Past Events

The #GreatAntarcticClimateHack will be held at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography Forum, La Jolla, California. Our first-ever Climate Hack will focus on bringing Antarctic and Southern Ocean observations to bear on evaluating the latest generation of climate and earth system models (with an emphasis on CMIP), producing new climate model metrics for the 21st century.

#GreatAntarcticClimateHack is a workshop to train non-modeling experts to interrogate CMIP model results and evaluate against observational datasets, thereby creating new model metrics and validation tools. The aim of the workshop is to facilitate preparation for the next IPCC report for a much broader science community, increase non-traditional climate modeling publications, and learn to apply/utilize data sets that help develop model validation skills.

This first workshop will accommodate 50 participants on site, and 50 participants to join remotely online. To learn more or apply to attend, please visit the website above.

Submission Deadline is 30 May 2017.

The two Norwegian-funded projects ESCYMO and SNOWHOW organize a joint workshop at Finse, Norway. The workshop will focus on the climatic and topographic drivers of the spatial snow distribution, physically based snow modeling at the catchment scale and innovative, state-of-the-art use of remotely sensed data.

Adam Winstral (SLF, CH), Glen Liston (CIRA, USA) og David Finger (Reykjavik Univ, Island) have confirmed to give keynote lectures each on the three main topics Observations, Snow modelling and Applications.

Besides scientific presentations and discussion rounds, there will be opportunities to visit the research site and instrumentation at Finse:

https://www.facebook.com/EscymoProject

Since space at the Finse research station is limited, please be quick to sign up here before 1 August:

https://goo.gl/forms/j8BMoUAIQwhR45J42

Based on the success of past U.S. Antarctic Earth Sciences meetings and the interest in promoting interdisciplinary research in Antarctica you are invited to participate in the upcoming NSF-sponsored Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Science Meeting (ANT-Sci). The meeting is intended to provide a forum for recent Antarctic research, to facilitate the exchange of information, and to encourage interdisciplinary research in the Earth Sciences. (This is not just for 'CTAM' researchers anymore.)

Meeting overview:

ANT-Sci will be a 3-day long, single-session meeting, that will include invited and contributed presentations, poster sessions, and dedicated discussion time to promote exchange of ideas. The meeting will follow the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) meeting. The meeting will kick off on Wednesday and continue through Friday afternoon. Registration costs will cover all food (not alcoholic beverages) and three nights of lodging expenses while you are at Camp Casey. The not-so-fancy facilities (with a beautiful location), allows us to keep your costs low.

The meeting themes will include:

• Connecting the spheres 1 - surficial processes, geology, and the deep earth
• Connecting the spheres 2 - landscape, ice sheet, ocean and atmospheric interactions
• Exploring the submerged continent
• Evolution and ecology of ancient and modern organisms, ecosystems and environments

Registration deadline is August 25th

The United States is hosting the 5th Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum in Anchorage, Alaska. This meeting will feature current research and highlight information needs for management of petroleum activities in the US and Canadian Arctic. Abstracts for poster presentations on research and how research is used in management actions are presently being solicited. Please visit the Forum's website for additional details.

Deadline for abstract submission is September 10.

There is no registration fee for the Forum. Please use the website link above for information on registration, agenda, lodging and transportation.

The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from 50 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, indigenous representatives, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the future of the Arctic.

The Arctic Circle Secretariat is now accepting proposals for Breakout Sessions at the Arctic Circle Assembly.

Submissions will be accepted until Friday, May 12, 2017.

Please follow the link above for more about the breakout session proposals and other information.

Please visit the website for more information (the website is continuously updated as the meeting approaches).

Although we strive for minimal organization and control, we do want to give everybody time to present their research by developing a
preliminary draft of the program. We also want to provide adequate refreshments. So please let us know:
- that you plan to attend, and on which days (Friday and/or Saturday
- whether you wish to present a talk or poster, and if so, which?
- what is your presentation title?
- will you attend the Friday evening social event?
- how can we contact you?

Please send your information to nwglaciologists2017 at gmail.com

Additional information will be sent only to those who have contacted us and provided their email addresses.

The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) project announces a call for applications access to 43 research stations across the Arctic and northern alpine and forest areas. Transnational access will be available between March 2018 and April 2019, with the exception of Station Samoylov in Russia, where access will be available from April 2019 through October 2019.

The maximum amount of access granted to one user group during the INTERACT project period (2016-2020) is three months. Access can only be granted to user groups to conduct research and not for arranging or attending courses, conferences, seminars, or workshops.

