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The Machine Learning for Polar Regions Workshop will start with presentations from climate and machine learning experts on current trends in each field, together and separately. The talks will be followed by a summary and a discussion of current projects that are pioneering the use of machine learning over polar regions. Posters will be presented in the evening and participants will be able to submit their work using the registration link (no later than May 31st). The Steering committee will select the work that will be presented during the Workshop and will notify the participants by June 4th. Submissions that already include both the polar and machine learning aspects will be given priority for presentation and are strongly encouraged. However, papers and work focusing also on a single aspect of the polar or machine learning disciplines (i.e. Generative Adversarial Networks, Deep CNNs in the case of ML or sea ice, Greenland and Antarctica mass loss and contribution of polar regions to sea level rise) are encouraged and welcome. Afterwards, participants will be broken down into working groups that will focus on the three following questions:

• What are the current mechanisms impeding or facilitating collaboration among disciplines?
• What are the mechanisms leading to the success of cross-disciplinary work?
• What are the current funding or collaborative opportunities for this area?

The outcome of the workshop will be a report containing a review of cutting edge applications, literature on machine learning and polar regions, current mechanisms that can support the success for cross-disciplinary collaboration, and funding opportunities for both the climate and machine learning realms.

Important Dates

• 31 May: Deadline for participants to submit work for presentations.
• 4 June: Steering Committee informs participants if work has been selected to present.

Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for July 2022 and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Please register to attend.

The EU Horizon 2020 funded project ARICE has developed a novel 3D icebreaker platform that will be launched at an hybrid event in the headquarters of CNR in Bologna, Italy from 4:00 to 5:15 pm CEST. You can join the event online by registering.

The 3D icebreaker visualisation platform is part of ARICE's aim at enhancing virtual and remote access to data in WP7. The goal of this WP is to establish the project data management system and to develop and adapt strategies and tools for efficient data access and data dissemination.

Visit the Data Tools section in ARICE to explore this and other data management platforms developed by ARICE.

Greenland has recently become an epicenter of interest in natural resource investment and development in the Arctic. With accessible deposits of minerals needed to satisfy rising global demand, and fisheries exports as a key component of Greenland’s economy, as well as other trade products, Greenland is poised to capitalize on its strategic geographic location and natural resources. However, investments in these and others areas must limit environmental impacts on the fragile Greenlandic ecosystem and more broadly consider how to implement the Green transition. How can such investments bolster Greenland’s economy? What role can the United States play in facilitating environmentally and socially responsible development?

Please join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute and the Greenland Representation in Washington, DC for a conversation with Greenland Prime Minister Múte B. Egede about these topics, followed by an expert panel discussion.

Keynote Speaker

Prime Minister Múte B. Egede
Prime Minister, Government of Greenland

Introduction

Ambassador Mark Green
President, Director, & CEO, Wilson Center

Michael Sfraga
Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute // Chair, US Arctic Research Commission

Panelists

Dana Eidsness
Director, Maine North Atlantic Development Office

Kenneth Høegh
Head of Greenland Representation, Washington, DC

Thomas Lauridsen
Chief Advisor, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Justice, Government of Greenland

Paul Hueper
Director of Energy and Mineral Programs, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State

David Brown
Director, Technical Support Office, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, US Agency for International Development

Full title: NOAA’s Regional Climate Services (RCS) Program: what does it do and how does it work with other entities?

This talk provides an overview of the National Centers for Environmental Information’s Regional Climate Services Program and what services are specifically available for Alaska. Products available from NCEI’s parent organization, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) will also be discussed, as well as the contractual relationship with the Regional Climate Centers. Within NOAA, coordination with the National Weather Service’s Climate Services Branch, Environmental Science and Services Divisions, Regional Integrated Science and Assessment Programs, Co-operative Institutes, and Regional Teams is essential. The RCS Directors also coordinate with state and federal partners such as the State Climatologists, the USDA Climate Hubs, FEMA, and the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Listeners should come away with an understanding of what Alaska’s Regional Climate Services Director can provide.

The Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium (VAWS) is a collaboration between ACCAP, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, and the NOAA National Weather Service. The organizers present cutting-edge technologies in satellite remote sensing, forecasting, and modeling to a statewide audience through this webinar series.

Registration is required.

The Arctic Data Center, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), and Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) are jointly conducting a survey of the Arctic research community. The survey should take about 10-15 minutes to complete and will be open until June 15th.

The survey will help develop a better understanding of the networks, forums, tools, workshops, and courses that support Arctic research collaboration, as well as the management and use of Arctic data. Your feedback will help drive future courses, workshops, and other programming offered by the Arctic Data Center, IARPC, and ARCUS. The survey is open to all individuals who engage in Arctic research activities and we welcome diverse perspectives across disciplines, career stages, organizations, knowledge systems, and geographies.

