science fair judging

Hello APECS Canada!

The Québec science fair finals are coming up quickly and judges are needed. I believe that more people in APECS might want to do that.

Sign up here: http://exposciences.qc.ca/en/to-register

Let's give back to society and make children become scientists!

Here's for example the one in Québec City.

Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec, finale régionale de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches

Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon 205 Mgr Bourget Lévis QC G6V 6Z9

Samedi 21 mars de 9h00 à 11h45. La séance d'information est à 7 h 30, accueil 7h15

Best,

Moritz Schmid

PhD Candidate

Laboratory Louis Fortier & Takuvik Joint International Laboratory

Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon
1045, Avenue de la Médecine
Université Laval 

Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada
www.takuvik.ulaval.ca

www.schmidscience.com

Tel: 418 656-2131, ext. 7740

Best,

Moritz Schmid

PhD Candidate

Laboratory Louis Fortier & Takuvik Joint International Laboratory

Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon
1045, Avenue de la Médecine
Université Laval 

Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada
www.takuvik.ulaval.ca

www.schmidscience.com

Tel: 418 656-2131, ext. 7740

CPC helping APECS members attend the ArcticAge Conference in Ottawa

Hi Everyone, 

In March the ArcticAge Conference will be taking place in Ottawa (http://cityage.org/arctic/). The meeting has lined up a cross-section of speakers involved in the Arctic to discuss future directions in the north. 

From the conference website:

The future of the Arctic is one of the most important international debates of the 21st Century. Government, businesses and people are asking questions that will have consequences for the North and the rest of the planet for generations to come.

That's why on March 17, CityAge Media will organize the inaugural ArcticAge: Our Northern Future. This special event will gather leaders in business and government with indigenous and northern leaders to address new models of private and public investment in the Arctic.

The Canadian Polar Commission is one of the presenting bodies, and has offered to support the attendance of 5 APECS members at the meeting through covering their registration fees. There is no travel money associated with this so we are looking for Ottawa area participants. 

As part of your participation at the meeting we are then asking APECS members that attend this one day event to help communicate the meeting to other APECSers through tweeting the event, a blog post, an article on the APECS website or some other form of sharing. 

If you are interested please send a CV, and a short email explaining why you would like to attend the meeting, and how you would like to share the experience with others to Jenn Provencher (jennifpro@gmail.com).

Jenn

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Jennifer Provencher

jenniferprovencher.com

RE: Looking for APECS representative for CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group meeting - application by 6 February!

Hi APECS members,

I will be attending in person or via teleconference already for this event in Ottawa (as part of the CBMP Terrestrial Team and working on birds, and as part of APECS), but for clarification, we were hoping to have an additional APECS member. J

Thanks!

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Gabriela Ibarguchi, M. Sc., Ph .D.
Associate Director, International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)

Eyes High Postdoctoral Associate, Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW, ES-1040, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

http://arctic.ucalgary.ca/ | (403) 220-7294 | http://www.arcticchange.org/

gabriela.ibarguchi@ucalgary.ca

 

From: APECS Info [mailto:info@apecs.is]
Sent: February-02-15 5:02 PM
To: canada@apecs.is
Subject: Looking for APECS representative for CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group meeting - application by 6 February!

 

Hi Canadian APECS members,

 

APECS has been invited by CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - www.caff.is) to send a representative to an upcoming meeting of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) Terrestrial Steering Group (TSG) from February 16-18 in Ottawa, Canada. The group is meeting to discuss the implementation of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan.

 

As there is no travel funding available, we are looking for someone in and around Ottawa who would be able to attend the meeting for APECS. Interested members should have a background in Arctic terrestrial ecology / monitoring expertise to attend and contribute to the meeting. It would be ideal to get someone with a bird background but this will not be a limiting factor.

 

If you are interest in this opportunity, please send a statement of interest explaining your research background and why you would be interested in attending the meeting, as well as your CV to info@apecs.is. 

 

This is very short notice, so the deadline for submitting your application will be on friday 6 February. The final candidate selection will be made by the CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group.

 

Please contact me anytime if yo have any questions.

 

Cheers,

 

Gerlis

 

 

Dr. Gerlis Fugmann
Executive Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

APECS International Directorate 
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE)
9037 Tromsø
Norway

Phone (office): +47 776 45 103
Phone (mobile): +47 930 05 841
Email: gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is
Skype: gerlis.fugmann
Website: http://www.apecs.is/

Looking for APECS representative for CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group meeting - application by 6 February!

Hi Canadian APECS members,

APECS has been invited by CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - www.caff.is) to send a representative to an upcoming meeting of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) Terrestrial Steering Group (TSG) from February 16-18 in Ottawa, Canada. The group is meeting to discuss the implementation of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan.

As there is no travel funding available, we are looking for someone in and around Ottawa who would be able to attend the meeting for APECS. Interested members should have a background in Arctic terrestrial ecology / monitoring expertise to attend and contribute to the meeting. It would be ideal to get someone with a bird background but this will not be a limiting factor.

If you are interest in this opportunity, please send a statement of interest explaining your research background and why you would be interested in attending the meeting, as well as your CV to info@apecs.is. 

This is very short notice, so the deadline for submitting your application will be on friday 6 February. The final candidate selection will be made by the CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group.

Please contact me anytime if yo have any questions.