Assistance and support for obtaining visas and other required permits for user groups who will be granted transnational access are available to successful applicants.

Application deadline: 13 October 2017

Transnational access dates: March 2018 through April 2019

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for the second Fulbright Arctic Initiative. Faculty and researchers from the eight Arctic Council member states (the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden) can now apply for this 18-month collaborative research program, which will begin in spring 2018 and run through the fall of 2019.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges. Using a collaborative multidisciplinary model to emphasize communication across disciplines and knowledge co-production, the Initiative will translate theory into practice to address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic Council member states' shared challenges and opportunities.

Approximately 12 scholars will be selected through an open, merit-based competition to participate in an individual Fulbright exchange and convene with the other scholars for three in-person group seminars and on-going virtual communication to carry out team-based research.

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will provide a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and multi-disciplinary research across two core thematic areas:

• Resilient Communities: The Arctic is facing profound social, economic, and environmental change and communities are increasingly confronted with critical policy challenges related to issues of health and wellness, energy resource management, environmental protection, sustainability of the Arctic Ocean, infrastructure, Indigenous rights, education, and regional governance. Further research is needed on ways to build social resilience in communities to adapt to changes across the Arctic. This research should focus on, and ideally involve, Arctic communities themselves and consider the application of Indigenous knowledge to help inform policy at local to regional scales, as well as multi-disciplinary research to bring differing or complementary viewpoints.

• Sustainable Economies: The rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean system resulting from sea ice decline, changes in water conditions, and increasing shipping and energy production have significance for Arctic nations, global markets, and coastal communities. The economic impacts of environmental changes and globalization in the Arctic, together with the region's expanding connections to the global economy, require research to address how commercial opportunities can be supported and balanced with the need for sustained subsistence livelihoods in Arctic communities.

Deadline for international applicants: 16 October 2017
Deadline for U.S. applicants: 30 October 2017

Overall workshop objectives:

The primary goal of the meeting is to review the status of on-going Polar CORDEX activities and to plan and coordinate future activities. This will be the first time that a joint Arctic- and Antarctic-Polar CORDEX meeting will be held, enabling participants from both communities to benefit by interacting closely. There will be plenty of time for discussions. All research groups that have started or are planning to contribute to Polar CORDEX activities, either by performing simulations or analysing Polar CORDEX data, are welcome to give presentations on their activities.

Preliminary Agenda:

• Some initial ideas for sessions are for the following topics:
• Model evaluation
• Coupled modelling
• Process based studies
• Projections
• Impact studies
• Future activities/plans
• Stakeholder/user engagement

Registration:

Please register for the 2017 Polar CORDEX meeting by filling out the registration form at:
http://bit.ly/2qcBONE

If you are giving a presentation, then please send a title and short abstract to Andrew Orr, British Antarctic Survey at: anmcr[@]bas.ac.uk

The deadline for registration is 15 September 2017.

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) announces that EarthScope's Transportable Array is now fully operational and invites participation in an informational program that will focus on the capabilities of the new network and the impact it is having on scientific research and operational monitoring. This no-cost, half-day program will convene 18 October 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Campbell Creek Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

The EarthScope Transportable Array is a dense network of state-of-the-art seismic stations that, from 2004-2015, migrated across the contiguous 48 states recording the high-quality data needed to map the structure of the earth beneath North America. The project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and deployed by IRIS, has already made possible a growing body of significant, peer reviewed science that furthers our understanding of the continent, its formation, and its hazards.

Nearly 280 geophysical stations have been deployed across Alaska and northwestern Canada in the last three years, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and with the collaboration of many local, state, federal, and native organizations. The stations are equipped with seismometers, weather sensors, infrasound, and other instruments, which record and transmit observations instantly and continuously. These observations are freely available to anyone with internet access.

The Yellowknife Geoscience Forum in Yellowknife, NT, Canada, provides an intimate setting for delegates from industry, academia, and government to exchange information on Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Mining Activities, and Geoscience Research in Canada’s North. The Forum consists of a trade show and a technical program.

Permafrost will be a focus at this year's forum. Permafrost underlies terrain throughout the subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. It affects almost every aspect of the northern environment and provides the foundation for infrastructure. Permafrost is inextricably linked with climate, and warming air temperatures are affecting ground thermal regimes, terrain stability, hydrological processes and northern infrastructure. The session themes are listed below, and we encourage presentations that highlight the application of permafrost science and engineering in solving northern challenges. The conference will also provide opportunities to discuss approaches that improve the coordination of permafrost research and meet the objectives of Canada's northern territories.

