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The burgeoning Arctic arena offers a host of opportunities for companies that can solve the complex environmental, physical and regulatory challenges it presents. OTC's Arctic Technology Conference will include a highly specialized technical program, networking events, and an exhibition — all designed to help ensure that oil and gas professionals throughout the world are prepared to succeed in the Arctic arenas.

The goal of the Arctic Encounter Symposium is to engage participants in a focused discussion, through a balanced forum, highlighting shared interests and concerns of the United States and the global community as we look north to the last emerging frontier – the Arctic. The Symposium will incorporate a diverse group of leaders and experts to debate how a rapidly changing Arctic will impact international law, domestic policy, business and commerce, the environment, and the people of the Far North.

The program incorporates five plenary sessions, featuring 3-4 speakers and one moderator in each session, and two concurrent sessions featuring research presentations by leading academic experts from across the country. The Symposium is structured to challenge the status quo dialogue and to critically address the Arctic's potential, to consider what is at stake, and to collaborate on solutions.

Leading experts, CEO's, and thought leaders from the science technology, maritime, and energy industries top corporations and organizations are expected to attend. Congressional delegations from Alaska and Washington State have also been invited. The event is likely to draw between 250 and 350 attendees, including partners from the top environmental and maritime law firms in the Pacific Northwest and academics from across the country.

The two-day Symposium will take place at Seattle University with a dinner reception on Friday, February 7 at the Seattle Aquarium on Pier 59. Please see the website for a complete speakers list and program.

In the fifth webinar of this series, we will cover the funding models available from a range of agencies, industry, and organizations that support long-term observing. Also included is discussion about different funding horizons, partnerships, and strategies that influence not only the capability, but the scientific content and longevity of observations. The webinar will be available through Webex (details available at www.arctichub.net).

On October 31, 2013, a kick-off webinar was held by the National Science Foundation to introduce 35 questions grouped in 8 thematic areas which address best practices for long-term observing management and governance. Over the next 20 weeks, 9 webinars will be held to further delve into each of the 8 themes: (1) Definition, (2) Life cycle and horizons, (3) Review: frequency, criteria, and process, (4) Network relevance, (5) Funding models, (6) Award structure and management, (7) Information sharing and communication, and (8) National and global connectivity. The ninth webinar will be a wrap-up discussion and assessment of current exchanges on these 8 themes. For a list of the 35 questions within these 8 thematic areas, please visit www.arctichub.net and click on the "Long Term Observing Management Discussion Group" link on the home page and then click Discussion on the left-hand side of the group page.

The webinars will introduce the themes and questions in detail, but the discussion continues beyond the webinar timeframe. Interested persons who would like to lead discussions on one or more of the 35 questions are encouraged to apply for discussion funding support through an online application at: http://www.arcus.org/search/aon/discussion-funding-form. Funding details and eligibility are on the form webpage. The discussion content provided through this activity will inform best practices and lessons learned in long-term observing from the viewpoint of the wide range of actors involved in natural and social observing, its management, support, and development.

This Open Conference stands as the final event organized within the framework of the "CASE" EU-FP7 Initial Training Network (case.itn.epoc.u-bordeaux1.fr), a research and training network on marine biotic indicators of recent (Holocene) climate changes in the high latitudes of the North Atlantic. We aim, through this conference, at extending both the geographical and temporal domains investigated within CASE to the wide Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas and to past Interglacials of the Pleistocene era. This event will foster scientific discussions on various topics among which those related to the PAGES-endorsed WG "Arctic 2K" and "Sea Ice Proxies", as well as to ongoing plans for IODP drillings in the Arctic Ocean.

Four session themes have been defined as follows:

• Developing paleoceanographical proxies; qualitative versus quantitative reconstructions.
• Interglacial paleoceanography from the northern North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean.
• Ocean-continent linkages during interglacial periods.
• The past 2000 years.

The next Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers & the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting will be held from 3 - 5 February 2014 in Ottawa, Canada.

Information, application, and the program for the workshop will become available on the website of the Network on Arctic Glaciology: http://www.iasc.info/nag/.

The purpose of the meeting is:

• to present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet,
• to plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way,
• to develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.

The Science Coordination Office (SCO) for Summit and the Greenland Inland Traverse (GrIT) invites you to take part in the 2014 GEOSummit Workshop to be held following the NASA IceBridge and PARCA Planning Meetings at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

The All-day Workshop is scheduled for 31 January, 2014 and will be focused on Scientific Results and Future Research Directions on the ice sheet; including traverse science, research at Summit, and activities at the new Isi Station.

