Past Events

Organizers announce a call for abstracts and workshops for the Aleutian Life Forum 2016: Building Resilience in the Face of Change. This forum will take place from 16-20 August 2016 in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

The Aleutian Life Forum (ALF) is a gathering of national, state, and regional scientists, industry stakeholders, community leaders, tribal leaders, and local knowledge holders to promote resilient coastal communities. At this conference, pressing conservation issues will be brought forward for discussion and action through information sessions and community workshops. Topics will include sustainable fisheries, coastal hazards, community monitoring, and others.

Abstracts are being accepted for oral presentations, posters, and workshops.

To submit an abstract for an oral presentation or poster, go to:
http://www.aleutianlifeforum.com/abstracts

To submit a workshop proposal, please provide a one-page description of the workshop and details on workshop leads, anticipated participants, proposed format, and expected outcomes.

Abstract submission deadline: 29 April 2016.

For questions, please contact:
Nikita Robinson
Email: info [at] aleutianlifeforum.com

Contribution Deadline: 29 April 2016

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) is currently soliciting information from the Arctic research community and the public to help shape the next Arctic Research Plan for FY 2017-2021. They are looking for funded projects or programs that IARPC can incorporate as Research Objectives and Performance Elements in support of the new research goals. Research Objectives are a specific set of tasks contributing to a research goal (e.g., Improve knowledge of biophysical and chemical interactions and feedbacks as well as their role in the regional context). Performance elements are specific, measurable, attainable activities that demonstrate progress towards achieving the objectives. (e.g., Complete three years of abundance surveys of marine species in the region).

This is the best opportunity for inclusion of your information during the the preliminary drafting process. A complete draft will be available for public comment during summer 2016.

The Arctic-FROST research coordination network announces the availability of travel awards for Early Career Researchers to attend The Third Arctic-FROST network meeting and Early Career Scholars Workshop on Arctic Sustainability in the Global Context in Vienna, Austria on 9-12
September 2016.

Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North (Arctic-FROST) is a new NSF-funded international interdisciplinary collaborative network that teams together environmental and social scientists, local educators and
community members from all circumpolar countries to enable and mobilize research on sustainable Arctic development, specifically aimed at improving health, human development and well-being of Arctic communities while conserving ecosystem structures, functions and resources under changing climate conditions.

The theme of the Annual Meeting and Early Career Scholars Workshop is on Arctic Sustainability in the Global Context. Papers should deal with one of the following topics:

• Sustainability and sustainable development in the Arctic or Sub-Arctic of particular relevance to the rest of the world.
• Comparative studies of sustainability between Arctic and other regions.
• Studies from various geographic contexts, which provide valuable insights into Arctic sustainability.
• Studies that analyze the role of outside actors in arctic sustainable development.

The main focus question of the conference is "What Can Arctic Sustainability Research Learn from or Teach the Rest of the World?"

Application Deadline: 30 April 2016.

To learn about eligibility, abstracts, and other info, please follow the link above.

For questions, please contact:
Ann Crawford
Email: ann.crawford [at] uni.edu.

or

Andrey Petrov
Email: andrey.petrov [at] uni.edu

DEADLINE EXTENDED:
Call for Nominations
Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Science Steering Committee Members

Extended deadline for nominations: Sunday, 1 May 2016

For further information about the SEARCH program, please visit: https://www.arcus.org/search-program

The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program announces an extended deadline for the call for nominations of new Science Steering Committee members.

Although the official 2016 open call for nominations ended on April 4, any further nominations received by Sunday, 1 May 2016 may still be considered during the next candidate review cycle and will also be retained for future consideration as committee openings occur.

Nominations should be sent to:
Brit Myers, ARCUS
Email: brit [at] arcus.org

For questions about directions in the SEARCH program, please contact:
Brendan Kelly, SEARCH Executive Director
Email: bpkelly [at] alaska.edu

Or any other member of the SSC:
https://www.arcus.org/search-program/structure/s...

The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH; https://www.arcus.org/search-program) calls for nominations for Science Steering Committee (SSC) members. SEARCH is a U.S. program with a vision of scientific understanding of Arctic environmental change to help society understand and respond to a rapidly changing Arctic.

