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The PRB’s "Arctic Matters" initiative aims to increase public understanding of changes affecting the Arctic region and the many potential impacts of such changes on people and places around the world. We are striving to reach people—across a wide array of governmental, non-profit, private sector, media, and educational institutions—who do not normally think about Arctic science or policy as truly relevant to their work or their lives.

One major element of the initiative has been the creation of a suite of educational resources—a booklet, website, and classroom poster—which are available free online [http://nas-sites.org/arctic] and have widely distributed. These Arctic Matters materials have been used as the basis for several briefing events, including for congressional staff, and for foreign ministers meeting at the recent Global Leadership in the Arctic (GLACIER) conference in Anchorage Alaska.

The other major element of this initiative is a day-long event to be held at the NAS building at 2101 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington DC on January 14, 2016. Arctic Matters Day, which is free and open to the public, will feature engaging presentations and discussions with leading scientists and decision makers, and an array of interactive exhibits and displays. It will be a unique opportunity to learn about cutting-edge scientific findings and policy perspectives, in a format that's accessible to all. Please visit our website to register for the event, and please also encourage your colleagues, friends, and neighbors to join us.

Abstracts are currently being accepted for sessions during the 2016 European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly, which will convene 17-22 April 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

Abstract submission deadline for all sessions: Wednesday, 13 January 2016.

Conveners of the following six sessions invite abstract submissions:

1. Arctic Ocean and Cryosphere in Rapid Transition

2. Changes in the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System: Observations, Models,
   and Perspectives

3. Reconstructing Past Hydroclimate Change in the Arctic

4. Boundary Layers in High Latitudes: Physical and Chemical Exchange
   Processes Over Ocean-Ice-Snow-Land Surfaces

5. Regionally Integrated Perspectives on Arctic Processes From the
   International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA)

6. Polar Continental Margins and Fjords-Climate, Oceanography,
   Tectonics and Geohazards

For more information please visit: http://egu2016.eu/home.html

The program provides U.S-based institutions of higher education, not-for-profit museums, science centers and scientific/engineering research organizations with opportunities to acquire major instrumentation that supports the research and research training goals of the organization and that may be used by other researchers regionally or nationally.

The meeting will take place on the Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki, from 13th to 15th of January, 2016.

The meeting is organised by University of Helsinki, in cooperation with Geological Society of Finland (SGS).

Check the website for more information as it is updated.

Alaska Climate Webinar
Bering Strait Shipping: Sea Ice, Economics, and Governance
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP)

Speaker: Henry Huntington, Pew Charitable Trusts

Commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait is expected to increase in the coming years. Huntington will explore the role of reduced sea ice, the economics of shipping, and the potential for effective governance of maritime activity in the area. While uncertainties abound, there are several steps that can be taken--some already underway--to promote safe operations and cultural and environmental protection for the Bering Strait and its peoples.

Huntington is a scientist with Pew's Arctic conservation efforts. Huntington's research activities include reviewing the regulation of subsistence hunting in northern Alaska, documenting traditional ecological knowledge of beluga and bowhead whales, examining Inupiat Eskimo and Inuit knowledge and use of sea ice, and assessing the impacts of climate change on Arctic communities and marine mammals. He lives with his wife and two sons in Eagle River, Alaska.

For questions, please contact:
Tina Buxbaum
Phone: 907-474-7812
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program(SERDP) is seeking to fund environmental research and development in the Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area. SERDP invests across the broad spectrum of basic and applied research, as well as advanced technology development. The development and application of innovative environmental technologies will reduce the costs, environmental risks, and time required to resolve environmental problems while, at the same time, enhancing and sustaining military readiness.

The Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area supports the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to manage DoD’s installation infrastructure in a sustainable way. SERDP is requesting proposals that respond to the following focused Statements of Need (SONs) in Resource Conservation and Climate Change:

• Phenological Response to a Changing Climate on Department of Defense Lands and Waters: Implications for Management
• Long-Term Ecological Studies: Testing Previous Hypotheses and Conclusions

Proposals responding to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 SON will be selected through a competitive process. All pre-proposals are due to SERDP by Thursday, January 7, 2016 by 2:00 p.m. ET. The SON and detailed instructions are available on the SERDP website.

SERDP also will be funding environmental research and development through the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) Solicitation. The SEED program provides a limited amount of funding (not to exceed $200,000) for projects up to approximately one year in duration to investigate innovative approaches that entail high technical risk or require supporting data to provide proof of concept. For FY 2017, Resource Conservation and Climate Change SEED proposals are requested in response to the following SON:

• Providing Useful Climate Information at Moderate Time Scales: Proof of Concept

All SEED proposals are due by March 8, 2016 by 2:00 p.m. ET. Detailed instructions for both Federal and non-Federal proposers are available on the SERDP website.

