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The first Glaciology in Machine Learning Summer School (GlaMacLeS) will be held 16–24 June 2024 at the Taft-Nicholson Center in the Centennial Valley, Southwest Montana.

GlaMacLeS is intended to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly changing interface of glaciology with machine learning and artificial intelligence. The course is oriented towards PhD students and early-stage postdocs that have strong foundational knowledge in glaciology, modeling, or remote sensing, and that wish to integrate ML methods into their research while simultaneously working to establish a community of practice. We will cover a broad range of topics, including foundations of neural networks and Gaussian processes, ice sheet model emulation across scales, and deep learning for glacier remote sensing, among others.

The summer school is supported through a generous grant from the National Science Foundation that will cover most participant support costs, including travel, lodging, and meals. More information, including information on how to apply can be found at https://glamacles.github.io. Please note that the application deadline is February 15th, 2024.

Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO) and the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) are pleased to welcome you to an online workshop series to help researchers and collaborators communicate with policy makers.

WHO: Arctic researchers and collaborators who want to learn about writing and using short policy briefs to share their research and insights with non-scientists.

WHAT: SEARCH & NNA-CO will walk through how to frame and prepare your Arctic research to be submitted as an “Arctic Answer” for publication in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (AAAR), a peer-reviewed journal. Arctic Answers are two-page briefs designed specifically to share science with policymakers. Participants have the opportunity to work on developing a brief with experienced guidance. Two online sessions—one in January and one in February 2024—and a session at the NNA Annual Community Meeting will provide opportunities for learning and work. Participants can join all sessions for maximum benefit and progress on their brief or join fewer sessions to learn the basics.

WHERE: Zoom, etc.

WHEN: 18 January 2024, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mountain Time (session 1); 15 February 2024, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Mountain Time (session 2)

WHY: The accelerating pace of environmental change in the Arctic challenges decision makers at all levels of government and commerce. Scientific and Indigenous researchers can positively influence decisions by sharing our understanding in concise and clear language.

Learn more and register: https://www.nna-co.org/communicating-science-policy-writing-policy-brie…

Join ACCAP for this month’s VAWS webinar to hear about the decision support work being conducted on the research vessel Sikuliaq. The R/V Sikuliaq is the only ice-capable vessel in the US Academic Research Fleet. In support of the Arctic Mobile Observing System, an Office of Naval Research-funded project, Michael Lawson embedded aboard the Sikuliaq for the five week mission from October 10th to November 15th as an ice analyst.

The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series invites leading Arctic researchers and community leaders to share the latest findings in Arctic research and what they mean for decision-making. These webinar events are free and open to the public, and will be of particular interest to the international Arctic research community, federal agency officials, non-governmental organizations, Arctic educators, and the public.

Registration is required for each event. Register at: https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series/registration

Abstract
Join Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, Iñupiaq, as she shares her learning from the Inuit people in Greenland and the Ninilchik Village Tribe in Alaska. This talk addresses building relationships with Indigenous Nations for their leadership in nurturing and stewarding the land through Indigenous Knowledge. A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services found lands nurtured by Indigenous Peoples experience less species and ecosystems decline than other areas, yet in Alaska, Indigenous perspectives are rarely included in management. Heather discusses current land ownership and management practices in Alaska and how these differ from Indigenous approaches. She also addresses why the Indigenous approach is so different and what policies and laws can change to make sure the waters and lands are healthy and able to support generations in the future.

Speaker Details

Heather Sauyaq (Soy-uckh) Jean Gordon (she/her) is Iñupiaq and enrolled tribal member of the Nome Eskimo Community. She is the founder/principle consultant for Sauyaq Solutions, LLC working to support Indigenous Nations in self-determination through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Heather previously worked at the Administration for Native Americans and consulted with other federal agencies, which included working on the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026 and with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on work around Indigenous Knowledge. Heather is currently a Native Children’s Research Exchange scholar, sits on the Board of Directors for the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, and serves on the National Academy of Sciences committee on Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge, Methods, and Approaches. Heather holds a MS in Sociology and a PhD in Indigenous Studies with a concentration in Indigenous Sustainability

The Consortium for the Advancement of Marine Arctic Science (CAMAS) has been recently established to facilitate and enhance international collaboration on marine Arctic science. It has been motivated in part by the demonstrated need for, and accomplishments of, similar past efforts, i.e., the Forum for Arctic Ocean Modeling and Observational Synthesis (FAMOS) and the Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (AOMIP). The overall aim of CAMAS is to advance the understanding and model representation of key marine Arctic processes that contribute to the rapid changes in the Arctic. In particular, CAMAS will focus on the following themes:

