Past Events

The 18th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC) 2023 meeting will be held in Madison, Wisconsin at the Pyle Center. This will be a hybrid meeting welcoming online as well as in-person attendees. The WAMC brings together those with common interests in Antarctic meteorology, climate, forecasting and related disciplines. The three-day event will focus on observational networks, numerical modeling, weather forecasting, operational/logistical interests, and Antarctic meteorological and climate research from contributors around the world. Additional sessions will focus on the Year of Polar Prediction - Southern Hemisphere.

Organizers are now accepting abstract submissions.

• Short abstract submission deadline: 1 May 2023
• Extended abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2023

The 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2024) will be held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada at Yukon University from 16-20 June 2024. The conference theme will be Permafrost Thaw, Change and Adaptation: Integrating Perspectives.

The call for conference proceeding paper abstracts is now open. The paper abstract submission will close on 31 May 2023, and decisions to pursue full paper submissions will be made by 31 May 2023. There is a limit of one conference paper submitted as first author per person.

Important Dates

• Extended Deadline for Conference Paper Abstract Submission: 31 May 2023
• Deadline for Draft Paper Submission: 31 August 2023
• Deadline for Final Paper Submission: 31 January 2024
• Extended Abstract Submission: 31 January 2024

The Government of Iceland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries), with financial support from the The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council, will host the Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region at Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, in Reykjavík, Iceland from 22-23 November 2023, in partnership with Pinngortitaleriffik, Grønlands Naturinstitut, Senter for hav og Arktis, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), OSPAR Commission, GRID-Arendal, UArctic, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Wilson Center, United Nations Environment Programme, IASC.

The conference will build on the first symposium held in March 2021 and invites contributions on new scientific and local knowledge as well as policy-related initiatives in the field of plastic pollution to discuss ways and means to reduce the impact of plastics on Arctic ecosystems. The symposium will include platform presentations, posters and panel discussions. The Scientific Steering Committee for the symposium suggests the following themes:

1. Monitoring and assessment of plastic pollution in the Arctic.
2. Methodological developments to determine macro, micro and nano plastics.
3. Sources and transport of plastic in the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
4. Impacts of marine litter in the Arctic (environmental, economic and social).
5. Arctic challenges and solutions for improved waste management.
6. Tackling plastic pollution: international collaboration, policies, best practices and novel developments from around the world.

Important Dates

• Extended deadline for abstracts is 1 June 2023.
• Early bird registration extended to 30 September 2023.

The International Glaciological Society (IGS) will hold the next International Symposium on Sea Ice in Bremerhaven, Germany.

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
• 28 March 2023: Early-bird registration deadline

ASSW 2023 will be held in Vienna, Austria from 17 - 24 February 2023. Organizers are now accepting session proposals for the ASSW 2023 Science Symposium entitled “The Arctic in the Anthropocene”.

Never before has the Arctic experienced such a high pressure by human impact either by local environmental disturbances or by global climate change leading to long-term changes and massive challenges to the resistance and resilience of polar ecological systems and Arctic societies. The Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 will bring together scientists, Indigenous people, Arctic community members, and Arctic science stakeholders from all over the world to present and discuss the most recent advances on Arctic knowledge in the natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities as well as in the field of Indigenous knowledge. Besides the major Arctic focus of ASSW 2023, the OSC will also be an opportunity to foster research synergies between both Polar Regions, with sessions that integrate Arctic and Antarctica in order to understand global dimensions of anthropogenic impact.

The OSC will have plenary lectures and a large number of parallel science sessions, accepting both oral and poster presentations. Organizers invite the Arctic community to propose sessions of relevant topics in all science fields, framed in the overall conference theme “The Arctic in the Anthropocene”. IASC aims to bridge gaps in Arctic science, and therefore the hope is that session conveners will embrace this international and interdisciplinary approach in their proposed sessions. The OSC organizers hope to see a diverse set of sessions submitted by diverse groups of conveners.

The ASSW was initiated by International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in 1999 to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organizations involved in Arctic research and to economize on travel and time. Over the years the summit evolved into the most important annual gathering of the Arctic research organizations.

