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The 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP2020) will be held in Lanzhou, China from June 22~26, 2020. The general theme of the congress is “Permafrost Environment Under Persistent Warming: Challenges for Scientific Assessment & Engineering Practice”.

Sessions will include:

1. Engineering – construction and design
2. Frost heave and thaw subsidence
3. Carbon biogeochemistry
4. Coastlines
5. Geohazards
6. Remote Sensing
7. Education

Abstract submission deadline has been extended to January 31, 2020.

Follow the link above for more information and registration.

The UN Decade of Ocean science presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver scientific knowledge and ensure that ocean science can fully support countries’ actions to sustainably manage the Oceans and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This workshop will provide a forum to gather Arctic Ocean leaders and key stakeholders to discuss and prioritize issues identified at the First Global Planning Meeting. During the workshop plenary and break-out groups will facilitate interdisciplinary discussions across sectors to identify concrete deliverables and partnerships to meet the Decade's six societal objectives (A clean ocean; A healthy and resilient ocean; A predicted ocean; A safe ocean; A sustainably harvested and productive ocean; A transparent and accessible ocean).

Based on your knowledge and expertise, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the workshop. During the day there will be plenary sessions and three sessions with break out groups discussing topics corresponding to the societal outcomes of the Decade.

Each break-out group will, for the different subject areas, aim to identify how knowledge from Arctic residents, business, policy and science can work together on Arctic Ocean issues relevant for the UN Decade, focusing on:

• Knowledge gaps, and Arctic ocean science priorities for the 2030 Agenda and regional ocean policy priorities
• Existing Arctic and new relevant partnerships/networks/initiatives/meetings that can be leveraged
• Priority themes and topics to be addressed by the Decade from a sustainable development perspective

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a series of solicitation webinars. These webinars will discuss the Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) solicitation.

During the webinars, NNA Program Officers will discuss the Navigating the New Arctic Solicitation 20-514. Each webinar session will begin with a short presentation followed by a question and answer session with the program officers.

For those unable to join the webinars live, a live video recording of the presentation is available online at: https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/arctic/nna/index.jsp

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) is one of the National Science Foundation's 10 Big Ideas. A new solicitation is requesting proposals that bring together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergence research and encourages new researchers and those already working in the Arctic to work together at the intersection of natural, social, and built systems.

With the influx of new polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites orbiting the globe, a plethora of satellite datasets are available for users to analyze and employ in the operational forecasting environment. But where can users find satellite training resources to learn about polar-orbiting and geostationary product applications? This presentation will explore a comprehensive list of where NOAA and non-NOAA users alike can find JPSS and GOES satellite training resources on-line, via satellite teletraining along with conference workshops. Product applications will also be highlighted, along with links of where non-NOAA users can access satellite datasets and imagery.

Available online or in-person at: Room 407 in the Akasofu Building on the UAF Campus in Fairbanks.

We strongly encourage pre-registration for webinars. It helps speakers tailor their presentations to the audience. Follow the link above to register.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a series of solicitation webinars. These webinars will discuss the Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) solicitation.

During the webinars, NNA Program Officers will discuss the Navigating the New Arctic Solicitation 20-514. Each webinar session will begin with a short presentation followed by a question and answer session with the program officers.

For those unable to join the webinars live, a live video recording of the presentation is available online at: https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/arctic/nna/index.jsp

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) is one of the National Science Foundation's 10 Big Ideas. A new solicitation is requesting proposals that bring together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergence research and encourages new researchers and those already working in the Arctic to work together at the intersection of natural, social, and built systems.

Upcoming webinar:

• Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 – 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT-05:00). Program Officers in attendance: John D. Schade (BIO/DEB) and Colleen Strawhacker (GEO/OPP).

Snow is an important component of the hydrologic cycle. The seasonal storage of water in the snowpack may last over months, and its delayed release is a major factor in guaranteeing a reliable water supply for ecosystems and human needs during dry periods. On the other hand, rapid snowmelt can cause destruction through sudden floods, mostly in combination with rainfall.

The spatial heterogeneity of snow accumulation and ablation in complex terrain is as a result of multiple processes, and accurate snow cover estimations remain a challenge. Increasing air temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, driven by climate change, will modify snow conditions and thus lead to changing water supplies. The consequences of reduced snow duration and the fact that rain will make up an increasing share of overall precipitation will completely change the hydrology of many regions and may lead to severe water problems.

Traditional snow measuring methods provide accurate information at the point scale, but they lack spatial coverage. Latest remote sensing techniques on the other hand are able to monitor the snowpack over large spatial domains, but may be limited by temporal resolution and are often biased. Hydrological models require reliable input data, but the availability of such data is particularly limited for mountainous regions. The simulation of snowmelt often lacks sufficient spatial and temporal detail, so that the forecasting of snowmelt runoff for operational purposes is still a challenging task.