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) play a key role in the global water cycle as the primary mechanism conveying water vapor through mid-latitude regions. The precipitation that ARs deliver in many parts of the world, especially through orographic precipitation processes, is important for water resources; but it also regularly is a hazard, triggering floods and landslides, as well as coastal windstorms.

The main objective of the International Atmospheric River Conference 2022 (the fourth IARC) is to advance the state of the AR science (dynamics, impacts, monitoring, forecast & projections) providing a forum to a growing community of researches and practitioners. This event effectively strengthens worldwide, cross-disciplinary collaboration. The organizers also aim to connect different disciplines, stakeholders and users.

The in-person conference will be held in Santiago, Chile from 10-14 October 2022, including plenary talks, poster sessions and breakout room discussions. Plenary sessions will be transmitted on-line, and participants may present remotely if needed.

Main themes

• Physics and dynamics aspects of ARs
• Hydro-meteorological impacts of ARs Observing, tracking, modeling and forecasting ARs
• ARs in past and future climates

Special Sessions

• Socio-economical impacts of ARs
• ARs and polar Meteorology and Climate
• Compound events

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Period: 2 May to 15 June 2022
• Registration: 1 July to 10 October 2022
• Draft Program: 31 July 2022
• Final Program: 30 September 2022

EarthCube welcomes those interested in the intersection between cyberinfrastructure and geosciences to join the 2022 EarthCube Annual Meeting.

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Building Beyond”. The people of EarthCube have built increased capacity within the Earth sciences over the past decade. This year’s meeting recognizes the ways in which this community supports researchers, and how EarthCube is moving science forward into the future.

Meeting objectives

• Share novel approaches and architectures used in geoscience research
• Foster learning and collaboration
• Learn about opportunities and sustainability plans for EarthCube
• Promote topics that enhance the Earth Sciences
• And of course, networking!

Call for Abstracts

The organizers welcome abstracts for:

• Notebooks
• Posters, Oral Presentations and Demonstrations
• Working sessions

Abstracts are due 8 March 2022. Final notebooks are due 15 April 2022. Notification of notebook review​ will be 10 May 2022.

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The Arctic Development Expo welcomes all researchers, Indigenous leaders, circumpolar Governments, scientists, industry experts and passionate individuals.

​The Arctic Development Expo takes place in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada as the organizers strive to make knowledgeable decisions to enhance circumpolar life and create innovative solutions for northern realities. The organizers look to develop the Arctic through sustainable means and will do so by concentrating on the following four themes:

• Natural & Renewable Resources
• Climate and Energy Innovations
• Indigenous Leadership
• Circumpolar Governance and Knowledge Economy

Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 will be held in Vienna, Austria from 17 - 24 February 2023. Organizers are now accepting session proposals for the ASSW 2023 Science Symposium entitled “The Arctic in the Anthropocene”.

Never before has the Arctic experienced such a high pressure by human impact either by local environmental disturbances or by global climate change leading to long-term changes and massive challenges to the resistance and resilience of polar ecological systems and Arctic societies. The Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 will bring together scientists, Indigenous people, Arctic community members, and Arctic science stakeholders from all over the world to present and discuss the most recent advances on Arctic knowledge in the natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities as well as in the field of Indigenous knowledge. Besides the major Arctic focus of ASSW 2023, the OSC will also be an opportunity to foster research synergies between both Polar Regions, with sessions that integrate Arctic and Antarctica in order to understand global dimensions of anthropogenic impact.

The OSC will have plenary lectures and a large number of parallel science sessions, accepting both oral and poster presentations. Organizers invite the Arctic community to propose sessions of relevant topics in all science fields, framed in the overall conference theme “The Arctic in the Anthropocene”. IASC aims to bridge gaps in Arctic science, and therefore the hope is that session conveners will embrace this international and interdisciplinary approach in their proposed sessions. The OSC organizers hope to see a diverse set of sessions submitted by diverse groups of conveners.

The ASSW was initiated by International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in 1999 to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organizations involved in Arctic research and to economize on travel and time. Over the years the summit evolved into the most important annual gathering of the Arctic research organizations.

The Conference is organized by the Austrian PolarResearch Institute (APRI), the Austrian Arctic Community, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and partners. The venue will be the University of Vienna, one of the oldest universities in Europe. To meet the requirements of a potential influence of Covid-19 on the conference, but also to make the event as CO2 friendly as possible, the conference is planned as a hybrid event.

Important Dates

• 12 June 2022: Call for sessions extended deadline
• May - October 2022: Call for Community / Business Meetings
• July - September 2022: Call for Abstracts
• October 2022: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
• November 2022: Registration opens