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The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on ‘Polar Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change’.

The changes of the past 15 years in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and the ice sheets appear to be a prelude to new levels of impact of the polar regions on global climate and sea level. The single-year ice system is expanding in the Arctic, with processes comparable to those of Antarctic sea ice. Antarctic sea ice extent is highly variable, and is responding to shifts in ocean circulation and wind patterns. Both polar sea ice systems interact in important ways with climate and with the adjacent ice sheets.

Much of this growing awareness and understanding has come from the tremendous success of satellite and airborne remote sensing, supporting both process studies and modeling of the geophysical basis for observed changes. The proposed symposium would both summarize new, high-profile results from the international research communities and provide a synthesis of current understanding as climate change impacts continue.

The goals of this symposium are:

• To provide a forum for presenting the current best observational data of all aspects of sea ice and polar ice sheets in both hemispheres, and their ongoing changes.
• To present and discuss results from models of ongoing polar climate and cryosphere processes, and interactions between sea ice and the climate system.
• To examine the likely future course of the sea ice, ice sheet and polar climate systems as revealed by coupled models.
• To entrain the global polar science community, at all stages of career development, in discussing the state and direction of the Earth’s polar regions.

A mixture of oral and poster sessions, interlaced with ample free time, forms the general framework of the symposium, which is intended to facilitate exchange of scientific information between participants in an informal manner. Additional activities include an opening icebreaker, a symposium banquet and a selection of activities during a Thursday (16 August) afternoon mid-symposium break. There is a pre-symposium geology and landscape excursion planned, and a post-symposium excursion to the path of a solar eclipse on Monday 21 August.

Participants wishing to present a paper (either oral or poster) at the symposium will be required to submit an abstract by 1 May 2017.

We would like to announce an opportunity for polar scientists of all career stages to obtain formal training in science communication strategies during an NSF- and NASA-funded workshop.

The workshop will take place immediately prior to the International Glaciological Society (IGS) International Symposium on Polar
Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change at the University of Colorado Boulder. The workshop will include two days of oral communication training by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and one day of written communication training by Dr. Max Boykoff and his team from the University of Colorado Boulder.

The workshop is open to 32 polar scientists from all career stages and spanning all science disciplines, including the social sciences. Workshop participants do not need to attend the IGS symposium in order to participate in the science communication workshop. Funding for domestic travel and lodging are available for ~19 early-career scientists.

Workshop applications can be found at the website above.

Applications are due June 5th.

Notification of acceptance, and early-career funding if applicable, will be made by July.

Immediately before the International Glaciological Society (IGS) Symposium on "Polar Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change", the GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space) community will conduct a workshop to foster involvement from the community in glacier mapping and to improve our responsiveness to the community.

The IGS symposium's focus is on high latitudes, where there are many glaciers and ice caps treated by the GLIMS community and which are of high scientific interest (e.g. the surging Vavilov ice cap). We hope to have the participation of many of the attendees of this IGS symposium.

The venue will be the National Snow and Ice Data Center, East Campus of the University of Colorado.

Please notify us of interest in attending this workshop by sending a note to braup @ nsidc.org

Increasing focus on the Arctic region due to climate change and natural resources such as oil and minerals has made Greenland a hot topic recently and it is of course an excellent place to meet and discuss polar and alpine microbiology.

The theme of PAM 2017 will be: Coming in from the Cold: Microbial Roles in the Warming Cryosphere

This theme should reflect that PAM 2017 will place emphasis on novel research showcasing the roles of microbes in the rapidly changing polar and alpine environments. Greenland-related research will of course be prominent throughout the conference.

We hope you will join us for an interesting conference and look forward to welcoming you to Greenland in 2017.

Kind regards from Organising Committee:

Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann (Technical University of Denmark)
Carsten Suhr Jacobsen (Chairman) (Aarhus University)
Marek Stibal, (Charles University in Prague)
Peter Stougaard (University of Copenhagen)
Anders Prieme (University of Copenhagen)
Kai Finster (Aarhus University)
Maja Olsen (Institute of Natural Resources Greenland)
Ivik Jensen (Air Greenland)

Connect to the Arctic! Join us for an upcoming event with teacher Ruth Rodriguez live from Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska.

Researcher Vanessa Lougheed will join Ruth to discuss the projects being run by University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) students as part of the Research Opportunities in the Arctic for Minorities (ROAM2) program. You can read more about Ruth’s adventures in the Arctic on their expedition webpage:

https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/research-opportunities-in-the-arc…

Please join us!

This event is free and hosted through the PolarTREC PolarConnect program. Participants will have a chance the learn from the scientists, ask questions, and chat with others during the presentation.

