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Update: Following the many challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic, the organizing committee has decided to postpone the PALSEA-SERCE 2020 workshop to September 2021.

However, to continue fostering scientific exchanges in the sea level and ice sheet community in these difficult times, the organizers have decided to set up a virtual meeting, named PALSEAExpress, for the dates of September 15th and 16th, 2020. Each day will consist of three hours, divided between invited talks (20 minutes each plus question time) and virtual poster presentations.

This meeting will focus on developing a better understanding of the physical processes that drive ice sheet collapse and solid earth deformation. These processes are highly uncertain due to a lack of observational constraints, yet they are the dominant drivers for local sea level change. Overcoming this uncertainty requires drawing from observations and expertise from a variety of fields complementary to PALSEA and SERCE including rheology, hydrology, glaciology, and geodesy. In this meeting, we aim to bring empiricists and modelers from the sea level and ice sheet communities together in order to unify solid Earth deformation and ice sheet evolution across time and spatial scales. Pairing our improved understanding of physical processes with enhanced paleo datasets will allow us to narrow in on ice sheet contributions to past sea level rise.

The first day of the meeting will be dedicated to better understanding past sea level, solid Earth deformation, and the glacial isostatic adjustment process. The second day will be dedicated to presentations addressing cutting-edge constraints on paleo ice sheets including ice sheet modeling and ice margin constraints. During the third day of the meeting we will address data stewardship in the sea level modeling community in breakout groups. In particular we will (1) try to establish best practices for the documentation, distribution, and citation of numerical code, (2) review what benchmarking across different 1D and 3D GIA codes exist and / or should be done, and (3) understand how ice and sea level model output should be made available to the community (what format, what platform).

Abstract submission is now online. Please submit your abstract through this form. Abstract submission will close July 1st 2020. Registration will open later and will close August 10th 2020.

On July 21, 2020, the United States Department of Air Force released its Arctic Strategy. The strategy “recognizes the immense geostrategic consequence of the region and its critical role for protecting the homeland and projecting global power,” stated Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett. The Secretary also underscored the region’s elevated importance to the Air Force and Department of Defense.

Please join Polar Institute director Dr. Mike Sfraga for a conversation with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) regarding the Air Force’s Arctic Strategy and its implications for the United States, the North American Arctic, and the unique role Alaska plays in our new, global Arctic.

Join us for this webinar to hear directly from Yugra State University’s leading researchers on the University’s ongoing and future scientific projects linked to the Arctic and climate change. Topics include: environmental monitoring, paleo-climate reconstruction, peatlands & wetlands and, carbon cycling. Discover the fantastic Mukhrino Research Station and hear about opportunities for fieldwork in West Siberia, and learn more about the region and what makes it a unique research environment.

Located in the north of West Siberia, Yugra State University is an exciting place for Arctic research. A member of the University of the Arctic, the University is home to the UNESCO chair on “Environmental dynamic and global climate changes” and manages its very own Mukhrino Research Station which is part of the EU Horizon 2020 INTERACT programme.

The University has links with the UK science community and is keen to develop more. In February this year, ARCTIS2020 - a bespoke UK-Russia field course for early career researchers in the Russian Arctic - was organised in Khanty-Mansyisk, at the University and the Mukhrino Research Station, by the UK Polar Network and APECS Russia.

Speakers

Dr. Evgeny Zarov: Researcher, UNESCO chair “Environmental dynamic and global climate changes”, Yugra State University (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia).

Research interests: peatlands and peat properties, GIS, carbon sequestration and its storage in the high latitude soils, hydrology.

Studied at Saratov State Technical University (Russia), Faculty of Ecology, and Utrecht University (the Netherlands), Faculty of Physical Geography. Arrived at Yugra State University in 2009 and has been involved in science activities of the UNESCO chair. 11 years of active field work in West Siberian taiga and tundra zones. Involved in several international scientific and educational projects (including Interact, ERASMUS+, CNRS.). Current activities are related to developing international collaboration.

Dr. Nina Filippova: Senior researcher, UNESCO chair “Environmental dynamic and global climate changes”, Yugra State University (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia).

Research interests: mycology, funga of West Siberia, fungi of peatlands.

