Past Events

The CICE Consortium, a group of stakeholders and primary developers of the Los Alamos sea ice model (CICE), announces an open meeting to be held during the 2017 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This open meeting will convene Wednesday, 13 December 2017 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CST in Riverside III on the second floor of the Hampton Inn and Suites - New Orleans Convention Center hotel.

This meeting will provide:

• A discussion of the planned releases from the CICE Consortium
• Presentations from member institutions
• Opportunities for discussion and to share information on related efforts

Attendees are invited to bring a lunch.

For more information about the CICE Consortium, please follow the link above.

For questions and to RSVP, contact:
David Bailey
Email: dbailey [at] ucar.edu

SEARCH & IARPC will hold a joint Town Hall session at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting taking place in New Orleans, LA 11-15 December 2017.

Title: Arctic Science for Stakeholders - Evolving Approaches
Date and Time: Thursday, 14 December 2017, 12:30-1:30pm
Location: New Orleans, LA - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room: 252-254
Abstract: The Interagency Arctic Research Committee (IARPC) and the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) recognize the importance of science that is actionable by stakeholders. This town hall will share their evolving approaches and engage the community in discussions of best practices and new approaches. Examples of Arctic research addressing stakeholder needs will serve as test cases to examine: how are needs identified; how are questions appropriately framed to meet stakeholder needs; and what promotes and constrains research addressing those needs? The executive directors of SEARCH and IARPC will moderate discussion among SEARCH and IARPC teams and the broader community.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) invites the research community to attend a listening session in the ARCUS Room during the AGU Fall Meeting and provide comments on how best to revise and strengthen the Principles for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic, ensure their wide dissemination, and how best to put them into practice. For more details, please go to the IARPC Collaborations website, which also includes a link to a Request for Information in the Federal Register.

The listening session will take place on Thursday, December 14th from 3:00-4:00p CST at the Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans-Convention Center in Riverside Room I (2nd floor, 1201 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana).

Or join remotely through:

• Zoom Connection Information: https://iarpc.zoom.us/j/6753563182

• Telephone: +1-669-900-6833 or +1-408-638-0968 or +1-646-876-9923
  Meeting ID: 675 356 3182

Meeting Time: 11-1pm PT
This is a regular quarterly planning meeting of the SSC & AT Leads. The meeting will be held virtually.

The German Society for Polar Research invites you to the 27th International Polar Conference at the University of Rostock, Germany, 25th – 29th March 2018, to discuss the cold region changes and consequences.

The cold regions of the Earth – Arctic, Antarctica and the high mountain ranges – are exposed to fundamental changes due to global warming and direct anthropogenic pressures. The Arctic sea ice as well as glaciers in Greenland and Alpine mountains are not only losing huge areas, but also habitats for many unique organisms depending on the cold habitats. The terrestrial permafrost is thawing leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions. However, these changes ranging from loss in cryospheric extent to coastal erosion or neobiota have many but yet unknown consequences for polar physico-chemical, biogeochemical and geological processes as well as for polar organisms and their ecosystems.

Contributions are welcome in the field of polar and high mountain research covering the following and related topics:

• Cryosphere – Glaciology, Sea Ice, Permafrost
• Geology and Geophysics
• Climate and Atmosphere
• Polar Oceans
• Biological Responses, Acclimation and Adaptation
• Biogeochemical Cycles and Food Webs
• Modern Methods in Polar Research
• Historical and Socio-Economic Aspects
• Report Colloquium of the DFG SPP 1158
• "Cool Classes“: Polar Topics at Schools

Deadline for registration and submission of abstracts: extended to 22 December 2017.

In the continuation of the International and Regional conferences convened by the International Permafrost Association, the 5th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP 2018) will be held in Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France, 23 June - 1 July 2018. The conference aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level.

Comfortably installed at the Majestic congress center or climbing the challenging slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, our agenda will be the following:

• Saturday 23 ‐ Sunday 24/06: PYRN days (meeting, field trip, and more!)
• Sunday 24/06: IPA council meeting, workshops, ice‐breaker dinner
• Monday 25/06: 1st day of sessions
• Tuesday 26/06: 2nd day of sessions
• Wednesday 27/06: 1st day of local field trips
• Thursday 28/06: 3rd day of sessions
• Friday 29/06: 2nd day of local field trips
• Saturday 30/06 ‐ Sunday 01/07: two‐day‐long regional field trips

KEY DATES:

• Abstract submission deadline: extended to 22 December 2017
• Decision on abstract (oral/poster): February 2018
• Early-bird registration: until April 1st 2018

This meeting aims to bring together researchers across the broad range of sub-disciplines within Quaternary science. This will enable the sharing of ideas, approaches to data-model inter-comparisons including dealing with uncertainties, and the dissemination of research across the discipline. There have been major recent advances in Quaternary research in both data and modelling approaches and the conference aims to highlight these.

