Past Events

The Bering Sea is experiencing many changes. Loss of sea ice and record high ocean and air temperatures continue to impact wildlife and all aspects of life for coastal communities. Through the Bering Region Ocean Update project, the Alaska Ocean Observing System works to increase regional data

UPDATE:

Despite our best wishes, we have to postpone the 3rd International Conference on 'Polar Climate and Environmental Change in the Last Millennium' once again.

The planned new dates are 30th August - 1st September 2021.

Our decision was made in response to the 2nd wave of COVID

In its 13th iteration, this tri-annual, student-run conference is being hosted by York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held exclusively online this year in an attempt to keep all participants and staff safe and healthy. While we’ll

The New Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme is a new multi-year programme that will bring together teams of researchers from across Canada, Inuit Nunangat and the United Kingdom in innovative ways to understand and address the environmental, social, economic, cultural and

Join IARPC for a webinar with the Department of Energy's Arctic Energy Office. This new office leads cross-cutting operations in the Arctic with a mission to tackle 21st century energy, science, and national security challenges. The webinar will highlight the office's mission, leadership, and

EU-PolarNet 2 seeks support from the European Polar Community to develop ideas for concrete research activities. For this purpose, EU-PolarNet 2 will open a Call for Services on July 1st, 2021.

On July 7th 2021, we will hold a webinar to present the following aspects of the Call for Services:

In recent decades we have seen major changes in Arctic Ocean circulation, salinity, and temperature and associated declines in sea ice coverage and thickness. There is evidence of connections of these changes with climate indices, and the changes arguably affect climate by altering the radiative

Postponed. New dates will be 27-30 June, 2022.

This workshop was originally scheduled for 20-23 October, 2020, and then 12-15 July, 2021.

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In recent decades we have seen major changes in Arctic Ocean circulation, salinity, and temperature and associated declines in sea

SnowEx Hackweek will be hosted virtually by the University of Washington's eScience Institute in partnership with the NASA SnowEx team. Visit our website for details on how to apply.

Join us for five days of tutorials, data exploration, software development and community building focused on

US-SCAR is hosting a meeting for US scientists who are conducting research in, from or about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Scientists interested in getting involved in Antarctic research through US programs are also welcome and encouraged to attend. This conference is open to all US scientists

This webinar will provide an overview of a newly developed dynamical seasonal prediction system and its performance in predicting regional Arctic sea-ice conditions.

Registration is required.

This webinar is designed for the sea-ice research community and others interested in information

Registration is now open for the 2021 National Marine Educators Association Virtual Conference, which will be held online. The conference theme, “Your Connection to Water,” will focus on our personal connection to water, as well as the new virtual connections to which we have all become accustomed.

On behalf of USNORTHCOM and the Command’s “The Watch Magazine (https://thewatch-magazine.com/), United States European Command (USEUCOM), United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN - https://www.naadsn.ca/), we would like

We’re happy to announce this year’s joint PALSEA-SERCE meeting scheduled for September 13-15, 2021, which will be an online and in-person hybrid meeting: participants can attend via Zoom or in-person at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (New York).

This meeting will focus on developing a better

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction

The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS), the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), and the International Association of the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO) are pleased to announce a week of online seminars, 19-23 July 2021

One of the most conspicuous signals of climate change in high-latitude tundra is the expansion of thermokarst pools above melting ice wedges. Beyond expressing permafrost degradation, this process exerts strong feedbacks on subsequent thaw rates through a series of positive and negative feedbacks

Register today for the PolarConnect event with PolarTREC teacher Mark Goldner! Learn all about what is happening with a retreating glacier in Svalbard, Norway. This event will focus on the National Geographic supported expedition with the team working with Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette. Teacher Mark

The US Department of the Air Force released its first Arctic Strategy on July 21, 2020. Signed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief of Staff of the Space Force, the Strategy noted that the “Arctic is among the most strategically significant regions of the