Since 2007 Nina has been working in Yugra State University as an engineer of Mukhrino research station, researcher of UNESCO chair. Since 2010 Nina has been developing the collection of fungi (the Fungarium of Yugra State University) and is involved in the regional initiative on biodiversity data digitisation. Nina is actively participating in science outreach and set up a local mycological society and a citizen science community in the region. Google scholar & Research gate profiles.

Dr. Egor Dyukarev: Lead researcher, UNESCO chair “Environmental dynamic and global climate changes”, Yugra State University (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia).

Research interests: climate change, microclimate, heat and mass transfer, soil temperature, bog ecosystems, carbon balance, greenhouse gases, methane, carbon dioxide, mathematical modeling.

Graduated from Tomsk State University: Master’s (1995), PhD (1999). Has published about 50 peer‐reviewed scientific articles and five book contributions related to carbon balance of West Siberian peatlands, regional climate changes, analyses of microclimates of wetland and forest landscapes, vegetation cover mapping using satellite images, and observation and modelling of soil thermal regimes with a focus on seasonal frozen layer dynamics. Currently working with chamber techniques for measuring and estimating GHGs fluxes in wetland ecosystems and modeling wetland soil thermal regime.

This webinar is organised by the NERC Arctic Office, UK Science and Innovation Network in Russia and Yugra State University.

7-10 December 2020, Arctic Change will make history by going virtual for the first time ever. ArcticNet’s international Arctic science conference takes place every 3 years, bringing together researchers and partners from around the world. This year, we’re taking the conference to you! Building on the success of our previous Annual Scientific Meeting while facing the realities of our times, we are pulling out all the stops to reach a bigger audience than ever before. The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence and our partners warmly invite the global Arctic community to join us—from wherever you are—at the Arctic Change 2020 Virtual Conference.

The Arctic is experiencing an unprecedented change in its sea and terrestrial ice, permafrost, and ecosystems under the triple pressures of climate change, industrialization and modernization. The impacts of these pressures can be seen on food and energy security, shipping, sovereignty, northern community health and well-being, and sustainable development and resource exploitation. All these issues have brought the North to the forefront of national and international agendas. Circumpolar nations face an increased demand to enhance the observational capacity and understanding of this region to ensure that the best information possible is available to support evidence-based policy and decision-making. Science and knowledge mobilization play a pivotal role in this process.

Arctic Change 2020 will bring together leading Arctic researchers, Northern community representatives, graduate students, government and industry partners and stakeholders from all fields. During the week, the world’s foremost northern scientists will discuss the emerging global challenges and opportunities arising from climate change and modernization in the circum-Arctic. With over 1500 participants expected to attend, Arctic Change 2020 will be one of the largest trans-sectoral international Arctic research conferences ever held in Canada.

The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to September 14, 2020 at midnight EDT. Follow the link above for more details.

Update: The conference has been postponed to 16-21 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The symposium provides a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international cooperation in the circumpolar regions of the world. We look to build on the more than 100 participants and the record 50% attendance by students and early career researchers at the 15th ICRSS!

This symposium deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, both Arctic and Antarctic. Earth’s Polar Regions feature cold-climate environments characterized by unique landscapes, biota, and processes. Many of these features and dynamics are Cryosphere-driven and either are already subject to or have the potential for fundamental and rapid changes in a warming world. Earth observation technologies provide crucial tools to understand and quantify these changes.

This symposium will be of interest to scientists, scholars, and industry and government professionals involved in studying and quantifying Arctic and Antarctic Change, renewable and non-renewable resource management, and development of new technologies and methods targeting remote sensing observations of polar environments. The symposium will provide a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international co-operation in the circumpolar regions of the world.

The theme of the 16th ICRSS is Convergence at the Poles – Addressing urgent research questions and management needs through remote sensing in the Arctic and Antarctic.

The 16th ICRSS is being hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Oral presentations will take place in the Wood Center Ballroom and various conference activities will be scattered through the greater University and Fairbanks community.

Join us as members of the MOSAiC expedition education and outreach team describe new virtual reality tools (including a new planetarium show) that can be used as immersive resources to bring students to the Arctic and allow them to really experience this unprecedented expedition!

About MOSAiC

The MOSAiC expedition is one of the largest Arctic research expeditions ever conducted with more than 500 scientists from 19 countries participating. The goal of the expedition is to study all aspects of the changing Arctic climate system by freezing a ship in ice and drifting with the ice for an entire year! Since the start of the expedition in September 2019, MOSAiC scientists have braved sub-zero temperatures, months of total darkness, curious polar bears, and logistical challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these obstacles, this unprecedented expedition has persisted and will continue through October 2020.

