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The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) will host a webinar entitled "Outcomes from ASSW, ISAR, and ICARP 2015" on Tuesday, 19 May 2015 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. EDT. This event, the third in a series of webinars hosted by IARPC, is open to the public.

Speakers Larry Hinzman, Vice President and U.S. Delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and David Hik, President of IASC and Chair of the 3rd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) will summarize outcomes of the 2015 meetings in Toyoma, Japan that included the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2015, International Symposium on the Arctic Research (ISAR), and ICARP III.

These meetings brought together nearly 700 international scientists, students, policymakers, research managers, and indigenous peoples interested in developing, prioritizing, and coordinating plans for future arctic research. The conference was a critical step in an international arctic research planning process involving scientists from 27 countries working to improve understanding of the consequences of changes taking place in the Arctic and their connection to global environmental, economic, and social processes. The overarching messages that emerged during these meetings will be discussed during this webinar.

A video of the webinar will be released on the IARPC Collaborations website: http://www.iarpccollaborations.org.

For further information and directions on how to join the webinar, please go to: http://www.iarpccollaborations.org/events/2240.

For questions, contact:
Jessica Rohde
Email: jrohde [at] arcus.org
Phone: 719-271-7958

A two day conference focusing on changes, adaptations and opportunities for a changing Arctic. The conference will be divided into separate, but intertwined thematic segments - policy, science, climate change and green technologies. The conference is organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and is aimed at Arctic oriented policy-makers, researchers, business representatives and NGO's in the lead-up to the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

A photography exhibition which visualizes the contemporary, Nordic Arctic titled Steps Forward: Facing the Arctic Climate will be featured in House of Sweden during the period May 18–September 13.

The conference is organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and is aimed at Arctic oriented policy-makers, researchers, business representatives and NGO’s in the lead-up to the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Invitations and agenda will be submitted during March 2015.

The Effects of Oil on Wildlife (EOW) conference is the only global meeting venue focusing on the planning, response, rehabilitation, and research aspects of oil spills and their impacts to wildlife species. The 2015 conference, scheduled for May 18-22 in Anchorage, Alaska will be the 12th iteration of the conference founded by Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in 1982.

Since the inaugural meeting, interest in oiled wildlife response has increased exponentially, as have the resources dedicated to preparedness, research and damage mitigation. This conference is the primary venue for experts in a variety of specialties from around the world to exchange ideas and information to increase our ability to protect and restore wildlife at risk.

This upcoming EOW conference is co-sponsored by International Bird Rescue and Aiuká.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for a cooperative agreement for archival of data and access to data and metadata generated through projects funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section. Proposals should focus on providing data and metadata ingest services for NSF-funded data providers, data and metadata access services to scientists across disciplines and other Arctic stakeholders (including decision-makers), and data and metadata archival services to ensure that the data is accessible and discoverable in the future.

Letters of intent (required): 17 April 2015
Full proposal deadline: 18 May 2015

For the full solicitation (NSF 15-543), please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505157&org=PLR&from=home.

Are you concerned with field safety while conducting work in the polar regions? Whether you’ve organized fieldwork for years or you’re participating in your first field campaign, knowledge of basic field safety skills is of the utmost importance. In order to increase field safety awareness, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS; http://www.apecs.is/) is hosting a series of webinars on field safety throughout the 2015 Arctic summer field season.

The webinars will begin on Monday May 18th @ 11am EDT (3pm UTC) with an overview on basic field safety presented by Dr. Seth Campbell, research geophysicist at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, research assistant professor at the University of Maine, wilderness EMT, and SOLO wilderness medicine instructor. The webinar will include general field safety and injury prevention tips, rules to live by to ensure a safe field season, basic injury assessment skills, and emergency training opportunities for researchers. The webinar will be hosted through the GoToWebinar platform and can be accessed using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7964187497875988225 (Webinar ID: 157-696-131).

The APECS field safety webinars and supporting information will be archived on the APECS website (http://www.apecs.is/research/member-research-areas/field-safety.html) as they become available. Please contact Ellyn Enderlin (ellyn.enderlin [at] gmail.com), co-chair of the APECS US national committee, if you have any questions or if you would like to contribute to the webinar series or supporting website content.