Sessions will be arranged around topics and it is envisaged that these will include both data and modelling presentations, which will encourage and provide opportunity for discussion and initiate collaboration. We welcome the submission of abstracts on topics that use a data approach, a modelling approach or that integrates both approaches. Therefore, if you are engaged in, or interested in learning more about, data-model intercomparison in the field of Quaternary Science, we would encourage you to attend.

Proposed scientific themes:

• Intercomparisons between climate modelling and palaeoclimate reconstructions
• Glacial system modelling and glacial geomorphology
• Long-term ecology, ecological processes and biodiversity
• Human/environment interactions including refining and testing models of anthropogenic land cover change
• Palaeohydrology and long-term landscape evolution
• Past and future sea-level change

The call for abstracts for the QRA Annual Discussion Meeting has been extended until 12 noon on 3rd November. Early-bird registration rates for both regular and postgraduate delegates will be available until 8th November

For more information, follow the link above.

The NSF-funded Polar Interdisciplinary Coordinated Education (Polar ICE) project is leading an effort to develop a suite of concepts to help Polar scientists and informal and classroom educators to communicate about Polar Regions. Polar scientists are invited to explore our newly developed Polar Literacy Principles (PLP) while practicing and discussing effective techniques for science communication with science communication experts Ari Daniel, a digital producer at NOVA and independent science reporter for public radio programs among other outlets and Dr. Joan Middendorf, of the Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning at Indiana University and author of Overcoming Student Learning Bottlenecks.

When: Sunday, February 11, 2018
Where: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon

• Learn how to construct more effective Broader Impact projects that engage the public in learning about Polar Regions;
• Connect with educators, learning scientists, and media professionals.
• Network with polar research colleagues who also share an interest in effectively communicating polar science.

Polar ICE will provide education and outreach opportunities to practice your science communication skills. Only 25 scientists will be selected for participation in this project. A $300 stipend is available for scientists who participate in the program.

Apply for your spot through an online application before January 3, 2018.

Learn more about Polar ICE:
https://polar-ice.org

The 14th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI- 2018) will take place during the 2nd week in January 2018. This international symposium series dates back 55 years and is devoted to research on all aspects of ice. The broad field of topics is linked by the focus on fundamentals.

Topics:

• Ice and Life (near and far, far away)
• Surfaces, Interfaces and Nucleation
• Ice Phases, Amorphous Ice and Glass Transitions
• Crystal Growth
• Microstructure and Mechanics
• Cryospheric Processes (from glaciological friction, deformation and damage mechanics, snow dynamics and photochemistry to sea ice thermodynamics)

Important Dates:

Abstract submission: 1.7.2017 - 20.9.2017

Registration: 16.10.2017 - 06.12.2017

CUAHSI is pleased to partner with the University of Washington, U.S. Forest Service, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, and Universite de Sherbrooke to offer the Snow Measurement Field School, a 3-day field school on making and analyzing snow measurements.

This course will give fundamental training to students in making and analyzing snow measurements including depth, density, water equivalence, grain size and shape, stratigraphy, temperature and hardness. Students completing this course will be able to perform high-quality fieldwork and design studies making snowpack measurements.

The course is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, professionals and senior scientists, modelers and remote sensers that will make snow measurements as part of their research, or use snowpack data in their research. There are no required prerequisites, but students should be physically able to spend days outside being active in the snow.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 15 2017 via the following Google Form:

http://cuahsi.memberclicks.net/message2/link/0d746cfd-b984-45ba-97ab-9d…

A very limited number of student travel grants are available to accepted applicants on a first-come, first-served basis to help defray the cost of travel to this course. Contact Elizabeth Tran at etran [at] cuahsi.org for more information.

The EGU General Assembly 2018 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcoming you in Vienna, Austria 8-13 April 2018.

For the second year in a row, the EGU is offering a mentoring programme for novice conference attendees, students, and early career scientists at its annual General Assembly. The programme aims to facilitate new connections that may lead to long-term professional relationships within the Earth, planetary, and space science communities. It promises to be a rewarding experience for both mentees and mentors, so do consider signing up (deadline: 31 January 2018).