Participate in the webinar “SERDP Funding Opportunities” conducted by SERDP Acting Executive Director Dr. Anne Andrews and Deputy Director Dr. Andrea Leeson on November 10, 2015, from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET. This briefing will offer valuable information for those who are interested in new funding opportunities with SERDP. During the online seminar, participants may ask questions about the funding process, the current SERDP solicitation, and the proposal submission process. Pre-registration https://cc.readytalk.com/r/dtojtrab9jyv&eom for this webinar is required. If you have difficulty registering, please contact the SERDP Support Office at partners [at] hgl.com or 703-736-4547.

Water Policy Consulting, LLC; Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP); and tribal environmental and climate change professionals throughout the country are offering the Winter 2015-2016 Policy and Climate Adaptation Mitigation and Planning for Alaska Natives webinars series. The series will demonstrate how Native Villages and other communities in Alaska can apply state, federal and tribal policies to address climate change impacts on water and subsistence resources through water resource management and protection, land and water rights, sovereignty and other resiliency and mitigation strategies.

The first presentation of the series, scheduled for Tuesday, 5 January 2015 at 10:00 a.m. AKST, is entitled "Strategies for Strengthening Alaska Native Village Roles in Natural Resource Management." The presenter is Barrett Ristroph, Pacific Policy Director at Pacific Environment and PhD student at the University of Hawaii.

Unlike tribes in other U.S. jurisdictions, Alaska's tribes do not have sovereignty (or direct ownership in many cases) over their traditional lands and the natural resources on which they depend for their nutritional and cultural survival. In place of treaties ensuring hunting and fishing rights, they are subject to complex hunting laws that limit their ability to adapt hunting practices to changes in species distribution. Many Alaska Native Villages are grappling with the combined impacts of climate and social change. This webinar will identify and evaluates a range of tools that could help Alaska Native Villages increase their influence over wildlife and land management decisions, including following international bodies.

To register for the webinar, please go to:
http://accap.adobeconnect.com/nrm/event/event_info.html

For questions, please contact
Tina Buxbaum
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu

Polar ICE Science Communication Workshop Series for Polar Scientists
AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Sunday, February 21 2016
8am – 4:30pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Application deadline is Monday, December 21, 2015

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Scientists studying the Polar Regions who want to:
* Learn strategies to communicate more effectively to diverse audiences
* Develop and engage in strong scientist-educator partnerships and professional networks
* Learn and practice communication skills

PURPOSE — WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
Scientists are increasingly being asked to communicate the “broader impacts” of their work. Polar Interdisciplinary Coordinated Education (ICE) is an interdisciplinary group of educators and scientists working together to share scientific research from the Arctic and Antarctic with educators and students. Our objective is to help scientists communicate their research from the poles beyond their academic peers to the broader community. Please join us for a hands on workshop featuring demonstrations and discussions to address skills that include:
* Connecting with diverse audiences
* Deconstructing/decoding science for non-expert audiences
* The art of telling science stories
* Networking with the education and outreach community

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING?
Fill out our application form to apply for this free program TODAY.

Application deadline is Monday, December 21, 2015

Stipends are available

Contact:
Dr. Carrie Ferraro: ferraro [at] marine.rutgers.edu, 848.932.3282
Janice McDonnell: mcdonnel [at] marine.rutgers.edu, 848.932.3285

This workshop series is sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Polar Integrated Coordinated Education (ICE) and Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS).

Please note the change of date:

NEW DAY:
Thursday, 17 December 2015
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location:
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
2nd floor in Foothill Room E.

This workshop will focus on how SIPN and others who provide data observations can best serve the needs of the forecasting community. The goal of the workshop is to help identify data needs for model initialization and verification, which available data products are useful—and why, what improvements to existing data products would make for better utilizations (e.g., change in formatting), what additional observations are needed, and how limited spatial scale data from ship observations etc. are being used.

Lunch will be provided for meeting participants who RSVP Monday, 7 December 2015. Please RSVP to Betsy Turner-Bogren, ARCUS (betsy [at] arcus.org).

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold an open workshop entitled "Navigating the NSF System" during the 2015 American Geophysical Union Fall Meetings in San Francisco.

This workshop is designed to provide information for creating effective submissions to NSF, learning more about new initiatives as well as early career specific options, connecting directly with NSF program officers, and to address questions including:

• How do you make your proposal as NSF-savvy as possible?
• How do you best describe your broader impacts?
• What is cutting edge in data management?
• How do you identify the best program for an application?
• How do you access available education and outreach funds?
• How are initiatives different than core programs?
• How do you identify new initiatives and apply for these opportunities?
• How can you design effective integrated research?

This workshop is open to all AGU Fall Meeting attendees and will be particularly helpful to early-career and mid-career participants, especially graduate students, post-docs, researchers, and tenure-track faculty thinking about applying for NSF funding for the first time. The workshop is made possible through a partnership of the Earth Science Women’s Network and AGU Education.