Wednesday, December 21, 2011

FW: WWF position in Nunavut

 
 



"Shaping the Future of Polar Research"
- - -

Dr. Jenny Baeseman
Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) 
University of Tromsø
Central Administration B357
NO- 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Mobile: +47 4821 8095
Calling from the US, use 1-715-203-0072 (just like a regular long distance call within the States)
skype: jbaeseman

Hi Everyone,

 

Please find attached a job position for WWF in Nunavut.

 

Jennifer

 

 

From: Martin von Mirbach <MvonMirbach@WWFCanada.org>

Date: December 21, 2011 8:02:31 AM EST

To: Martin von Mirbach <MvonMirbach@WWFCanada.org>

Subject: WWF position in Nunavut



See attached, fyi, and please distribute within your networks.

 

Regards, and happy holidays

Martin

 

Martin von Mirbach | Director, Canadian Arctic Program | WWF-Canada

t: 613-232-2510| c: 613-852-1316 | e: mvonmirbach@wwfcanada.org | w: http://www.wwf.ca/

 

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Re: The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic

Hi all,

Just a reminder/additional piece of information: 
Please be advised that the seminar of Dr Josefino Comiso will be presented live and saved on the following link: http://www.livestream.com/cercbabin_comiso

Don't hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

Best regards,
Marie-Hélène Forget, PhD


2011/10/31 Allen Pope <apope00@gmail.com>
Presentation by Dr. Josefino Comiso Wednesday November 9  2011

The TAKUVIK Joint International Laboratory will be presently a seminar entitled  The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic by Dr. Josefino C. Comiso, a leader in the field of Polar Research and a specialist in satellite monitoring of oceans and sea ice. Dr. Comiso will address the change of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean resulting from global warming, and will present the impact of this change on marine ecosystems, especially on organic production. The conference will be hosted by Dr. Marcel Babin, Holder of the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Remote Sensing of the Canada's New Arctic Frontier.



Wednesday November 9 2011, 15h30, in the auditorium (1168) of the Pavillon d'Optique Photonique (2375, rue de la Terrasse), adjacent to Pavillon Alexandre Vachon, Université Laval.  

 

Refreshments will be served during the informal discussion period after the presentation. 


Pay parking is available close to the venue.

 

For more information : Marie-Hélène Forget, marie-helene.forget@takuvik.ulaval.ca, 418-656-2131 ext. 2777

 

 

The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic

 

Josefino C. Comiso

NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMDUSA 20771

 

Average surface temperature in the Arctic as inferred from satellite thermal infrared data has been observed to be increasing at the rate of about 0.6 degree Celsius per decade during the last 30 years confirming expected amplification of globalsignals in the polar regions.  The impact of warming on the Pan-Arcticregion is strongly manifested by the decline of sea ice by about -4% per decade in the region for the period 1979 to 2010 but for the period from 1996 to 2010, the rate of decline has become more negative at -8% per decade, indicating an acceleration in the decline. A more drastic decline of -13% per decade for the perennial sea ice area during the 1979 to 2010 period is also observed.  The perennial ice consists mainly of the thick ice floes that usually survive the summer melt and are the mainstay of the Arctic ice cover.  Although a slight recovery occurred for three years following the abrupt decline in 2007, the area of the perennial ice cover in 2011 was slightly lower than the record low in 2007 suggesting a continuation of the decline.  Moreover, the thick component of the perennial ice, called multiyear ice (or ice that survives two summers) as observed during winter, is declining at an even stronger rate of about -17% per decade suggesting a possible disappearance of the summer ice in the foreseeable future.  The subsequent increase in ice-free ocean surface in the Arctic basin is expected to cause significant changes on the primaryproductivity of the region.  Using near-concurrent ocean colour data from 1998 to 2011, high phytoplankton concentrations are observed in the shallowshelf regions during the summer period.  These regions that are expected to have abundant nutrients and iron and are the highly productive areas.  Sea ice is expected to play a key role in the process because meltwater from sea ice is lighter than sea water thereby forming a stable layer at the surface that serves as an ideal platform for photosynthesis.  The recently uncovered, deep ocean regions, however, show relatively low plankton concentration likely due to the lack of nutrients and iron.  Overall, the net primary productivity of the region is generally low because of the low productivity of the deep ocean regions and the relatively brief period of summer when the surface ocean is ice-free. Techniques for retrieving geophysical parameters from satellite data and associated errors will be discussed.

