Monday, March 29, 2021

APECS International Online Conference 2021 - Extension of the abstract submission deadline

Dear all,

The 7th APECS International Conference is now extending the abstract submission deadline to the 14^th of April. The online conference is still aiming to take place on the 12^th of May. We very much look forward to receiving your last submissions, and catching up with you at the conference. All you need to know is in the first circular below and the Zoom registration links will be provided to you once the abstract submission deadline has passed.

Best wishes,

Florent Fayolle

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Florent Fayolle

MSc Geoscience graduate | UCL Alumnus | Department of Earth Sciences

Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Florent-Fayolle

Fayolle & Wade (2020). Data Report: Miocene Planktonic Foraminifers Dentoglobigerina and Globoquadrina from IODP Sites U1489 and U1490, Expedition 363. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.363.203.2020

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From: "Fayolle, Florent" <florent.fayolle.18@alumni.ucl.ac.uk>
Date: Saturday 27 February 2021 at 11:42
To: UK Polar Network Mailing List <UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Cc: "online-conference-2021@apecs.is" <online-conference-2021@apecs.is>
Subject: APECS International Online Conference 2021: Call for Abstracts

Call for abstracts for the APECS International Online Conference 2021 #APECS

Conference theme: Polar Science: Success Stories from the Field and from Home

Conference date: Wednesday, 12th May 2021

Contact: info@apecs.is

Location: Online

Abstract deadline: Wednesday, 31st March 2021

Who this conference is for: We invite polar and alpine researchers from around the world and from various academic levels to present stories related to the polar and alpine regions that happened in 2020. We hope to hear both success stories and stories of learning from failure. The ultimate goal of the project is to unite the ECR community in a collegial and learning experience organized under the 7th annual APECS Online Conference.

This conference has been organised with the support of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) https://www.apecs.is/

Summary

The theme is designed to encourage contributions from those whose research has been impacted by Covid-19 and had to develop new directions with their research. It also acknowledges that some were able to carry out fieldwork, and so also gives a space for them to showcase their research. The conference will be an opportunity for new research to be presented and connections to be made across polar research. After what has been a difficult year for everyone around the world, we would like to celebrate and learn from your stories related to the polar and alpine regions that happened in 2020. We hope to hear both success stories and stories of learning from failure. The ultimate goal of the project is to unite the ECR community in a collegial and learning experience organized under the 7th annual APECS Online Conference.

Submissions

The form for submitting an abstract for a talk or a poster is available via the APECS website on the link below. Abstracts must be < 300 words and the submission deadline is Wednesday, 31st March 2021.

Abstract submission: https://www.apecs.is/events/upcoming-event-highlights/international-online-conference-2021.html

Attendance

We welcome anyone, of any academic or professional background, interested in Polar science to attend the conference.

Conference registration form to follow up soon!

Please circulate this call within your networks.

Friday, March 19, 2021

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Reminder - Two weeks left to submit your abstract for the APECS International Online Conference 2021

Dear all,

This is a reminder that the abstract deadline for the 7th APECS International Conference to be held on 12th May 2021 is in less than two weeks now! We very much look forward to receiving your submissions, and catching up with you at the conference. All you need to know is in the first circular below.

Best wishes,

Florent Fayolle

Call for abstracts for the APECS International Online Conference 2021 #APECS

Conference theme: Polar Science: Success Stories from the Field and from Home

Conference date: Wednesday, 12th May 2021

Contact: info@apecs.is

Location: Online

Abstract deadline: Wednesday, 31st March 2021

This conference has been organised with the support of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) https://www.apecs.is/

Summary

Submissions

Abstract submission: https://www.apecs.is/events/upcoming-event-highlights/international-online-conference-2021.html

Attendance

We welcome anyone, of any academic or professional background, interested in Polar science to attend the conference.

Conference registration form to follow up soon!

Please circulate this call within your networks.

Friday, March 12, 2021

APECS week workshop events: 17th and 18th March

Dear UKPN mailing list!

I am involved in a project titled 'Building, enabling and valuing UK-Russian research capacity to address climate change effects on Arctic marine ecosystems'. We are running two workshop events on the Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th March during the APECS Polar week. All researchers within the fields of Arctic, marine and coastal ecosystems and climate science who are interested are invited to join us for a valuable discussion on the future of the field.

