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IARPC Collaboration Teams meet on a regular basis to implement the Arctic Research Plan: FY 2013-2017. Most meetings are open to the Arctic research community. Collaboration teams facilitate communication and collaboration between Federal agencies, the academic community, industry, non-governmental organizations, and State, local and tribal groups.

Contact Sara Bowden, bowden [at] arcus.org, if you would like to join this meeting.

​​Seven of the eight U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (Alaska, North Central, Northeast, Pacific Islands, South Central, Southeast and Southwest) and the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) are seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) and Proposals for funding in Fiscal Year 2015. Projects are invited that support CSC/NCCWSC science priorities as described in the guidance document below. Deadline for Statements of Interest is June 17, 2014. View the full funding opportunity announcement HERE: https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ResearchFunds.

WHO:
Only the following may submit proposals in response to this Funding Opportunity:

• Institutions that are either Host Institutions or Consortium Members for the requesting DOI Climate Science Center (exceptions are made for (1) projects spanning multiple CSC regions and (2) NCCWSC-sponsored projects) and
• USGS centers, field stations, laboratories, Cooperative Research Units, etc.

Each proposal must have a Principal Investigator (PI) from an eligible institution. Parties from other organizations (Federal, State, Tribal, or other) can participate and receive funds via sub-award from the Principal Investigator but the proposal submitter and PI must be from an eligible applicant, as described above. Non-eligible applicants are encouraged to establish working partnerships with one of the recognized eligible applicants to seek participation as part of a project lead by a CSC/university consortium member or USGS facility.

WHEN:
Deadline for submission of Statements of Interest……………………….June 17, 2014
Applicants Notified and Full Proposals Requested………………………..August 1, 2014
Deadline for Invited Full Proposals………………………………………….October 10, 2014
Applicants Notified of Intent to Award………….………….…………………December 15, 2014

For full details about the submission and evaluation process, and CSC/NCCWSC-specific science priorities, please refer to the FY 15 NCCWSC & CSC Funding Opportunity Guidance Document (above).

Each CSC and the NCCWSC will hold a question and answer session pertaining to this funding opportunity. Please refer to the guidance document for dates/times and information about these sessions.

ACCAP Climate Webinars promote dialogue and a forum for discussion and information exchange between all stakeholders in Alaska. Accessible statewide, the webinars identify existing information gaps and how best to fill them. Each webinar starts with 20–30 minutes of presentation followed by discussion and questions from participants.

ACCAP has a webinar scheduled for 17 June, 2014 at 10am AKDT time. Stephanie A McAfee of the University of Nevada, Reno is speaking on "Precipitation trends in Alaska: Data limitations and complex controls".

Changes in precipitation are important drivers of many observed hydrological and ecological processes, and precipitation is a key component of many studies. However, existing studies of precipitation trends in Alaska simply did not agree about the magnitude or even direction of trends. We revisited the question, analyzing homogeneity and trends in station data and three commonly used gridded precipitation data sets. We identified numerous inhomogeneities in both the station data and the gridded products and discovered that the three gridded products displayed very dissimilar patterns of trend. Finally, we will present some suggests for moving forward despite the imperfect data.
Study authors: Stephanie McAfee (UN - Reno), Galina Guentchev (NCAR) and Jon K. Eischeid (CIRES)

Pre-registration for webinars is strongly encouraged. The audio portion of the call is through a toll-free phone line and the slide presentation is streamed via computer. For instructions on participating through your home office or at a satellite viewing location with others in your community, please see our webinar information page. General webinar information including podcast subscription information and instructions on how to join a webinar can be found at the link above.

The Arctic Council´s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group will hold a workshop on Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) – Understanding National Approaches and Reviewing Progress on IEA in Arctic LMEs straddling national boundaries: The Beaufort and Barents Seas.

Participants will look at the progress made in measuring the state of the Large Marine Ecosystems of the Beaufort and Barents Sea, help develop a clear understanding of the terminology used for IEA and EA, identify next steps for international cooperation in the region, and establish a common data base of relevant work.

Join hundreds of other scientists, policy makers and industry professionals at the 2014 AGU Science Policy Conference. This conference is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and help shape U.S. policy. This year's conference will include discussions of the science, policy, and communication of three tracks: natural hazards, climate change, and natural resource challenges.

