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Speakers:

• Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Rick Lader, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Jeremy Littell, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (USGS)

In the last couple years, SE Alaska has experienced historically unprecedented drought and now historically extreme rainfall. These events have challenged management of regional infrastructure, affected local and regional ecosystems, and more importantly, real consequences for people living and working in the region. Are they just natural variability, chance one-time weirdness, or harbingers of what is to come? Putting these recent events in context of our historical experience helps us understand droughts and deluges now and make sense of just how uncommon they really are in the past. Using the best climate science available, we can also ask how likely these kinds of events may be in the future given what we know about climate change and its impacts on extremes. And we can try to make sense of the risks involved and what the science suggests we can do about adapting to the future before it gets here. Join Rick Thoman, Rick Lader, and Jeremy Littell for a webinar about the past, present and future of precipitation extremes in southeast Alaska.

Please follow the link above to register.

The Steering Committee, while recognizing the strength of an in-person conference (networking, meeting spaces, etc.), has unanimously voted to host AMSS virtually for 2021.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

Oral and poster presentations will continue to be the main focus of AMSS 2021. Showcasing Alaska's marine science remains the utmost priority despite the challenges we all have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also exploring some additional events (virtual panels, social hours, etc.) surrounding the virtual launch of AMSS 2021, so stay tuned!

Research will be presented by geographic theme, including the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands, and the Arctic. Topic areas will include ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, local traditional knowledge, and more.

The IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology (NAG) invites you to a short online meeting. The meeting will start with three invited 30-minute presentations within the theme glacier – atmosphere interactions:

1. Koji Fujita (Nagoya University, Japan) - Physically based summer temperature reconstruction from melt layers in ice cores
2. Ruth Mottram (Danish Meteorological Institute, Denmark) - Forecasting future declines: High resolution SMB for Arctic glaciers
3. Shawn Marshall (University of Calgary, Canada) - The transition to temperate firn and the development of a deep firn aquifer at Kaskawulsh Glacier, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon

After the presentations we will have a 30-minute break before we continue with an open forum (~60 minutes), where ongoing developments within the Network on Arctic Glaciology are discussed.

This short online meeting is held instead of the physical meeting (Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers), that was scheduled for 26-28 January 2021 in Szczyrk, Poland, but has been postponed to 2022.

In case you would like to attend the online meeting, please register at the link above.

We ask participants that have not joined an IASC NAG meeting before to very briefly motivate their interest in this meeting. The meeting will be on Zoom and a meeting link will be sent by email after registration.

Join Ed Bowlby, retired Marine Biologist, as he shares stories and photos from some of his marine mammal research and adventures in the Arctic, Antarctic, West Coast, and tropics. Over his multi-decade career Ed has investigated a variety of marine mammals ranging from Hawaiian monk seals to sea otters and many species of whales. Ed is also a prolific writer evident in his 16 co-authored articles and technical reports. This webinar event is part of the 2021 Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Feiro Marine Life Center Speaker Series. More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series can be found here.

The Inspiring Girls* Expedition program seeks 16 and 17-year-old girls for tuition-free mini-research expeditions to study at the elbows of glaciologists, oceanographers, artists, and other professionals. Girls on Ice is the original expedition where girls study glaciers, volcanoes, and the alpine environment. We also now have Girls in Icy Fjords, Girls on Rock, Girls on Water, Girls in the Forest.

Applications must be started by January 22, 2021. Please see our website for details on eligibility and selection criteria. (Note that we do not consider a student's grades in our selection process; we just want to connect with young women ready to explore their own curiosity, creativity, and courage).

Learn more about the program through a ">short video.

New to the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee and have questions about how this interagency body works? Join us for a 30-minute webinar introduction to IARPC and IARPC Collaborations. This webinar will include an overview of IARPC member agencies, the current Arctic Research Plan, the IARPC Collaborations web platform, collaboration teams, and how you can get involved.

Project Analyst Meredith LaValley and Web Manager/Community Coordinator Liz Weinberg will give a 15 minute overview presentation, followed by 15 minutes for Q&A. Members of the IARPC Secretariat will be available to answer questions. This webinar will be recorded.

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. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

Please follow the link above to register.

Join the U.S. National Ice Center for an overview of the products and resources offered by this multi-agency organization.

The U.S. National Ice Center provides global-to-tactical-scale ice and snow products, ice forecasting, and other environmental intelligence services. Center Director CDR Heather Quilenderino, Ph.D., will give a presentation about the center in this webinar; there will be time at the end for questions. This webinar will be recorded.

During the Third Polar Data Forum (PDF) held in Helsinki in November of 2019, members of the Polar Data Community gathered to share information and knowledge and to make practical progress towards greater data sharing and interoperability. PDF III followed on a series of meetings that have resulted in continuing advancements in the areas of federated search, identification and development of shared vocabularies and formal semantics, data policy, community building and other topics. Since PDF III, the dialogue has continued. In March and early April, the Arctic data community met during the online Arctic Observing Summit. The Standing Committee on Arctic Data Management (SCADM) and members of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Program have met regularly. There is broad agreement between these groups and the IASC-SAON Arctic Data Committee (ADC) that meeting more frequently will help us to continue making practical progress on our shared goals.

During these challenging times, meeting in person is not feasible. However, recent online events have demonstrated that we can successfully collaborate using virtual tools.

We would like to invite you to join us online on 21st January 20:00-23:00 UTC to continue our efforts to enhance polar data sharing and interoperability. This is an online workshop in a planned series of bi-monthly online workshops convened by the ADC, SCADM, SOOS, the Arctic Observing Summit Working Group 4, the Global Cryosphere Watch, and the World Data System on behalf of the polar data community.

Due to the constraints of our virtual platform, participation is limited. Registration is required. Connection information for the virtual meeting will be provided to registered participants closer to the event time.

International Glaciological Society Global Seminar:

Speaking: Adrian Luckman, Swansea University, "Larsen C and Brunt Ice Shelves - Ice Dynamics, Rifts and Stuff".

Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

The seminar will also be available afterwards on the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it there if technology fails or you can't make it.