 


via
Debra Christiansen-Stowe

Coordonnatrice adjointe

Chaire d'Excellence en Recherche du Canada sur la télédétection de la nouvelle frontière Arctique du Canada

Unité mixte internationale Takuvik,

Université Laval,

Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon

1045, avenue de la Médecine

Québec, (Québec) G1V 0A6

Canada

téléphone : 418-656-2131 #5193

télécopieur : 418-656-2339

Courriel ...... debra.christiansen-stowe@takuvik.ulaval.ca 


Sunday, November 6, 2011

National Film Board of Canada launches Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories

Hello APECS members,

I found out today on the news that the National Film Board of Canada
in collaboration with a number of partner organizations has recently
launched a new project called "Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories". It
is a collection of 40 films, old and new, showcasing the Inuit
experience. They are all original films, unaltered, and therefore are
a really interesting tool for exploring Inuit culture and history. In
addition, I think it's a great chance to consider the past and present
relationships between the Canadian Inuit and interacting cultures.
Films are screening around Canada and online.

Here are the links, firstly to the site and secondly to the playlist
of films. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/unikkausivut/?lg=eng

http://www.nfb.ca/playlist/unikkausivut-sharing-our-stories/

Cheers,
Meagan Grabowski
APECS Council 2011-12

Monday, October 31, 2011

The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic

Presentation by Dr. Josefino Comiso Wednesday November 9  2011

The TAKUVIK Joint International Laboratory will be presently a seminar entitled  The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic by Dr. Josefino C. Comiso, a leader in the field of Polar Research and a specialist in satellite monitoring of oceans and sea ice. Dr. Comiso will address the change of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean resulting from global warming, and will present the impact of this change on marine ecosystems, especially on organic production. The conference will be hosted by Dr. Marcel Babin, Holder of the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Remote Sensing of the Canada's New Arctic Frontier.



Wednesday November 9 2011, 15h30, in the auditorium (1168) of the Pavillon d'Optique Photonique (2375, rue de la Terrasse), adjacent to Pavillon Alexandre Vachon, Université Laval.  

 

Refreshments will be served during the informal discussion period after the presentation. 


Pay parking is available close to the venue.

 

For more information : Marie-Hélène Forget, marie-helene.forget@takuvik.ulaval.ca, 418-656-2131 ext. 2777

 

 

The Changing Sea Ice Cover and Primary Productivity in the Arctic

 

Josefino C. Comiso

NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMDUSA 20771

 

