Past Events

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 talk

Dr. Karley Campbell from UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Stephanie Lim from Stanford will present their talk on sea ice algae.

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

• Matt Siegfried, Colorado School of Mines
• Joanna Millstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Shane Grigsby, Colorado School of Mines
• Gabe Lewis, University of Nevada, Reno
• Ching-Yao Lai, Princeton University

WIRE and IACN continue their Share Your North Webinar Series on Renewable Energy in the Arctic. This first session in the series will explore current approaches and trends in developing skills needed for the Renewable Energy Transition in the Arctic region.

While factors such as access to relevant education and training in remote regions represent challenges for recruiting and retaining talent in the North, there are ways to overcome these obstacles through collaboration and innovation. This webinar will bring together experts from across the Arctic to explore opportunities and highlight ongoing work to strengthen the clean energy sector in the region.

Opening remarks

His Excellency Hlynur Gudjonsson
Ambassador of Iceland to Canada

Moderator

Jennifer Spence
Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Speakers

Kristín Helga Schiöth
Project Manager, Northeast Iceland Development Fund (SSNE)

Mark Chapeskie
Vice President of Program Development, EHRC (Electricity Human Resources Canada)

Closing remarks

Her Excellency Jeannette Menzies
Ambassador of Canada to Iceland

The second annual reincarnation of the Northeast Glaciology meeting (IGS Northeastern North America Branch) will take place at the University of Maine. For this year's meeting, in addition to presentations, the organizers envision selecting a few big ideas or topics as a group to focus discussions around. The organizers hope this format leads towards more collaboration and opportunities for our attendees after the meeting.

The meeting will be in-person only, facilitating interactions between students, faculty, postdocs, and researchers. Accordingly, more details on the covid policy will be emailed to all those that sign up to attend. The organizers encourage everyone to either bring a poster or present a talk, and will build in ample time for conversation, discussion, and idea generation.

The PSECCO Conversation Series provides an informal 1-hour discussion space for a small group of early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. As a participant, you will have the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions with registration. The host will entertain questions related to the session, so come prepared to have an active discussion.

Proposal Writing and Interacting with Funding Agencies

Participants will discuss the general concept of interactions with funding agencies, most importantly through writing compelling, and fundable, proposals.

Matthew Shupe has been conducting Arctic research for 25 years, mostly focused on atmospheric clouds and radiation and their interactions with icy surfaces. Field work has taken him to northern Alaska and Canada, the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and all across the Arctic Ocean. He has had a great deal of success in writing proposals and getting them funded by NSF, DOE, NOAA, and NASA. He is a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado.

Please register to attend.

The Interdisciplinary Polar Studies 2023 (IPS-2023) modular meeting will be held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and the Hornsund and Isfjorden region between 30 August and 4 September 2023. IPS-2023 is open to ECRs and Svalbard research community and Arctic-related topics.

The goal of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies 2023 (IPS-2023) is to:

• Strengthen the holistic approach to studying and better understanding environmental changes and their implications due to the accelerated warming of the Arctic.
• Preparation of a new generation of scientists for creative involvement in the 5th International Polar Year 2032/2033 by broader participation in the Ocean Decade (2021-2030) and in the IASC ICARP IV (2025) process.
• An enhanced and coordinated monitoring of landscape and seascape evolution in Svalbard is needed for profound studies of mechanisms of interaction with glaciers and other components of the cryosphere.
• Identification of gaps, coordination of international efforts and unification of methods will be presented during the conference and discussed directly in the field.

Dates and Locations

• 30-31 August: IPS-2023 scientific conference sessions in Longyearbyen.
• 1-4 September: field workshop in the Hornsund & Isfjorden region – using the m/s Horyzont II + Zodiacs – up to 20 persons.

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline has been extended to 14 April 2023.
• Decision on abstracts (talk/posters) up to 21 April 2023.
• Registration with payment from 22 April to 22 May 2023.

This training workshop is designed to connect researchers at all career stages who are interested in the intersection of glaciology and machine learning. This workshop is targeted towards researchers/students who already have basic to medium programming and machine learning skills and want to increase their skills in machine learning related to glaciology. The number of participants is limited to approximately 25 due to the housing limitations at the Finse Research Center.

Registration deadline is 9 January 2023.

The 10th EuroGOOS International Conference will take place 3-5 October 2023 in Galway, Ireland.

Every three years the European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) conference provides a forum for marine scientists and technologists developing operational oceanography products, and the users of these services including decision and policy-makers as well as the private sector.

The EuroGOOS conference offers an opportunity to discuss how well our ocean monitoring and forecasting are supporting societal and policy needs. The event facilitates dialogue among a broad range of ocean observing and forecasting stakeholders, towards a fit-for-purpose ocean information delivery.

The three-day conference will include plenary, splinter, and poster sessions, as well as round tables with focused discussions. The main outcomes of the conference will be summarized during the last day and key messages will be formulated. Participants will be invited to submit abstracts for their presentations or posters, while full papers will be published in the EuroGOOS conference proceedings.