The SSC is comprised of 12-14 members. Four new members will be selected to join the SEARCH SSC based on this nomination process. Members serve a three-year term, with a maximum of two consecutive terms. No more than two members may be based from non-U.S. institutions.

We seek nominations of candidates that are broad and cross-disciplinary thinkers, are good communicators and consensus-builders, and have a strong commitment to the SEARCH vision (included at the end of this solicitation). SSC members are expected to:

• Define and update the SEARCH vision and mission
• Guide overall directions of SEARCH implementation
• Promote and communicate SEARCH activities and plans
• Provide a supervisory role for the SEARCH Executive Director
• Work with the SEARCH Executive Director to establish strong linkages and partnerships with other relevant programs, agencies, and organizations
• Approve annual SEARCH work plans and reports
• Attend and be active participants in regular SSC meetings and working groups. The SSC has four regular meetings each year. In-person meetings are typically held twice a year (travel support provided).

While we welcome nominations from all disciplines and research backgrounds to complement existing strengths, we are particularly interested in additional members with expertise in Arctic freshwater ecosystems, coastal erosion, land-ice-ocean interactions, and partnering with Arctic stakeholders outside the academic and US federal scientific communities.

Nominations should include the person's name, affiliation, contact information, area of expertise, curriculum vitae or resume, and a brief statement on why the person would be an asset to the SEARCH program. To submit a nomination, you should first obtain the consent of the nominee. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations should be sent to Brit Myers,
ARCUS (SEARCH Science Management Office) at brit [at] arcus.org.

Extended nomination submission deadline: Sunday, 1 May 2016.

For questions about the nomination process, please contact:
Brit Myers
Email: brit [at] arcus.org

For questions about directions in the SEARCH program, please contact:
Brendan Kelly, SEARCH Executive Director
Email: bpkelly [at] alaska.edu

Or any other member of the SSC:
https://www.arcus.org/search-program/structure/s...

The SEARCH Vision:
Scientific understanding of Arctic environmental change to help society understand and respond to a rapidly changing Arctic.

The SEARCH Mission:
To provide a foundation of Arctic change science through collaboration with the research community, funding agencies, and other stakeholders.

Towards this mission, SEARCH:

• Generates and synthesizes research findings and promotes Arctic science and scientific discovery across disciplines and among agencies.
• Identifies emerging issues in Arctic environmental change.
• Provides scientific information to Arctic stakeholders, policy-makers, and the public to help them understand and respond to Arctic environmental change.
• Facilitates research activities across local-to-global scales, with an emphasis on addressing needs of decision-makers.
• Collaborates with national and international science programs integral to SEARCH goals.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Nominations for Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Science Steering Committee Members

The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program announces an extended deadline for the call for nominations of new Science Steering Committee members.

Although the official 2016 open call for nominations ended on April 4, any further nominations received by Sunday, 1 May 2016 may still be considered during the next candidate review cycle and will also be retained for future consideration as committee openings occur.

Nominations should be sent to:
Brit Myers, ARCUS
Email: brit [at] arcus.org

For questions about directions in the SEARCH program, please contact:
Brendan Kelly, SEARCH Executive Director
Email: bpkelly [at] alaska.edu

The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Lamont) will host a Workshop on Polar Predictability on 4-6 May 2016. This is the third annual workshop on this topic. The first was held in April 2014 in Boulder, Colorado and the second was in April 2015 in Reading, United Kingdom.

The 2016 workshop will focus on:

• Sources of polar predictability on sub-seasonal to inter-annual timescales
• Sea ice prediction
• Operational and research efforts

Forecast users and operational forecasters are encouraged to attend the workshop.

The meeting will include a series of invited talks on the first day, followed by contributed talks and poster sessions. Talks will be approximately 25 minutes in length. We are expecting approximately 50-60 participants. The meeting will end by 3:00 p.m. on the third day. An agenda will be available by mid-March.

Outcomes of the meeting will include recommendations for the Sea Ice Outlook and other activities related to polar prediction.

There is no charge for the workshop, and lunch, coffee, and food during breaks will be provided. We expect to be able to accommodate 50-60 participants and will close registration when we reach capacity.