Cheers,

Gerlis

Dr. Gerlis Fugmann
Executive Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

APECS International Directorate 
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE)
9037 Tromsø
Norway

Phone (office): +47 776 45 103
Phone (mobile): +47 930 05 841
Email: gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is
Skype: gerlis.fugmann
Website: http://www.apecs.is/

Re: APECS Canada online workshop: GIS in the Polar Sciences

Hi louise,

I'm totally interested! But it depends a bit on timing and cost.

Ann

On Jan 26, 2015 3:29 PM, "Louise Chavarie" <chavarie@ualberta.ca> wrote:

Hi everyone,

APECS Canada is please to announce an opportunity to its members, an online GIS workshop. The online workhop will be one day course on GIS for beginners (see below for details) using the GoToWebinar platform. Depending on the number of attendees, price should be between 100-150$ (but please note this is a call of interest and price will be determined by the number of people that sign up). To register, please send an email to chavarie@ualberta.ca before February 12.

GIS in the Polar Sciences

Abstract:

Attend a one-day on-line workshop on how to conduct a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mini-project from start to finish. Rather than the boring way to learn about the separate tools and commands on data you don't care about, you will see in action how to go from spatial data prep, to analyses, to map presentation, on topics relevant to north/south of 60°! This will be beginner focused, using Esri technology, so if you've always wanted to know how to get started on using GIS in your own polar research, please join in on Thursday, March 26th, 2015.

Presenter Bio:

Charlene Nielsen is the GIS Analyst for Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since 2001, she has collaborated with graduate students and faculty, providing teaching support for courses, developing and instructing local and international workshops, and managing the BioSciences GIS Lab. Charlene develops GIS solutions for research and education projects in multiple disciplines spanning aquatic, terrestrial, flora, fauna, environment, climate, ice, culture, social, and health.

cheers

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Louise Chavarie

Postdoctoral Fellow

Michigan State University

Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building

East Lansing, Mi 48823-5243

(517) 432-5078

http://louisechavarie.weebly.com/

APECS Canada online workshop: GIS in the Polar Sciences

Hi everyone,

APECS Canada is please to announce an opportunity to its members, an online GIS workshop. The online workhop will be one day course on GIS for beginners (see below for details) using the GoToWebinar platform. Depending on the number of attendees, price should be between 100-150$ (but please note this is a call of interest and price will be determined by the number of people that sign up). To register, please send an email to chavarie@ualberta.ca before February 12.

GIS in the Polar Sciences

Abstract:

Attend a one-day on-line workshop on how to conduct a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mini-project from start to finish. Rather than the boring way to learn about the separate tools and commands on data you don't care about, you will see in action how to go from spatial data prep, to analyses, to map presentation, on topics relevant to north/south of 60°! This will be beginner focused, using Esri technology, so if you've always wanted to know how to get started on using GIS in your own polar research, please join in on Thursday, March 26th, 2015.

Presenter Bio:

Charlene Nielsen is the GIS Analyst for Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since 2001, she has collaborated with graduate students and faculty, providing teaching support for courses, developing and instructing local and international workshops, and managing the BioSciences GIS Lab. Charlene develops GIS solutions for research and education projects in multiple disciplines spanning aquatic, terrestrial, flora, fauna, environment, climate, ice, culture, social, and health.

cheers

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Louise Chavarie

Postdoctoral Fellow

Michigan State University

Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building

East Lansing, Mi 48823-5243

(517) 432-5078

http://louisechavarie.weebly.com/

Fwd: FW: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015

Of interest to some....

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gabriela Ibarguchi [BIO] <ibarguchi@biology.ca>
Date: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM
Subject: FW: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015
To: APECS Canada <canada-board@apecs.is>

Hi everyone,

Fulbright opportunities if you are a bit more established as a researcher, but maybe of interest?

Note a tight deadline if applying from Canada – Feb 2^nd!

Gaby

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Gabriela Ibarguchi, M. Sc., Ph .D.
Biodiversity in Harsh Environments
ibarguchi@biology.ca | (613) 532-3198 | www.biogeography.ca

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW, ES-1040, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

http://arctic.ucalgary.ca/

 

Subject: ALL: Reminder: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015

 

REMINDER NOTICE ONLY

 

Canadian Applicants: February 2, 2015

American Applicants: February 16, 2015

Contact: Brad Hector, Fulbright Canada Program Officer (Scholars)

 

Fulbright Arctic Initiative US$40,000 : Deadline February 2, 2015

 

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative aims to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues, while also integrating models of traditional knowledge.  It is designed to bring together a network of scholars, professionals and applied researchers from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden to engage in collaborative research and to undertake an academic exchange. The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will provide a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in creative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multi-disciplinary research in the following four areas: energy, water, health, and infrastructure.

 

We encourage scholars at all career stages, applied researchers, or professionals active in the academic, public or private sectors that demonstrate outstanding qualifications and a record of experience and accomplishment in an area clearly related to one of the designated research themes to apply.

 

For more information see attached flyer & Fulbright.ca

 

 

Michèle Phillips

Program Officer, External Relations

Agente de programmes, Relations externes

Fulbright Canada

2015-350 rue Albert Street Ottawa, ON  K1R 1A4

t. (613) 688-5517 ; f. (613) 237-2029

Website: www.fulbright.ca

Facebook: fulbright.canada

Twitter: @FulbrightCanada

 

 

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Jennifer Provencher

jenniferprovencher.com