Search Events

The North Pacific Research Board announces the release of its annual Request for Proposals (RFP). The 2016 RFP has an anticipated funding amount of $4.55 million. This RFP is similar in form and content to past NPRB RFPs, with research priorities structured around the 2005 NPRB Science Plan. Please consult the 2016 RFP for further details on research priorities for this year.

Proposals must be submitted online in accordance with instructions in the RFP. A new proposal submission system has been developed and may be accessed at http://grants.nprb.org/rfp/2016.

This system will be active on October 12, 2015. *The deadline for proposal submission is 4 PM Alaska Standard Time on Friday, December 4, 2015.

For the 2016 RFP and more information, visit the website at:
www.nprb.org/annual-research-program/request-for-proposals

The PRB fall meeting will be held on December 3-4 in Washington, DC. We are looking forward to a full and exciting meeting, including a discussion forum on “Advancing Scientific Understanding to Support Planning for Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean.” Please visit our website to view the agenda and to register to attend.

Abstracts are currently being accepted for sessions during the 11th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2016). The conference aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering, and outreach on a global and regional level. It will be held 20-24 June 2016 in Potsdam, Germany.

Abstract submission deadline for all sessions: Tuesday, 1 December 2015.

Abstracts should be submitted online via the external conference registration system ConfTool https://www.conftool.pro/icop2016/

Please note that a maximum of two abstracts can be submitted per first author, out of which only one can be a submission for oral presentation. Early-career researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Authors will be informed about the decision on submitted abstracts by 1 February 2016. Depending on the number of accepted abstracts, sessions may be subject to cancellation or combination with other sessions. The final conference program will be released 15 April 2016.

A complete list of sessions and their descriptions is available at: http://www.icop2016.org/index.php/program/overview

The Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition promotes interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in the social and behavioral sciences. Emphasis is placed on support for research that involves researchers from multiple SBE disciplinary fields and that integrates scientific theoretical approaches and methodologies from many SBE disciplinary fields. Although the IBSS competition will consider any proposal that makes a compelling case that the research will enhance broader theoretical understanding across multiple social and behavioral science fields, social and behavioral science, researchers are especially encouraged to submit proposals for research on one of the following three broadly defined topics: Population Change; Sources and Consequences of Disparities; and Technology, New Media, and Social Networks.

After almost fifty-five years, the Antarctic Treaty continues to shine as a rare beacon of international cooperation. To celebrate this milestone of peace in our civilization with hope and inspiration for future generations – ANTARCTICA DAY is recognized to be December 1st -the day when the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959. As an annual event, Antarctica Day encourages participation from around the world.

You are cordially invited to the 23rd IAHR International Symposium on Ice, which will be held from 31st of May to the 3rd of June 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The 23rd IAHR International Symposium on Ice is sponsored by the International Association of HydroEnvironment Engineering and Research (IAHR). The successful event has been held previously in St. Petersburg, Russia (2004), Vancouver, Canada (2008), Lahti, Finland (2010), Dalian, China (2012) and Singapore (2014). In 2016, it will be the first time that IAHR Symposium on Ice is held in Ann Arbor, MI on the University of Michigan campus, one of the foremost research universities in the United States. In Ann Arbor, there are interests related to ice research with the concern on the magnitude of long term sea level rise, the potential development of new shipping routes due to the melting Arctic, offshore structures in cold waters and their possible environmental impacts, and the impact of climate change on all water resource issues. The aim of the Symposium is on research and application of ice dynamics and thermodynamics in engineering and climate change.

Key Dates:

September 25th, 2015 – Abstract submission opens
November 25th, 2015 – Abstracts due
December 26th, 2015 – Notification of abstract acceptance
February 26th, 2016 – Deadline for submission of full papers
March 1st, 2016 – Registration opens
March 31st, 2016 – Deadline for early bird registration closes
April 15th, 2016 – Notification of acceptance of full paper
May 31st – June 3rd, 2016 – IAHR International Symposium on Ice

The “In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process – Local and Global Arctic” conference will take place in 24-26 November 2015 in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. With the theme "Local and Global Arctic" the conference in 2015 will continue the discussion on the latest developments in the Arctic with focus on both the global developments and their consequences on the local level, as well as the interaction of the global, regional and local levels in the Arctic. The conference will consist of keynote speeches by eminent political speakers and distinguished scholars as well as presentations highlighting latest scientific papers and good practices in the thematic sessions. Key questions include:

• How the local perspective is, or should be, seen in global and international context in the Arctic?
• Does Arctic international co-operation truly support sustainable development at the local level?
• How do local perspectives and values translate to regional and global contexts?

The conference invites friends of the Arctic - decision-makers, scholars, artists, designers and students - to discuss the Arctic in global, regional and local perspectives in the spirit of the Rovaniemi Process.

For more information, please visit the conference website.

Speaker: Rick Thoman
Climate Science and Services Manager for the National Weather Service

Organizers announce the availability of a National Weather Service (NWS) Alaska Climate Forecast Briefing webinar. The event will be held Tuesday, 24 November 2015 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. AKST. It can be attended on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus in the International Arctic Research Center's (IARC) room Akasofu 407 or online at:
http://accap.adobeconnect.com/november2015/event/event_info.html

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. Rick Thoman (Climate Science and Services Manager, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, National Weather Service Alaska Region) will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review forecast tools and conclude with the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the upcoming season.

Rick will also present a "Feature-of-the-Month" special addition in which each month he will highlight a topic relevant to the particular month.

Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in-person or join online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

This monthly series is generally held on the third Friday of each month. Please note the change to Tuesday for the third week of November 2015.

Water Policy Consulting, LLC, ACCAP, and tribal environmental and climate change professionals throughout the country, together, are offering the Winter 2015-16 Policy & 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.

Presentation by Hal Shepherd, Water Policy Consulting, LLC.Covering Federal, state and tribal policies as they apply to arctic peoples and places and drawing on local and traditional knowledge in applying polar law and policy to climate change. Includes US Federal government climate change related initiatives for Alaska arising out of President Obama's recent visit to the State; the interest in the Arctic region that the European Union and other international bodies have recently expressed at the inter and intra governmental level and the application of Indigenous rights and policies of the arctic region to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Topics Include:

• Structuring of the regulatory avenues that international governing organizations are putting into place for developing policies applicable to the Arctic region;
• Recent US Federal government climate change related initiatives for Alaska;
• The Denali Commission’s as Coordinator of federal climate change policies in Alaska;
• Finding solutions tailored to the needs of the Arctic region at the international level;
• Using the international-law and Human rights perspective for cooperation with other Arctic State partners.

Established in 2010, and organised by the International Polar Foundation and its partners, the Arctic Futures Symposium brings together a wide variety of Arctic stakeholders for discussions on the future of the region. The 2015 symposium will look at regional development in the Circumpolar North, with a focus on various aspects of blue growth, innovation, and environmental security. There will also be a special session on the role of Arctic Council observer states and organisations. The symposium is free of charge and open to anyone interested in Arctic affairs. University and graduate students in particular are encouraged to attend.