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Join the UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for this month’s VAWS webinar to learn about glacial dammed lakes in Alaska and how they present a unique hazard to downstream communities due to the uncertainty and transient nature of lakes filling and catastrophically releasing. A glacial lake outburst flood in 2023 resulted in record water levels on the Mendenhall River with both major flooding and significant erosion. An overview of the area, monitoring efforts, understanding of these events will be presented along with plans for future monitoring and reporting. Glacier dammed lakes are not unique to the Juneau area, there are many more glacial dammed lakes across the state with some documented well and others very poorly understood. We will present a brief look at a few of the lakes monitoring and the potential downstream impacts.

Register for this event at the following link: https://uaf-accap.org/event/2023-mendenhall-glacier-flood/

The Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) is a researcher-driven initiative that aims to enhance ongoing ocean monitoring with ship-based measurements, to establish the present states of the Arctic Ocean ecosystem, carbon cycle and associated hydrography. SAS has coordinated a multi-ship survey using an international fleet of icebreakers and research vessels, where more than 25 cruises from 11 different nations collected a set of parameters across the Arctic Ocean in 2020-2022. This comprehensive dataset will allow for unprecedented assessments and provide a unique baseline to track future climate change and its impacts.

This webinar showcases some of the striking changes ongoing in the Arctic Ocean and their impact on the characteristics and ecosystems of the Arctic Ocean. It will be moderated by Øyvind Paasche, the chair of the SAS scientific steering committee, who will also give a brief introduction to the SAS initiative.

There will be three solicited talks with room for questions and discussions:
Alexandra Jahn - Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder
Projections of an ice-free Arctic Ocean
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00515-9

Suzanne Tank - Associate Professor at the University of Alberta
The Arctic Great Rivers Observatory: Long Term Trends in River Chemistry Diagnose Multi-Faceted Northern Change
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01247-7

Clare Gaffey - PhD candidate at Clark University
Characteristics of Light, Heat, and Chlorophyll Pigments in the Pacific Arctic During the 2022 U.S. Synoptic Arctic Survey Cruise

The webinar will take place in Zoom. If you would like to join the webinar, please register to receive the meeting link:
https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=16849096

Join the UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for this month's Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing. Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May 2024 and the early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Register for this event at the following link: https://uaf-accap.org/event/apr2024-nws-climate-outlook/

Spring break-up season is upon us! Join us for an action packed session to help get ready for the break-up season on Alaska’s rivers. The session will cover tools from the Alaska River Watch Program to monitor break up, including community observations and aerial campaigns. It will also feature new a web-based tool built by Stephens Institute of Technology to model and map river ice concentrations using multiple satellites and photos submitted by the public through the UAF Fresh Eyes on Ice program. Find out more on how to access the river ice information from these programs and learn how you can be involved in observing break up to help community safety and climate change research.

This event will be held in-person on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Akasofu Building, rm 401. If you would prefer to join virtually, please register at the link below. You do not need to register if you plan to attend in person.

https://uaf-accap.org/event/tools-ak-river-break-up/

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) calls on all members to send in nominations for the elections that will be held at the General Assembly 2 June 2024 at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 / ICASS XI in Bodø, Norway.

Deadline for submitting statements is 19 April 2024.

Nominations will be announced at the latest on 27 May 2024.

The letter of nomination (2 pages max), signature page and curriculum vitae of the nominee should be sent as an e-mail attachment (pdf) to the IASSA Secretariat: IASSASecretariat [at] nord.no

The Community and Citizen Science in the Far North 2024 Conference is tentatively set for 17–18 April 2024. The 2024 conference builds on the efforts from the first conference in 2021 and a subsequent webinar. The focus will be continuing to share, network, and discuss the various aspects of conducting community and citizen science research in the Arctic.

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Organizers will convene an NSF-sponsored workshop on Observing the Dynamics of the Southern Ocean in San Diego, California. At this meeting, organizers will facilitate discussion on opportunities and priorities for future US-led observational efforts across the Southern Ocean and Antarctic margins.

The meeting will be hybrid and organizers encourage participation at all career stages. Further details regarding registration, opportunities for travel support, and the meeting agenda will be provided soon.

This conference will exchange current lessons and best practices for the implementation of Ecosystem-based Management (EBM) in the Arctic and examine how these practices reflects the knowledge, the goals, the advise, and the voices of the people living in and from the Arctic. And explore pathways toward a future with a holistic perspective in managing the regions fast changing marine ecosystem.

Through three sessions, that encapsulate different parts of the EBM, organizers invite:

• Keynote speakers to inspire and challenge us
• Scientists, early career scientists, students (and youth) to present their fields of study (or questions)
• Indigenous Knowledge holders to share and provide guidance based on their cultural values, worldviews, and perspectives
• Governing bodies to disentangle the challenges of cross-sectorial approaches and explore how they can contribute to apply holistic ecosystem knowledge to decisions, management, and operations in an evolving Arctic.

Indigenous peoples remain marginalized worldwide, despite decades of well-intentioned research. In Canada, effective advocacy by Indigenous scholars has entrenched requirements of funders in national ethical guidelines, obligating the research community to work in partnership with Indigenous organizations. In this presentation, Dr. Josée Lavoie will compare ethical guidelines in place in circumpolar countries, explain how she applies the Canadian requirements in her own research with Inuit, and end with a discussion of opportunities for Dartmouth College.

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Dr. Josée G. Lavoie is an internationally renowned researcher with over 30 years of experience working in partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations to improve Indigenous peoples' access to health services. A Professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of Ongomiizwin Research in the Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Dr. Lavoie’s scholarship focuses on improving access to primary health care for underserved and marginalized populations as she also studies health systems policy at the local, regional, and national level.

Dr. Lavoie has particular interest in how western and Indigenous knowledge systems interface in the provision of health services in and for Indigenous communities in the Arctic and around the world. Since her work as a Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar (2018-19), she has also developed a strong interest in studies of both Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ governance and circumpolar diplomacy.

Dr. Lavoie’s research partners include First Nations, Inuit, and other Indigenous Peoples across Canada, in Alaska, Norway, Colombia, Australia, and New Zealand. She also maintains ongoing research partnerships with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba and with the Manitoba Inuit Association.

The EGU General Assembly 2024 will be held on-site at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Austria and online from 14 to 19 April 2024.

The EGU General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

Organizers invite you to take an active part in organizing the scientific program of the conference, from now until 14 September 2023. Organizers call for scientific sessions, Union Symposia, Great Debates, and Short Courses.