Past Events

Todd Brinkman, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will present a webinar entitled "Climate-Driven Changes in Interactions Among Hunters, Wildlife, and Habitat".

Todd will present research that explores how climate-driven changes in the environment have influenced hunter-wildlife interactions across Alaska. Based on findings, he has concluded that recent environmental changes have challenged common hunting practices primarily by disrupting access to harvest areas. He suggests that a combination of innovative research, local adaptation, and flexible policies are required to address current and future challenges relating to hunter access to wildlife resources.

Pre-registration for webinars is strongly encouraged. The audio portion of the call is through a toll-free phone line and the slide presentation is streamed via computer. For instructions on participating through your home office or at a satellite viewing location with others in your community, please see our webinar information page (https://accap.uaf.edu/?q=webinars).

APECS online webinar is pleased to introduce the last webinar of the 2014-2015 series:“Tell me more!”: Connecting with Lay Readers through Plain Language (Webinar on plain language).

• Would you like to share your research with popular audiences?
• Do you find it challenging to write lay summaries for grant applications?

This webinar should help you better respond to both of these situations: in it I outline the basic principles of plain language—simplicity, brevity, and clarity—and show you how to achieve them in writing. We will work with examples from your areas of expertise to illustrate how to apply these principles to scientific discourse. You should leave this webinar with a clear understanding of how to apply these principles to your own writing to communicate effectively with non-specialist readers.

If you would like to see worked examples from your own writing, please email a manuscript draft or publication to heather.graves [at] ualberta.ca, and I will use some of your text in my illustrations.

Heather Graves is a professor at the university of Alberta working in the following areas: Rhetoric, writing studies, technical communication, business and professional communication. Her specialties are the rhetoric of science, writing studies in Canada, writing theory and pedagogy.

Webinars are interactive presentations and workshops, for which APECS uses the online conferencing program “GoToMeeting”. This live presentation platform allows participants to hear the presentation, see the power points slides and interact via chat box with the presenter the entire time. Webinars allow people to connect and participant in high quality research and skill training discussions from the comfort of their desk!

How to participate? Register and reserve your spot here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2236803940579207681

For more information about this Webinar, contact chavarie [at] ualberta.ca.

On behalf of APECS, Thank you for attending our webinar!

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a call for proposals for a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) National Communications Office. Full proposal submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. (proposer's local time) on Wednesday, 6 May 2015.

The National Communications Office will coordinate research, education, and outreach programs across the current 25 LTER projects; communicate these activities to diverse audiences; and provide centralized representation of the LTER network to the broad scientific community and the public. The lead PI of the successful proposal will serve as the Office Director and will work with the LTER Science Council and research community to develop and implement strategic goals and future initiatives. The Office will serve as the primary point of contact for information about the LTER program.

A single award to establish one LTER National Communications Office, for a maximum of $800,000 per year and for up to 4 years, will be made pending availability of funds and the quality of the proposals submitted.

Proposal submission deadline: 6 May 2015.

For the full solicitation, please go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15535/nsf15535.htm.

The next Alpine Glaciology Meeting (AGM) will be held in Milano, Italy on 7 and 8 May, 2015, with a field trip on 9 May at Forni Glacier (Stelvio National Park). As usual, this meeting serves as informal exchange platform for researchers working on snow, glaciers or permafrost. Oral and poster presentations are welcome, and young scientists are especially encouraged to present their work in progress.

The meeting will be held at University of Milano (Italy) (Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7).

The deadline for registration and for abstract submission is posponed to 17th of April 2015 (no registration fees). Please send the abstracts to alpglaciomeet2015 [at] gmail.com.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: alpglaciomeet2015 [at] gmail.com

The University of Alberta, in collaboration with the Cold Regions Geo-technology Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, is organizing again the International Short Course on Permafrost Engineering - Effective Design and Construction in Permafrost Regions Date: May 8 - 13, 2015 Location: Edmonton, Alberta

For more information, please contact Sally Petaske at sally.petaske [at] ualberta.ca (+1 780-492-2176)

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History will host an educational weekend event celebrating Arctic peoples, cultures, and science. The event coincides with the launch of the United States' 2015-2017 chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the international governmental body coordinating Arctic policy. When the US last chaired the Arctic Council (1998-2000), the Arctic was considered to be at the edge of the world's concerns. Now it is front and center in terms of environmental change and geopolitical importance. Arctic Spring will feature educational programs including a symposium, science displays and interactives, family events, artifacts and art, cultural and musical performances, and films. Activities will occur throughout the museum over a three-day period. Museum scientists, cultural experts, Arctic residents, government agencies, artists and photographers will present research findings and engage visitors in exploring what is known and still needs to be known about the Arctic, its lands, ocean, animals, cultures, and peoples.

