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The School of Ice is an NSF-funded professional development program for faculty at Minority Serving Institutions. This program will train participants to understand paleoclimate evidence derived from ice cores and acquire the skills necessary to bring this exciting inquiry into new and existing Earth and environmental science classes on their campuses. The experiential nature of this workshop will build background knowledge of cutting-edge research and empower participants to communicate authentic paleoclimate research practices, ice core data, and results to their students.

There will be two opportunities to attend the School of Ice this summer. Besides thinking about the dates, the organizers would like you to reduce your carbon footprint by considering the one closer to you geographically. In both, you will interact with experts currently working in climate and ice science research, take interesting field trips, and engage in hands-on learning experiences you can use with your students. Travel expenses are paid, and all resources are provided freely to workshop participants.

Registration is open now. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by the due date but accepted on a rolling basis until the workshop is filled. Note: there is usually a waiting list to attend, so apply early!

School of Ice – Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Date: June 26-30, 2022
Applications Due: March 11, 2022

School of Ice – COLDEX - Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Date: August 6-12, 2022
Applications Due: April 14, 2022

The organizers invite the ice-core and climate research community to join a 3-day symposium from 29-31 August 2022 in Copenhagen, hosted by the Ice and Climate Research Group at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen.

Willi Dansgaard (1922 – 2011) was a pioneer of isotope glaciology and ice-core-based climate research. The climate agenda makes his research contributions more relevant today than ever, and ice cores remain pivotal for understanding the climate system.

The symposium consists of two parts:

• A scientific symposium on Monday and Wednesday in the classic conference style with scientific presentations by both invited keynote speakers and participants selected based on submitted abstracts. The organizers particularly welcome contributions within Willi Dansgaard's work areas: climate reconstructions by isotope measurements, ice-flow modelling and dating, and the study of abrupt climate change.
• A symposium with dual focus on Willi Dansgaard’s life and work, and highlights of recent climate research takes up the Tuesday, Willi Dansgaard’s birthday. In the afternoon, the organizers will conclude with a formal celebration session with invited participants from the Royal Family, the Danish and Greenlandic political system, university leadership, research foundations, and Willi Dansgaard’s family, friends, and colleagues, followed by a reception and dinner.

Registration and abstract deadline: 5 August 2022.

The 17th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC) will be a hybrid meeting – it will be held online as well as in-person at the Pyle Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The WAMC brings together those with common interests in Antarctic meteorology, climate, forecasting and related disciplines.

This meeting is being held just before the American Meteorological Society Madison Collective Meeting which includes the Polar Meteorology and Oceanography meeting. Synergies between the two events are strongly encouraged. The 17th WAMC two-day event will focus on weather forecasting, numerical weather prediction, operational/logistical interests, and observational network reports. Contributions from around the world are welcome on these topics.

Important Dates

• Friday, July 15: Registration and short abstract submission deadline
• Friday, July 22: Extended abstract submission deadline

Please join PolarTREC for a PolarConnect event with teacher Rebecca Siegel from Alaska! Rebecca is aboard the Norseman II and working on the Harmful Algal Blooms in Arctic Waters project. The event will last for one hour with a Q&A session at the end. This event is free and easy to join!

AGU Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences. Every year, AGU Fall Meeting unites the Earth and space science community to share findings, connect like-minded scientists from around the world, and advance our profession and shared passion for the impact of science.

AGU Fall Meeting 2022 will be held in Chicago and online everywhere 12 - 16 December 2022. More than 25,000 attendees from more than 100 countries will convene to explore how Science Leads the Future. The organizers will welcome a diverse community of scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, educators, and organizations who are working toward a world where scientific discovery leads to scientific solutions, and where our global collaborations and partnerships can carry us into a sustainable future.

The abstract submission deadline is 3 August (23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT).

The School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh will host a joint meeting of the International Glaciological Society British Branch (IGSBB) and the UK Antarctic Science Conference (UKASC) from Tuesday 30 August to Friday 2 September 2022. Both meetings will be hosted in the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute in central Edinburgh, adjacent to the School of GeoSciences’ Institute of Geography.

The IGSBB is an informal two-day meeting at which presentations are welcome on all aspects of ice and snow research, while the UKASC welcomes contributions on any aspect of Antarctic Science. The organizers strongly encourage early-career researchers, including postgraduate students, to attend and present their work.

Registration and abstract submission deadline: 1 August 2022.

The Ukpeaġvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) invites registration for the 75th Anniversary of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory. This event will take place in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska and online.

