the meeting on OSTP’s behalf. The meeting will be recorded and participation implies consent for OSTP to capture your name, voice, and likeness, and anything you say may be recorded and transcribed for OSTP use.

On Tuesday March 28th and Wednesday March 29th of 2023, organizers will host a two-day workshop on ice-sheet model initialisation at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

A significant part of the spread in projections of future ice-sheet retreat is attributed to uncertainties in their present state, and the way this state is represented in ice-sheet models. Modelling groups across the world tackle this initialisation problem utilising a variety of approaches, each with its own advantages and shortcomings. This workshop will explore this topic from both a physical and a modelling perspective, and exchange insights about the practical implementation of different approaches in ice sheet models, enabling more comprehensive intercomparison exercises in the future.

The program for both days will consist of invited talks in the morning, covering topics such as general model initialisation, physical uncertainties in the ice-sheet system, inversion techniques, basal sliding, and basal melt. In the afternoon, there will be room for submitted presentations and posters, and a session dedicated to sharing model code related to different aspects of model initialisation.

There are no participation fees, but participants are expected to cover their own expenses. Due to venue considerations, the number of attendees will be limited to around 50, with a particular focus on early career researchers.

Participants can apply, with or without an abstract, through the Google form.

Deadline for application: Friday 24 February 2023, 23:59.

In June 2021, the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the Crevasse Risk Management and Safety Workshop. In continuing the conversations of this workshop, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is hosting a four-part webinar series on using technology to increase the ability to detect crevasses, an essential need while doing fieldwork in rapidly changing, ice-laden landscapes.

There is no need to register in advance.

Panelists

• Austin Lines, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
• Laurent Mingo, Blue System Integration Ltd.
• Seth Campbell, University of Maine

The first event in the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)’s 2023 Arctic Event Series has been released.

This will be a panel discussion on how to build an inclusive fieldwork environment and equip yourself for navigating potential power imbalances prior to heading to the Arctic this summer. Learn from an array of panelists who have ‘been there, done that’ and learned a lot along the way about what contributes to a positive fieldwork experience, and how to work towards that prior to stepping foot in the Arctic.

Panelists

• Darcy Peter
• Matthew Shupe
• Melissa Ward Jones

Save the date.

The Arctic Encounter announces its 2023 flagship North America convening 29-31 March 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Join 1,000+ leading government officials, politicians, business executives and investors, indigenous leaders, scientists, military officials, and quests from 15+ countries at the 2023 Arctic Encounter. Proudly hosted in Anchorage, this world-class event is North America's largest Arctic policy and business convening.

Join an exclusive virtual tour of an Arctic research facility studying a frozen environment over 40,000 years old but seldom opened to the public.

Excavated from 1963–1969 for the study of permafrost, geology, ice science, mining, and construction techniques specific to permafrost environments, the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility is one of the nation's unique, natural research facilities. Located just outside Fairbanks, Alaska, the facility was recently expanded.

Join Tom Douglas with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Patrick Druckenmiller with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Anna Liljedahl from Woodwell Climate Research Center for a virtual tour of the facility and learn about some of the exciting research happening. This program will showcase tools developed by the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center using content collected by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The audience will be invited to ask questions throughout the program. Individuals as well as classes are invited to join.

The 52nd International Arctic Workshop is being held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 19-23 April 2023.

The International Arctic Workshop is a friendly, informal, and relaxed conference open to all students and professionals interested in the Arctic. Originally starting at INSTAAR at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Arctic Workshop alternates between INSTAAR and an international host. This year, University of Massachusetts with the department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences & Climate System Research center will be hosting.

Abstracts are being accepted for poster presentations and talks. Abstracts can be uploaded during the registration process.

• The abstract submission deadline is March 31, 2023.
• Registration deadline is 5 April 2023.

The 15th International Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI-2022) will take place 4 to 8 September 2023 at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.

Note: This conference was originally planned for 5-10 September, 2022, but was postponed to September 2023 as a precaution due to COVID-19 uncertainty.

This conference will cover a wide range of topics related to physical, chemical, biological, geological, and environmental aspects of ice. The topics will range from fundamental to applied research, and will include laboratory, field, modeling, and computational work. The organizers expect to have interdisciplinary discussions of ice.

Session topics include:

• Surfaces and interfaces of ice
• Mechanical, dielectric, and optical properties of ice
• Ice phases, amorphous ice, and glass transition
• Ice and life
• Reactions on/in ice
• Ice and snow in the cryosphere
• Ice in space
• Clathrate hydrates
• Others

English is the official language of this conference.

Important Dates

• Registration and accommodation are available from 16 January to 10 August 2023.
• Abstract submission is available from 16 January to 31 March 2023.

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland invites researchers at any level to submit proposals for the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium on the theme “Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking Human-Nature Relations in and through the Arctic” to be held in Rovaniemi, Finland, from 10 to 12 October 2023.

We live in the age of polycrisis (or permacrisis), characterised by the combination of long-term, complex and intertwined risks related, inter alia, to health, energy, climate change and economic shocks. New imaginaries, practices and knowledge are necessary to cope with this situation. Although the Arctic is often viewed as a showcase of ongoing global change, research on Arctic politics and governance tends to be very state-centric, and it often overlooks how non-state actors and non-human agents shape those processes. To challenge traditional approaches, this symposium invites critical, interdisciplinary perspectives that seek to expand our understanding of human-nature relations in and through the Arctic. The Symposium aims to reflect on and explore novel notions and approaches to the human-nature relationship from various onto-epistemological, normative, and methodological perspectives. We welcome papers discussing post-human approaches to Arctic politics from the perspective of social sciences, humanities, law, geography, and related fields.

Important Dates

• Submission of abstracts: until 31 March 2023.
• Notification regarding abstract acceptance: 30 April 2023.
• Publication of the symposium program: 15 June 2023.
• Submission of full papers: until 1 October 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: Multiphase flow

Natalie Wolfenbarger (Stanford)
"Geochemical constraints on the multiphase behaviour of ice"

Adrian Moure (Caltech)
"Multiphase models for snow hydrology"

In June 2021, the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the Crevasse Risk Management and Safety Workshop. In continuing the conversations of this workshop, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is hosting a four-part webinar series on using technology to increase the ability to detect crevasses, an essential need while doing fieldwork in rapidly changing, ice-laden landscapes.

There is no need to register in advance.

Panelists

• Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas
• Eli Deeb, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
• Oliver Marsh, British Antarctic Survey
• Dan Price, University of Canterbury

The 2023 Remote Sensing of Arctic Permafrost Workshop will be held as a hybrid event at the Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center (BRICC) in Arlington, Virginia, hosted by Drs. Ali Sayir and Michael Yakes. Please register to attend.