The Polar Prediction Workshop will be web streamed. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will be hosting the stream at:

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/video/livestream-2015-polar-prediction-wor…

PolarConnect participants will learn about what scientists are doing to study the polar regions, and what it is like to live and work in the Arctic and Antarctica through presentations and Q&A sessions with teachers and polar scientists.

Kelly and her team have been stationed in Greenland for field work that involves flying over the ice sheets in the Arctic. She will be at Thule, Greenland to connect with teachers and students around the country and share their experience. Learn more about Kelly and NASA's incredible expedition: https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/operation-icebridge-arctic

This event will be broadcast with the team from Thule, Greenland. It will last one hour and it is open to all ages.

Read more about Operation IceBridge here: https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/operation-icebridge-arctic

CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) announces 2016 Arctic Field Training Course Opportunities. These courses are open to NSF-funded researchers working in the Arctic, including principal investigators, graduate students, research assistants, and undergraduate field assistants. The courses are free of charge for all qualified researchers, and limited travel funds may be available for some courses. CPS can only accept attendees whose schedules allow them to attend all days of the course.

AFT and Wilderness First Aid Training: May 6-8 – Woods Hole, Massachusetts

The course combines field training (cold weather camping, survival techniques, tips for working around aircraft, emergency communications, bears, search-and-rescue procedures, and risk management) with wilderness first aid training (first aid techniques in remote settings with challenging weather, unreliable communications and/or delayed medical or rescue support, limited equipment, and the need to make independent decisions on care and transport). Interested participants should send their name, affiliation, email, active NSF grant number with the name of the grant's Principal Investigator, and name of course to Matt Irinaga (matt [at] polarfield.com). If the courses fill, CPS will start a waitlist.

For further information, please contact:
Matt Irinaga
Email: matt [at] polarfield.com

As you may know, four years ago, ESA, the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project of the WCRP and EGU organized the first EO and Cryosphere Science Conference in ESRIN. This meeting will be a followup to that meeting. We will be looking for a wide discussion and networking forum for the cryosphere, climate, hydrology, modeling and EO communities to review the latest advances in the use of EO for cryosphere science and discuss the main scientific opportunities and research challenges for the future.

The purpose of this topical conference, jointly organized by ESA and CliC, is:

• To assess recent progress in the full range of cryosphere relevant EO-based observations and techniques;
• To review the major scientific advances in cryosphere science;
• To discuss the challenges and opportunities in cryosphere science offered by the new generation of EO satellites as well as the major observational gaps for the coming decades;
• To consolidate a scientific roadmap outlining the main priorities and challenges for the cryosphere community in terms of novel observations, enhanced EO-based products and techniques and innovative scientific results.

Please, submit your abstracts before the 16th October 2015 using the dedicated link on the ESA Living Planet Symposium Website (see above). Ensure to select "Cryosphere" as theme for your abstract.

For questions, please contact:
Jenny Baesman
Email: jenny [at] climate-cryospere.org

The 2016 European Space Agency Living Planet Symposium will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 09 to 13 May 2016. It is organized with the support of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

The event, which in 2013 attracted 1800 participants, will focus on the exploitation of satellite data in various thematic domains:

• Atmosphere,
• Oceanography,
• Cryosphere,
• Land, Hazards,
• Climate and Meteorology,
• Solid Earth/Geodesy,
• Near-Earth Environment,
• New Methodologies and Products, and
• Open Science 2.0.

Abstract submission deadline: 16 October 2015

Registration opens: February 2016

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Since the start of operations, the CryoSat mission has been providing systematic data to the scientific community supported by validation and calibration activities to ensure high data quality. The 4th CryoSat Workshop is intended to provide a forum to present and discuss all topics related to the exploitation of the CryoSat mission and to identity novel scientific challenges.

The CryoSat 4th User Workshop is organised, as a dedicated event, within the Living Planet Symposium 2016.

It will focus on CryoSat technical/engineering/operational/Validation and novel applications driven by the missions.

Major scientific results, based on the exploitation of the CryoSat products in combination with other sensors and modelling, will be part of the thematic sessions of the Living Planet Symposium 2016 on Cryosphere, Hydrology and Oceanography.