Events during the week, will include the Enhancing Arctic Science and Engineering Workshop, Regional Development Tours, and forums on the Arctic science to plan for the next 25 years of Arctic research. In-person activities will include tours of Utqiagvik (Barrow), Barrow Arctic Research Center, Inupiat Heritage Center, Illisagvik College, Search and Rescue Facility, and NOAA Facilities.

Organizers invite all interested scientists and engineers, Indigenous leaders, Arctic community members, policymakers, government organizations, and businesses to register.

The community of Utqiaġvik has been ground zero for Arctic research dating as far back as the first International Polar Year of 1881 when the Signal Corps and the Smithsonian sponsored the establishment of a permanent station for meteorological, magnetic, tidal, and pendulum observation. This was followed by the establishment of the Arctic Research Laboratory (ARL), later known as the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL). NARL was under the auspices of the United States Navy beginning in the early 1940s to support petroleum exploration and Arctic research in what is now known as the Naval Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA). The research facility operated until 1980 when it was decommissioned due to the high cost of operations. The facility was then transferred to UIC in 1984 and UIC Science, a subsidiary of UIC, continues to operate it today.

Organizers hope to celebrate the past foundation building the Inupiaq Elders and past researchers completed to ensure a successful future for Utqiaġvik and North Slope-based Arctic science with this NARL 75th Anniversary Celebration.

Registration deadline: 31 July 2022.

The theme of the conference is "Antarctica in a Changing World". The conference will be held online.

SCAR and the Local Organising Committee have decided to waive the registration fees for the 10th SCAR Open Science Conference. Registration is free and open to everybody. The organisers hope that this will greatly benefit early research researchers and maximise inclusivity and accessibility for the conference.

Please head to the Registration Platform to register for the conference.

Abstracts can be submitted electronically via the Abstract Submission Portal on the SCAR 2022 Meetings website. There is no abstract submission fee.

The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, is hosting the SCAR Open Science Conference 2022. The 10th SCAR Open Science Conference will feature a comprehensive schedule of meetings, symposia, virtual side events and social activities, daily plenary lectures and poster sessions in an innovative online format.

Important Dates

• 02 June 2022: Registration opens.
• 12 June 2022: Extended abstract submission deadline.
• 27-29 July 2022: SCAR Business Meetings.
• 01-10 August 2022: SCAR 10th Open Science Conference 2022.
• 05-07 September 2022: SCAR Delegates Meeting.

The 22nd Congress is being organised by the British Society of Soil Science on behalf of the International Union of Soil Sciences.

The Congress theme, ‘Soil Science – crossing boundaries, changing society’ focuses on the link between soil and society, with sessions covering soil systems, soil processes, soil management and how we interact with and use soils around the world.

There will be opportunities for specialist workshops and discussion sessions across a wide range of soil disciplines. The core programme is supported by tours and a cultural and arts programme for delegates and the wider public to explore our diverse environment and culture.

At a time of global concern for our planet and its growing population, managing our soils sustainably has never been as important. 90% of our food comes from soil, as does all of our timber and other fibre. Soil, and the ecosystems it supports, have a huge role in mitigating against climate change, is a vast reservoir of biodiversity, plays a significant role in flood management and contains key evidence of past civilisations.

Our understanding of the importance of these functions is developing rapidly and the Congress provides the ideal setting to discover the international state of the art in these critical global issues and an opportunity to connect across all who work with and rely on soils.

The deadline for abstract submissions is the 31st October 2021.

Join faculty, researchers, and education professionals in a 3-day Polar STEM conference. The driving goal of this conference is to develop strategies that engage under-represented students in Polar STEM and provide them with a better understanding of field and non-field career pathways in Polar STEM.

The University of Maine in partnership with Juneau Icefield Research Program, is hosting a conference in Juneau, Alaska for educators interested in participating with one or both organizations to learn from each other, develop long term strategies to leverage resources from each organization, and to design field and in-class Polar geoscience programming for under-represented students.

The conference will involve tours of Juneau’s natural beauty, plenary talks regarding polar research, and breakout discussions and think-tanks about polar education. Currently, the organizers have a working group of early career scientists and educators of under-represented student populations who hail from Maine, Alaska, Florida, and Washington State. The conference is open to STEM educators and scientists with an interest in developing and integrating Earth systems science, field education, and classroom curriculum.

Who is the Conference for?

1) Upward Bound or other Department of Education funded professional engaged in science education
2) High school STEM educator
3) Higher institution STEM scientist and educator
4) Outdoor and experiential education professional

Please consider joining this conference! Space via zoom or in-person will be limited. Additionally, a limited amount of funding is available for attendee travel support and lodging in Juneau.