Attendees will be expected to present brief summary of recent results (if applicable) but should focus on current hypotheses that guide planned future work. Funded, pending, and early stage ideas are all sought. If you are part of a large coordinated effort (NOAA, LTO, ICECAPS) understand that we may ask you to present a coordinated overview depending on the number of participants.

Please provide a brief abstract of your activities and confirm your participation (and whether you request travel support -- prioritized to young investigators) by email to:

Katrine Gorham
katrine [at] polarfield.com

Part of the "2014 Science for Alaska Series". Lectures will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Gold Room in the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Convention Center, with the exception of Feb. 18. That day the lecture will be the Westmark's Northern Latitudes room. Be sure to stay after the lecture and meet our presenters!

The fourth thematic area of long-term observing management and governance to be addressed is one of network relevance. Questions in this webinar will target the relationship between different mission agencies and between agencies and communities when determining observing priorities. Additional discussion will revolve around the role of data, products, and integrated information in developing an argument for relevance. The webinar will be available through Webex (details available at www.arctichub.net).

Background: On October 31, 2013, a kick-off webinar was held by the National Science Foundation to introduce 35 questions grouped in 8 thematic areas which address best practices for long-term observing management and governance. Over the next 20 weeks, 9 webinars will be held to further delve into each of the 8 themes: (1) Definition, (2) Life cycle and horizons, (3) Review: frequency, criteria, and process, (4) Network relevance, (5) Funding models, (6) Award structure and management, (7) Information sharing and communication, and (8) National and global connectivity. The ninth webinar will be a wrap-up discussion and assessment of current exchanges on these 8 themes. For a list of the 35 questions within these 8 thematic areas, please visit www.arctichub.net and click on the "Long Term Observing Management Discussion Group" link on the home page and then click Discussion on the left-hand side of the group page.

The webinars will introduce the themes and questions in detail, but the discussion continues beyond the webinar timeframe. Interested persons who would like to lead discussions on one or more of the 35 questions are encouraged to apply for discussion funding support through an online application at: http://www.arcus.org/search/aon/discussion-funding-form. Funding details and eligibility are on the form webpage. The discussion content provided through this activity will inform best practices and lessons learned in long-term observing from the viewpoint of the wide range of actors involved in natural and social observing, its management, support, and development.

The mission of the Alaska Marine Science Symposium is to bring together scientists, policymakers, students, educators, media and the public to share research findings focused on Alaska’s marine fisheries and ecosystems.Since 2002, scientists from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond have come to the Symposium to communicate research activities in the marine regions off Alaska. Researchers and students in marine science re-connect with old colleagues and meet new ones.

Plenary and poster sessions feature a broad spectrum of ocean science. Hear the latest in the fields of climate, oceanography, lower trophic levels, the benthos, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, local and traditional knowledge, and socioeconomic research. The Symposium also features compelling keynote speakers, workshops and special sessions.

Registration and further information can be found on the conference website.

Arctic Frontiers will hold its 8th annual conference in Tromsø, Norway, from 19-24 January 2014, with the title: Humans in the Arctic. The Arctic Frontiers conference is a central arena for discussions of Arctic issues. The conference brings together representatives from science, politics, and civil society to share perspectives on how upcoming challenges in the Arctic may be addressed to ensure sustainable development. Arctic Frontiers 2014 will address two main themes:

• Health, Environment and Society, and
• Offshore Maritime Challenges. Health, society and environment

The environment of the Arctic is changing, and this affects the conditions for humans living in the Arctic for better and for worse. Climate change will lead to less ice and permafrost and thus, increased tourism, fishing, petroleum activities and mining. These activities in the High North will give opportunities and impact socio-economy, demography and traditional lifestyle as well as increase contamination and disturb the natural environment. The cumulative impact may affect life, well-being, culture and ultimately the health of people living in the region. Healthy adaption to the changes must be planned. The latest advances in technology and innovative communication are potentially very effective tools with which to reduce risk related to living and working in the Arctic and also maximize the benefits, thus ensuring sustainable development. How can this be done? Arctic Frontiers 2014 will address the scientific challenges ahead.

Four parallel parts will be discussed:

Health, society and environment

• Live, work and stay healthy in the Arctic
• Health & Environment in the Arctic

Maritime operational challenges

• Shipping & Offshore in the Arctic
• Arctic Offshore Search and Rescue (SAR)

Interested scientists are invited to submit abstracts to one of these four sessions for both oral and poster presentations. Arctic Frontiers is composed of a policy section and a scientific section. This call for papers addresses only the scientific section from 22 January to 24 January 2014. The Call for Papers closes on 21 October 2013. For more information and online registration, download the complete "Call for Papers" on the Arctic Frontiers homepage www.arcticfrontiers.com.