APECS Canada meeting in Montreal!

Hello Everyone,

We have organized an opportunity for Canadian APECS members to gather and meet each other at the upcoming IPY Montreal meeting.

Many of you have inquired about forming an APECS Canada chapter, well this is the first step!  On Wednesday, April 25th at 5pm APECS Canada will meet in room 710A at the Palais de Congres conference center (where the IPY conference meeting is taking place).

We will talk about how APECS Canada members can better connect, and topics that are of special concern to polar early career reserachers in Canada. If you are interested in helping organize, lead or add any other topics to the agenda please let me know.

Please pass along this message to anyone you think would be interested, and I hope to see many of you on Montreal!

Jennifer Provencher

People of a feather - Arctic film goes national, and international

Feature Arctic Film at IPY Montreal and Canadian Theatres and International Film Festivals
People of a Feather

For further information and to watch the trailer, please visit:
www.peopleofafeather.com

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Created under funding from International Polar Year, and featuring groundbreaking footage from over seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes you through time and into the unique world of Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Nunavut. Connecting past present and future is a unique cultural relationship with the eider duck. Eider down, the warmest feather in the world, allows both Inuit and bird to survive harsh Arctic winters. Recreations of traditional life are juxtaposed with modern life in Sanikiluaq, as both people and eiders face the challenges posed by changing sea ice and ocean currents disrupted by the massive hydroelectric dams powering eastern North America. The eyes of a remote subsistence culture challenge the world to find energy solutions that work with the seasons of our hydrological cycle.
www.peopleofafeather.com

"For a movie that starts off talking about ducks, People of a Feather ends up negotiating nothing less than man's place, and our role, in the entire life cycle. It's an undeniably elegant feat, and one that could very well reframe the way you live the rest of your life." 4 Stars (Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun)
(full review: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Movie+review+People+Feather+clarion+call+nation+planet/6236590/story.html)

WINNER: Best British Columbia Film of 2011
WINNER: Best Environmental Film / Top 10 Canadian (Vancouver International Film Festival)
WINNER: Environment Award, San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
NOMINATION: Cinematography and Direction, New York International TV and Film Awards (announced April at NAB Las Vegas)

Proceeds support education and community based monitoring in Hudson Bay (www.arcticeider.com)

NOW PLAYING:

VICTORIA, BC: Empire Capitol 6 (805 Yates St.) until April 12th
www.empiretheatres.com/movie/people-feather

VANCOUVER, BC: 5th Avenue Cinemas (@Burrard) until April 5th
http://www.festivalcinemas.ca/

WINNIPEG, MB: Cinematheque until April 5th
http://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/cinematheque/people_of_a_feather_survival_in_a_changing_canadian_arctic.aspx

COMING SOON:

IPY Montreal - Polar Film Festival (Opening Night) Imperial Theatre, Montreal (FREE)
http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca/index.php

TORONTO, ON: APR 20-24th, Bloor Cinema
http://bloorcinema.com/movies/People-Of-A-Feather/?is_archive=0#Cinemon_MovieDescription

OTTAWA, ON: APR 20-26, Mayfair Theatre
http://bank.mayfairtheatre.ca/movies/People-of-a-Feather/

MONTREAL, QC: APR 27-MAY 4th, Cinema du Parc
http://www.cinemaduparc.com/

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand - Sat May 12: 8:00 - Reel Earth Film Festival
http://www.reelearth.org.nz/people-of-a-feather

SEOUL, KOREA - Green Film Festival in Seoul
http://www.greenfund.org/fm2008_en/

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FilmAmbiente
http://www.filmambiente.com/

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS!

Information needed from Polar Early Career Researchers in Canada

Hello Canadian Polar Early Career Researchers,

A number of members from both APECS and the ArcticNet Student Association (ASA) have been discussing forming an APECS Canada chapter. As we move forward we would like to  hear from you, Canadian polar early career researchers (ECR).