Average surface temperature in the Arctic as inferred from satellite thermal infrared data has been observed to be increasing at the rate of about 0.6 degree Celsius per decade during the last 30 years confirming expected amplification of globalsignals in the polar regions.  The impact of warming on the Pan-Arcticregion is strongly manifested by the decline of sea ice by about -4% per decade in the region for the period 1979 to 2010 but for the period from 1996 to 2010, the rate of decline has become more negative at -8% per decade, indicating an acceleration in the decline. A more drastic decline of -13% per decade for the perennial sea ice area during the 1979 to 2010 period is also observed.  The perennial ice consists mainly of the thick ice floes that usually survive the summer melt and are the mainstay of the Arctic ice cover.  Although a slight recovery occurred for three years following the abrupt decline in 2007, the area of the perennial ice cover in 2011 was slightly lower than the record low in 2007 suggesting a continuation of the decline.  Moreover, the thick component of the perennial ice, called multiyear ice (or ice that survives two summers) as observed during winter, is declining at an even stronger rate of about -17% per decade suggesting a possible disappearance of the summer ice in the foreseeable future.  The subsequent increase in ice-free ocean surface in the Arctic basin is expected to cause significant changes on the primaryproductivity of the region.  Using near-concurrent ocean colour data from 1998 to 2011, high phytoplankton concentrations are observed in the shallowshelf regions during the summer period.  These regions that are expected to have abundant nutrients and iron and are the highly productive areas.  Sea ice is expected to play a key role in the process because meltwater from sea ice is lighter than sea water thereby forming a stable layer at the surface that serves as an ideal platform for photosynthesis.  The recently uncovered, deep ocean regions, however, show relatively low plankton concentration likely due to the lack of nutrients and iron.  Overall, the net primary productivity of the region is generally low because of the low productivity of the deep ocean regions and the relatively brief period of summer when the surface ocean is ice-free. Techniques for retrieving geophysical parameters from satellite data and associated errors will be discussed.

 


via
Debra Christiansen-Stowe

Coordonnatrice adjointe

Chaire d'Excellence en Recherche du Canada sur la télédétection de la nouvelle frontière Arctique du Canada

Unité mixte internationale Takuvik,

Université Laval,

Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon

1045, avenue de la Médecine

Québec, (Québec) G1V 0A6

Canada

téléphone : 418-656-2131 #5193

télécopieur : 418-656-2339

Courriel ...... debra.christiansen-stowe@takuvik.ulaval.ca 

Friday, October 28, 2011

Appel de communications AUCEN 2012 - Call for Papers ACUNS 2012

Another thing for you APECS Canada folks from ACUNS...


English version follows

 

Pour diffusion immédiate

 

Le comité organisateur de la 10e conférence nationale des étudiants en études nordiques de l'AUCEN lance son premier appel de communications pour la conférence des étudiants qui aura lieu les 1er, 2 et 3 novembre 2012 à Val-d'Or, Québec, Canada. Nous encourageons tous les étudiants en études nordiques à soumettre une communication pour cette conférence dont le thème principal est « Nikan*: L'avenir du Nord ».

 

Pour de plus amples informations sur la conférence, visitez notre site Internet :http://www.uqat.ca/sce2012/.

 

Merci de noter que nous attendons les propositions de communication par courriel à sce2012@uqat.ca avant le 2 mars 2012.

 

*Nikan signifie « l'avenir, le futur, aller vers l'avant » en langue anicinape (algonquine). En utilisant ce terme dans le titre de la conférence, nous voulons souligner qu'elle aura lieu en territoire anicinape et que les enjeux sociaux, culturels et autochtones y auront une place de choix.

 

 

For immediate release

 

The organizing committee of the 10th National Student Conference for Northern Studies of the ACUNS has released the first call for papers for the student conference to be held from November 1 to 3, 2012 in Val-d'Or , Quebec, Canada. We encourage students who are conducting Northern Studies to submit the abstract (paper) for this conference, which has you theme is "Nikan*: The Future of The North".

 

For further information about the conference, please visit our Website at: http://www.uqat.ca/sce2012/.

 

Please note that the abstract should be sent by email at sce2012@uqat.ca before March 2 , 2012.

 

*Nikan means "the future, to go forward " in the Anicinape (Algonquin) language. It was included in the conference title because we want to emphasize that the conference will be held on Anicinape territory and that aboriginal, social, and cultural issues will have a prominent place.

 

 

Au nom du comité organisateur / On behalf of the organizing committee,

 

Suzy Basile,

Étudiante au doctorat en sciences de l'environnement / Environmental Sciences Ph.D Student

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

675, 1re Avenue, Val-d'Or (Québec) J9P 1Y3, Canada

Téléphone (phone): 1-819-874-8728 (# 6336)

Télécopie (fax): 1-819-825-5361

Sans frais (toll free) : 1-866-891-8728

P N'imprimer que si nécessaire - Print only if you must

 

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Canadian Northern Studies Trust Awards Program/Fiduciarie canadienne d'études nordiques

Hey APECS Canada,

Here are some potential grants to help you with education / fieldwork costs. Check it out.