The Nordic Political Science Association (NoPSA) and the Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark are pleased to invite you to NoPSA’s XVIII Political Science Congress.

The XVIII Nordic Political Science Congress will be held at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark.

In line with previous NoPSA congresses, we expect to host 33-35 workshops, allowing scholars working in a broad range of themes to engage in substantive discussions around their current research and possibly establish collaborations.

To keep you posted on NoPSA 2017, please check the website above, which will be updated regularly with all academic and practical information regarding the congress and your stay in Odense.

You are invited to a NASA workshop which is part of a series dedicated to NASA’s five-year SnowEx mission. The overarching objective of SnowEx is to advance our ability to measure snow-water equivalent globally leading toward defining a new space mission concept for global snow cover. The field campaign for SnowEx Year 1 was held during a three-week period in February 2017 in the Colorado Rockies on Grand Mesa and in the Senator Beck basin.

NASA SnowEx participants and their designees, and others who are interested in snow remote sensing, are invited to participate in this workshop to exchange information on experiences and results from the SnowEx Year 1 campaign. NASA particularly encourages participation from students who were involved in the ground campaign (and others who are interested, and anticipate possibly participating in future SnowEx campaigns).

This workshop will present an opportunity to share ideas, preliminary results and stories about the February 2017 SnowEx campaign as well as memories of our late colleague, Drew Slater. The workshop is dedicated to the memory of Drew. ​

If you would like to attend please RSVP to Dorothy Hall if you have not already done so:

dorothy.k.hall at nasa.gov

Organizers announce a call for abstracts for the 21st Northern Research Basins (NRB) Symposium and Workshop entitled, "Cold-region hydrology in non-stationary world."

Climate and landscape changes are causing the transformation of hydrological cycle in Arctic regions, with major impacts on society. The
21st NRB workshop will address the issues of hydrological research in cold regions, both in fundamental scientific and applied aspects,
including the studies of snow, glaciers, permafrost, frozen ground, groundwater, seasonally frozen rivers, and lakes.

The workshop program will include scientific sessions, a field trip to research sites, local excursions, and a Lena River cruise.

Abstracts from the following research topics are encouraged:

• Observational evidences of change in coupled permafrost-hydrology system
• Present state and future projections of local, regional, and pan-Arctic hydrology
• Modelling studies representing landscape evolution, dynamics of water storages, and permafrost degradation
• Impacts of permafrost hydrology changes on local communities
• Abstracts regarding hydrology, water resources, and water engineering in snow-dominated and permafrost regions

Partial financial support may be granted to students and young scientists on the competitive basis.

To apply for travel support, send a motivation letter and explanation of travel expenses along with the abstract when registering.

Abstract submission deadline extended to: 15 March 2017.

Travel support application deadline: 28 February 2017.

For abstract submission template, important dates, and to register, follow the link above.

Join us for a PolarConnect Event with PolarTREC teacher Lee Teevan and the Research Team studying 'Jellyfish in the Bering Sea'.

This is a real-time event with Virginia teacher Lee Teevan aboard the research vessel Oceanus. She is with the 'Jellyfish in the Bering Sea Research Team’. Their research objective is to estimate the age structure and age-specific abundances of the predominant jellyfish in the Bering Sea, Chrysaora melanaster, in order to understand how their population size changes with time. You can read more about Lee's expedition, as well as read her journals and see her photos on the expedition webpage:

https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/jellyfish-in-the-bering-sea

With more than 23,000 Earth and space scientists in 2016, AGU’s Fall Meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. The meeting continues to be the premiere place to present your research; hear about the latest discoveries, trends, and challenges in the field; and network with colleagues that can enhance your career.

Fall Meeting sessions will take place throughout the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, which is located at 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 in close proximity to nationally renowned restaurants. The world famous attractions of the French Quarter lay just steps away while the historic St. Charles streetcar line runs past the elegant homes of the Garden District. Learn how to make the most of your time in the Crescent City in addition to joining us for another dynamic scientific program.

Fall Meeting brings together the entire Earth and space science community from across the globe for discussions of emerging trends and the latest research. The technical program includes presentations on new and cutting-edge science, much of which has not yet been published, meaning you’ll return to work with knowledge you can’t get anywhere else.

With more than 1,700 sessions in 2016, Fall Meeting’s scientific program spans the Earth and space sciences, offering something for everyone no matter their scientific discipline. The meeting offers a unique mix of more than 20,000 oral and poster presentations, a broad range of keynote lectures, various types of formal and informal networking and career advancement opportunities, and an exhibit hall packed with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing new and relevant research tools and services that meet the professional needs of our attendees year after year.