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In succession to previous workshops held 2009 in Dresden (“Aerogravimetry: Technology and Application”) and 2012 in Potsdam (“Geodesy and Geophysics on Airborne Platforms, in particular HALO”) we would like to invite you to the International Workshop “Airborne Geodesy and Geophysics with Focus on Polar Applications”.

One focus will be on the new German research aircraft HALO that is planned to be operated in Antarctica. However, we solicit contributions on all kinds of airborne geodetic, geophysical and glaciological measurement techniques applied in polar regions, from airborne gravimetry and magnetometry to radio‐echo sounding of the ice sheets and glaciers, from GNSS reflectometry, scatterometry and occultation to radar and laser altimetry. We solicit contributions on the state‐of‐the‐art of airborne geoscientific observation techniques and their analyses to improve our understanding of processes that interlink the potential fields with the cryosphere, the geosphere and the oceans.

Presentations are very much welcome on innovative methods and engineering solutions to adopt airborne platforms of different size and endurance, from jet aircraft to turboprop aircraft, helicopters and UAV for measurements in the polar regions.

We are pleased to invite representatives of academia, business and government with professional interests to participate in the Conference in order to discuss future development in the High North as well as create a firmer foundation for decision-making and sustainable economic development in the Arctic.

The main topics of the Conference:

• Arctic exploration: international law and national interests
• Economic potential of the Arctic region and exploration strategies
• Transport and logistics infrastructure of the Arctic region
• The Arctic region: global climate and ecology
• Future of the Arctic region: flagship projects, successful precedents
• Northern Sea Route: development strategy
• Staff for the Arctic region: competences, mobility, training system

Conference languages: Russian, English

The International Symposium on Polar Sciences has been held annually ever since the conception of Korea’s Antarctic research schemes. This Symposium not only serves as an international forum bringing polar scientists together to exchange views and ideas, but also provides an opportunity to discuss collaborative research with peers and colleagues. Marking the 23rd series of this symposium, this year’s theme is “Life at the Extremes: Resilience, Adaptation and Application Potential”. The symposium will be held at the Korea Polar Research Institute, in Incheon, Republic of Korea on May 17-18, 2017.

The following six sessions are proposed:

• Genomic and physiological studies of microorganisms living in extreme environments
• Adaptation of photosynthetic organisms to freezing environments
• Genomic and physiological adaptation in polar animals
• Evolution: From fossils to genomics
• Marine food web: Prey-predator
• Cold-adapted proteins and metabolites: from molecular cloning to biotechnology

Please submit your abstract at the symposium website no later than March 17, 2017.

Please register at the symposium website no later than April 17, 2017.

The conference called Earth's Cryosphere: Past, Present, and Future will be held from 4 to 8 of June 2017 in the Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science in Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

The sections will cover the topics in the field of permafrost research:

• Regional aspects in polar and mountain areas
• Paleoreconstructions
• Carbon in permafrost
• Cryosphere as ecosystem: microbiological, biotechnological and astrobiological aspects
• Permafrost soils
• Permafrost hydrology and hydrogeology
• Physico-chemical peculiarities of frozen ground
• Geophysical investigations in permafrost areas
• Antarctic permafrost and soils
• Philosophical ideas about past, present and future of cryosphere

The organisers note that it is still not late to suggest new session topics, round tables or became a partner of the conference.

The conference will be in Russian and English, simultaneous translation will be provided.

The registration is open until 15 April 2017.

This conference will be held at the University Centre Obergurgl in Tyrol, Austria from September 29 to October 3 2017.

Long-term research programs steadily gained in importance over the last decades, monitoring worldwide issues such as climate change, land use changes, deposition and accumulation of pollutants, acceleration of socio-economic evolution, and analyzing their influences on ecosystems. Ecological and socio-ecological questions in mountain areas can hardly be answered by short funding cycles such as 3-years-projects. Thus, long-term research involving different disciplines and scales is a promising way for gaining comprehensive knowledge to develop amendatory strategies. Long-term research means standardization of methods, long-term data storing and handling, and well-defined evaluation procedures.

With this workshop we want to provide:

• A platform for sharing information on long term activities in mountain areas
• A discussion forum for methods, data handling and evaluation
• Round tables for discussions of joint projects
• An opportunity to get together in a marvelous mountain resort

We are aiming to cover three main topics:

• Long-term monitoring: methods & data management
• Long-term monitoring & global warming
• Long-term monitoring & agricultural practices

We invite researchers working on long-term studies in mountain areas to share their results, their expertise in monitoring techniques and their experiences in stakeholder demands. We plan to invite (1-2) keynote speakers to stimulate the discussions. Talks and posters are welcome and we appreciate suggestions on discussion topics and round tables.