The conference will feature a keynote address delivered by United States Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and dozens of other eminent speakers, including two cross-cutting plenary sessions:

• Policy Perspectives: The Future of Science in the U.S. Congress: Panelists include U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.-4th); U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.-8th); and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calf.-52nd).
• The Business of Science: Is Public Investment Driving Private Innovation?: Panelists include Kate Gordon, Executive Director, Risky Business; Tom Kimbis, Vice President, External Relations, Solar Energy Industries Association; and Peter Marquez, Vice President for Global Engagement, Planetary Resources and former space advisor for presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

Register online by 12 June.

Communicate Your Science More Effectively

Learn how to more effectively communicate your research at this interactive Science and Policy Communications Workshop for scientists, Monday, 16 June, 12:30–5:00 P.M., in conjunction with the Science Policy Conference.

There is no fee, but you must be registered for the Science Policy Conference to be eligible to attend this workshop. Learn more at the conference website at http://spc.agu.org/2014/2014-events/science-policy-communications-works….

The biennial Coastal Zone Canada conference is the leading interdisciplinary forum held for professionals from across Canada and around the world to meet and discuss all aspects of coastal and ocean management. The 2014 conference theme, OUR COASTS: LEGACIES AND FUTURES, recognizes that our past choices and decisions have led us to where we are today, both positive and negative. The theme also recognizes that opportunities abound to influence and shape the future. Our choices today will determine which future path we will tread. We are all accountable to step up and take action for the future we want and need. Dr. Francis Zwiers, a Bureau member of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and currently the Director and CEO of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium based in Victoria, British Columbia, will be addressing the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC in his talk on Wednesday, June 18th.

The Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada and present Commissioner on the Global Ocean Commission, will be the special guest speaker at the Thursday morning plenary session. Mr. Martin is one of seventeen Commissioners reviewing the present state of the World's oceans to provide politically and technically feasible short-, medium- and long-term recommendations to address four key issues facing the high seas: overfishing, large-scale loss of habitat and biodiversity, the lack of effective management and enforcement, and deficiencies in high seas governance.

The 24th Annual International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2014) will be held June 15-20, at BEXCO Convention Center, Haeundae, Busan, Korea. Organized by the International Society of Ocean and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), the ISOPE Conference (Founding conference chairman: Professor Jin S Chung) has been the world's largest technical program of its kind with peer-reviewed papers since 1992. This year, ISOPE Technical Program Committee members from 35 countries has organized 152 technical and keynote sessions of peer-reviewed papers in cooperation with 30 global cooperating organizations. Delegates from over 48 countries will participate. Since 1990, ISOPE has held 54 successful international conferences and symposia, with subjects on:

• Arctic (NSR) Shipping;
• Arctic Materials Development;
• Special Steel Development by POSCO and ExxonMobil;
• Ocean and Offshore Wind Energy;
• Arctic LNG Ship under construction:
• Methane Gas Production Technology in Japan, and more.

IARPC Collaboration Teams meet on a regular basis to implement the Arctic Research Plan: FY 2013-2017. Most meetings are open to the Arctic research community. Collaboration teams facilitate communication and collaboration between Federal agencies, the academic community, industry, non-governmental organizations, and State, local and tribal groups.

Contact Sara Bowden, bowden [at] arcus.org, if you would like to join this meeting.

IARPC Collaboration Teams meet on a regular basis to implement the Arctic Research Plan: FY 2013-2017. Most meetings are open to the Arctic research community. Collaboration teams facilitate communication and collaboration between Federal agencies, the academic community, industry, non-governmental organizations, and State, local and tribal groups.

Contact Sara Bowden, bowden [at] arcus.org, if you would like to join this meeting.

IARPC Collaboration Teams meet on a regular basis to implement the Arctic Research Plan: FY 2013-2017. Most meetings are open to the Arctic research community. Collaboration teams facilitate communication and collaboration between Federal agencies, the academic community, industry, non-governmental organizations, and State, local and tribal groups.

Contact Sara Bowden, bowden [at] arcus.org, if you would like to join this meeting.