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We would like to welcome you to the Greenland Science Week – a Greenlandic Arctic Science conference surrounded by research-related workshops and public outreach.

Greenland Science Week builds bridges between science and the Greenlandic society, business community and government, and creates a networking and cooperation platform for the Greenlandic and international science community around research in the Arctic. We hope to welcome participants from a wide range of fields to this multi-disciplinary Arctic science conference and networking platform.

Leading up to the conference are GSW Events, organized by the research community. These science-based events varies from workshops, seminars and outreach activities, and have different themes, duration etc.

Abstracts must be submitted via email to carc [at] sermersooq.gl

Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2019.
Registration deadline: 15 November 2019.

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania, Australia) is proud to join the Polar Law Institute (University of Akureyri, Iceland), the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law – Arctic Centre (University of Lapland, Finland), the University of the Arctic and its Arctic Law Thematic Network (Finland) to host the 12th Polar Law Symposium.

Academics, students and practitioners from around the world will attend and participate in this event, which will include sessions on topics:

• Developments in polar law
• Polar marine resources
• Climate law
• Native peoples and human rights
• The Antarctic Treaty system
• Arctic Council
• Developments in international law
• Asian interests in polar affairs
• Polar economies and industry

Participants are encouraged to nominate topics for panel discussions.

Registration is now open. Please see the link above for more information.

The Government of Iceland in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers is hosting an International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region in 21-23 April 2020 in connection with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Symposium will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Iceland holds the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council from May 2019 to May 2021 and intends during this period to promote discussion on ways and means that may reduce the impact of plastics in the Arctic Marine Environment.

Iceland holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2019. The Icelandic Presidency prioritizes the ocean with a focus on the fight against plastic in the marine environment, one of our times biggest challenges. The Presidency project NordMar Plastic runs for three years, up until 2021 and is in joint partnership of all eight Nordic countries.

The International Symposium will focus on scientific knowledge of the problem and the best practices to deal with the huge challenge. In this way the symposium is expected to build a foundation of science and deliver information and advice for decision makers.

The symposium is furthermore expected to contribute to the Arctic Council's work on plastic litter during the Icelandic Chairmanship.

Key Dates:

• 1 June 2019: Registration opens
• 1 July 2019: Open for abstracts
• 1 November 2019: Early bird registration ends
• 1 December 2019: Abstract submission deadline

We would like to invite you to the 4th Polar Ecology Conference organised by the Centre for Polar Ecology at University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. The conference will be held on Feb 12-15th 2020 and its theme is “Interactions between Ocean and Terrestrial Ecosystems”. However, we accept submission of abstracts from all polar disciplines.

Registration is now open and there are no conference fees but the attendee list is limited to 70 participants.

Registration and abstract submission deadline is 30 November, 2019.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research will partner with the U.S. Department of State to host the international conference, One Health, One Future from March 11-14, 2020 in Fairbanks, Alaska.

This event is expected to be the largest circumpolar One Health conference held in the United States in 2020, with participation anticipated from across the Arctic region.

This event is part of the United States contribution to One Arctic, One Health¸ an Arctic Council project now in its fifth year of operation. The project aims to develop a circumpolar network of One Health experts that can share knowledge, conduct exercises, and spur collaborative investigations of One Health phenomena.

Deadline to submit abstract applications is Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019.

Registration will close March 4, 2020.

Using time series of satellite images, we have observed hundreds of new beaver ponds in tundra regions of western and northern Alaska. This talk will describe beaver movement into arctic tundra regions and some predicted implications for tundra ecosystems.

Arctic Futures aims at creating discussions and exchanges between participants with different backgrounds and perspectives over the challenges and issues the Arctic is facing.

This year's symposium will focus on the challenges the Arctic Council will face in the coming years, safety and security issues, gender considerations, the Arctic labour force and demographics, and the Arctic bioeconomy. The symposium promises to deliver lively discussions on each of topics topics.

The event is free of charge and open to all. However, if you would like to attend the event, registration is required, as it helps the event managers to better plan the logistics of the event and meet participants' needs. As seats are limited, it is highly recommended that you register in order to guarantee a seat will be available for you.

Join us for our third live event in November from McMurdo Station with educator Amy Osborne and the team researching Thermal Sensitivity of Embryos and Larvae of Antarctic Marine Ectotherms. Educator Amy Osborne and researcher Amy Moran will talk about their current fieldwork and observations in Antarctica.

We request that all participants pre-register to join PolarConnect live events. Anyone with an e-mail address can register, and registration and participation is free.

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 December 2019 and the late winter season. Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in person or online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

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. The audio portion of the call is through a toll-free phone line and the slide presentation is streamed via computer. Follow the link above to register.

Snow to liquid ratios (SLR) continue to be a large source of error for forecasters in the prediction of snow amounts during the winter months. Current methods of predicting SLR in Alaska range from an empirical method based solely on surface temperatures, to model-derived SLR. Both of these methods have limitations. Thus an SLR climatology was developed yielding a robust data set of snowfall observations. The mean SLR for all Alaska Weather Forecast Offices was found to be much higher than the method based on surface temperatures. Considerable variability was noted in both mean and median SLR values between sites located along the Gulf coast and those in the interior. It is hypothesized that the frequency of events where warmer marine air over- runs cold, dry arctic air from northwest Canada modulates these variations in snow to liquid ratio. An observed sounding climatology was also developed for various low level thermal fields and was matched to observations of SLR at each site. For Southeast Alaska, it was found that the 1000-850mb thickness was a good predictor of SLR with mid level thickness (850-700mb) being the best predictor in general for other areas of Alaska. Finally, the results were then analyzed on a grid using the National Weather Service Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) and a smart tool was developed which would allow operational forecasters to use this climatology as a starting point when making a prediction of snow to liquid ratio. This presentation will details the work described above.