The Conference is organized by the Austrian PolarResearch Institute (APRI), the Austrian Arctic Community, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and partners. The venue will be the University of Vienna, one of the oldest universities in Europe. To meet the requirements of a potential influence of Covid-19 on the conference, but also to make the event as CO2 friendly as possible, the conference is planned as a hybrid event.

Important Dates

• 5 June 2022: The call for sessions deadline
• May - October 2022: Call for Community / Business Meetings
• July - September 2022: Call for Abstracts
• October 2022: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
• November 2022: Registration opens

Join the National Science Foundation for the Spring 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference.

Registration will open on Wednesday, 10 May at 12:00pm EDT.

Highlights include:

• New programs and initiatives
• Proposal preparation
• NSF's merit review process
• NSF directorate sessions
• Award management topics
• Conflict of interest policies
• NSF systems updates

The NSF Grants Conference is designed to give new faculty, researchers, and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF staff will provide up-to-date information about policies and procedures, specific funding opportunities and answer attendee questions.

The 79th annual Eastern Snow Conference will be held at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Presentations on all physical and social aspects of snow and ice research are welcome, including, but not limited to, in situ and remote measurement of snow and ice covers, snow ecology, new advances in snow and ice observation technology, and social interactions with snow.

Abstract submission deadline has been extended to 14 March 2023.

Student submissions are highly encouraged; all students submissions are eligible for awards and students should identify their status for consideration. All submitted abstracts will be included in the Scientific Program and in the Proceedings of the 79th Annual Eastern Snow Conference.

ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Iñupiaq scholar, Virginia Tech, titled "Getting Started with Equitable Arctic Research at Any Stage of Your Project: Tips from an Inuit Arctic Scholar". The seminar will be held via Zoom.

Registration is required for this event. Instructions for accessing the webinar will be sent to registrants prior to the event.

Seminar Abstract

Join Corina Qaaġraq Kramer and Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Iñupiaq sister-collaborators from Kotzebue, Alaska, as they delve into three crucial elements of equitable Arctic research. In their presentation, they will explore practical strategies that can be applied to your work prior to, during, and after conducting research in collaboration with Arctic Indigenous communities. Drawing upon the valuable insights outlined in their recently published handbook, Equitable Arctic Research: A Guide for Innovation, Corina and Cana will demonstrate the ongoing relevance of equity throughout the research process. By embracing these strategies, you will be empowered to foster innovative and sustainable projects, while cultivating meaningful relationships with the Arctic Indigenous communities you collaborate with.

Speaker Bios

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq is an Iñupiaq scholar activist dedicated to equitable Arctic research and amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities. Cana is an assistant professor of professional & technical writing at Virginia Tech. Her interdisciplinary research combines expertise in the humanities and environmental sciences to develop culturally appropriate and capacity-driven science communication. Cana serves on various boards and committees. She is the non-federal lead of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee's (IARPC) Participatory Research and Indigenous Leadership in Research (PILR) team and serves on the Board of Directors for the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS).

Corina Qaaġraq Kramer is an Iñupiaq community leader and advocate for Indigenous culture and youth. Corina is the Director of Operations for Aqqaluk Trust in Kotzebue, Alaska, where she develops regional, state, and national partnerships for language and culture work. With over 15 years of experience in village outreach, organization, and collaboration, and 25 years of youth leadership and mentorship, Corina is a determined, self-educated, well-connected, and strong leader who brings people together to make positive change. Corina serves as a Siamit Faculty member and the Della Keats Fellowship Community Director at the Harvard Center for Global Health Delivery.

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) announces the upcoming panel discussion, An Introduction to Co-production: Lessons and Resources for Early Career Researchers to Build a Platform of Long-Lasting Research Relationships.

This discussion panel will provide an introduction to co-production of knowledge with an emphasis on providing tips and resources for early career researchers. Four co-production experts will be asked questions to introduce the concept of co-production, discuss ways in which early career researchers can approach co-production in Arctic research, and share lessons about long-term relationship building. In the last half hour of the panel there will be an open Q&A between the panelists and those in attendance.