We are heading into the third year since the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), which was proclaimed with the aim of revolutionising ocean science and triggering a radical change in humanity’s relationship with the ocean.

With this as a reference, and following the EuroGOOS 2030 Strategy, the 10th EuroGOOS International Conference is addressing the latest research and technology in a wide range of oceanographic services for society. The conference will also discuss transversal issues, such as diversity and inclusion and public engagement. The key priorities of the 10th EuroGOOS International Conference are:

• Analysing the state of the art and defining emerging priorities in operational oceanography
• Advancing the framework towards the sustainability and integration of in situ observations
• Developing a seamless forecasting system of the European seas and global ocean
• Strengthening the responsiveness of European operational oceanography to policy and governance needs
• Fostering engagement of all stakeholders to co-design the European operational oceanography
• Promoting diversity, equity and inclusivity in oceanography and ocean science
• Integrating European operational oceanography into the global context

Abstract submission deadline: 16 April 2023 (23.59 CET).

Early bird registration ends 31 May 2023.

The 6th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, NOCCA23’ will be held in Iceland, Reykjavík Grand Hotel from 17-19 April 2023, the same year that Iceland will hold the Precedency at the Nordic Council of Ministers.

The focus of NOCCA 2023 is on adaptation in cities and municipalities in the Nordic countries. What actions have been implemented and how, what has worked and what are the key learnings in the adaptation process. The event is a valuable venue for Nordic countries to exchange key learnings and to open the dialog on adaptation.

The conference welcomes all who work on climate change adaptation, within the fields of science, in local communities, governments and municipal administration, in ministries and national authorities, politics, businesses, industry and NGOs.

NOCCA collects knowledge from municipal experts and civil servants to enhance the value of current work carried out in the Nordic region and contributes to the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into decision-making and planning on the municipal level. It will provide a certain overview of the knowledge of existing methodological approaches to climate change adaptation on the municipal level in the Nordic region.

The output from the workshops will be synthesized in a policy paper as a leading document for further Nordic cooperation on adaptation, especially for upcoming ECCA23 and/or COP28.

The SCAR INSTANT Conference 2023 will take place 11-14 September 2023 in Trieste, Italy.

The INStabilities & Thresholds in ANTarctica (INSTANT) Scientific Research Programme provides a co-ordinating framework that will augment other important international research initiatives and consortia.

INSTANT aims to quantify the Antarctic ice sheet contribution to past to future sea-level change, from improved understanding of atmosphere, ocean and solid Earth interactions and feedbacks, so that decision-makers can better anticipate and assess the risk in order to manage and adapt to sea-level rise and evaluate mitigation pathways.

This international conference aims to bring together researchers across the geo-, physical, biological and social sciences interested in understanding the interactions between the ocean, atmosphere, solid Earth and the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) and their global consequences.

The priority focus is on improving knowledge of the key rate determining processes, instabilities and potential irreversibilities that affect the mass change of the AIS and its contribution to past, present and future global sea-level. We invite leading and emerging experts, and early career researchers (ECRs) from modelling, paleoclimate, observation and process communities to present and discuss in plenary the state of the science and critical knowledge gaps. We also invite perspectives from the stakeholder and practitioner communities, and will discuss the best practices in communication and engagement.”

Abstract submission extended deadline: 17 April 2023.

The Migration in Harmony research coordination network (MiH-RCN) is pleased to invite those in the Washington DC area to join their meeting at Georgetown University.

The goal of this meeting is to bring 25-30 Arctic academics, practitioners, and storytellers to share their current work, identify challenges to and opportunities for cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaborations, and consider future opportunities to create new projects, present at Arctic conferences, and create media with other meeting attendees.

If you are based in the Washington, DC area and would like to attend this in-person meeting, please email PI Dr. Victoria Herrmann at vh159 [at] georgetown.edu

The snow is melting, the days are getting longer, and in the whip of an eyelash, Greenland will again be buzzing with research activities.

Arctic Hub wants to get a better understanding and have an overview of the research activities in Greenland. Arctic Hub would like to invite you to share your plans for your project/fieldwork in Greenland in 2023. During this workshop, Arctic Hub invite's you to share your plans and knowledge and learn about other ongoing projects in the area you’re planning to visit.

Please fill out the registration form to attend. The registration deadline is Thursday, 13 April 2023.

Target Group

Researchers with research activities in Greenland in 2023; all research areas welcome. Greenlandic research stakeholders are welcome to join too.

Participation

The online meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams. The workshop language is English. To improve the experience for both you and your fellow attendees, the organizers encourage you to participate actively and with video.

Aim

1) Establish an overview of research activities in Greenland across research disciplines
2) Share overview with a broad range of stakeholders, e.g. citizens, public administration, business organizations
3) Enhance the quality of research through coordination, collaboration, and knowledge exchange
4) Reduce research fatigue in Greenland

The annual High North Dialogue conference brings together major stakeholders concerned with Arctic development. The organizers encourage and facilitate dialogue to promote sustainable development in the Arctic, as well as the sharing of information and the discussion of best practices.