Best,
Allen

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ACUNS Awards <awards@acuns.ca>
Date: 2011/10/26
Subject: Canadian Northern Studies Trust Awards Program/Fiduciarie canadienne d'études nordiques


Please find the attached awards poster in French and English, advertising the awards available through the Canadian Northern Studies Trust for 2012-2013.

 

More information, as well as guidelines and application forms can be found at www.acuns.ca

 

__________

 

Veuillez trouver l'annonce (en français et anglais) des bourses offertes par la Fiduciaire canadienne d'études nordiques pour 2012-2013.

 

Renseignements, formulaires de demandes et autre information peuvent être trouvés au www.aucen.ca

 

 

 

Heather Cayouette

Program Manager/Gérante des programmes

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)

Association universitaire canadienne d'études Nordiques (AUCEN)

17 York St., Suite 405

Ottawa, ON K1N 9J6

Tel: (613) 562-0515

Fax: (613) 562-0533

awards@acuns.ca

www.acuns.ca

 

 


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Upcoming ACUNS Meeting

Hello APECS Canadians,

I've forwarded a message from ACUNS which may be of interest.

Best,
Allen

------------

I'm writing to you from the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS). We represent over 40 different Universities, Colleges and Research Institutions across Canada, who all have an interest in Northern Research. We have had some relationships with APECS in the past, namely at our 2009 student conference and would very much like to continue/renew this relationship.

 

We have an upcoming meeting in Sydney, Nova Scotia October 21-22nd and wanted to extend an invitation to APECS members who might be interested in attending. Since travel support is unfortunately not available, I was curious if there might be members in Nova Scotia or the Atlantic Provinces in particular who you could extend this invite to?

 

We are still finalizing the program, but are putting together a circumpolar session as part of the day and have confirmed a speaker from the University of Tromso, to speak of their model of a northern university. Other presentations that day will include 3 of our CNST Awards recipients, updates from some of our member institutions, information on the 2012 student conference and more. There will also be a banquet on the evening of October 21st, with guest speaker Dr. Serge Payette, recipient of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research.

 

Should any of your members be interested in attending, please have them contact me for more information.

 

I hope to work more with you in the near future.

 

Thanks,

 

Heather Cayouette

Program Manager/Gérante des programmes

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)

Association universitaire canadienne d'études Nordiques (AUCEN)

17 York St., Suite 405

Ottawa, ON K1N 9J6

Tel: (613) 562-0515

Fax: (613) 562-0533

awards@acuns.ca

www.acuns.ca

Friday, September 9, 2011

Re: Invitation for APECS member three join CAFF workshops

Hi All,

We have just been informed that there will be some funds available to cover travel and lodging for 1-2 APECS people per meeting - 

So if you are interested - please let me know ASAP!

Thanks
jenny


On Sep 5, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Jenny Baeseman wrote:

Hi APECS US, Canada and Danish members - 

We have a couple of really great opportunities for you here - but you need to act quickly...

The Arctic Council working group on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna has asked if we can send a member to their upcoming workshops in Canada and Denmark.  Unfortunately, we are on a bit of time crunch and do not have funding to pay for your travels - but my guess is that there are some of you interested in or near the cities where the workshops are being held.

If you are interested in representing APECS at any of these meetings, and are able to finance your participation, please provide the following to me as soon as possible (preferably by the end of this week for the two meetings in Canada):

Name and Contact information 
Affiliation and Career Stage
resume/CV
A short bio and photo of yourself (1-2 paragraphs is plenty)
and
a short essay on why you are interested in participating and how you would share with your fellow APECS members what you learned from these exciting meetings. (1-3 paragraphs, no longer)

This is a great opportunity to see how all that great research that you are doing can play a bigger role in shaping the policies of the Arctic.