The SnowHydro conference will address a range of topics relevant to snow and its particular significance for hydrology. It seeks to bring together experience from experimental research, hydrological modelling and remote sensing, in order to facilitate joint research on snow science. We welcome contributions on all aspects of snow and hydrology, with an emphasis on the following specific topics:

• Snow cover dynamics in mountains
• Snow in semi-arid environments
• Spatial variability of snow
• Snow-vegetation interaction
• Remote sensing of snow properties
• Experimental research and new measurement techniques
• Simulation models of snow, model comparisons
• Snow data assimilation for modelling purposes
• The prediction of snow melt and runoff
• Climate change, snow conditions and water supply
• Teaching concepts in snow hydrology

Important dates:

30 September 2019: Deadline for abstract submission
8 November 2019: Notification to authors of abstract acceptance
30 November 2019: Deadline for early bird registration and presenters
6 December 2019: Preliminary program available online

In addition to sessions on glacier dynamics and mass balance, the workshop will host a cross-cutting activity by the Cryosphere and Marine Working Groups of IASC on “Glacier-ocean interactions and their impact on Arctic marine ecosystems”. This activity aims to provide an inter-disciplinary forum by bringing together glaciologists, marine ecologists and oceanographers interested in glacier-ocean interactions and to stimulate future collaborations.

You can register and submit your abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by filling this online-form (copy paste the following link into your web browser):

https://forms.gle/hdk8SekBbfehYKwL7

Registration deadline is November 15, 2019.

Contributions:

We welcome contributions on all aspects concerning the mass balance and dynamics of Arctic glaciers and ice caps, including the Greenland Ice Sheet, and that utilize a broad range of methods, including field observations, remote sensing and modelling. We especially encourage submission to our cross-cutting activity (see below).

Contributions in the form of oral presentations and/or posters are welcome. Presentation will be 15-20 minutes, including discussion. For those who bring a poster, time will be reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. We plan for two and a half days of talks and poster presentations, as well as open-forum discussions.

Cross-cutting activity on “Glacier-ocean interactions and their impact on Arctic marine ecosystems”.

Arctic glaciers contribute significant amounts of freshwater into Arctic fjords/ocean, in form of surface melt/runoff and frontal ablation (iceberg calving and submarine melt) with direct effects on water masses and regional circulation patterns in fjords and oceans. The exchange of mass and heat at tidewater glacier margins drive feedbacks on frontal ablation and glacier dynamics. There is growing awareness of the potential impacts of glacial processes and glacier-change on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

This cross-cutting activity is endorsed by the Cryosphere and Marine working groups of IASC and follows up on two previous cross-cutting activities, “The importance of Arctic glaciers for the Arctic marine ecosystem”. The cross-cutting aims at bringing together people from glaciology, marine ecology and oceanography to stimulate cross-disciplinary research. We welcome contributions based on field observations, satellite remote sensing and/or theoretical approaches and modelling.

Topics may include:

• Glacier-ocean interactions / physical and bio-geochemical processes at tidewater-glacier termini
• Fjord-scale circulation in glacial fjords /oceanic forcing of glacier dynamics and frontal ablation
• Proglacial marine ecosystems (e.g. plankton, benthos, fish, seabirds and marine mammals) and their response to glacier processes and glacier changes
• New technologies to investigate proglacial marine environments

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: Gulf of Alaska (Tuesday), Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (Wednesday), and the Arctic (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.

The United Nations declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages, focusing the attention on the risks confronting languages, especially those significant for development, reconciliation, good governance and peace building. It aims to improve quality of life, wider international cooperation and visibility and strengthen intercultural dialogue to reaffirm the continuity of indigenous languages and cultures.

Sharing experiences and knowledge about Indigenous Languages is fundamental in Indigenous society. A primary way to share knowledge is through storytelling and sharing the knowledge learnt from others and in the world around us.

In this two-part series our panelists will be speaking in-depth about the programs and resources used to help preserve and nurture the Indigenous Languages within their communities. The panelists are going to share with the audience the tools and practices they learned through activities that work for them in their journey to preserving languages and creating speakers.

Our featured panelists for this very special and informative webinar are all strong Indigenous women from Alaska. They have been and are currently language teachers, council and board members, Coordinators, program managers, directors, grant writers, students, a Security Officer, seamstress, author, photographer, knowledge holders and all share the same passion of reclaiming our Indigenous Languages.

Hosting a webinar in this sector and of this nature is important to spread the information that has been learnt from others to connect our audience with other regions to share valuable lessons and learn from their experiences of reclaiming or sustaining their languages, culture and traditions. We are creating a space to gather information that has worked for these panelists and are here taking the time to share with our viewers.

This Webinar is open to Northerners and members of EGA, CEGN, IFIP and BFG, however, there are limited seats available, so please make sure to register in advance.

Arctic Frontiers Science 2020 will address the following themes:

• Arctic Food Security
• Knowledge-based development in the Arctic
• Disruptive technologies
• Local or Global Arctic? Multi-scaled considerations of connections and remoteness in climate-impacted communities

On behalf of the Arctic Frontiers Science Committees, we have great pleasure in inviting you to submit one or more abstracts to any of the four themes.

The abstract submission system will be available shortly. All abstracts are reviewed by scientific experts for rating of abstract quality and presentation content.

Deadline for conference abstract submission has been extended to Tuesday 8 October 2019.

In addition, presenters and attendees of Arctic Frontiers 2020 conference are encouraged to contribute to the Springer book volume “BUILDING COMMON INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN WITH GLOBAL INCLUSION” edited by Paul Arthur Berkman, Oran R. Young, Alexander Vylegzhanin, Ole Øvretveit and David A. Balton. The book volume is developed as a part of the collaboration between the Arctic Frontiers and the Science Diplomacy Center, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Further details can be found below. We expect that book contributors will give an oral presentation at Arctic Frontiers 2020. Please note that abstract submission deadline for book contributions is on 9 August 2019.