The project is to enable future collaborations between UK and Russian institutes regarding Arctic science, so I think it should be of particular interest to many of you!

See below for details on the event. To sign up, fill out the online form by following the link here.

All the best,

Rhiannon Jones

Rhiannon Jones (she/her)

Marine Biogeochemistry PhD student - INSPIRE DTP

University of Southampton

National Oceanography Centre

Southampton

Scientific Workshop 1: Ecological consequences of climate change over the Arctic

Date: Wednesday 17^th March, 10:00-13:00 GMT / 13:00-16:00 MSK

Lead Host: University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Location: Online - Zoom

Scientific Workshop 2: Design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments

Date: Thursday 18th March, 12:30 - 15:30 GMT/ 15:30 - 18:30 MSK

Lead Host: University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Location: Online - Zoom

Dear Sir/Madam

I am emailing on behalf of a current FCDO-funded project titled 'Building, enabling and valuing UK-Russian research capacity to address climate change effects on Arctic marine ecosystems' headed by Principal Investigator Prof. Martin Solan at the University of Southampton. We are excited to invite you to a two-day scientific workshop on Wednesday 17^th and Thursday 18th March.

Wednesday 17th March: This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn about the Project's activities, discover the scientific work carried out at the Discovery Collections and join in on our discussions into the future of Arctic science. We wish to invite Russian and UK scientists with valuable experience in the fields of Arctic, marine and coastal ecosystems and climate science.

Thursday 18th March: This workshop is a training session for the design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments. The workshop will have guest speakers discussing current UK-Russia collaborative projects, as well as two training talks from experienced researchers on designing biodiversity and ecosystem scenarios. There will be a Q&A and a section committed for future collaboration ideas.

Workshop discussions will involve examining the current and future ecological consequences of climate change over the Arctic. Discussion topics include but not limited to: understanding the complexities in biodiversity responses; reviewing current "hotspots" of scientific activity; evaluating future research needs.

Both workshops will be live in both Russian and English, facilitated by translators. The workshop will be in the format of a remote meeting on the Zoom platform and would last approximately 180 mins.

If you are interested, please sign up using this link. We will forward you the relevant zoom link. We would be delighted to have you join us at the workshop.

Best wishes,

Rhiannon Jones

Polar Early Career Conference - ONE WEEK REMAINING to register

Call for abstracts for the UK Polar Early Career Conference

#PolarECC

Conference theme: Early Career Researchers and the future of UK Polar Science

Conference date: 5-6^th May 2021

Contact: polarecc@polarnetwork.org

Location: Online

Abstract deadline: Friday 19^th March 2021 – ONE WEEK REMAINING

Who this conference is for: We invite all Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to present their Polar research in a friendly environment. We also invite anyone, of any academic or professional background, who is curious or passionate about Polar research to attend.

This conference has been organised with the support of the UK Polar Network (polarnetwork.org)

Summary

This two-day online conference will highlight the work of ECRs within Polar Science from a range of disciplines and institutions. This is the first UK Polar ECR conference and is tailored towards this community. The conference will focus on the high-quality science produced by Polar ECRs from across the globe and the contemporary issues ECRs are facing. The scientific talks will be divided into five streams which will run parallel throughout the conference:

§ Ecosystems

§ Oceanography

§ Geology and Glaciology

§ Atmosphere and Climate

§ Social Sciences

In addition to scientific talks and posters, there will be a strong emphasis on careers & employability, as well as discussing the future of UK Polar science. This will include:

§ Employability workshops for careers both in and out of academia, including one focusing on international opportunities.

§ A session dedicated to improving collaboration with Indigenous communities.

§ A panel discussing the future of UK polar science with specific emphasis on the impacts of Brexit, COVID-19 and the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

There is scope for an ECR-led session discussing the effect of COVID-19 on your project, mitigation strategies, support and potential action for ECRs. Please indicate when submitting an abstract whether you are able to contribute to this session.

