Date

  1. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    3rd APECS International Online Conference 2017
    20 March 2017

  2. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Dynamics of High-latitude
    Fish and Fisheries
    9-12 May 2017
    Anchorage, Alaska

  3. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    15th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop
    2-4 May 2017
    Anchorage, Alaska

  1. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    3rd APECS International Online Conference 2017
    20 March 2017

Organizers of the 3rd Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
(APECS) International Online Conference 2017 announce an extended call
for abstract submissions. This year's theme is entitled, "Outside the
Box: Encouraging alternative solutions for undertaking and communicating
polar research." This conference will be held online on 20 March 2017.

Extended abstract submission deadline:
11:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time, Tuesday, 31 January 2017.

Organizers are seeking abstracts for short 10-minute presentations that
relate this year's theme of encouraging alternative solutions for
undertaking and communicating polar research. As a new generation of
polar researchers stepping up to the plate, new and innovative polar
challenges must be embraced.

The ability to successfully address such challenges and steer the polar
world in a positive direction has far-reaching local, regional, and
global consequences. Researchers should venture "outside the box" of the
ideas that previous generations of polar researchers have left in order
to overcome the severity of polar challenges. New ideas regarding
international and interagency collaborations, idea-sharing between
poles, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to research,
technology and the ability to modify and develop it to suit needs,
affordable methods of research, and improved ways of communicating
scientific and social research are needed. To this end, APECS is working
to foster the sharing of alternative solutions for undertaking and
communicating polar research.

For information about the conference or to submit an abstract, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/APECS-Online-Conf-2017.

For questions, contact organizers at:
Email: online-conference [at] apecs.is

  1. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Dynamics of High-latitude
    Fish and Fisheries
    9-12 May 2017
    Anchorage, Alaska

Organizers announce an extended deadline for abstract submissions to the
31st Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, entitled "Impacts of a Changing
Environment on the Dynamics of High-latitude Fish and Fisheries." The
symposium will convene 9-12 May 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Extended abstract submission deadline: Monday, 30 January 2017.

This symposium examines the impacts of the environment, especially
climate change and variability, on the dynamics of Arctic and subarctic
species of commercial, subsistence, and ecological importance. It will
focus on the effects of warming, loss of sea ice, ocean acidification,
and oceanographic variability on the distribution, phenology, life
history, population dynamics, and interactions of these species and how
a better understanding of these effects can inform the assessment and
management of fish and invertebrate populations in a changing ocean for
the benefit of affected communities.

For abstract submission details or to submit an abstract, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/31-Wakefield-Abstracts.

For information about this meeting, go to:
https://seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/2017/wakefield-fish-dynamics/.

For questions, contact:
Sue Keller
Email: sue.keller [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-6703

  1. Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
    15th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop
    2-4 May 2017
    Anchorage, Alaska

Organizers of the 15th Annual Climate Prediction Application Science
Workshop (CPASW) announce a call for abstracts. The theme of this
workshop is "Understanding Extreme Events and Decision-Maker Needs in
the Context of Climate Variability and Change" and will convene 2-4 May
2017 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Extended abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, 31 January 2017.

The 2017 CPASW will be hosted by the NOAA National Weather Service
Climate Services Branch, the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and
Policy (ACCAP), and other climate services partners. It will bring
together climate researchers, service producers, decision-makers, and
other users to accelerate developments in the research and applications
of climate information for societal decision-making.

Focus areas for this workshop include:

  • Climate information applications at local, regional, and global scales
    related to preparedness and management for weather and climate extremes;
  • Climate services for coastal and indigenous communities in
    high-latitude areas, including the Arctic;
  • Best practices of observing, documenting, and communicating climate
    information relevant for national, tribal and international
    collaborations;
  • Service delivery coordination and decision support for planning,
    resource allocation, sustainable development, and environmental
    management needed for building resilient communities; and
  • Changes in climate and weather extremes.

Short-term climate variability and long-term climate change as well as
attribution science are cross-cutting concerns for all of these focus
areas, especially in preparedness activities for extreme events and
supporting critical decision-making for several socio-economic sectors.

Organizers invite abstracts that address the use of climate data and
products including monitoring, predictions, and projections in all of
the focus areas listed above, particularly for extreme events. Papers
highlighting best practices in the areas of communication and outreach,
decision support tools, and preparedness methods for advancing societal
adaptation are also invited. The target audience for this workshop
includes planners, managers, practitioners, researchers, service
providers, and tribal environmental coordinators and leaders dealing
with climate-related challenges.

Registration will be available after 1 March 2017.

For more information or to submit an abstract, go to:
https://accap.uaf.edu/cpasw/.

For more information, contact:
Jenna Meyers
Email: Jenna.Meyers [at] noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-9113

Tina Buxbaum
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-781

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