Past Events

Please note: Ground Truth Briefings are conducted exclusively by phone. There will be no physical meeting at the Wilson Center.

As the Arctic Ocean becomes more accessible due to climate change, governments and Arctic stakeholders are scrambling to keep up with increasing human activities in

Update 31 March 2020:

The summer school has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We plan to run it in summer 2021 instead.

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The Sixth International Summer School in Glaciology will be organized by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF).

The course will

Update: Due to the current pandemic situation the date for the 5th OGGM workshop will be moved to February 22nd to 26th 2021, still in Neuharlingersiel, Germany.

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The OGGM workshop is an annual, informal meeting for developers, users, and future users of the Open Global

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have canceled the physical event scheduled for June 15-19. ICESat-2 Cryospheric Science Hackweek will be offered online in 2020, from June 8-18.

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Participants will learn about technologies used to access and process ICESat-2 data with a focus

*Update: Based on current national/local guidance for the COVID-19 virus and the uncertainty of travel restrictions this summer for both Canada and the United States, the ESC Steering Committee has decided to postpone the 77thESC Meeting scheduled for 9 – 11 June 2020, York University, Toronto

Sami language competence is a sought-after skill in the regional labour markets. Sami-related occupations can be found in traditional occupations such as reindeer husbandry and Sami handicrafts, but also in tourism and in creative industries. But are there enough Sami teachers? And how do Sami

A virtual mini-symposium on The Mathematics of Arctic Data, originally scheduled to take place at the SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science will now be held via Zoom.

A rapidly warming climate is leading to widespread melting of ice across the Arctic. At the same time, the volume and

It is our pleasure to invite you to an EU-PolarNet webinar called Stronger Together: European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society - The Integrated European Polar Research Programme co-organised with the European Polar Board. The webinar will take place on 11th June 2020, 10:00 – 13:00 CEST.

The Arctic Future Challenge is an innovation competition for young entrepreneurs across the Arctic, launched by the Governments of Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Iceland.

The competition is based upon a detailed framework to encourage youth participating or interested in participating in

*Update: GPR 2020 has been postponed. The Conference has been rescheduled to be held in 2022, also in Golden, Colorado. Specific information about the rescheduled Conference, including dates, agendas, paper submission, and more will be made available as the time for the Conference draws nearer. Also

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IASSA Council has voted unanimously to postpone ICASS X. The ICASS X Organizing Committee identified the new date for ICASS X: ICASS X will now take place in Arkhangelsk, Russia on June 15-19, 2021.

Other important updates:

The official letter of

Learn about our most current and exciting research through fast and informal virtual talks presented by Byrd Center PIs, Postdocs, and Grad students.

Everyone is welcome to attend via Zoom! Please follow the link above to register.

- Monday, May 18, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm (EDT)
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You are invited to participate in an online workshop to discuss topics and ideas that you think are important for policy makers and the Arctic Science Ministers to better understand and prioritize at the Third Arctic Science Ministerial.

In an effort to engage the broader

Given the low chance that we will be able to hold the physical conference safely and that you will be able to register and travel in June, we want to use the current situation to test a new online format for FRISP 2020.

We plan four sessions (each session will last about 3 hours) on the

Ground-surface disturbances, including wildfires, deforestation, and climate change, alter the thermal status of permafrost leading landscape changes in Polar Regions. Given the increasing number of reports about rapid permafrost thaw and predicted occurrence of wildfires in the Arctic, it is of

Please register in advance for the seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the seminar.

The seminar will also be available afterwards on the Friends of the International Glaciological Society Facebook page so that you can watch it

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

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the IPA Executive Committee decided that the 12th International (ICOP2020) in Lanzhou, China is postponed to 20-24 June 2022. The Local Organizing Committee will take efforts for a successful conference two years later. The Local Organizing Committee

*COVID-19 Update: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Arctic Shipping Forum has been postponed to 23-25 September 2020. All participants and sponsors currently registered for the event have automatically been registered for the September edition of the event. No further action is necessary to