Deadline for final registration and abstract submission will be 15th of April 2017.

Organizers of the 5th International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-5) announce a call for special session proposals. The symposium will convene 15-18 January 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

This symposium will be comprised of discussions on environmental changes in the Arctic and their regional and global implications and seeks additional international scientific collaboration in this area by gathering, synthesizing, and sharing information related to these changes occurring in the Arctic. Arctic change has impacts on the global climate, as well as ecosystems and human societies in higher-middle latitudes. A better understanding of these processes is needed so that improved information can be given to society and stakeholders, particularly decision makers.

Special emphasis will be placed on the fields of the social sciences and humanities, which have not been included in previous ISARs.

The symposium will consist of plenary, general, and special sessions, as well as poster sessions. Special sessions are inter-disciplinary and solicited from participants.

The general sessions include the fields of:

• Atmosphere
• Ocean and sea ice
• Rivers, lakes, permafrost, and snow cover
• Ice sheets, glaciers, and ice cores
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems
• Geospace
• Policies and economy
• Social and cultural dimensions

For further information about the call for special session proposals or to submit a proposal, follow the link above.

Special session proposal deadline: 15 April 2017.

Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2017.

Early registration deadline: 15 November 2017.

ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS)

Date: Friday, 14 April 2017 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

Speaker: Mia Bennett, UCLA PhD candidate and Cryopolitics blog founder and editor

Presentation Title: "Development on Ice: Social and Economic Impacts of Arctic Transportation Infrastructure"

To register for this event, go to:
https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) is pleased to announce the next Arctic Research Seminar Series event featuring Mia Bennett, UCLA PhD candidate and the Cryopolitics blog founder and editor. The event will be held in the ARCUS D.C. office at 1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. on Friday, 14 April 2017 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET.

This seminar will also be available as a webinar live-stream for those unable to attend in person.

Registration is required for this event.

The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series brings some of the leading Arctic researchers to Washington, D.C. to share the latest findings and what they mean for decision-making. These seminars will be of interest to federal agency officials, congressional staff, non-governmental organizations, associations, and the public.

Bennett’s seminar titled "Development on Ice: Social and Economic Impacts of Arctic Transportation Infrastructure” will discuss the mechanisms connecting northern communities to regional and global transportation networks.

Mia Bennett is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at UCLA and founder and editor of the Cryopolitics blog. Her research examines the drivers and impacts of contemporary Arctic industrial development by merging fieldwork, policy analysis, and remote sensing. Currently, she focuses on transportation infrastructure projects in Canada's Northwest Territories and the Russian Far East. Mia received an MPhil in Polar Studies from the University of Cambridge, where her research focused on the roles of China, Japan, and South Korea in the Arctic. She speaks French, Swedish, and Russian and has traveled extensively in the Arctic, from the Greenland Ice Sheet to northeast Russia. She shares photographs from her journeys on her blog and can be followed on Twitter @miageografia.

This event is a brown-bag lunch that will be held in the ARCUS D.C. office (1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. Fourth Floor). Cookies and beverages will be provided. A live webinar is also available to
those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the event online will be sent to webinar registrants prior to the event.

For those of you on Twitter, we also invite you to join us in live-tweeting the event using the hashtag #arcuswebinar.

For more information and to register for the event, go to:
https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series.

For questions, contact:
Brit Myers
Email: brit [at] arcus.org

Airborne research during Airborne Campaign for NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)'s 2017-2019 campaigns will link field-based, process-level studies with geospatial data products derived from satellite remote sensing, spanning the critical intermediate space and time scales that are essential for a comprehensive understanding of scaling issues across the ABoVE Study Domain and extrapolation to the pan-Arctic.

Dr. Charles Miller, Lead of the 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign, will give an overview.

To join the webinar, go to: http://www.iarpccollaborations.org/news/7886

For more information about NASA's ABoVE campaign, go to: https://above.nasa.gov

For questions, contact:
Jessica Rohde
Email: jrohde [at] arcus.org
Phone: 206-931-0090

The Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) is the largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States. Founded in 2013, the AES aims to confront the shared interests and concerns of the United States and the global community as we look north to the last emerging frontier - the Arctic. Policymakers, industry leaders, regional stakeholders, and leading experts from the science, technology, maritime, and energy sectors, come together at the AES to challenge the status quo dialogue, critically address challenges to realizing the Arctic's full potential and collaborate on solutions.

The 4th annual Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) will take place downtown Seattle, WA, USA at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in April 2017, one month prior to the passing of the Arctic Council chairmanship from the US to Finland.

Join political, business and indigenous stakeholders at this premier gathering and debate which includes two seated keynote luncheons, cocktail receptions, and a seated three-course dinner with a keynote and guest performer.

Please follow the link above to learn more and to register.