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Join us for a panel to illuminate polar research and achievements by those who identify as women. The panel will foster discussion on the systemic changes in polar sciences to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, weave connections and collaborations between many roles in a social change ecosystem to develop tools and methods to reach new audiences and inspire the next generation of women polar knowledge holders, researchers, and scientists, and create a space that values and incorporates Indigenous women’s oral histories and traditional knowledge as a fundamental component of scientific research. This discussion will continue in 2021 with a series of free monthly webinars showcasing past, present, and future trailblazing women in the Arctic and Antarctic online from The Arctic Institute.

COVID-19 Update:

Our annual Arctic Shipping Forum Helsinki and Arctic Shipping North America conferences have moved online. We look forward to bringing together the who's who of the Arctic shipping industry in this new virtual format to learn, connect and move forward together.

Developing technological capabilities. Improving emergency response. Securing a sustainable future for shipping in the Arctic.

Follow the link above for more information.

Ocean acidification and climate change are quickly altering the Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem. Dr. Hauri will present her latest modeling results on how ocean acidification has changed the marine habitats of some of Alaska’s most important species. She will also demonstrate how her publicly available model output can be easily used to study the seascape of the Gulf of Alaska.

Please follow the link above to register.

Feel free to explore the Gulf of Alaska Ocean Acidification tool ahead of time.

The European Commission (Directorate General for Research and Innovation) and the European Space Agency are working together to improve cooperation and to identify the grand science challenges in Polar research that may drive joint EC-ESA scientific activities in the coming years. The European Polar Science Week is one of the first results of this increased cooperation between the two organisations.

The event will take place online and will comprise different type of sessions promoting different levels of interaction with the community:

• Plenary sessions with invited keynote speakers, including a final round table discussion focused around key topics of societal general interest;
• Virtual Poster and virtual exhibition area. Using an IT tool allowing e-posters and other electronic material submitted by the community to be explored, presented and discussed, with open interaction among participants and the authors.
• A set of parallel discussion sessions or side events proposed by the science community focusing on different topics and including presentations from keynote speakers.

The event is open to Polar researchers and students, modellers, Earth system and climate scientists, industry, policy makers, representatives of local communities and other stakeholders interested in sharing their knowledge and experience and contributing to drive the European polar scientific agenda.

The event will be virtual with all presentations and discussions done remotely.

Registered participants will have full access to all session contents, interactions and networking. As a registered participant, you will be able to:

• Attend all the sessions
• Participate in the Q&A and polls
• Participate in the discussion sessions
• View the e-Posters and discuss live with the authors
• Network with the speakers and with other registered participants using an AI-powered networking tool.

The deadline for registration is 20 October 2020.

No participation fees will be charged.

We are heading towards another winter and already started getting the view of northern lights in Svalbard. It makes perfect timing for our next webinar on studying polar atmosphere using Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) cusp rocket missions in Svalbard on 23rd October 2020, Friday, during 15:00 - 16:30 (CEST). This webinar covers the following four talks:

1. Jøran Moen (UNIS): GCI-Cusp history and its relevance to Svalbard studies.
2. Andres Spicher (University of Oslo): GCI-Cusp: an observing system for the dynamics of the upper polar atmosphere above Svalbard.
3. Douglas Rowland (NASA): The VISIONS-2 rocket mission: exploring atmospheric escape in the Earth's cusp.
4. Kolbjørn Blix (Andøya Space Centre): Grand Challenge Initiative - M/LT project

Please follow the link above for more information. Register for the webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Join the National Science Foundation and IARPC for a program manager chat about a solicitation for proposals for Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants.

NSF invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) to the Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to conduct dissertation-level research about and related to the Arctic region. The Programs that are currently accepting DDRIG proposals are the Arctic Social Sciences (ASSP), Arctic System Science (ARCSS), and Arctic Observing Network (AON) Programs.

