Past Events

This workshop has been postponed to 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 ice coverage and thickness. There is evidence of connections of these changes with

Organiser: Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network
Co-Organisers: Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland, Rannsóknamiðstöð Íslands RANNÍS, SSNE, Eimur

Globally, the use of geothermal energy has been growing steadily in the past years due to its renewable nature, low carbon- footprint and

The Centre for Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and the West Nordic Council in collaboration with the Nordic Region in Focus, the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and the Arctic Circle have organized a series of online discussions

International Glaciological Society Global Seminar #25:

Speaking: Richard Alley, Penn State University: "Here Be Dragons... Exploring the Long Tail of Sea-Level Rise".

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

The second Arctic Resilience Forum will be held online as a series of ten weekly webinars launching on October 7, 2020. Each session touches on a specific aspect of Arctic resilience, ranging from food security and Indigenous youth leadership, to gender, energy and connectivity. The forum seeks to

Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) will be presenting the 2020 Fall Fire Science Workshop Online in association with the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review (October 19-23).

Agenda:

8:30 Welcome and AFSC updates - Sarah Trainor, Alison York, and Zav

This webinar series is designed to increase transparency of the Arctic Science Ministerial science process and to provide additional opportunities for scientists, Indigenous Peoples and Arctic research stakeholders to further engage with the science and proposed actions leading up to the Third

This event is a two-part series. The first event will cover "History of Indigenous Communities in the Arctic", the second event topic is "Cogeneration of Knowledge and Examples in the Arctic".

Kaare Ray Sikuaq Erickson is the Outreach and Engagement Manager for UIC Science/Battelle ARO (Arctic

Alaska produces more than half the fish caught in U.S. waters. A warming Arctic, reduced sea ice, changing fisheries biomass, and increasing activity in the Arctic has implications for current and existing fisheries in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas.

This session will outline federal

Learn how the cascading impacts of Arctic permafrost melt threaten humans, settlements, species, and our shared planet.

The northern hemisphere is covered by nine million square miles of permafrost, ground that continuously remains frozen for two or more years, located on land or under the

The BEST Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of the new call for proposals for the EU and UK Overseas Countries and Territories.

This grant scheme is designed to provide effective support for actions on the ground carried out by local stakeholders. The maximum amount and duration of a

We are heading towards another winter and already started getting the view of northern lights in Svalbard. It makes perfect timing for our next webinar on studying polar atmosphere using Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) cusp rocket missions in Svalbard on 23rd October 2020, Friday, during 15:00 - 16

Join the National Science Foundation and IARPC for a program manager chat about a solicitation for proposals for Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants.

NSF invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit

The European Commission (Directorate General for Research and Innovation) and the European Space Agency are working together to improve cooperation and to identify the grand science challenges in Polar research that may drive joint EC-ESA scientific activities in the coming years. The European Polar

COVID-19 Update:

Our annual Arctic Shipping Forum Helsinki and Arctic Shipping North America conferences have moved online. We look forward to bringing together the who's who of the Arctic shipping industry in this new virtual format to learn, connect and move forward together.

Ocean acidification and climate change are quickly altering the Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem. Dr. Hauri will present her latest modeling results on how ocean acidification has changed the marine habitats of some of Alaska’s most important species. She will also demonstrate how her publicly

Join us for a panel to illuminate polar research and achievements by those who identify as women. The panel will foster discussion on the systemic changes in polar sciences to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, weave connections and collaborations between many roles in a social change

Update: The 7th Annual Arctic Exchange will now take place in 15-17 November, 2022.

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The exchange will look at securing a sustainable future for maritime commerce in the Arctic, understanding the importance of Arctic routes, the challenges and solutions for oil and gas

UPDATE:

A Virtual IGS Nordic Branch Meeting 2020 will be held 11–13 November 2020.

The meeting was originally scheduled to be held in Copenhagen in October. For obvious reasons that is no longer possible so we have moved the meeting to Cyberspace via Zoom.

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