We had two APECS members attend the CAFF Sea Ice meeting earlier this year - you can read more about their experience as well as find their email addresses if you want to contact them for more information at:


Thanks!
jenny

PS Please feel free to share this with other friends that might be interested... and if they aren't apecs members tell them they need to sign up :)


Begin forwarded message:

From: Kári Fannar Lárusson <kari@caff.is>
Date: August 31, 2011 10:28:15 AM GMT+02:00
Cc: Tom Barry <tom@caff.is>
Subject: Invitation for APECS member two join CAFF workshop

Dear Jenny and Allan
 
As CAFF has signed a Memorandum of understanding with APECS I want to invite three APECS member to participate one in each in the upcoming CAFF events: I include some short information about the workshops. There is also significantly more information on CAFF.IS/MONITORING. I expect that this could be mutually beneficial for both parties, as it was in the Sea-Ice workshop in Vancouver. When discussing this with the co-chairs of the Expert Monitoring Groups they were asked to identify expertise that would be the most useful.
 
Freshwater: Waterfowl (would be especially beneficial) also mammals, GIS or general ecology of lakes/streams would be helpful.
Terrestrial:  No preference
Marine: No preference
 
If you think that you have any APECS members in the vicinity which would be interested in participating that would be great  

 

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program- CBMP Marine Plan Implementation Workshop 14-15 Sept Vancouver Canada.  

The CBMP-Marine Plan has been approved and endorsement by the CAFF Board and Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council and the first workshop to start the implementation of the marine monitoring plan is shedule to be held on September 14-15th 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Venue to be determined).

 Tthis workshop will bring together members of the CBMP-Marine Steering Group, Marine Expert Networks, the CAFF Secretariat and CBMP Office to discuss and confirm the implementation approach for the Marine Plan. The implementation of the CBMP-Marine Plan represents a major advance in the coordinated monitoring of arctic marine ecosystems and the biodiversity they support. Priority ecosystem components, metrics and methodologies to monitor these components, optimal sampling frameworks and data management and assessment approaches have been defined in the plan. The work of the Marine Expert Networks is particularly important representing an opportunity for experts in these disciplines, from across the Arctic, to collaborate, on an ongoing basis for improved monitoring approaches, aggregation and analysis of data to establish statistical baselines, and advance our understanding of these systems and the mechanisms that drive them.

  To download the full workshop draft agenda please click here. Further information http://caff.is/marine-ecosystem

 

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program- Freshwater Expert Monitoring Workshop 3-6 October Frederickton Canada.  

Arctic freshwater ecosystems (i.e., rivers, lakes and ponds) are under increasing stress from climate change, contaminants, introduced species, increased UV radiation exposure, and resource development. Climate change will directly and indirectly affect these systems and the biodiversity they support, including fish that provide food for Northerners.

 Many of these effects will be due to changes in the physical and chemical properties of freshwater systems (changing water temperature, thawing permafrost, changing ice cover extent and duration, altered hydrological processes and water balance), but will also involve the impact of growing competition from southern species expanding northwards as the result of ecosystem-restructuring.

 All of these stressors are expected to result in changes to freshwater fisheries around the Arctic, changing distributions of aquatic invertebrates, vertebrates and plants, and modifying ecosystem services to humans such as harvests from freshwater systems, drinking water, hydroelectric power, transportation and sewage disposal.

 An Arctic FEMG has been created to support the development of a multi-disciplinary, integrated, pan-Arctic monitoring plan (optimal sampling schemes, common parameters and standardized monitoring protocols, etc.) that identifies critical monitoring gaps and develops strategies to fill gaps. The output of this monitoring plan will serve to inform both the public as well as decision and policy makers from the local to the global level and will contribute to periodic assessments of the state of the Arctic fresh waters.