This year’s topic is “Business in the Arctic – Spaces of Opportunities”. The thematic panels will have dialogues about the Opportunities in the High North within Politics, Business, Outer Space and Ocean Space.

There will be dialogue with the ambassadors from the Arctic Countries, the awards for High North Hero and High North Young Entrepreneur will be presented, as well as the best High North Scenario from students. In addition to the main program, there will be a number of side events about the development of the society and business in the North.

The main conference will take place on 19-20 April. Tuesday 18 April is the day for Side Events and on 21 April will be The Generation Barents Youth Side Event.

There’s a deep snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Celine van Breukelen with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (APRFC) will review break-up basics and provide an overview of current conditions. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will discuss the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the APRFC’s official break-up outlook.

Please register to attend.

How the Greenland Ice Sheet responds to climate change is important for society for a number of reasons, least of which is sea level rise. Understanding ice sheet stability is central to this effort. In this regard, lessons from the past afford a view into ice sheet processes and history on timescales longer than what is available in the historical record and which are crucial for future predictions.

The Greenland Ice Sheet Workshop will be a three-day workshop focused on Greenland Ice Sheet stability, with an emphasis on lessons from the past.

Three workshop themes are to explore the ice-sheet surface (atmospheric forcing, Holocene and longer records of climate forcing); the ice-sheet margins (ice-ocean interactions); and the ice-sheet base (basal processes and archives of ice sheet history from the bed under and beyond the ice).

The goal of this workshop is to (a) synthesize the current state of knowledge and (b) develop key research priorities that will help guide future efforts to make significant traction on the problem of Greenland Ice Sheet stability. The aim of the workshop organizers is to work with the community on a manuscript to be submitted following the workshop.

The organizers wish to gather a community of diverse experts, including early career scientists, to bring different datasets and approaches together to see if consensus can be reached on the current state of knowledge of Greenland Ice Sheet history and sensitivity to climate forcing.

Tackling the topic of Greenland Ice Sheet stability requires input from a range of disciplines that encompass both paleodata generation (ice and climate history) and numerical ice sheet modeling.

Online Participation

Organizers will offer those unable to make it to Bergen to join via Zoom and ask questions via chat. Zoom participants will not participate in breakout sessions, but the Zoom session will be open for all oral events.

UPDATE FROM THE ORGANIZERS:

"We have had to cancel the 52nd Arctic Workshop planned for April 19-22, 2023. It appears that April this year has a number of conflicting meetings which have made it difficult for some members of our polar research community to participate. After all, we would like to see and hear from as many as possible! Thus we've made the difficult decision to postpone the meeting until 2024. We are happy to announce that UMass Amherst WILL host the 52nd Arctic Workshop in March 2024! We will be setting the dates very soon so that these dates are fixed in calendars throughout North America and participating European colleagues."

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.

Join the Alaska Marine Policy Forum, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System. Every other month there is a one-hour meeting with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues.

Please register to attend this meeting.

Agenda

1. Updates from Alaska's Congressional Delegation
2. Updates from the Legislature
3. Guest speakers:

• 2022 Bering Strait harmful algal bloom (HAB) event—A collaborative response
• Bob Pickart, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Evie Fachon, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Emma Pate, Norton Sound Health Corporation
• Gay Sheffield, Alaska Sea Grant
• Thomas Farrugia, Alaska Ocean Observing System

4. Updates from participants

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

Common methods of mapping ice wedge degradation use surface water in remotely sensed imagery as a proxy for ice-wedge degradation; this method consistently underestimates total degradation as surface hydrology in ice-wedge troughs is complex and only a portion of degrading ice wedges are flooded. More accurate remote sensing methods for detecting ice- wedge degradation stages – that depict ice wedges in undegraded, degraded, and stabilized states – will better allow us to monitor and predict Arctic landscape change. We characterized ice wedge degradation stages near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska using a novel approach that combines spectral (e.g., NDVI and NIR) and geometric properties of thermokarst pits and troughs with high-resolution (0.5 m) WorldView-2 imagery. Spatial patterns in ice-wedge degradation were identified through clustering: areas with significantly similar trough widths and flooding stage were grouped into hydrogeomorphic units. We can associate these hydrogeomorphic units with ice-wedge degradation stages based on both fieldwork and high-resolution temporal analysis of the evolution of these ice wedge landscapes. The resulting maps of ice-wedge trough networks and degradation estimates have been validated with field observations, drone LIDAR, multi- spectral and photogrammetry surveys. These improved maps of ice-wedge networks reveal that ice wedge degradation is heterogeneous across both meter and kilometer scales. In addition, this approach can provide high resolution baseline datasets for training deep-learning AI mapping efforts of ice-wedge degradation stages across greater spatial and temporal scales.

Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, highlight some forecast tools and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May 2023 and the early summer 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.

Join NSF's Arctic Sciences Section for a community office hour. NSF will highlight new Dear Colleague Letters, discuss solicitation updates, outline research support and logistics expectations for the upcoming season, and provide other updates.

There will be time set aside for Q&A as well as breakout rooms with program officers.