Opportunity to join the AMAP Climate Expert Meeting in Victoria January 30 - February 1

Hello Canadian APECS members,

Recently APECS and AMAP (the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, a working group of the Arctic Council) have been working together to provide early career researchers opportunities to get more invovled in the AMAP process.

On January 30 to February 1, 2012 the AMAP Climate Expert Group in meeting in Victoria BC and have invited APECS to send a member to participate.  If you live in the area or will be in Victoria during this time, and are interested in representing APECS in the meeting please contact Jennifer Provencher  ( jennifpro@gmail.com ), not the entire list. This includes participation in the meeting, and writing a short report/article for the APECS website after the meeting.

Due to the short notice of this meeting please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested.  Please also note that there are no travel funds available so only those that can be in Victoria of their own accord should apply.

Jennifer Provencher
APECS ExCom

APECS Canada List

Dear APECS Canada Members,

There has been a lot of discussion on the list recently. You are on this email list because we want to be able to provide region-specific opportunities and information to APECS members.

Much like other large list-serves, for large discussions like this we ask that people reply only to the original sender, who will then collate the replies and send back a single digest of the helpful replies. Many thanks for your understanding on this topic. In addition, for subject-specific discussions we ask APECS members to use our discipline specific email lists - you can fin out more at apecs.is/mailinglists

Despite this, if you would like to be unsubscribed, please send this request info@apecs.is

Cheers,
Allen Pope
APECS ExCom

World Water Day Graduate Research Fair - University of Waterloo

*** Please distribute ***

World Water Day Graduate Research Fair & Water Celebration

Federation Hall, University of Waterloo

http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm

Poster Submission Deadline: March 1^st, 2012

Dear Student:

We invite you to submit an academic poster and participate in this year's World Water Day Graduate Research Fair. Every year, World Water Day is celebrated as an international initiative set by the United Nations to observe the importance and value of freshwater around the planet. The University of Waterloo Water Institute and its student chapter, SWIGS, have again teamed up with Wilfred Laurier's Institute for Water Science and Cold Regions Research Centre to host an all-day event on March 22^nd, 2012 to be held at Federation hall on the uWaterloo campus.

Poster Presentations

The event will include graduate water research poster presentations (recycled posters are welcome), two keynote presentations on water issues, and booths for water sector partners and community groups. Poster awards of $150 each will be awarded to top ranked posters within five different categories: Hydrological and Atmospheric Science; Water Policy, Management & Governance; Aquatic Ecology & Toxicology; Water Treatment & Technology; and Cold Regions.

Submit poster titles (no abstract necessary) on line at: http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm  by March 1, 2012.

Employment Opportunities

Looking for a co-op term or employment? We invite industry partners, NGO's, community groups, and government agencies to set up exhibits which provide great opportunities for job recruitment. The conference aims to highlight the depth and breadth of regional water research and provide networking opportunities between water researchers, practitioners, and studetns. 

Photo Contest

This year we will be having a photo contest in two categories: i) water research – photos that show your water-related research, work, or community projects, and ii) water inspiration – photos that show your artistic and creative side. All submitted photos will be displayed at the conference, and photo winners will receive a prize. Email photos to swigsphotocontest@gmail.com

Blue Drinks

Join us after the event for Blue Drinks to further discuss water and network with other water researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts.  

We are looking forward to another exciting and productive world water day, and hope to see you there! For more information please contact the SWIGS Conference Chair, Jana Tondu at janatondu@gmail.com.  

Attached: Poster for bulletin boards, powerpoint template for undergraduate and graduate classes.

--
Jana Tondu
MSc Student
Department of Biology
University of Waterloo

indigenous people in North (Alaska, Canada, Russia)

Dear APECS members,
could you help me to find some reports or papers concerning following
questions:

1. What are the criteria for the impact assessing on the indigenous
people in North (Alaska, Canada, Russia)?
2. What are the approaches to the calculation of damages, which
should be compensated to the indigenous people from the industrial
operation in North (Alaska, Canada, Russia)?

All the best!

Khalilova Julia
junior researcher
geocryology laboratory
Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience
Russian Academy of Sciences (IEG RAS)
Moscow, Russia

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)

Email: jbaeseman@gmail.com

skype: jbaeseman

http://www.apecs.is

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/

 

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

Helene.Forget@takuvik.ulaval.ca

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 Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA 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 

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