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Join Migration in Harmony Research Coordination Network for a fireside chat with expert Alina Bykova to examine the transformation of Svalbard from a primarily mining-focused region to a modern and economically diverse archipelago in the High North. This chat will discuss important moments in Svalbard’s modern history and show that affairs on the archipelago were, and still are, more than a geopolitical rivalry between Norway and Russia. Through a lively discussion, this event will add nuance to current debates about the role of politics and resources on the archipelago base on Bykoba's groundbreaking report published by The Arctic Institute.

Migration in Harmony is a Research Coordination Network on Arctic migrations funded by the National Science Foundation. They are a network of researchers, practitioners, and traditional knowledge holders working to synthesize current research, jointly identify and prioritize research topics, and build collaborative project teams to support a resilient, just, and sustainable Arctic in motion.

Bio

Alina Bykova is a Research Associate and the Editor-in-Chief of the editing team at The Arctic Institute. Her research focuses on Arctic and Soviet environmental history with a focus on energy and industry and she is currently Alina writing her dissertation on the history of extraction on Svalbard, Norway at Stanford University. Prior to her work in academia, she completed a Bachelor of Journalism at Ryerson University and worked as a breaking news reporter at the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper.

In conjunction with International Polar Week, the U.S. Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is hosting the seventh annual international Polar Film Festival. The film festival will take place in September 2023.

For five days, the Polar Film Festival will showcase short videos on topics related to the Polar regions to the public and broader APECS community. Films will be hosted digitally on the website each day during Polar Week, and hosts are planning an online panel discussion with interested filmmakers during International Polar Week in September 2023.

Submissions of independently created films (created by you or someone you know) are welcomed and encouraged. In the past, organizers featured a range of works, from feature films and academic documentaries to independently-produced videos, interviews, and news reports. Organizers welcome a diversity of submission types and topics. Information and videos from previous years’ film festivals can be viewed online.

Organizers are also looking for people to host in-person screenings this fall. Those interested in hosting a screening should indicate this on the film submission form or email usapecs [at] gmail.com.

Extended submission deadline: 1 September 2023, 11:59 p.m. EDT.

The ICAT PhD school (2 ECTS) is aimed at PhD students and junior postdocs who conduct ice core analysis or are users of ice core data (glaciologists, oceanographers, climate modelers, earth scientists).

ICAT aims to educate a new generation of ice core researchers and foster a collaborative environment for future glaciological projects.

This course will educate young scientists regarding new methods developed for the analysis of ice cores with regard to climate research, with dedicated theoretical and laboratory exercise sessions.

The application deadline is 15 April 2023.

The course has a registration fee of 100 euro, which will cover lectures, excursion, social and lunches.

Polar STEAM is an NSF-funded program that supports broader impacts through matching educators, artists, and writers with polar researchers to co-create educational and creative resources related to polar research. Annual cohorts also include mentorship and guidance on building your broader impacts toolkit. Applications are currently open for the 2024/25 field seasons in the Arctic and Antarctic. Virtual collaborations are also available and are well-suited for lab-based researchers, those conducting data work, remote monitoring, and field work that doesn’t lend itself bringing an additional person.

A recording of the recent webinar for NSF-funded researchers is available along with FAQs and a link to the application. Researchers pre-planning for future seasons are welcome to email polarsteam [at] oregonstate.edu to discuss further.

The application deadline for polar researchers is 15 September 2023.

The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Program Arctic Sciences Section invites registration for their upcoming Office Hour webinar.

During this office hour, hosts will highlight target dates for proposal submissions, broadening participation versus broader impacts, Arctic community engagement, and providing other updates. Time will be set aside for questions and breakout rooms with program officers.

Registration is required.

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Fall 2023 funding cycle, PSECCO will be distributing $5,000 of awards. Applicants may request a reasonable amount of funding to support their travel to/from a conference, up to a value of $900 per person, with awards aimed at those with demonstrated financial need. An additional $100 is available for awardees who organize a PSECCO social event at the conference.

The application deadline is 15 September 2023 at 11:59pm MDT.

PSECCO will open another round of conference travel funding in the spring of 2024.

The U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation invites applications for the Fulbright Norway Distinguished Arctic Scholar Award. This fixed-term position will be located in Norway.

U.S. citizens who have a scholarly focus on polar and High North issues, a PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree (including a Master’s degree, depending on the field) as appropriate, and a significant publication and teaching record are eligible to apply for an Arctic Scholar award.

The Arctic award for U.S. scholars is a three-month grant to do research and lecture at any institution of higher education or research in Norway. One award is given to a U.S. scholar each year. Although Fulbright Arctic Scholar funding is for three months, the grantee may stay beyond the grant period.

The start date will be agreed upon jointly between the host university and the candidate, but must occur within the 2024-25 academic year.

This award is for U.S. citizens going to Norway, and for Norwegian citizens going to the U.S. (application deadline for the latter is 1 October 2023).

Application deadline: 15 September 2023

Join the NNA-CO education and outreach team in a hands-on session, practicing how to facilitate community storytelling and sharing with communities you work with on the science topic of your project. Lesson plans and techniques will be shared to help build your engagement and outreach toolbox.

Presenter

Dr. Katie Villano Spellman is a life-long Alaskan and Research Associate Professor at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center. She leads and collaborates on several different science education and public participation in scientific research projects including Arctic and Earth SIGNs, Winterberry Citizen Science, Fostering Science, and Fresh Eyes on Ice.

The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. The 2024 meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana 18-23 February 2024.

Organizers welcome a diverse community of scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, educators and organizations who are working toward a world where our global collaborations and partnerships can carry us into a sustainable future.

The Ocean Sciences Meeting is an Endorsed Decade Action program with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Abstract submissions close 13 September 2023 at 23:59 EDT/03:59+1 UTC.

Early bird registration ends 10 January 2024.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Vera Kuklina, an Indigenous scholar born and raised in a Buryat village in Siberia and a Research Professor at the George Washington University. Vera's presentation, titled What Arctic Science Can Learn from Studies of Informal Roads in Siberian Taiga, will be held via Zoom.

Registration is required for this event. Instructions for accessing the webinar will be sent to registrants prior to the event.

Seminar Abstract

Informal roads are an inevitable part of human presence in landscapes and serve as a means of transportation and communication. They are used for subsistence, resource exploration and extraction, and for connectivity. However, in fragile Arctic and Sub-Arctic landscapes, the rapid development of these roads indicates uncontrolled extractive development, landscape fragmentation, and other environmental and societal disturbances. Therefore, these roads provide an important perspective for measuring sustainability of social-ecological systems. In this presentation, Vera Kuklina summarizes the results of a three-year NSF-funded project and highlights lessons learned from long-term collaboration with local and Indigenous communities in Siberian taiga of Baikal region. The project utilized a combination of social, environmental, and remote sensing methods. Furthermore, it demonstrates how the studies of infrastructure patterns, creation, use, maintenance, and abandonment can be relevant for understanding human-environment relations in the Arctic and beyond.