For more information, please visit the festival webpage.

The 45th International Arctic Workshop will be held 10–13 May 2015 at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Please join our annual gathering of international researchers to present your work on any aspect of high-latitude environments (past, present, and future). We strive for a relaxed, friendly, and interactive experience, fostered in part by our relatively small size. And unlike most meetings, you can present your very latest research; the abstract deadline is only a few weeks before the Workshop. Student participation is strongly encouraged, with partial support available to those making presentations.

The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic, and will consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of high-latitude environments. Previous Arctic Workshops have included presentations on arctic climate, glaciology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more. A traditional strength of the Workshop has been Arctic paleoenvironments, both marine and terrestrial.

The number and types of sessions will be determined after the abstract deadline. We expect sessions on Glaciology, Geomorphology and terrestrial environments, Paleoceanography, Paleoclimate, Climate-system variability and processes, and more. This year, there will also be a special session on the theme of “Changes in Arctic hydroclimate”.

For more information, please visit the conference website.

Organizers of the 30th Wakefield Fisheries Symposium announce a call for abstracts. The theme for the 2015 symposium is "Tools and Strategies for Assessment and Management of Data-Limited Fish Stocks." It will be held 12-15 May 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.

The symposium will bring together fishery and social scientists, managers, fishermen, and others from around the world. Organizers invite abstract submissions in the following topic areas:

• Potential new types of data for assessment and management
• Alternative stock assessment methods
• Methods to incorporate uncertainty in assessment and management
• Integration of social and economic considerations into management
• Strategies for the management of mixed commercial, recreational, and/or subsistence fisheries
• Methods for determining catch limits and alternative management measures

To contribute an oral or poster presentation, submit an abstract using the submission form on the symposium website. Abstracts must include:

• Type of presentation preferred (oral or poster).
• Topic area from the above list, or suggest a topic.
• Title, 10 words or fewer.
• Author names, affiliation, city, country, and email.
• Name of presenter and contact person.
• Text of abstract in 250 words or less; please do not include any headings, tables, figures.

Submission deadline: Friday, 30 January 2015.

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Alaska Section announces a call for abstracts and registration to the 2015 Alaska Section Annual Conference to convene 13-16 May 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The AWRA Annual Conference brings together policymakers, managers, and researchers from across the state of Alaska in order to advance the understanding, use, and management of Alaska's water resources.

Session and workshop topics for the 2015 conference include:

• Remote sensing: towers, planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground to satellite observations; and
• K-12 water resources education: University of Alaska EPSCOR Sandbox Terrain Model and the Geo-Watershed Scientific Groundwater Model.

Workshop and keynote speakers include:

• Reginald Muskett, University of Alaska Fairbanks;
• Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks;
• David Swanson, National Park Service;
• Pam Sousannes National Park Service;
• Jordi Cristobal Rosello, University of Alaska Fairbanks;
• Keith Cunningham; and others.

Organizers invite abstract submissions for poster presentations related to remote sensing and/or water resources. Membership in the Alaska section is not a requirement for submittal of an abstract, although organizers encourage everyone to consider joining the Alaska Section of the AWRA and supporting the water resources profession in Alaska.

Poster Sessions will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 13 and 14, May. Two student posters and two member posters will be selected for $250 awards. Poster awards will be given Thursday, 14 May 2015.

All presenters must submit their abstract for review and acceptance by the Alaska Section. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words.To submit an abstract, please use the online form found at: http://www.awra.org/cgi-bin/alaska_abstract2015.cgi

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 4 May 2015.
Early Registration Deadline: Friday, 1 May 2015.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 13 May 2015.

Limited travel scholarships are available for students located outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. For further information and to submit an application, please go to: http://state.awra.org/alaska/ameetings/2015am/travel_grants.shtml.

For more information about the conference, please go to: http://state.awra.org/alaska/ameetings/2015am/index.shtml.

For questions, contact:
Ryan Toohey
Email: rtoohey [at] usgs.gov
Phone: 907-786-6774

The conference is devoted to scientific, environmental, technical, economic, and social aspects of the development of the Arctic. It will be divided into sections including Biology and Medicine, Chemistry and Technology, Ecology of the North, Economical Problems of Arctic Development, Education in the Arctic region, Geology and Geophysics of the Arctic Region, Information Technologies and Mathematical Methods, Marine Biology, Physical Studies, and Humanitarian and Social Problems. Suggestions on new topics are welcome.