Submissions

The form for submitting an abstract for a talk or a poster is available on the link below, this will simultaneously register you for the conference. We ask that those submitting an abstract fall within the category of ECR (Post-graduate students, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers). Abstracts must be < 200 words and the submission deadline is Friday 19^th March 2021.

Abstract submission & registration form: https://forms.gle/mZd2bZupmWQ1PLen6

Attendance

This conference is an opportunity for ECRs to hone their skills in a friendly environment however we also welcome anyone, of any academic or professional background, interested in Polar science to attend the conference.

Conference registration form (for attendees only): https://forms.gle/9Tvt4yVAJEC1BZjr5

Please circulate this call within your networks.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

"Spin top Arctic Ocean=?Windows-1252?Q?=94_?=Town Hall Meeting at ASSW 2021

Hello people,

This is an announcement for the ASSW2021 townhall meeting "Spin top Arctic Ocean". We will discuss the Arctic Ocean in its future open state and aim to create a community paper, all welcome and you can still add discussion points.

Regards,

Stefanie

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"Spin top Arctic Ocean"

Town Hall Meeting at Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2021

23 March 2020, 16:00-18:00 GMT

online

This "all hands on deck" call is aimed to review our understanding of the future Arctic Ocean as an open ocean, to identify the gaps in this understanding and draw a roadmap how these can be closed. Given the Arctic Ocean will be open for the most part of the year, what will it be like with accelerated ocean currents, energetic eddies and waves? How will the open state affect the other components of the system?

The planned meeting outcome is a community paper to facilitate the UN Ocean Decade initiatives starting this year. More details about the meeting will be soon available at: https://assw2021.pt/?accao=detailedprogram and https://assw2021.pt/?accao=businessprogram#cbp=business-program/34open-23.html

Tentative discussion points:

Seasonally ice-free Arctic and "new" regimes of large-scale ocean circulation
Accelerated ocean currents at meso- and submesoscales
Enhanced ocean mixing (via more efficient near-inertial and tidal internal wave generation, etc.)
Energetic wind waves…

We welcome everybody to suggest prospective discussion points to be raised during the THM, so that we could elaborate a more detailed THM plan together.

Please add your suggestions to the list of Tentative discussion points above

preferably by 15 March 2021 in this google doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE08HVje6FGK5BZvW5jb-pvpKosq3KW-cLfLWs0xQrs/edit?usp=sharing

Please note that to participate in the meeting you need to register to the Arctic Science Summit Week 2021 online conference for the "business meetings and interim day" at https://assw2021.pt and pay the conference fee.

THM organizing team: Igor Kozlov (RSHU/MHI RAS, Russia), Stefanie Rynders (NOC, UK), Yevgeny Aksenov (NOC, UK), Vladimir Ivanov (MSU/AARI, Russia)

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Online Training for Working On Research Icebreakers

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU-FUNDED POLAR RESEARCH SKILL TRAINING

World Ocean Council (WOC) Invites Young Polar Research Scientists and Technicians to Online Training to Improve Technical Skills for Working On Research Icebreakers

10 March 2021

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is a partner of the Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium (ARICE). This Horizon 2020 EU-funded project has the overall aim to provide Europe with better capacities for marine-based research in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.

WOC and the other ARICE partners have collaborated with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) to develop training to be held in March and April of 2021.

WOC encourages early-career polar research scientists and technicians to participate in the training delivered by experts who will share their knowledge and experience. The modules cover a large range of topics including marine robotics, the challenges of atmospheric measurements, how to manage working in a laboratory when it is moving and best practices in technical science support. The course is of interest for scientists and technical professionals involved in polar research.

Registration is now open on the course APECS webpage.

30 March, 08:00-11:30 (GMT) How to build a sea robot
12 April, 08:00-11:30 (GMT) Polar marine robotics
13 April, 09:00-10:30 (GMT) Mooring operations in polar waters
13 April, 16:00-18:30 (GMT) Atmospheric measurements aboard research vessels: Needs, opportunities and challenges
14 April, 08:00-09:30 (GMT) Technical Science Support at the British Antarctic Survey
14 April, 13:00-14:30 (GMT) Lab management - my lab is moving!

The full programme and registration links are available here.