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 10 Jan 2018, 13:00 CET.
Sponsorship application deadline: 10 Jan 2018.
Early registration deadline: 01 Mar 2018.

Organizers of the 5th International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-5) announce a call for special session proposals.

This symposium will be comprised of discussions on environmental changes in the Arctic and their regional and global implications and seeks additional international scientific collaboration in this area by gathering, synthesizing, and sharing information related to these changes occurring in the Arctic. Arctic change has impacts on the global climate, as well as ecosystems and human societies in higher-middle latitudes. A better understanding of these processes is needed so that improved information can be given to society and stakeholders, particularly decision makers.

Special emphasis will be placed on the fields of the social sciences and humanities, which have not been included in previous ISARs.

The symposium will consist of plenary, general, and special sessions, as well as poster sessions. Special sessions are inter-disciplinary and solicited from participants.

The general sessions include the fields of:

• Atmosphere
• Ocean and sea ice
• Rivers, lakes, permafrost, and snow cover
• Ice sheets, glaciers, and ice cores
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems
• Geospace
• Policies and economy
• Social and cultural dimensions

For further information about the call for special session proposals or to submit a proposal, follow the link above.

Special session proposal deadline: 15 April 2017.

Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2017.

Early registration deadline: 15 November 2017.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, is seeking comment from the public on how best to revise and strengthen the Principles for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic (https://www.nsf.gov/​geo/​opp/​arctic/​conduct.jsp). These Principles were adopted in 1990 by the federal agencies that participate in IARPC and published in 1990. Since 1990, community engagement and Arctic research have advanced both in theory and in practice, necessitating a review and update of the current Principles. The update will focus on communicating clearly the Principles for community engagement by Arctic researchers and including language that describes partnerships and collaborations with Indigenous scholars, enhanced community-based observations, fostering community-based participatory research, and the integral contributions of Indigenous knowledge in the co-production and dissemination of knowledge. Input is also sought on enhancing the dissemination and implementation of the Principles.

Written comments must be submitted no later than January 16, 2018.

Please see the link at the top for more information.

In 2017 Norway set out its vision for a peaceful, innovative and sustainable north and the policies for achieving it, in Norway’s Arctic Strategy – between geopolitics and social development. Following a presentation of this strategy, the Northern Sparsely Populated Area co-operation will present its priorities for EU investments in the Arctic post 2020. The NSPA network represents the northernmost countries of Sweden, Finland and Norway. The event will be rounded off with a Q&A session.

PROGRAM:

Welcome & Opening remarks
H.E. Oda Helen Sletnes, Norway’s Ambassador to the EU

Opening remarks
Satu Vehreävesa, Chairwoman of Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA)

A presentation of Norway’s new Arctic Strategy
Trond Gabrielsen, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vincent Fleischer, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Building strong and smart communities: NSPA’s proposals for EU investments in the Arctic
Kari Aalto, Director of East & North Finland EU Office
Mikael Janson, Director of North Sweden EU Office
Nils Kristian Sørheim Nilsen, Director of North Norway European Office

To attend, please register at the link above by 15 January 2018.

The Arctic Funders Collaborative (AFC), in partnership with the Tamalpais Trust and Tides Canada Foundations, invite Expressions of Interest from next generation Indigenous leaders to serve as Advisors. These Advisors will design and lead the new Arctic Indigenous Fund. Expressions of Interest are invited from next generation Indigenous leaders from across the circumpolar Arctic and sub-Arctic, including Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Sapmi.

The goal of the new Arctic Indigenous Fund is to empower next generation Indigenous Northern leaders to exercise authority over philanthropic funding. Advisors will decide how these philanthropic resources can be distributed in ways that better support the needs of Northern communities and align with existing Indigenous-led efforts and leadership.

The Advisor positions will require:

• A commitment of a two-year term as a fund advisor;
• Ability to travel annually, including a three-day meeting in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in March 2018;
• Availability for periodic conference calls and document review; and
• Comfort with being a point of contact for communities in their region.

Interested individuals must submit a one-page Expression of Interest, or a three-minute video, outlining their vision for the North and their sense of responsibility to contribute to their community.

Expressions of Interest must be submitted to: director [at] arcticfunders.com

Deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest: Friday, 19 January 2018.