The conference will be introduced by a plenary report on one of the major issues of modern science. Students and post-graduates interested in participating in the conference are welcome to email their registration forms and papers to the Steering Committee until 25 April 2015. The registration form must contain the title of the report, names of the authors, scientific adviser, full name of the organization, address, email of the contact person, dates of arrival and departure. The volume of the paper should not exceed one page. Participants should also indicate if they need assistance with the hotel booking.

For further information, download the documents available at:
http://www.mmbi.info/eng/conferences/n58/.

The Border Policy Research Institute, the Center for Canadian American Studies, the Consulate General of Canada, and Western Washington University host this event to consider what it means for the Arctic and the U.S. when the chairmanship of the Arctic Council passes from Canada to the United States.

For more information contact Laurie Trautman
Email: laurie.trautman [at] wwu.edu

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a crosscutting/NSF-wide solicitation for Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE), which is an National Science Foundation (NSF) program that supports international activities across all NSF-supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community.

The Division of Polar Programs (PLR), Geosciences Directorate, strongly encourages international collaborations as international partnerships are particularly important for addressing critical science and engineering problems in the polar regions. Accordingly, the polar community should be well poised to submit proposals to the current PIRE competition.

In the global context, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from different national environments and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.

The PIRE competition is open to all areas of science and engineering research that are supported by the NSF. For detailed information about the competition, please read the solicitation Partnerships for International Research (PIRE), NSF 14-587. Links to the solicitation and a list of Directorate contacts are provided on this page. Polar-specific questions should be directed to a program director in the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT staff list; 703-292-8033) or Arctic Sciences Section (ARC staff list; 703-292-8029).

Prospective PIRE applicants can attend a webcast that will be held on July 29, 2014 between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM (Eastern Time). The webcast will present additional NSF PIRE program officers. The PIRE webcast can be accessed at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/140729/.

Preliminary proposal deadline: 21 October 2014.

Full proposal deadline: 15 May 2015.

For more information and a list of Directorate contacts, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505038.

To download the full solicitation, please click on the '14-587' link under "Program Guidelines" at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505038.

Organizers of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Svalbard (IPSiS) meeting announce a call for abstracts. The conference will take place in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on 20-21 September 2015 and will be accompanied by field workshops for young researchers in the Longyearbyen area (18-19 September 2015) and in Hornsund (22-24 September 2015).

The IPSiS main goal is to facilitate international and interdisciplinary cooperation in studies on the interactive effects of climate change on Arctic nature and societies. The meeting has a special focus on young scientists and PhD students in particular, and is meant to enable them to share ideas and acquire new skills and experiences in Arctic research, mainly by participating in the field workshops. The conference part of IPSiS will provide a venue where scientists, authorities, entrepreneurs and local inhabitants will have an opportunity to meet, exchange experience and discuss monitoring the current climate change and its effects in the Arctic. The plenary sessions of the conference will be open to general audience including Longyearbyen citizens, authorities and entrepreneurs.

Abstracts of oral presentations and posters are welcomed for submission. A booklet of abstracts will be prepared and available as a PDF file.

Workshop application deadline: 15 May 2015.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2015.
Early registration deadline: 30 June 2015.

For abstract submission and registration, please go to:
http://www.polarknow.us.edu.pl/ipsis-meeting/.

For further information, please contact:
Maja Lisowska
Email: maja.lisowska [at] us.edu.pl

The School (ISSK) is a meeting-point for Russian, Finnish as well as other Nordic and European, university students with a focus on European, Russian and Arctic/Northern studies. Since the initial Summer School in 2003, the goal has been to bring together a limited number (20-30) of students for one week at the Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) in order to further increase their knowledge of Nordic-Russian policies and cooperation, and promote studies and academic dialogue. ISSK is organized by the Petrozavodsk State University and two Finnish universities, University of Lapland, and Aleksanteri Institute at the University of Helsinki.

The Effects of Oil on Wildlife (EOW) conference is the only global meeting venue focusing on the planning, response, rehabilitation, and research aspects of oil spills and their impacts to wildlife species. The 2015 conference, scheduled for May 18-22 in Anchorage, Alaska will be the 12th iteration of the conference founded by Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in 1982.

Since the inaugural meeting, interest in oiled wildlife response has increased exponentially, as have the resources dedicated to preparedness, research and damage mitigation. This conference is the primary venue for experts in a variety of specialties from around the world to exchange ideas and information to increase our ability to protect and restore wildlife at risk.