The Arctic is subject to a wide range of local and remote sources of air pollution, which can have harmful impacts on local Arctic communities, contribute to Arctic climate change, and harm sensitive Arctic ecosystems. Sources, processing, and fate of Arctic air pollutants are poorly constrained compared with those at lower latitudes. In particular, state-of-the-art models display diverse and poor skill in simulating Arctic air pollutant enhancements, both at the surface and aloft, while local sources of pollution from Arctic urban activities, shipping, and resource extraction have large uncertainties. Moreover, the physical and chemical processing of pollutants both during long-range transport to the Arctic and in the cold, dark conditions of the Arctic winter, are poorly known.

These knowledge gaps have implications for our confidence in predicting future Arctic climate response to remote and local emission changes, potential effects of increases in local sources, knowledge of pollution interactions with natural cycles, and societal and ecosystem impacts of Arctic air pollution.

The Air Pollution in the Arctic: Climate, Environment and Societies (PACES) initiative aims to address these key deficiencies by providing international community leadership in the coordination of large international collaborative efforts, such as coordinated field experiments and model comparison and evaluation exercises. In this proposal, organizers seek funds to help further develop the PACES initiative, and to disseminate recent PACES results to the Arctic research community.

The North American Arctic - the region spanning Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Greenland - is increasingly recognized for its distinct landscapes, strong historic and cultural connections between communities and peoples, and rising opportunities for knowledge sharing.

This speaker series invests in the people, opportunities, and strength of the NAA by providing a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and international collaboration on pressing issues facing the region.

This first event focuses on climate change, bringing together expertise from across the North American Arctic to share knowledge about what is happening now, and what more might be done, to support ethical, equitable climate solutions for the Arctic and the world.

Panelists

• Dr. Nikoosh Carlo, US Arctic Research Commissioner; Founder & Chief Strategist, CNC North Consulting (Alaska/US)
• Dr. Greg Poelzer, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Co-Lead Scholar; Professor, University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
• Dr. Anna-Sofie Hurup Skjerdeval, Head of Secretariat, Arctic Hub (Greenland)
• Kate Guy, Senior Advisor and Managing Director, Climate Security and Cross-Cutting Issues (Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change)

Moderated by Dr. Melody Brown Burkins, Director, Institute of Arctic Studies in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth

The North American Arctic Speaker Series is a Joint Project of Dartmouth and U.S. Department of State co-hosted by the Institute of Arctic Studies in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region.

Pre-registration for the International Synoptic Arctic Survey Synthesis Workshop has opened. Please fill out the pre-registration form to show us your interest so that we can plan for the number of attendees.

The workshop aims to discuss how to move forward with synthesis of data and of results, in order to achieve the baseline understanding of the fundamental structure and function of the linked carbon-ecosystem-physical systems in the Arctic Ocean. The goals are to overview the cruise results, establish networks of archived datasets, identify teams to address the key SAS research questions, and draft synthesis papers. It also provides an opportunity for teams of modelers and observationalists to identify projects that would use the SAS data in modeling efforts that expand understanding of the Arctic system.

Pre-registration deadline: 15 April 2023
Final registration deadline: 15 May 2023

The Polar Research Board (PRB) Spring Meeting will include open sessions on the morning of both days and closed sessions for board business in the afternoons

This meeting is a hybrid virtual and in-person event in Washington DC. Open sessions include:

June 7 (10:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT)

• Federal government updates on Antarctic and Arctic activities
• Updates from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

June 8 (10:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT)

• A topical session focused on exploring impacts of rapid ice margin change on biodiversity in the coastal polar regions

Ice margins in the coastal regions of the Antarctic and Arctic are changing rapidly in response to our warming climate. This session will explore ice margin changes, how they affect the biodiversity and structure of ecosystems in these coastal waters, and primary knowledge gaps and research needs to better understand these linkages.

Multiple federal agencies engage scientists from numerous disciplines to generate projections of sea-level rise for U.S. coastlines, but how do coastal communities use this information to prepare for the future? This meeting will discuss examples of planning for coastal resilience at both a municipal and individual level, with introductions to these topics from two speakers working directly on these issues (Alexander Robel and Nadia Seeteram).

