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ARCUS invites the Arctic research community to join the newly expanded Directory of Arctic Researchers. The Directory has been revitalized to better meet collaboration needs of researchers like you who are interested in any aspect of the Arctic; who know the importance of being connected with colleagues around the world; want to be known by funders, government officials, and perhaps the media as an expert in those fields on which you are working; and want your research to be seen, used, and cited. It only takes a few minutes to join the Directory of Arctic Researchers!

ARCUS will be co-hosting a side-event to the 2016 White House Arctic Science Ministerial at our Washington, D.C. office on 27 September. Scheduled to take place immediately before the opening events of the Ministerial, this special event is intended to highlight one of the four key themes of the meeting: "Arctic Science as a Vehicle for STEM Education and Citizen Empowerment." The morning session will feature two live-streamed panel discussions with Arctic educators, scientific researchers, and community leaders. In the afternoon, visitors are invited to learn about and participate in hands-on Arctic STEM activities and resources.

Join us for a PolarConnect Event with Nell Kemp and the research team! Wednesday, August 31, 2016 1:00pm AKDT (2pm PDT, 3pm MDT, 4pm CDT, 5pm EDT). This is a real-time event with teacher Nell Kemp and the researchers looking at the tundra ecosystems. They will be sharing experiences and observations of their work from Toolik Field Station and Healy, Alaska. This will be a 1 hour event with a Q&A at the end for teachers, students, friends and family. Learn more about Deep Roots and read the latest journals here.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organized, and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant for our Fairbanks, Alaska office. This part-time position provides support to the diverse activities of ARCUS, including assistance with office operations and our science planning, education, and outreach projects. Application review begins on Thursday, 15 September 2016 and the position will be open until filled.

The July report for the 2016 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) is now available! The goal of the SIO is to improve Arctic sea ice prediction on seasonal time-scales. Organizers thank all who contributed to the 37 Outlooks received for this report. The median pan-Arctic Outlook value for September 2016 sea ice extent is 4.3 million square kilometers. Contributions are based on a range of methods from advanced numerical models to qualitative perspectives from citizen scientists. The report includes discussion about dynamical model contributions and their variance, which has narrowed since the June report; discussion on predicted spatial fields, sea ice probability (SIP), and the first ice-free day (IFD) from a number of dynamical models; discussion on current conditions, recent atmospheric conditions, and probability forecasts for late summer meteorological conditions; key statements from each individual Outlook; and links to view or download individual contributions.

The conveners of an AGU 2016 Fall Meeting session on “Scenario Approaches to Understand Arctic Futures” invite you to submit an abstract. Consideration of alternative scenarios for the future of the Arctic can be a powerful approach to synthesize disparate trends and to understand the trajectories of Arctic change. Scenario approaches use a variety of scales of analysis to understand social-ecological systems, bringing together geoscience, biological science, and interactions of these natural systems with regional and global populations. Abstracts are invited that report on a broad array of Arctic scenarios efforts, or related efforts that could inform the use of scenarios for the Arctic. AGU abstracts are due Wednesday, 3 August.