 The FEMG is led by Canada and Sweden, with members from Russia, United States, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Greenland and the Faroes and Gwich'in Council.

http://caff.is/freshwater-ecosystem

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program- Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group Workshop 11-13 October in Sonnerupgaard, close to Hvalsø a small town located app. 40km outside of Copenhagen

The terrestrial EMG is responsible for developing a pan-Arctic, integrated terrestrial biodiversity monitoring plan that serves as a monitoring framework that ensures better coordination between existing terrestrial monitoring networks and more efficient and effective delivery of the results of this monitoring to decision-makers, stakeholders and the general public.  Their goal will be to promote, facilitate, coordinate and harmonize terrestrial biodiversity monitoring activities among circumpolar countries, and to improve on-going communication amongst and between scientists, community experts, managers and disciplines both inside and outside the Arctic. Such coordination will enable more efficient and effective arctic terrestrial biodiversity monitoring The net result of this approach will be improved ability to detect, understand, report on and respond to change in the composition, structure, and function of arctic ecosystems and the biodiversity they support. 

 The primary objective of the Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group is to develop a multi-disciplinary, integrated, pan-Arctic long-term terrestrial ecosystem-based biodiversity monitoring and assessment plan.

The first workshop will use the TEMG background paper as a platform to further develop a framework for the development of an integrated monitoring strategy for Arctic terrestrial biodiversity. This would include identifying what to monitor (indicators), when (over what time period and how often) and where (geographic locations).

The workshop will focus on the identification of what monitoring is required within the Arctic terrestrial ecosystems and start the work to design the terrestrial biodiversity monitoring plan. It will be necessary to address the following overarching questions:

·         How should the monitoring plan be designed to be able to detect trends in terrestrial biodiversity in the Arctic?

·         Can causal links between such trends and stressors be identified?

·         What criteria should be used to choose common and standardized indicators (parameters) and monitoring sites?

·         What existing and ongoing monitoring activities/ programs can be used to build the integrated monitoring plan?

·         What organizations and networks are responsible for the monitoring activities, and who are the main users of the monitoring information?

·         What kind of questions can we expect the main users (administrators, politicians, local communities etc.) will ask and what issues will they need information on in the future?

These discussions should produce an outline of the monitoring plan. At the same time, we can already anticipate some of the changes in biodiversity that might occur in Arctic terrestrial environments. Hopefully we will be able to build on results from the ongoing Arctic Biodiversity Assessment that is expected to be finished within 2012. The workshop will on this basis continue with the following questions:

·         Of the biodiversity trends we might expect in Arctic terrestrial environments, which ones should the monitoring plan be able to detect

·         What trends may the plan be unable to detect?

This will provide the background for the last two questions:

·         What are the major gaps in current monitoring?

·         What new and existing data and/or projects could be developed to fill these gaps?

·         How can we benefit on ongoing work and existing networks and how can we use IASC and INTERACT in the next steps to develop an Integrated Monitoring Plan for Terrestrial Biodiversity.

http://caff.is/terrestrial-ecosystem

 

 
 
Best wishes,
Kári Fannar Lárusson
Mail Address: kari@caff.is
Web Address: http://www.caff.is
Phone: (+354) 462-3354 /462-3350
Mobile: (+354) 699-2203
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"Shaping the Future of Polar Research"
- - -

Dr. Jenny Baeseman
Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) 
University of Tromsø
Central Administration B357
NO- 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Mobile: +47 4821 8095
Calling from the US, use 1-715-203-0072 (just like a regular long distance call within the States)
skype: jbaeseman


"Shaping the Future of Polar Research"
- - -

Dr. Jenny Baeseman
Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) 
University of Tromsø
Central Administration B357
NO- 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Mobile: +47 4821 8095
Calling from the US, use 1-715-203-0072 (just like a regular long distance call within the States)
skype: jbaeseman