The School (ISSK) is a meeting-point for Russian, Finnish as well as other Nordic and European, university students with a focus on European, Russian and Arctic/Northern studies. Since the initial Summer School in 2003, the goal has been to bring together a limited number (20-30) of students for one week at the Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) in order to further increase their knowledge of Nordic-Russian policies and cooperation, and promote studies and academic dialogue. ISSK is organized by the Petrozavodsk State University and two Finnish universities, University of Lapland, and Aleksanteri Institute at the University of Helsinki.

Organizers of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Svalbard (IPSiS) meeting announce a call for abstracts. The conference will take place in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on 20-21 September 2015 and will be accompanied by field workshops for young researchers in the Longyearbyen area (18-19 September 2015) and in Hornsund (22-24 September 2015).

The IPSiS main goal is to facilitate international and interdisciplinary cooperation in studies on the interactive effects of climate change on Arctic nature and societies. The meeting has a special focus on young scientists and PhD students in particular, and is meant to enable them to share ideas and acquire new skills and experiences in Arctic research, mainly by participating in the field workshops. The conference part of IPSiS will provide a venue where scientists, authorities, entrepreneurs and local inhabitants will have an opportunity to meet, exchange experience and discuss monitoring the current climate change and its effects in the Arctic. The plenary sessions of the conference will be open to general audience including Longyearbyen citizens, authorities and entrepreneurs.

Abstracts of oral presentations and posters are welcomed for submission. A booklet of abstracts will be prepared and available as a PDF file.

Workshop application deadline: 15 May 2015.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2015.
Early registration deadline: 30 June 2015.

For abstract submission and registration, please go to:
http://www.polarknow.us.edu.pl/ipsis-meeting/.

For further information, please contact:
Maja Lisowska
Email: maja.lisowska [at] us.edu.pl

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a crosscutting/NSF-wide solicitation for Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE), which is an National Science Foundation (NSF) program that supports international activities across all NSF-supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community.

The Division of Polar Programs (PLR), Geosciences Directorate, strongly encourages international collaborations as international partnerships are particularly important for addressing critical science and engineering problems in the polar regions. Accordingly, the polar community should be well poised to submit proposals to the current PIRE competition.

In the global context, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from different national environments and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.

The PIRE competition is open to all areas of science and engineering research that are supported by the NSF. For detailed information about the competition, please read the solicitation Partnerships for International Research (PIRE), NSF 14-587. Links to the solicitation and a list of Directorate contacts are provided on this page. Polar-specific questions should be directed to a program director in the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT staff list; 703-292-8033) or Arctic Sciences Section (ARC staff list; 703-292-8029).

Prospective PIRE applicants can attend a webcast that will be held on July 29, 2014 between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM (Eastern Time). The webcast will present additional NSF PIRE program officers. The PIRE webcast can be accessed at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/140729/.

Preliminary proposal deadline: 21 October 2014.

Full proposal deadline: 15 May 2015.

For more information and a list of Directorate contacts, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505038.

To download the full solicitation, please click on the '14-587' link under "Program Guidelines" at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505038.

The Border Policy Research Institute, the Center for Canadian American Studies, the Consulate General of Canada, and Western Washington University host this event to consider what it means for the Arctic and the U.S. when the chairmanship of the Arctic Council passes from Canada to the United States.

For more information contact Laurie Trautman
Email: laurie.trautman [at] wwu.edu

The conference is devoted to scientific, environmental, technical, economic, and social aspects of the development of the Arctic. It will be divided into sections including Biology and Medicine, Chemistry and Technology, Ecology of the North, Economical Problems of Arctic Development, Education in the Arctic region, Geology and Geophysics of the Arctic Region, Information Technologies and Mathematical Methods, Marine Biology, Physical Studies, and Humanitarian and Social Problems. Suggestions on new topics are welcome.

The conference will be introduced by a plenary report on one of the major issues of modern science. Students and post-graduates interested in participating in the conference are welcome to email their registration forms and papers to the Steering Committee until 25 April 2015. The registration form must contain the title of the report, names of the authors, scientific adviser, full name of the organization, address, email of the contact person, dates of arrival and departure. The volume of the paper should not exceed one page. Participants should also indicate if they need assistance with the hotel booking.

For further information, download the documents available at:
http://www.mmbi.info/eng/conferences/n58/.