Past Events

The call for abstracts for the 54th International Liège Colloquium "Machine learning and data analysis in oceanography" is now open.

The colloquium will be a hybrid conference, taking place at the University of Liège in Liège, Belgium and Online, but in person attendance is encouraged.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 27 January 2023.
Early Bird registration: before 31 March 2023.

The Liège Colloquium will be organized into 3 sessions:

1. Learning from Numerical Models
2. Learning from Observations
3. Cross-cutting approaches and integration

The joint meeting of the North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference will bring together an international group of managers, researchers, Indigenous and Local Knowledge holders, and other interested parties who want to share their knowledge of caribou, muskoxen, Dall sheep, moose, and reindeer. In addition to sharing research findings, the meeting seeks to bring people together to provide opportunities for exchanging viewpoints, concerns, and recommendations regarding the health, management, use, and study of these vital species.

The conference theme is Crossing Boundaries. Arctic ungulates cross landscape boundaries, connecting ecological processes between different systems, and requiring partnerships and collaboration across management and national boundaries. A critical component of such partnerships involves crossing the boundaries of Western and Indigenous ways of knowing to identify creative opportunities to steward and sustain arctic ungulate populations in a changing world.

Early bird registration deadline: 28 February 2023.

The second annual US Ice Core Open Science Meeting will be held at the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. This meeting is intended for anyone interested in ice core science or related fields, including ice-core analysis, ice or subglacial drilling, glacier geophysics that supports or depends on ice core records, paleoclimate, and contemporary climate and ice sheet change.

Since 2019, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and the Alaska Pacific University (APU) have hosted the Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP): Promoting Resilience, Health and Wellness. The 5th Annual Alaska Indigenous Research Program will be held May 8-26, 2023. A limited number of scholarships to cover travel and registration fees are available.

The goal of AKIRP is to increase the health research capacity of Alaska Native and American Indian people and communities by providing Indigenous-centered, cross-cultural research education and training offered through weekly programming for audiences of varying experience and background.

Week 1 - May 8-12, 2023

Advanced Research is designed for experienced researchers and health professionals. Presentations and speakers will cover Indigenous and Western knowledge and ways of knowing, decolonizing research practices, Indigenous research methodologies, bringing together multiple perspectives in research, community-based participatory and culturally responsive research, and historical trauma and research.

Week 2 - May 15-19, 2023

Research Ethics This is designed for all levels of research experience. Presentations and speakers will cover the history of research in Alaska, historical trauma, decolonizing research practices, Tribally-driven health research and research review, human subject research principles, Institutional Review Board (IRB) review, culturally responsive dissemination practices and principles of community-based participatory research.

Week 3 - May 22-26, 2023

Introductory Research is for those who are interested in health research with little to no experience. Presentations and speakers will cover an introduction to Indigenous and Western research methods, exploration of different types of health research, introduction to community-based participatory research and the history and ethics of health research in Alaska.

The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) invites proposals for their 2023 Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP) funding call. All proposals must be submitted by a U.S. based organization.

The overall purpose of the SBHP is to advance local, national, and international understanding and preservation of the region's resources and to sustain the cultural vitality of its Indigenous people. The mission statement for the Shared Beringian Heritage Program is, "To connect people and promote collaboration for thriving cultures and ecosystems and to celebrate the Beringian region." One of the program goals is to ensure that SHBP implements projects and programs that reflect meaningful engagement with current and future Beringian partners and Indigenous communities.

The 2023 proposals should address a key action of this goal, which is to support programs that connect young people to science, culture, and/or related opportunities within the Beringia region through:

• Creating a youth program that incorporates Indigenous knowledge, science, and cultural activities focused on Beringia
• Partnering with organizations to support internships that provide professional development opportunities within Beringia
• Developing a community exchange program that includes participants of all ages, as well as international and Indigenous communities within the Beringia region

Proposed projects may be community-based, educational, cultural, conservational, or research focused, but must demonstrate how they fulfill this key action of the SBHP.

Proposal deadline: 8 May 2023.

The United States Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) will hold a webinar to provide an introduction to the data center and an overview of services offered. The session will provide an introduction on how to access and contribute data to USAP-DC, create project pages, as well as review of data management plan requirements, and tools to support the lifecycle of data management.

USAP-DC provides service to support US researchers in fulfilling data management obligation and all are welcome. The session will be particularly targeted at new investigators and early career researchers to learn about the services offered at the data center.

The session will be held on Zoom and will be recorded. Participants must register to receive the link to the webinar and access to the recording.

The Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (IERP) studied the marine ecosystem in the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea 2016-2021. The multi-disciplinary program documented warming water temperatures and profound changes in every aspect of the ecosystem, including changes in the nutritional quality of prey and changes in the distribution of fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals.

Arctic community members participated at every stage of the research, from informing the questions and emphasizing linkages to food security, to participating in cruises and social science research, and discussing the results and how they can be applied. The participation and perspectives of these individuals strengthened the research and ensured that it is relevant to meeting the needs of people in the region.

