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USPA Technical Training Webinar Series

The U.S. Permafrost Association (USPA) is pleased to announce the USPA Technical Training Webinar Series. The webinars are offered on Zoom. Each webinar is 1 hour long, including a 50-min lecture and 10-min Q&A. Certificate of Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to participants who request it after each webinar. The webinars are free for USPA members, all students, and employees of USPA corporate members. For non-USPA members who are not students, the registration fee is $20 for each webinar. The webinars will be moderated, recorded, and uploaded on the USPA website. Future participants can register and watch the webinar individually and receive PDH. Registration fees for non-USPA members to watch the recorded webinar are the same as in the live webinars.

The USPA webinar series is sponsored by Arctic Foundations, Inc., Shannon & Wilson, PND Engineers, Inc., Geo-Watersheds Scientific, beadedstream, and Katherine Schexneider.

Content of Webinar: Introduction to the use of piles in permafrost to support a variety of foundations. Geotechnical explorations and critical field data to support design will be discussed. Several examples will be presented to show the process of designing piles in warm and cold permafrost, including axial, creep, and lateral considerations. Construction best practices will also be presented along with additional resources.

Brief Introduction of Instructors:

Dr. John Thornley, PE is a geotechnical engineer with WSP USA and has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He has provided design and construction oversight for pile foundation projects across Alaksa. He is a past president of the US Permafrost Association and is the chair of the Structures and Foundations committee of ASCE’s Cold Region Engineering Division.

Andrew Daggett, PE is a geotechnical engineer with WSP USA and has more than ten years of experience. He has extensive design and construction experience with pile foundations across Alaska in frozen and unfrozen conditions.

Free to USPA members, students, and employees of corporate members.

Registration link: https://uspa.memberclicks.net/technicalwebinar3#!/

In celebration of Antarctica Day on December 1st, PEI & IACS introduce a Photo Contest—an initiative dedicated to fostering virtual collaboration and elevating the visibility and appreciation of polar regions.

As a pivotal component of this initiative, they are set to unveil the Frozen Frontier through the Lens: A Polar Research Exhibition, where the stories behind these captivating polar research photographs will take center stage to improve awareness, inspire, and engage our community in the enthralling realm of polar science.

They extend a warm invitation for you to be an integral part of this journey by contributing your creative vision to our contest and participating in the upcoming exhibition.

Your involvement will not only enrich our celebration of polar regions but also contribute to a collective effort to highlight the invaluable importance of polar research!

Inspiring Girls Expeditions Alaska is inviting applications for a unique suite of tuition-free backcountry science and art education programs in summer 2024.

The expeditions are open to 16- to 18-year-old high school youths. Alaskans are highly encouraged to apply, and expeditions especially welcome marginalized youths who may have experienced barriers accessing science and outdoor-focused programs. Participants are selected through an application process that focuses on passion for science, art and the outdoors, rather than academic grades or past achievements.

The program is run through the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, with additional funding from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Gulf Research Program. Alaska’s 2024 expeditions will include mountaineering on an Alaska Range glacier and sea kayaking in Kachemak Bay. Teams of nine participants spend 12 days exploring glacier terrain or intertidal zones while gaining a greater understanding of ecosystem connections in each of these environments.

Inspiring Girls Expeditions Alaska offers a unique opportunity to explore and understand the landscape through several different lenses. Participants explore these inspiring landscapes under the leadership of an instructor team composed of professional scientists, backcountry guides and artists. Inspiring Girls Expeditions also provides participants with opportunities for post-expedition mentoring and to continue learning through their alumni network.

The last day to submit an application is Jan. 31, 2024. For more information, please visit www.inspiringgirls.org.

CONTACT: Stephanie Wright, slwright7 [at] alaska.edu

Storage and release of water from seasonal snow covers constitute critical components of the hydrological cycle in many parts of the world, affecting water availability, vegetation patterns, ecosystems, and weather. Measuring, modeling, and understanding the processes that control deposition and ablation dynamics of snow provide ample
research challenges, especially in complex mountainous terrain.

The 4th International Conference on Snow Hydrology (SnowHydrology2024) will provide an exceptional opportunity to discuss recent advances in all aspects of snow hydrology in a dedicated conference setting, including snow cover processes, distribution dynamics, model development, operational snowmelt forecasting and data assimilation, remote sensing of snow, new experimental method, climate change effects on snow water resources, snow-vegetation interactions, and snow ecohydrology. SnowHydrology2024 is the event to meet your international peers and exchange latest ideas in a focused and informal setting. SnowHydrology2024 will be hosted in Grenoble, France, in the foothills of the Alps not far from the famous Mont-Blanc.

Submission of abstracts will be open from 15 September to 15 October 2023.

Organizers will solicit abstracts on all aspects of snow hydrology without predefining thematic sessions. A program will be organized into topical blocks based on the received abstracts. SnowHydrology2024 will also include poster sessions to encourage focused research discussions and networking.

The Arctic Frontiers annual conference aims to connect different expertise and perspectives from areas such as policy, science and business. It is an arena for networking and knowledge exchange.

Big Picture sessions are the conference's largest sessions, and an arena for discussing the most pressing issues in the Arctic region. Recurring topics are geopolitics, climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy transition and business and policy related to the ocean.

The science program showcases the most recent research on the Arctic, to enhance collaboration and provide knowledge-based solutions.

Side events provide a deep dive into selected topics. A side event can have different formats, such as a panel discussion, workshop or meeting.

The conference's Open events invite the city of Tromsø to engage in discussions on the future of the Arctic. Open events take place in venues across the city and are in both Norwegian and English languages.

Abstract submission deadline: 25 September 2023.

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Alaska’s premier marine research conference, has been bringing together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public for over thirty years to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. More than 700 people attend this 4-day long conference held annually.

The 2024 Alaska Marine Science Symposium will be an in-person event with live keynote, plenary, and poster sessions. Registration will begin in October 2023.

The abstract submission deadline is 6 October 2023 (11:59PM AKST).

The first edition of the Geographic Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation in Urban and Rural Environments conference aims to discuss and elaborate on topics pertaining to climatic mitigation in urban and rural environments in nations and cities, specifically in a geographic context. These geographic contexts include Hydrology, Climatology, Digital Geography, and more. The conference will aggregate research that innovates and disseminates upon topics pertaining to climatic mitigation in urban and rural environments, weather forecasting, atmospheric pollution, governmental policies affecting climate change, geographic cultural shifts due to climate change, sustainable transit systems, and more.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submissions Deadline: 27 Jul 2023
• Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance: 26 Aug 2023
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 25 Oct 2023
• Last Notification for Full-Paper Acceptance: 24 Nov 2023
• Early Payment Deadline: 25 Oct 2023
• Regular Payment Deadline: 24 Nov 2023

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) invites abstracts for the Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Special Symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium will be Living in a Changing Environment.

The symposium will be organized in four oral and one poster sessions. Papers are solicited on all aspects of polar meteorology and oceanography, broadly including, but not limited to, the following sessions topics:

• Climate variability, change, and predictability/prediction in the polar region;
• Atmospheric, ocean, land ice, and/or sea ice physical processes;
• High-latitude atmospheric and/or oceanic dynamics; and
• Polar to mid- and low-latitude connections

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 24 August 2023
• Early registration deadline: 4 December 2023

We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for February 2024 and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Register here for the online event - https://alaska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctde2grDgoG9XNtr7ANO4hol5Ymc0…

The Alaska Marine Policy Forum is sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System. Every other month they host a one-hour meeting with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues.

Next call: Wednesday, January 24, 1 pm AK time (5 pm Eastern, 2 pm Pacific)