We are currently seeking presentations for the following themes:

• Permafrost and Infrastructure
• Permafrost Monitoring and Modelling
• Permafrost Landscape Change and Mapping
• Permafrost Hydrology

Please consider attending the conference to network with the growing community of individuals and organizations interested in permafrost.

The abstract submission deadline is Friday 20 October 2017.

The early bird registration deadline is Friday 27 October 2017.

The Pacific Northwest provides great opportunities to experience the richness, diversity, and deep scientific understanding of the geosciences in their full splendor first-hand through 24 field trips, participating in our 25 short courses, and particularly submitting and placing your abstract(s) into one or more of our near-record 257 Topical Sessions nested within 31 geoscience disciplines.

There will be something for everyone, from hypothesis-driven basic and applied research to geoscience education, information, and communication to the public policy implications of our science. Especially important this year is how geoscience research and communication must respond to, adjust, and perhaps pursue new opportunities in a world and nation demanding a greater scientific understanding of what we do, why we do it, and the long-term impacts and implications of our work.

We intend to fill our 257 Topical Sessions, plus maintain the flexibility of creating Discipline Sessions, as well as offer numerous poster sessions, with many directly affiliated with oral sessions. We will also be offering six Pardee Keynote Sessions —diversity and the changing face of the geosciences, landscapes in the Anthropocene, the Chicxulub Impact Crater, Mesozoic-Cenozoic terranes along North America’s Pacific margin, Earth anatomy revealed through geologic mapping, and a Pardee poster session on “speed dating” (featuring 10–12 geochronologists to personally interact with meeting attendees).

For more information, please follow the link above.

Abstract deadline is 1 August 2017.

Registration deadline is 18 September 2017.

The Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) is a boundary organization that works across the science-management interface to enhance the role that scientific information plays in decision-making for fire management in Alaska. We conducted a case study of AFSC to examine how they facilitate the delivery, development, and application of climate and related information and to determine the outcomes of their work. Specifically, this talk will outline the evolution of AFSC to examine how the activities they use to deliver science and facilitate new research development, their engagement with climate science information, and the outcomes of their work change over time.

The Nordic Branch of the IGS meeting provides an opportunity for Nordic-based scientists and students in glaciology to present their latest results and projects. We aim to stimulate discussions and networking among all participants during the meeting, at poster sessions and social events. Presentations are welcome on all aspects of ice and snow research and related topics, and the meeting is open for all interested.

Registration for the meeting is now open at the link above.

The deadline for registration is October 6, 2017.

The circumpolar world includes the Arctic as defined by AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program) with adjacent areas. This vast territory has a number of common features that set it apart from any other part of the world: extremely harsh climate conditions, low population density, large distances between speakers of different languages or even of the same language, seasonal migrations for hundreds of miles, prevalence of hunter-gatherers with absolutely no traditional farming, etc. While language contact has been a popular topic of linguistic research in the last couple of decades, there have been few studies that would concentrate on the circumpolar region and specifics of language contact in the area.

The ‘Language contact in the circumpolar world’ conference will bring together researchers studying language contact in the North, and discussions of any aspect of the topic are welcome. Of particular importance is the question of whether language contact in the circumpolar world is different from that of other areas, and if so, in which particular respects.

The conference will feature papers selected by the Organizing committee, invited lectures by leading international experts specializing in the topic, and two extended tutorials on particular parts of the circumpolar world, ‘Language Contact in Arctic Canada & Greenland’ by Michael Fortesque (University of Copenhagen) and ‘Language Contact in Arctic Europe’ by Jussi Ylikoski (The Arctic University of Norway & University of Oulu).

We welcome abstracts from colleagues working on a variety of topics pertaining to language contact in the circumpolar region that include but are not limited to:

• Language change conditioned by language contact
• Mixed languages
• Linguistic areas or Sprachbund’s
• Reconstructing the past through linguistic data
• Patterns of traditional or modern multilingualism
• Northern varieties of larger languages that are not restricted to the region (e.g. dialects of Russian, Swedish, English, etc.)
• Cartography of language contact areas
• Methodology of language contact studies which takes into account specific features of the region

The conference is organized by a new research group on Language Contact in the Circumpolar World at the Institute of Linguistics, supported by the Russian Science Foundation.

The conference will be held in English. Organizers will assist participants in finding accommodation in the vicinity of the conference location.

The extended deadline for abstract submission is August 31, 2017.