The Fifth International Summer School in Glaciology organized by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF), will be held in McCarthy, central Alaska, from 5 to 15 June 2018.

The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the physics of glaciers and current research frontiers in glaciology with focus on quantitative glaciology and remote sensing. The course is open to 28 graduate students from around the world targeting primarily early stage PhD students who perform glacier-related research. It will be taught by faculty of UAF’s glaciology group and several invited guest instructors from outside Alaska.

Application deadline: 20 January 2018

In a world of increasing turmoil the Arctic is still a place for collaboration and peaceful communication. In maintaining peaceful relations across borders in the north the encompassing science collaboration has been particular important. The vast ocean that represents the bulk of the arctic area carries large potentials, but also threats. As increasingly larger parts of it will be utilized, how do we communicate and conduct search and rescue. And more importantly, how do we secure productive and healthy oceans. Sustainable development of the ocean is of particular importance in this matter. Sustainable business development is also key in securing resilient arctic societies. Connecting these societies together and closer to the rest of the world’s ideas, knowledge, technology and capital is an issue of special importance at Arctic Frontiers Policy in 2018.

In 2018 the Arctic Frontiers Policy program will have five main sessions with the following tentative working titles: State of the Arctic, Technology and connectivity, Resilient Arctic societies and business development, Healthy and productive oceans, Industry and environment.

On behalf of the Scientific Program Committees, we have great pleasure in inviting you to submit one or more online abstracts, for oral or poster presentation, to any of the four parts.

We ask you to do so in accordance with the instructions provided on the Call for Papers page at the link above.

All abstracts will be reviewed by members of the four scientific committees for rating of abstract quality and presentation content.

Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Note this call for papers addresses only the science section that takes place from Tuesday 23 January to Thursday 27 January 2018.

The International Arctic Science Committee’s Network on Arctic Glaciology (IASC-NAG) invite registration and abstract submissions for the Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers and IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting.

The purpose of the meeting is to present and discuss new results on observations and modeling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet; to provide a forum for glaciologists and marine biologists to present and discuss their work and stimulate future collaborations; and to plan and coordinate field work with the aim of using available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way.

Submissions that comply with one of two special themes are encouraged:

Understanding atmosphere-glacier-ocean interactions and the implications for the pan-Arctic glacier mass budget and
The importance of Arctic glaciers for the Arctic marine ecosystem.
Besides addressing classical topics on Arctic Glaciology, this year the workshop will host a cross-cutting activity of the Marine and Cryosphere working groups of IASC, with the aim to bring together people from glaciology, marine ecology, and oceanography.

Contributions in the form of oral presentations and or posters are welcomed. Presentation will be 15-20 minutes, including discussion. For those poster presentations, time will be reserved in the program for presenters to give a short two- to three-minute introduction.

Abstracts submission and registration must be completed online using the Google form, at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAgDPmw1Xaf4GT4QOBFIq0SoJZDfV…

Please indicate whether you prefer oral or poster presentation and if you like to contribute to one of the special sessions.

Workshop support has been received through IASC and the IASC-Cryosphere Working Group. Depending on the number of participants, organizers may request a small registration fee (not more than 30 EUR), in order to ensure sufficient supply of coffee and other refreshments.

Registration deadline: 10 November 2017

Abstract submission deadline: 10 November 2017

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Alaska’s premier marine research conference, has been bringing together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public for over twenty years to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. Over 700 people attend this 4-day long conference held annually during the month of January.

Each day of the conference highlights important Alaskan marine ecosystems: Arctic (Tuesday), Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (Wednesday), and the Gulf of Alaska (Thursday). Research topics discussed range from ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, to local traditional knowledge. Since its inception, NPRB has been a proud sponsor and one of the leading organizers of AMSS.

Important Dates:
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES: OCTOBER 6, 2017
- ONLINE REGISTRATION: OCTOBER 18, 2017 — JANUARY 15, 2018
- ON-SITE REGISTRATION: JANUARY 22, 2018 — JANUARY 26, 2018

The Arctic Sea Ice Prediction Stakeholders Workshop will be held in conjunction with the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso, Norway. This workshop will bring together sea ice stakeholders and forecasters to:

1) Assess the value of forecasts by the user community.
2) Determine if and how ice forecasts are currently being used in decision making.
3) Communicate the relevant metrics needed by various stakeholders.
4) Identify where improvements in sea ice forecasts would help stakeholders make decisions.
5) Communicate the limits and opportunities of current forecasting systems.

Please follow the link above for more information.