This upcoming EOW conference is co-sponsored by International Bird Rescue and Aiuká.

Are you concerned with field safety while conducting work in the polar regions? Whether you’ve organized fieldwork for years or you’re participating in your first field campaign, knowledge of basic field safety skills is of the utmost importance. In order to increase field safety awareness, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS; http://www.apecs.is/) is hosting a series of webinars on field safety throughout the 2015 Arctic summer field season.

The webinars will begin on Monday May 18th @ 11am EDT (3pm UTC) with an overview on basic field safety presented by Dr. Seth Campbell, research geophysicist at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, research assistant professor at the University of Maine, wilderness EMT, and SOLO wilderness medicine instructor. The webinar will include general field safety and injury prevention tips, rules to live by to ensure a safe field season, basic injury assessment skills, and emergency training opportunities for researchers. The webinar will be hosted through the GoToWebinar platform and can be accessed using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7964187497875988225 (Webinar ID: 157-696-131).

The APECS field safety webinars and supporting information will be archived on the APECS website (http://www.apecs.is/research/member-research-areas/field-safety.html) as they become available. Please contact Ellyn Enderlin (ellyn.enderlin [at] gmail.com), co-chair of the APECS US national committee, if you have any questions or if you would like to contribute to the webinar series or supporting website content.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for a cooperative agreement for archival of data and access to data and metadata generated through projects funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section. Proposals should focus on providing data and metadata ingest services for NSF-funded data providers, data and metadata access services to scientists across disciplines and other Arctic stakeholders (including decision-makers), and data and metadata archival services to ensure that the data is accessible and discoverable in the future.

Letters of intent (required): 17 April 2015
Full proposal deadline: 18 May 2015

For the full solicitation (NSF 15-543), please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505157&org=PLR&from=home.

The Korea Polar Research Institute will hold the 21st International Symposium on Polar Sciences in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea on May 19-20, 2015. The International Symposium on Polar Sciences has been held every year since the launch of our Antarctic research and has served to bring polar scientists together providing an international forum for exchanging, sharing ideas and opinions.

The theme of the 2015 symposium is “Polar Region as a Key Observatory for the Changing Globe and Beyond” and we cordially invite you to share your knowledge towards the changes in the polar region.

The overview and preliminary program of “The 21st International Symposium on Polar Sciences” will be provided on the symposium website by January 23, 2015.

Important Dates:

• Abstract Submission: January 26, 2015
• Registration Opens: January 22, 2015
• Abstract Submission Closes: March 21, 2015
• Registration Closes: April 18, 2015

For more information, please visit the conference website.

A two day conference focusing on changes, adaptations and opportunities for a changing Arctic. The conference will be divided into separate, but intertwined thematic segments - policy, science, climate change and green technologies. The conference is organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and is aimed at Arctic oriented policy-makers, researchers, business representatives and NGO's in the lead-up to the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

A photography exhibition which visualizes the contemporary, Nordic Arctic titled Steps Forward: Facing the Arctic Climate will be featured in House of Sweden during the period May 18–September 13.

The conference is organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and is aimed at Arctic oriented policy-makers, researchers, business representatives and NGO’s in the lead-up to the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Invitations and agenda will be submitted during March 2015.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) will host a webinar entitled "Outcomes from ASSW, ISAR, and ICARP 2015" on Tuesday, 19 May 2015 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. EDT. This event, the third in a series of webinars hosted by IARPC, is open to the public.

Speakers Larry Hinzman, Vice President and U.S. Delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and David Hik, President of IASC and Chair of the 3rd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) will summarize outcomes of the 2015 meetings in Toyoma, Japan that included the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2015, International Symposium on the Arctic Research (ISAR), and ICARP III.

These meetings brought together nearly 700 international scientists, students, policymakers, research managers, and indigenous peoples interested in developing, prioritizing, and coordinating plans for future arctic research. The conference was a critical step in an international arctic research planning process involving scientists from 27 countries working to improve understanding of the consequences of changes taking place in the Arctic and their connection to global environmental, economic, and social processes. The overarching messages that emerged during these meetings will be discussed during this webinar.

A video of the webinar will be released on the IARPC Collaborations website: http://www.iarpccollaborations.org.

For further information and directions on how to join the webinar, please go to: http://www.iarpccollaborations.org/events/2240.

For questions, contact:
Jessica Rohde
Email: jrohde [at] arcus.org
Phone: 719-271-7958