Objectives of the CryoSat 4th User Workshop (CUW):

• Provide information on the mission status
• Provide information on the latest and future CryoSat IPF developments and improvements
• Inform about the CryoSat mission performance, product status, calibration and validation results as well as new kind of validation approaches
• Receive recommendations from the CryoSat users to improve the CS2 ocean and ice processors
• Identify opportunities of exploiting CryoSat data for service –oriented applications
• Identify potential synergies of CS2 products with modelling (validation, assimilation) and with other EO satellite missions for validation purposes (new metrics) and higher level processing (multi-sensor mapping)
• Define recommendation for a CryoSat mission extension and requirements for a CryoSat mission follow-on

CryoSat users are encouraged to apply to the 4th CryoSat Workshop, by selecting "User-Workshop" as one of the keywords and "CryoSat" as satellite data keyword when submitting abstracts to the Living Planet Symposium. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 16 October 2015.

Organizers of the Polar Weather and Climate Week 2016 announce a call for registration and abstracts for associated workshops and meetings.

Workshop registration and abstract submission deadline: 9 May 2016.

Polar Weather and Climate Week 2016 will include the following workshops:

International Workshop on Coupled Modeling of Polar Environments
4-5 June 2016
Organizers invite contributions on the use and development of fully coupled models in high northern and southern latitudes, including those based on the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport model (COAWST), the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM), and the Model Prediction Across Scales (MPAS). Organizers hope to attract broad interdisciplinary modeling participation from atmospheric scientists, physical oceanographers, sea ice specialists, land surface scientists, etc. The workshop goal is not only to discuss scientific advances but promote collaborative work.

The 11th Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling & Forecasting Workshop
6-8 June 2016
This workshop will bring together investigators with research and operational/logistical interests in Antarctic meteorology, forecasting, and related disciplines. The annual activities and status of Antarctic observing and modeling efforts will be addressed, and feedback and results from their user communities will be solicited. More broadly, this workshop will provide a forum for current results and ideas in Antarctic meteorology, numerical weather prediction, and weather forecasting, from contributors around the world.

International Symposium on Atmospheric Boundary Layers in High Latitudes
9 June 2016
This symposium will focus on the atmospheric boundary layer over snow, ice, and water in high latitudes with the scientific focus from small to large scale processes that are responsible for control exchanges through the boundary layer. The symposium is intended to provide an interdisciplinary forum to bring together researchers working in the areas of high-latitude experimental and theoretical studies of the stable and unstable boundary layers over land, ice, water and sea ice, including atmospheric chemistry.

Please note: The Year of Polar Prediction Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Planning Meeting will convene 6 June 2016.

For more information on the YOPP-SH Program, go to:
http://polarmet.osu.edu/YOPP-SH/

To register for any of the meetings and workshops or to submit an
abstract, go to: http://polarmet.osu.edu/AMOMFW_2016/registration.php

PolarConnect participants will learn about what scientists are doing to study the polar regions, and what it is like to live and work in the Arctic and Antarctica through presentations and Q&A sessions with teachers and polar scientists.

This team will be sharing all they have learned about Weddell Seals and their recent expedition to Antarctica. Alex has been with the team for several years and has some amazing resources and experiences to share. Learn more about the project and all their expeditions here: https://www.polartrec.com/projects/weddell-seals-in-the-ross-sea-project

This event will be broadcast with the team from Thule, Greenland. It will last one hour and it is open to all ages.

The organizers of the NextProf Science 2016 Workshop announce a call for applications. The workshop will be held 10-13 May 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The NextProf Science 2016 Workshop aims to encourage talented scientists, who have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, to consider academia as a career. The workshop is targeted at postdoctoral fellows and advanced doctoral students and will help participants develop strategies that strengthen their ability to pursue academic careers.

Underrepresented minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. Travel, lodging, and meals will be provided to selected participants.

For questions, please contact:
Deborah Goldberg
Email: degold [at] umich.edu

We are pleased to announce that Korea Polar Research Institute will hold the 22nd International Symposium on Polar Sciences in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on May 10-11, 2016 and that registration for the symposium has opened.

The 2016 International Symposium on Polar Sciences is organized in an effort to understand the accelerating changes in the Arctic and to reflect on how to prepare for their anticipated impacts, and thus is entitled “The Future of the Arctic: Science and Governance”. We cordially invite our colleagues to share and discuss the current scientific achievements and law and policy based efforts which will help guide future research and observations of the rapidly changing Arctic.