Notifications of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent via email soon after that date. Please submit an anonymous abstract of no more than 1 page (excluding references) by email to circumpolar.conference2017 [at] gmail.com; include a title, authors, and affiliations in your email.

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. Rick Thoman (Climate Science and Services Manager, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, National Weather Service Alaska Region) will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review forecast tools and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the upcoming season.

Rick will also present a "Feature-of-the-Month" special addition in which each month he will highlight a topic relevant to the particular month.

Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in-person or join online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

This will be a monthly series generally taking place the third Friday of each month.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for the second Fulbright Arctic Initiative. Faculty and researchers from the eight Arctic Council member states (the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden) can now apply for this 18-month collaborative research program, which will begin in spring 2018 and run through the fall of 2019.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges. Using a collaborative multidisciplinary model to emphasize communication across disciplines and knowledge co-production, the Initiative will translate theory into practice to address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic Council member states' shared challenges and opportunities.

Approximately 12 scholars will be selected through an open, merit-based competition to participate in an individual Fulbright exchange and convene with the other scholars for three in-person group seminars and on-going virtual communication to carry out team-based research.

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will provide a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and multi-disciplinary research across two core thematic areas:

• Resilient Communities: The Arctic is facing profound social, economic, and environmental change and communities are increasingly confronted with critical policy challenges related to issues of health and wellness, energy resource management, environmental protection, sustainability of the Arctic Ocean, infrastructure, Indigenous rights, education, and regional governance. Further research is needed on ways to build social resilience in communities to adapt to changes across the Arctic. This research should focus on, and ideally involve, Arctic communities themselves and consider the application of Indigenous knowledge to help inform policy at local to regional scales, as well as multi-disciplinary research to bring differing or complementary viewpoints.

• Sustainable Economies: The rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean system resulting from sea ice decline, changes in water conditions, and increasing shipping and energy production have significance for Arctic nations, global markets, and coastal communities. The economic impacts of environmental changes and globalization in the Arctic, together with the region's expanding connections to the global economy, require research to address how commercial opportunities can be supported and balanced with the need for sustained subsistence livelihoods in Arctic communities.

Deadline for international applicants: 16 October 2017
Deadline for U.S. applicants: 30 October 2017

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Fellowships and Grants program for the 2018/19 academic year. We would appreciate it if you could notify qualified candidates about our program.

The deadline for applications is November 1, 2017.

Awards for Research/Study in Scandinavia

The ASF will offer around $300,000 to outstanding American students, scholars, professionals and artists for study and/or research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. Fellowships of up to $23,000 are intended to support an academic year-long stay, and priority is given to students at the graduate level who need to spend time at foreign academic or research institutions. Grants of up to $5,000 are considered more suitable for shorter research visits, both on the graduate or post-doctoral level. Funding is available to candidates in all fields.

Awards for Arctic Research

In partnership with Scandinavian Seminar, a not-for-profit organization sponsoring educational and cultural interaction between Scandinavia and the United States, The ASF annually provides fellowships totaling $50.000 to outstanding American students, researchers, and artists for projects relating to the Arctic and pursued at University of the Arctic member institutions. The purpose of these fellowships is to increase knowledge about the Arctic and issues relating to the Circumpolar North. Past fellowship winners have included scholars pursuing Arctic projects in marine biology, geology, the environment, and indigenous peoples, as well as artists photographing Arctic landscapes.

Awards for Research/Study in in the United States

The ASF also awards fellowships and grants to Scandinavians doing research/study.. These are made on the recommendation of ASF’s cooperating organizations abroad, with each country setting its own deadline. Contact information for the ASF’s cooperating organizations in Scandinavia can be found on the ASF website.

Online application and further ASF Award information available online at the link above.

U.S. Delegates to the five IASC Working Groups (Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social and Human, and Terrestrial) will present on their recent activities and how to engage with IASC through the forum provided on IARPC Collaborations.

Zoom Connection Info
https://iarpc.zoom.us/j/2069310090
Even if you plan to connect to audio via telephone, click the link first, then follow the instructions for the phone number.

If you plan to connect via telephone only
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 206 931 0090
International numbers available: https://iarpc.zoom.us/zoomconference?m=nvdFHZ4hs59_DxJ-aGk9xNi1PjXexWRt

Join PolarTREC for an upcoming event with teacher Dave Jones and researcher Mike DeGrandpre who will discuss the research carried out aboard the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent on CO2 and pH studies in the Beaufort Sea.

You can learn more about Dave's expedition here:
https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/co2-and-ph-studies-of-the-arctic-…

Register for this free event today!