The goal of this solicitation is to attract research proposals that advance a fundamental, process, and systems-level understanding of the Arctic's rapidly changing natural environment and social and cultural systems, and, where appropriate, to improve our capacity to project future change. The Arctic Sciences Section supports research focused on the Arctic region and its connectivity with lower latitudes. The scientific scope is aligned with, but not limited to, research challenges outlined in the IARPC Arctic Research Plan. Given that this solicitation is designed to support early career scientists, this program will also advance research capacity in Arctic sciences, promote workforce development, and enhance diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

During this webinar, NSF program officers will give an overview of this funding opportunity and will be available to answer questions. All are welcome to attend.

The BEST Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of the new call for proposals for the EU and UK Overseas Countries and Territories.

This grant scheme is designed to provide effective support for actions on the ground carried out by local stakeholders. The maximum amount and duration of a project are respectively €60,000 and 19 months. It has been adapted to cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak and extended to circular economy solutions preserving ecosystems and reducing pressure on biodiversity.

The Guidelines and related application forms – which encompass all the information needed – are available on the BEST 2.0+ website. Potential applicants are invited to carefully read all the documents before submitting their application on the portal.

The deadline to apply is 22 October 2020.

Interested Polar and Sub-polar stakeholders are also invited to attend an upcoming information session to find out more and ask questions.

Date: Wednesday, 16 September @ 4:00 PM (CEST)
Please download GoTo Meeting software first:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/448034661
Link to meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/426152909

Learn how the cascading impacts of Arctic permafrost melt threaten humans, settlements, species, and our shared planet.

The northern hemisphere is covered by nine million square miles of permafrost, ground that continuously remains frozen for two or more years, located on land or under the ocean. In this Migration in Harmony webinar, you will learn from preeminent scientist Dr. Kimberley R. Miner about the cascading impacts of permafrost melt in the Arctic and beyond the circumpolar north. Permafrost is one of the largest greenhouse gas stores on the planet. As climate change warms the Arctic at nearly three times the rate of the global average, permafrost is beginning to thaw, causing a cascade of risks to people, places, and our shared planet. When the organic material begins to decompose, permafrost thaw can destabilize major infrastructure, discharge mercury levels dangerous to human health, and release billions of metric tons of carbon.

Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, and Climate Change Institute Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maine. At JPL, Kimberley works on the Arctic Methane Project, looking at the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. Kimberley researches climate change with multi-national teams in Canada, Switzerland, Italy and Alaska. During her Ph.D., she developed the first health assessment of glacial meltwater pollution. For this groundbreaking work, she was awarded fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and the Switzer Foundation.

Migration In Harmony is an international, cross-disciplinary network of Arctic migration researchers funded by the National Science Foundation. Learn more and sign up here.

Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) will be presenting the 2020 Fall Fire Science Workshop Online in association with the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review (October 19-23).

Agenda:

8:30 Welcome and AFSC updates - Sarah Trainor, Alison York, and Zav Grabinski, AFSC (15 min)
8:45 Overwintering fires in boreal North America - R. Scholten, R. Jandt, E. Miller, B. Rogers, S. Veraverbeke, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
9:05 When does a lightning strike start a fire in Alaska? - T. Hessilt, G. van der Werf, R. Scholten, S. Veraverbeke, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
9:25 Break
9:40 Fire Occurrence Prediction – An Example from British Columbia - Steve Taylor, Canadian Forest Service
10:00 McKinley fire video - Jen Schmidt, UAA
10:15 Wrap up and Evaluation - Alison York, AFSC
10:30 Adjourn

Alaska produces more than half the fish caught in U.S. waters. A warming Arctic, reduced sea ice, changing fisheries biomass, and increasing activity in the Arctic has implications for current and existing fisheries in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas.

This session will outline federal and state fisheries policies and management approaches as well as at sea and community based fisheries perspectives.

Speakers:

• Steve MacLean, Arctic Fishery Management Plan Coordinator - North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• TBA, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• Stephanie Madsen, Executive Director - At-Sea Processors Association
• Simon Kinneen, Vice President / Ouota & Acquisions Manager - Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation

The program is free of charge but please register to receive login details.