The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) and its funding partners, the Collaborative Alaskan Arctic Studies Program (formerly the North Slope Borough/Shell Baseline Studies Program), the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the Office of Naval Research Marine Mammals and Biology Program, invite you to view some films about the research. Learn about the surprising results and hear the perspectives of Arctic community members who participated.

NPRB welcomes input as we begin to develop a new IERP that will focus on the Northern Bering Sea region in the future. We look forward to learning about your needs, your interest in participating, and how we can best communicate with people in the region.

Please register to attend.

This two-day short course, organized by the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, will introduce early career ice core researchers to the various subfields that contribute to the search for, and study of, very old ice, including relevant aspects of Antarctic geologic history, paleoclimatology, glaciology, and ice core chemistry. In addition, participants will learn about communicating old ice science to the public, media, and policy makers.

The short course will be held from the evening of May 10 through May 12 immediately after the US Ice Core Open Science meeting held May 8-10 in Seattle, Washington.

Lodging at Camp Casey and all meals will be covered by COLDEX. Transportation by van to Camp Casey from the Open Science meeting venue will be arranged for participants, with transport back to Seattle on Saturday May 13.

Please indicate your interest in attending the short course using the form.

The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College announce their upcoming panel discussion webinar, titled 'What Does Community-led Arctic Research and Scholarship Really Look Like? Examples and stories from Nunavut Territory, Canada'.

The panel will feature speakers and scholars from Nunavut territory, Canada. The presentations will focus on explaining and sharing Inuit research processes, share a story from an Inuit center for early career health researchers, and provide examples of programs that are derived from Inuit pathways to wellbeing.

Panelists include Gwen Healey Akearok, Ceporah Mearns, Moriah Sallaffie, and Nancy Mike.

This webinar is sponsored by Fulbright Canada and the Institute of Arctic Studies at the Dickey Center for International Understanding.

ASOF is an international program on the oceanography of the Arctic and Subarctic seas and their role in climate. ASOF organizes yearly workshops with great impact on the international collaboration, development of research programs and cruise planning. ASOF workshops are great spots for Early Career Scientists to connect with senior scientists in the field.

The ASOF workshop 2023 will be hosted at the Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The main topics of the ASOF workshop will be:

• Discuss recent progress in research on the Arctic/Subarctic Oceans
• Discuss and plan Arctic/Subarctic syntheses of marine fluxes, and their dynamics
• Coordinate and plan future studies of the coupled dynamics of the Arctic and Subarctic oceans, including the physical system and its connection with the marine biogeochemical system and the ecosystem
• Contribute to the engagement phase of the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) process
• Coordinate the connection of the three Arctic DBOs (the well-established Pacific DBO, the establishment of a Davis Strait/Baffin Bay DBO and the Atlantic-Arctic DBO in development as part of the Arctic PASSION project)

The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) invites registration for their upcoming webinar on citizen science in Svalbard. This webinar will take place 12 May 2023 at 10:00 am Norwegian Time (CET). Note that this is 12:00 am (midnight) in Alaska, and 4:00 am in EDT.

Speakers and Agenda (times listed in Norwegian time):

• 10:00-10:05: Shridhar Jawak (SIOS Knowledge Centre (KC)) - Introduction to webinar and updates from SIOS KC
• 10:05-10:20: Nuria Castell (NILU, Norway) - Can Citizen Science go Beyond Awareness Raising and Contribute to Environmental Monitoring?
• 10:20-10:35: Peter Fretwell (British Antarctic Survey, U.K) - Walruses from Space
• 10:35-10:50: René van der Wal (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden) - TBC
• 10:50-11:00: Questions and discussion

Join the Commonwealth North Board of Directors for a special briefing from Ambassador David Balton on developing an implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region. The briefing will be held via Zoom.

This session is free to members and $10 for nonmembers.

Ambassador Balton is the Executive Director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee (AESC) which is charted with advancing U.S. interests in the Arctic and coordinating federal actions in the Arctic. Under Balton's direction, the AESC will develop an implementation plan for the national Arctic strategy. Prior to his current assignment, Ambassador Balton has spent decades managing U.S. foreign policy in the Arctic.

Advance registration is required.

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office is excited to announce that the 2023 Polar Postdoctoral Leadership Workshop (PPLW) will be taking place in Colorado. The workshop will bring 20 US-based postdoctoral researchers studying Antarctic and Arctic topics together from across the country to activate leadership skills that they can bring into their future careers. Participation in the workshop is free and travel support will be provided. Participants will be selected by the PSECCO PPLW Selection Committee, with a goal of establishing a discipline-, geographic-, and holistically diverse cohort.

The Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop will be a multi-day workshop where the future leaders of the polar sciences come together to engage with current and future polar science topics and access skills and training that give them the confidence to step into leadership roles in our field. An outcome of the workshop will be a recommendation to the community about how to participate in leading the polar science community towards a new academia that works for all.

Day one of the workshop will be hosted in Boulder, Colorado; Days 2-5 will be hosted at CU Boulder's Mountain Research Station, just north of Nederland, Colorado (elevation 9500 ft).