Abstract Submission:
Please submit the abstract at the symposium website no later than March 25th, 2016.

Registration:
Please register at the symposium website no later than April 22nd, 2016.

FOR POLAR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS:
KOPRI wished encourage the participation of early career scientists at this symposium. Awards will be presented to the outstanding contributions by young scientists.

The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) and the University of Minnesota announce registration for the 2016 Polar Geospatial Center Boot Camp. This
workshop will take place on 13-16 June on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The workshop will focus on applications of commercial satellite imagery for polar science. Instructor-led courses include Discovering Geospatial Data at the Poles, DEM Extraction from Stereoscopic Imagery, Georeferencing Maps and Aerial Imagery, and more. The PGC Boot Camp also hosts visiting speakers and offers dedicated project work time for one-on-one support from PGC staff.

Registration Deadline: 16 May 2016

For questions, please contact:
Lucas Winzenburg
Email: winz0017 [at] umn.edu

or

Jonathan Pundsack
Email: pundsack [at] umn.edu

USAPECS is organizing a webinar series for Spring 2016 (April - June) focused on how to best share your science.

Building Bridges & Designing Activities with Teachers webinar
Want to inspire the next generation? Webinar presenter Morgan Seag has trained hundreds of scientists to conduct engaging, interactive outreach lessons in elementary and middle schools. Join us to learn how to build bridges with teachers and design simple activities that leave an impact.

Register here for the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9103766436088789762

Thanks to APECS for the use of the GoToMeeting platform for hosting the webinars.

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces a call for abstracts for an online conference titled "Polar Science: Through New Eyes." The conference will be held online on 18 May 2016.

This conference will encourage scientific dialogues between early career scientists from multiple disciplines and backgrounds, with presentations on new research perspectives from a range of research fields. With increased attention on the changing polar environment and the future challenges this will bring, this conference aims to convey the broad range of new research currently being conducted internationally.

Early career researchers are well placed to present new developments in their own fields through “new eyes,” while the conference provides an opportunity for those in the audience to gain exposure to a range of new techniques, methods, questions and themes. All polar researchers are invited to share their current research findings, but APECS particularly encourages the submission of abstracts by early career scientists, so they can gain invaluable experience presenting their research projects to the public. There will be a $300 prize given for best presentation at this conference which has been donated by APECS.

Sessions will be organized under the following themes:

• Biological – marine/freshwater/terrestrial;
• Geological/Environmental/terrestrial cryospheric environments;
• Atmospherics/Climatology Oceanography/Sea-ice; and
• Cultural/Historical/Policy/Education.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 25 April 2016.

To submit and abstract, go to:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rp9VegWQvHjfhLu48V4olKL_af19zAKajwUJgN…

For questions, please contact:
Rachel Downey
Email: rachel.v.downey [at] gmail.com

Mark Brzezinsky will present an update on the activities of the U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee and the upcoming White House Arctic Science Ministerial being planned for this fall.

For more information and to learn about the speaker, please visit the link above.

This event is a brown-bag lunch. Cookies and beverages will be provided. A live webinar is also available to those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the webinar will be sent to 'Webinar Only' registrants prior to the event.

As part of the Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions (SEOM) programme element, the European Space Agency (ESA) is organising a new advanced Cryosphere Training Course devoted to train the next generation of Earth Observation (EO) scientists to exploit data from ESA and operational EO Missions (e.g. the Sentinels) for science and applications development. Post graduate, PhD students, post–doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing and its applications are invited to apply to the 5 day course which will be held at the University of Leeds, UK from 12 to 16 September 2016. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

Post graduate, PhD students, post doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing are invited to apply to the 5 day course on the subject. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

No participation fees will be charged for the training. Participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses. The official language of the course is English.

The Advanced Cryosphere Training Course aims at:

• Training the next generation of European and Canadian Principal Investigators (PIs);
• Explaining theoretical principles, processing algorithms, data products and their use in applications;
• Introducing tools and methods for the exploitation of EO satellite data, in particular from the Sentinels.

Stimulating and supporting the exploitation of ESA EO and Third Party Mission data for remote sensing science and its applications to the cryosphere.