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The snow is melting, the days are getting longer, and in the whip of an eyelash, Greenland will again be buzzing with research activities.

Arctic Hub wants to get a better understanding and have an overview of the research activities in Greenland. Arctic Hub would like to invite you to share your plans for your project/fieldwork in Greenland in 2023. During this workshop, Arctic Hub invite's you to share your plans and knowledge and learn about other ongoing projects in the area you’re planning to visit.

Please fill out the registration form to attend. The registration deadline is Thursday, 13 April 2023.

Target Group

Researchers with research activities in Greenland in 2023; all research areas welcome. Greenlandic research stakeholders are welcome to join too.

Participation

The online meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams. The workshop language is English. To improve the experience for both you and your fellow attendees, the organizers encourage you to participate actively and with video.

Aim

1) Establish an overview of research activities in Greenland across research disciplines
2) Share overview with a broad range of stakeholders, e.g. citizens, public administration, business organizations
3) Enhance the quality of research through coordination, collaboration, and knowledge exchange
4) Reduce research fatigue in Greenland

This training workshop is designed to connect researchers at all career stages who are interested in the intersection of glaciology and machine learning. This workshop is targeted towards researchers/students who already have basic to medium programming and machine learning skills and want to increase their skills in machine learning related to glaciology. The number of participants is limited to approximately 25 due to the housing limitations at the Finse Research Center.

Registration deadline is 9 January 2023.

The 10th EuroGOOS International Conference will take place 3-5 October 2023 in Galway, Ireland.

Every three years the European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) conference provides a forum for marine scientists and technologists developing operational oceanography products, and the users of these services including decision and policy-makers as well as the private sector.

The EuroGOOS conference offers an opportunity to discuss how well our ocean monitoring and forecasting are supporting societal and policy needs. The event facilitates dialogue among a broad range of ocean observing and forecasting stakeholders, towards a fit-for-purpose ocean information delivery.

The three-day conference will include plenary, splinter, and poster sessions, as well as round tables with focused discussions. The main outcomes of the conference will be summarized during the last day and key messages will be formulated. Participants will be invited to submit abstracts for their presentations or posters, while full papers will be published in the EuroGOOS conference proceedings.

We are heading into the third year since the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), which was proclaimed with the aim of revolutionising ocean science and triggering a radical change in humanity’s relationship with the ocean.

With this as a reference, and following the EuroGOOS 2030 Strategy, the 10th EuroGOOS International Conference is addressing the latest research and technology in a wide range of oceanographic services for society. The conference will also discuss transversal issues, such as diversity and inclusion and public engagement. The key priorities of the 10th EuroGOOS International Conference are:

• Analysing the state of the art and defining emerging priorities in operational oceanography
• Advancing the framework towards the sustainability and integration of in situ observations
• Developing a seamless forecasting system of the European seas and global ocean
• Strengthening the responsiveness of European operational oceanography to policy and governance needs
• Fostering engagement of all stakeholders to co-design the European operational oceanography
• Promoting diversity, equity and inclusivity in oceanography and ocean science
• Integrating European operational oceanography into the global context

Abstract submission deadline: 16 April 2023 (23.59 CET).

Early bird registration ends 31 May 2023.

The Interdisciplinary Polar Studies 2023 (IPS-2023) modular meeting will be held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and the Hornsund and Isfjorden region between 30 August and 4 September 2023. IPS-2023 is open to ECRs and Svalbard research community and Arctic-related topics.

The goal of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies 2023 (IPS-2023) is to:

• Strengthen the holistic approach to studying and better understanding environmental changes and their implications due to the accelerated warming of the Arctic.
• Preparation of a new generation of scientists for creative involvement in the 5th International Polar Year 2032/2033 by broader participation in the Ocean Decade (2021-2030) and in the IASC ICARP IV (2025) process.
• An enhanced and coordinated monitoring of landscape and seascape evolution in Svalbard is needed for profound studies of mechanisms of interaction with glaciers and other components of the cryosphere.
• Identification of gaps, coordination of international efforts and unification of methods will be presented during the conference and discussed directly in the field.