For any questions, please contact APECS Project Officer Boris Radosavljevic: Boris.Radosavljevic@awi.de

Monday, March 8, 2021

Polar Impact Mentorship Survey: Action Requested

Hello,

The Polar Impact Network is seeking to establish a mentor/mentee program that focuses on mentorship within the polar sciences and polar communities across the world, and would value your input on a survey put together by one of our volunteers.

This anonymous survey aims to better understand how the needs of mentors and mentees are (not) met in existing mentor/mentee programs, both within and outside of the academy, with particular emphasis on how success or failure can intersect with participants' racial/ethnic identity, gender, sexual orientation, and other personal and/or professional factors.

Results will not only be used to inform how Polar Impact structures the framework for our future mentorship program, but also to provide resources for existing programs that will help improve accountability, accessibility, and efficacy in mentorship of members of BIPOC/BAME/URM communities.

If you are interested in participating in this upcoming program, there is an option to add your email at the end of the survey.

Note: this email will be linked to your answers. While this identifying information will be available only to the creator of the survey (Emily Schwans), should you prefer to retain total anonymity while expressing interest, please leave the email query blank and send an email to eps5217@psu.edu (cc: hello@polarimpactnetwork.org) after completing the survey.

We ask that you forward this survey to students/colleagues/technicians/community leaders who may have a unique perspective to provide, and thank you for any input that will help us better serve individuals affiliated with the wider polar community.

Thank you,

The Polar Impact Mentorship Initiative Organizers

Contact for this email: Emily Schwans, eps5217@psu.edu

FW: Online workshop - Training network event on the design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments

Dear UKPN members,

There is an online training workshop that might be of interest to you.

This exciting project is entitled 'Building, enabling and valuing UK-Russian research capacity to address climate change effects on Arctic marine ecosystems’ headed by Principal Investigator Prof. Martin Solan at the University of Southampton. As part of the APECS International Polar Week, there will be three online workshop events during 17-19^th March 2021, with the one on the 18^th being relevant open to all ECRs.

The workshop will cover the design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments (see below for agenda). The output will be to gain collaboration ideas between UK and Russian researchers. The session would be relevant for those interested in Arctic benthic ecology and marine ecosystem and biodiversity health in the wake of environmental change.

Please email W.Dbouk@soton.ac.uk or R.L.C.Jones@soton.ac.uk with any questions.

Thanks,

UKPN committee

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Holly Jenkins

PhD candidate, SPITFIRE DTP & Changing Arctic Ocean (NERC)

UK Polar Network Vice President

Pronouns: she/her

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

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From: Wassim Dbouk [mailto:W.Dbouk@soton.ac.uk]
Sent: 05 March 2021 15:27
To: Wassim Dbouk; com@polarnetwork.org
Subject: Fw: Online workshop - Training network event on the design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments
When: 18 March 2021 12:30-15:30 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
Where: Zoom

Dear UKPN committee,

I am involved in an exciting project entitled 'Building, enabling and valuing UK-Russian research capacity to address climate change effects on Arctic marine ecosystems’ headed by Principal Investigator Prof. Martin Solan at the University of Southampton. As part of the APECS International Polar Week, we are holding three online workshop events during 17-19th March 2021, and I am emailing to ask if you could circulate this event on the 18th March to the UKPN mailing list. This event is open to all interested parties in polar research, and we would be delighted to have as many ECRs present as possible.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best wishes,

Rhiannon

Rhiannon Jones

Marine Biogeochemistry PhD student - INSPIRE DTP

University of Southampton

National Oceanography Centre

Southampton

Day 2: Training network event on the design, set-up and statistical analysis of climate change and biodiversity experiments

18th March 12:30 - 15:30

Agenda

12:30 - 13:00 Introduction to session
13:00 - 13:15 Building Practical Collaborations in UK-Russia Arctic Research: Guest speakers Tatiana Iakovleva and Henry Burgess from SIN Russia and the NERC Arctic Office
13:15 - 14:00 Training 1: Design and analysis of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning experiments and generating extinction scenarios
14:00 - 15:00 Training 2: Generating extinction scenarios
15:00 - 15:30 Summary and collaboration ideas