Bring MOSAiC into your virtual classrooms today!

WHO: K-12 science teachers.
WHAT: Webinar focused on virtual tools to introduce students to the MOSAiC expedition.
WHY: The MOSAiC expedition will continue through October 2020. Take advantage of the many MOSAiC-related virtual teaching tools and connect your students to the science and adventure of the MOSAiC expedition in real-time!
HOW: Register for the webinar to receive an invitation and Zoom link for the event.

Scientific research into complex coastal systems and the interplay with coastal hazards is vital for predicting, responding to and mitigating threats in these regions. Understanding the risks associated with coastal hazards requires a holistic Earth Systems approach that integrates improved understanding of and, where possible, predictions about natural, social, and technological processes with efforts to increase the resilience of coastal systems. The Coastlines and People program supports diverse, innovative, multi-institution awards that are focused on critically important coastlines and people research that is integrated with broadening participation goals. The objective of this solicitation is to support Coastal Research Hubs, structured using a convergent science approach, at the nexus between coastal sustainability, human dimensions, and coastal processes to transform understanding of interactions among natural, human-built, and social systems in coastal, populated environments.

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): August 10, 2020.

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): September 09, 2020.

Please follow the link above for complete details.

Doug Benn, St Andrews University, UK, "Icy Oscillators: A Widescreen View of Glacier Surges".

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.

UPDATE:

With great regret we inform you that the Karthaus course planned for September 2020 has to be cancelled. We have discussed the situation with the teaching staff, and all agreed that there is no way around it. There are too many uncertainties concerning the development of the covid-19 crisis, especially with regard to international travel.

We sincerely hope that the next Karthaus course will be in September 2021, in a world that is in a better shape and in which we can move more freely again!

The course provides a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. Topics include: continuum mechanics, sliding and hydraulics, numerical modelling, polar meteorology, ice-ocean interaction, ice cores, interaction of ice sheets with the solid earth, etc. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on a glaciology-related climate project. Some places are available for junior scientists.

The standard registration fee is € 1000. This covers lodging, full board, excursion and course material. The International Glaciological Society offers three fellowships to cover the registration for students that qualify but have difficulties to pay the fee (this requires a justification).

Lecturers include: T. Blunier, I. Hewitt, N. Karlsson, F. Keller, F. Navarro, F. Pattyn, F. Sandberg Sørensen, G. Spada, A. Stroeven, C. Tijm-Reijmer, R. Winkelmann, J. Oerlemans (convenor).

Send your application before 1 May 2020. Follow the link above for more information.

*Update: The 28th International Polar Conference unfortunately has to be cancelled. Due to the special situation caused by the Corona crisis, currently large meetings cannot be realized allover in Germany until end of August, and furthermore, the venue at the University of Cologne might not be available because of possible shifts of lectures and seminars until the end of the summer term, that means, end of September 2020. We very much regret to take this decision. We hope to carry out the 28th International Polar Conference at a later time.

Any registration fees that have been already paid by bank transfer will be refunded. For any further question, please contact the DGP office at geschaeftsstelle at polarforschung.de*

The German Society for Polar Research invites you to attend the 28th International Polar Conference to discuss the polar regions, climate change and consequences for the earth system and society. Contributions are welcome in the field of polar and high mountain research covering the following and related topics:

• Polar Research in a Changing Society
• Humans in the Changing Arctic
• Coole Klassen – Polarbildung in der Schule
• Atmosphere, Sea-Ice, and the Polar Ocean
• Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Sea-level Rise
• Hunting the Oldest Ice
• Tectonics and Geodynamic Processes of Polar Regions
• Stratigraphy and Evolutionary Dynamics at High Latitudes
• Facing Polar Climate Change: Insights from the Past
• Permafrost in a warming World: Impacts and Consequences
• Organisms in the face of Climate Change: Discoveries and New Approaches
• Astronomy and Astrophysics in Polar Regions
• Needs for Innovative Polar Infrastructure
• Polar Resources and Governance: Chances and Risks
• Polar Ecosystems: State, Changes and Management
• Polar Research through the Lens of an Artist

Conference language: English (special German Sessions are possible).

Deadline for registration as well as for the submission of abstracts: 30 April 2020.