Dates and Locations

• 30-31 August: IPS-2023 scientific conference sessions in Longyearbyen.
• 1-4 September: field workshop in the Hornsund & Isfjorden region – using the m/s Horyzont II + Zodiacs – up to 20 persons.

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline has been extended to 14 April 2023.
• Decision on abstracts (talk/posters) up to 21 April 2023.
• Registration with payment from 22 April to 22 May 2023.

The PSECCO Conversation Series provides an informal 1-hour discussion space for a small group of early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. As a participant, you will have the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions with registration. The host will entertain questions related to the session, so come prepared to have an active discussion.

Proposal Writing and Interacting with Funding Agencies

Participants will discuss the general concept of interactions with funding agencies, most importantly through writing compelling, and fundable, proposals.

Matthew Shupe has been conducting Arctic research for 25 years, mostly focused on atmospheric clouds and radiation and their interactions with icy surfaces. Field work has taken him to northern Alaska and Canada, the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and all across the Arctic Ocean. He has had a great deal of success in writing proposals and getting them funded by NSF, DOE, NOAA, and NASA. He is a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado.

Please register to attend.

The second annual reincarnation of the Northeast Glaciology meeting (IGS Northeastern North America Branch) will take place at the University of Maine. For this year's meeting, in addition to presentations, the organizers envision selecting a few big ideas or topics as a group to focus discussions around. The organizers hope this format leads towards more collaboration and opportunities for our attendees after the meeting.

The meeting will be in-person only, facilitating interactions between students, faculty, postdocs, and researchers. Accordingly, more details on the covid policy will be emailed to all those that sign up to attend. The organizers encourage everyone to either bring a poster or present a talk, and will build in ample time for conversation, discussion, and idea generation.

WIRE and IACN continue their Share Your North Webinar Series on Renewable Energy in the Arctic. This first session in the series will explore current approaches and trends in developing skills needed for the Renewable Energy Transition in the Arctic region.

While factors such as access to relevant education and training in remote regions represent challenges for recruiting and retaining talent in the North, there are ways to overcome these obstacles through collaboration and innovation. This webinar will bring together experts from across the Arctic to explore opportunities and highlight ongoing work to strengthen the clean energy sector in the region.

Opening remarks

His Excellency Hlynur Gudjonsson
Ambassador of Iceland to Canada

Moderator

Jennifer Spence
Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Speakers

Kristín Helga Schiöth
Project Manager, Northeast Iceland Development Fund (SSNE)

Mark Chapeskie
Vice President of Program Development, EHRC (Electricity Human Resources Canada)

Closing remarks

Her Excellency Jeannette Menzies
Ambassador of Canada to Iceland

In June 2021, the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the Crevasse Risk Management and Safety Workshop. In continuing the conversations of this workshop, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is hosting a four-part webinar series on using technology to increase the ability to detect crevasses, an essential need while doing fieldwork in rapidly changing, ice-laden landscapes.

There is no need to register in advance.

Panelists

• Matt Siegfried, Colorado School of Mines
• Joanna Millstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Shane Grigsby, Colorado School of Mines
• Gabe Lewis, University of Nevada, Reno
• Ching-Yao Lai, Princeton University

The IGS Global Seminar Series are live on Zoom most Wednesdays. Please register in advance for the seminars.

The seminars are also be live-streamed to the IGS Facebook page so that you can watch them afterwards if you can’t make the live seminar.

This week's talk

Dr. Karley Campbell from UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Stephanie Lim from Stanford will present their talk on sea ice algae.

The 2023 Remote Sensing of Arctic Permafrost Workshop will be held as a hybrid event at the Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center (BRICC) in Arlington, Virginia, hosted by Drs. Ali Sayir and Michael Yakes. Please register to attend.