• Drivers and impacts of ocean heat and freshwater transport into and out of the Arctic
• Ocean-ice-atmosphere interactions in a warming Arctic
• Biophysical impacts of Arctic marine biogeochemistry

Organizers anticipate that CAMAS will consist of three annual workshops to initiate, execute, and finalize coordinated activities that will advance understanding of these topics through multi-model analysis, model-observational synthesis, and the development and evaluation of process-oriented metrics. Each workshop will be preceded by an Early-Career School. The school will consist of lectures and activities on hot topics in the field, with ample discussion and social time. Some funding is available to support travel costs for EC scientists.

Registration deadline is 1 January 2024.

Dear Colleagues,

Are you an early career polar scientist needing to gain experience requesting, planning, and executing large-scale vessel surveys in the Arctic? If so, please consider applying for the 2024 “Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee/University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (AICC/UNOLS) Arctic Chief Scientist Training Cruise” program. This program involves a series of informational and pre-cruise planning meetings that will be held virtually from March through June 2024, a 2-day pre-cruise orientation meeting just prior to the cruise, and a 10-15 day Northwest Passage transit onboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Healy in August 2024.

This program provides opportunities to develop skills in cruise leadership, cruise coordination on a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, and international collaborations and permitting. As a cruise of opportunity, there is potential to augment planned scientific sampling in the spheres of seafloor and ocean mapping (including seabed and subsurface data collection), water chemistry, meteorological measurements, hydrographic surveying, sea-ice sampling, and some types of biological sampling. Mentorship will be provided by oceanographers, UNOLS technical staff, indigenous community representatives, U.S. Coast Guard Officers, and other members of the international research community participating in this cruise.

Participant costs (including travel from within the U.S. from within the U.S.) will be covered by the anticipated National Science Foundation (NSF) award and small participant stipends are offered for research supplies and shipping. Some assistance may also be available to support participants who may face hardships in taking time away from work. The program is open to current U.S. citizens, as well as U.S. residents employed at a domestic institution, who are eligible to apply for U.S. federal research grants (or will soon be eligible). Participants must have a current, valid passport that will not expire before February 2025. For more information, please visit https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/arcticcruise2024.

Apply by 9 February 2024 at https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/arcticcruise2024/eligibility-and-applicat…

Sincerely,

Emily Eidam & Laurie Juranek (co-chief scis)

CliC and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have a spring semester webinar series starting Wednesday, February 7th at 9:00 EST,
and they are excited to announce their first featured speaker, Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Senior Research Scientist Director of the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University.

Topic: Tropical Glacier Stories and Societal Impacts of Our Rapidly Changing Climate.

The webinars will be archived online on the CliC website later this semester. Please email the webinar series organizer, Meghan Taylor (info [at] climate-cryosphere.org), with any questions.

https://climate-cryosphere.org/mark-your-calendar-lonnie-thompson-kicks…

The 2024 NERC Arctic Station "open" day will be held at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge and online on Wednesday 7 February 2024. If you are a current user of the NERC station in Ny-Ålesund, or if you are considering applying to use the station in the future or just interested in finding out more about the Station, then attendance of this event is strongly recommended, which will aim to inform on the Station, and provide the opportunity to meet with the Station Management Team. Details on how to register for this event will be made available soon through the Arctic Office mailing list and on the website.

Arctic360’s Annual Event brings together Northern and Indigenous governments, institutions, and corporations; global finance; state leaders; mining, innovation, and other industry leaders; and Arctic experts from Canada and around the circumpolar North to advance the conversation and foster action for building a sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous Arctic region.

Alaska's premier environmental conference is back again in 2024 featuring a hybrid event Feb. 5-9, 2024 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska and online in AFE's Virtual Attendee Hub. For the second year in a row, AFE will offer both in-person and virtual attendance options for both attendees and exhibitors! Watch sessions live in-person, catch up on recorded sessions that you missed in the Virtual Attendee Hub later on, visit exhibitors in-person and virtually and stay connected with AFE all year long.

The Alaska Forum on the Environment (AFE) is Alaska's largest statewide gathering of environmental professionals providing an opportunity for government agencies, non-profit and for-profit businesses, community leaders, Alaska’s youth, conservationists, biologists and community elders to come together and discuss the latest projects, processes, and issues that affect the environment in Alaska.