• What Ice Sheet Scientists Can Do For Coastal Communities (Alexander Robel, Georgia Institute of Technology) (15 min)
• Living with water: Evolving adaptation preferences under increasing sea-level rise in Miami-Dade County, FL, USA (Nadia Seeteram, Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University) (15 min)

Organizers invite registration for the Sea-Ice Model Intercomparison Project (SIMIP) Workshop.

The 2023 SIMIP workshop is a hands-on workshop open for scientists at all career levels interested in the simulation of sea ice in both hemispheres in CMIP-type models, including large ensembles and high-resolution simulations. Participants will discuss and summarize the lessons learned from CMIP6-SIMIP, and make plans for future SIMIP activities and goals.

Early career scientists that want to be considered for partial travel funding through Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) to extend their stay in Bremerhaven must fill in the registration before 10 May.

Funding application deadline for early career scientists: 10 May 2023.

Registration deadline: 5 June 2023.

The Arctic Development Expo welcomes all researchers, Indigenous leaders, circumpolar Governments, scientists, industry experts and passionate individuals.

The Arctic Development Expo takes place in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. This event will strive to make knowledgeable decisions to enhance circumpolar life and create innovative solutions for northern realities. The organizers look to develop the Arctic through sustainable means and will do so by concentrating on the following four themes: Natural & Renewable Resources, Climate and Energy Innovations, Indigenous Leadership and Circumpolar Governance and Knowledge Economy.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites comments to their recently published proposed draft revisions to their Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG; NSF 24-1) related to how Tribes are to be engaged when research may have an impact on Tribal interests and resources.

The public notice is published in the Federal Register and the draft PAPPG is available on the NSF Policy Office website. To facilitate review, this posted PDF of the draft PAPPG shows the proposed changes marked in yellow with explanatory comments in the margins.

Any questions should be directed to the NSF Policy Office at policy [at] nsf.gov

Deadline to submit comments: 12 June 2023

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.

Demystifying Federal Research Science

Participants will converse about science in the public sector of civil service. Caitlyn will prompt discussion and answer questions informed by her research perspective as an employee of the executive branch of the United States federal government.

Caitlyn Florentine is a research scientist who has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey since 2016. She focuses on the cryosphere, using an approach that integrates in situ data collected in the field, remotely sensed data, and simple numerical models. Her main research interest is in quantitative glaciology, especially regarding the physics of glacier flow and glacier-climate relationships. She is the current Principal Investigator for the Benchmark Glacier Project, which has conducted field-based research on key North American glaciers for 50+ years.

Please register to attend. Registration will open in May.

The Herbivory Network is an international network of researchers interested in understanding the role of herbivores in Arctic and alpine ecosystems. Herbivory is a key ecological process that influences the functioning of arctic ecosystems and their responses to climate change. Herbivores are also extremely important for the livelihoods of many northern communities.

Organizers are planning a 4-day Herbivory Network meeting in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada to advance ongoing projects and start new collaborations that will contribute to a better understanding of the effects of herbivores on arctic ecosystems. The meeting will include short field visits and workshops with local communities.

There is no registration fee for the meeting, but please let organizers know if you are planning to come, because there is limited space.

The meeting will be hosted at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS), a rapidly developing research institution focusing on improving knowledge of dynamic northern terrestrial ecosystems in the context of rapid change. The meeting will host a relatively small group of researchers with the aim of focusing on hands-on work, and smaller meeting sizes are more effective for that purpose. Additional funding to support some of the workshops has been secured through UArctic and Memorial University, and additional funds are being sought from other sources. In-kind support is being provided by Polar Knowledge Canada.

This event aims to raise awareness toward the inequalities researchers with disabilities face in the polar field, and wider STEM. Throughout the workshop speakers will reflect on their journey into STEM, the barriers they have faced, and what accommodations have been required when conducting fieldwork with - or as - a researcher with disabilities.

Additionally, there will be an opportunity to ask questions to both the speakers, and event organiser Accessibility in Polar Research.

Accessibility in Polar Research (APR/@accesspolar) is a small network made up of five disabled ECRs who have all faced adversity within the polar field and are passionate about making polar research more inclusive. From our current work the network has used its platform to carry out its aims: (i) highlight the positives of disabilities (ii) spread awareness of difficulties researchers face and, (iii) provide/distribute resources and suggestions to improve inclusivity.