Current postdoctoral researchers studying Arctic- or Antarctic-related science can apply. The organizers aim to be very interdisciplinary, and field-, model-, remote-sensing- and social- scientists are all encouraged to apply.

All applicants need to be based in the US but are not required to be US citizens, as long as your immigration status allows you to receive travel funds from the University of Colorado. The deadline by which to apply is 15 February 2023 at 11:59 pm MST.

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: Fracture and calving

Maryam Zarrinderakht (UBC)
Talk title: "A leading-order viscoelastic model for crevasse propagation and calving in ice shelves”

Cheng Gong (Dartmouth College)
Talk title: "Helheim Glacier’s terminus position controls its seasonal and inter-annual ice flow variability"

Since 2019, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and the Alaska Pacific University (APU) have hosted the Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP): Promoting Resilience, Health and Wellness. The 5th Annual Alaska Indigenous Research Program will be held May 8-26, 2023. A limited number of scholarships to cover travel and registration fees are available.

The goal of AKIRP is to increase the health research capacity of Alaska Native and American Indian people and communities by providing Indigenous-centered, cross-cultural research education and training offered through weekly programming for audiences of varying experience and background.

Week 1 - May 8-12, 2023

Advanced Research is designed for experienced researchers and health professionals. Presentations and speakers will cover Indigenous and Western knowledge and ways of knowing, decolonizing research practices, Indigenous research methodologies, bringing together multiple perspectives in research, community-based participatory and culturally responsive research, and historical trauma and research.

Week 2 - May 15-19, 2023

Research Ethics This is designed for all levels of research experience. Presentations and speakers will cover the history of research in Alaska, historical trauma, decolonizing research practices, Tribally-driven health research and research review, human subject research principles, Institutional Review Board (IRB) review, culturally responsive dissemination practices and principles of community-based participatory research.

Week 3 - May 22-26, 2023

Introductory Research is for those who are interested in health research with little to no experience. Presentations and speakers will cover an introduction to Indigenous and Western research methods, exploration of different types of health research, introduction to community-based participatory research and the history and ethics of health research in Alaska.

The Nansen Legacy project invites the Arctic research community to the international symposium. This conference will convene 7-9 November 2023 in Tromsø, Norway.

The organizers welcome contributions and discussions across Earth system science to shed light on and reveal both regional characteristics, connections and pan-Arctic responses. Join with contributions and discussions on how the Arctic Ocean is changing and what it will look like in the near future.

Six sessions with oral and poster presentations will provide disciplinary focus across regions, and regional focus across disciplines. While the Nansen Legacy project has focused on the rapidly changing northern Barents Sea shelf and adjacent Arctic Basin, the organizers strive for participation representing the Pan-Arctic heterogeneity to exchange knowledge and to connect science, regions, and humans.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2023.

In Alaska, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is caused by toxins (PSTs) produced by the microscopic marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella. PSP is usually associated with consumption of toxin-containing bivalves, but PSTs can also be present in other biota during Alexandrium blooms, including species that do not feed on shellfish. The Knik Tribe PSP project began in 2006 with sampling all along coastal Alaska from Ketchikan, to the end of the Aleutian Islands and in the Bering Sea north to Norton Sound using local samplers in an extensive community-based monitoring program. In this talk, Bruce Wright will report results from a project investigating occurrence of PSTs in marine species across southern Alaska where Alexandrium blooms and shellfish toxicity occur, and will review some of the recent findings and present the PSP monitoring program plans for the next four years.

Please register to attend.

The Arctic is warming significantly faster than the rest of the planet, with consequences for communities and ecosystems in Alaska and the global climate system. Arctic Indigenous Peoples and other northern residents are on the front lines of climate change, and all Americans are affected by Arctic change through shifting weather and climate patterns, disrupted food webs, sea-level rise, and the resulting impacts on human health and livelihoods. Despite its importance, the Arctic remains one of the most sparsely observed regions in the world, and current observing systems in the Arctic are not sufficient to adequately support decision-making.

In December 2022, the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) and the United States Arctic Observing Network (U.S. AON) Board released a report to Congress: On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Observing Network. This webinar will feature an overview of the report and efforts to move toward improved implementation of our national Arctic Observing Network. It will include open time for discussion and questions.

This webinar will be recorded and posted on this page and on the IARPC YouTube Channel.

PolarWatch is part of NOAA’s CoastWatch program with a primary mission to distribute satellite and other geospatial data products for polar regions and to make the data products easily accessible to data users. They provide access to near real time and historical satellite and non-satellite data of Arctic and Antarctic waters. Join this webinar to learn about the NOAA CoastWatch program and the services that PolarWatch offers to oceanographic satellite data users.

Please register to attend.

In this webinar, participants will learn about the $50 million in grant funding available from the U.S. Department of Energy for rural communities to deploy clean energy. Learn more about this new streamlined funding opportunity that aims to help communities, like those in Alaska, secure the financing and resources to improve their local energy systems. Please register to join.