In order to assess the needs of ECR in Canada we have put together a short survey that you can find here.
(http://www.apecs.is/national-committees/5185-information-canada-apecs)

If you are a Canadian, or living in Canada, working in the field of polar research we would like to hear about what resources you use, where you get them, and what resources you would like to have.  Our goal is to improve our networks and connect ECR in Canada better.

We thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, and please pass this message on to anyone you think may be interested!

If you have any questions, comments, concerns please don't hesitate to contact us,

Thanks for your time!
Jennifer Provencher
APECS, Vice-President 2012

Fwd: FW: REMINDER: Arctic Strategies Open Lecture | Part of the ICNGD Lecture Series | TODAY - 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. (Kirk Hall, Room, 144)

Hey everybody,

 

Here’s a great lecture announcement for those of you interested in Arctic policy and living in and around Saskatoon.

 

Cheers,

 

Gerlis

 

From: Cameron, Colleen
Sent: February-07-12 9:30 AM
Cc: 'info.icngd@usask.ca'
Subject: REMINDER: Arctic Strategies Open Lecture | Part of the ICNGD Lecture Series | TODAY - 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. (Kirk Hall, Room, 144)
Importance: High

 

Re: Fwd: Television Host for Arctic Series

Dear Betty, 

I'm pleased to hear that there will be a television program dedicated to sharing the lives of the hard-working people of the North with the world. However, I sincerely hope that the show will also recognize the many contributions made by WOMEN who work in the North [1]. If the producers need any help finding some of them, please contact the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists at http://apecs.is. The membership directory [2] contains hundreds of people, women and men, who would make excellent subjects for your show.

cheers,

Eric Collins

Postdoctoral Fellow

McMaster University

[1] re: "The series explores the essential skills a man must have to work and survive in the harsh vastness of the Arctic"

[2] http://www.apecs.is/%20index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=2&searchmode=1

On 30 Jan 2012 06:36, "J Provencher" <jennifpro@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Here is something that you also may be interested in!

Television Host for Arctic Series

If you are smart, funny, energetic, love adventure, storytelling and at ease in front of a camera, this job may be for you. A leading film and television studio is casting for a host to head a documentary/reality series set in the Canadian Arctic.

The series explores the essential skills a man must have to work and survive in the harsh vastness of the Arctic - in such diverse jobs as Shrimp Fisherman, Arctic Diver, Arctic Bush Pilot and Game Warden among others.

Qualifications:
• A university degree.
• Arctic experience, while not necessary, would be an asset.
• Good health and fitness in order to work in rigorous conditions.
• Ability to present material with sincerity, authority and empathy.
• Be an excellent communicator in English.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Ability to work weekends, various shifts and overtime.

Please send your name, age, location, photo and a full summary of your experiences to arcticjobs-host@muse.ca. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those selected by our casting director for an interview will be contacted. Please do not call to follow up.

Betty Palik | Director of Communications
Head of Documentary Division
3451 St. Jacques | Montreal, QC H4C 1H1
Tel: 514-866-6873 x228 | Fax 514-876-3911
bpalik@muse.ca | http://www.muse.ca/
Muse Entertainment
www.muse.ca
Muse film and TV production company produces a wide range of dramatic series, television movies, min...

Fwd: Television Host for Arctic Series

Hi Everyone,

Here is something that you also may be interested in!

Television Host for Arctic Series

If you are smart, funny, energetic, love adventure, storytelling and at ease in front of a camera, this job may be for you. A leading film and television studio is casting for a host to head a documentary/reality series set in the Canadian Arctic.

The series explores the essential skills a man must have to work and survive in the harsh vastness of the Arctic - in such diverse jobs as Shrimp Fisherman, Arctic Diver, Arctic Bush Pilot and Game Warden among others.

Qualifications:
• A university degree.
• Arctic experience, while not necessary, would be an asset.
• Good health and fitness in order to work in rigorous conditions.
• Ability to present material with sincerity, authority and empathy.
• Be an excellent communicator in English.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Ability to work weekends, various shifts and overtime.

Please send your name, age, location, photo and a full summary of your experiences to arcticjobs-host@muse.ca. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those selected by our casting director for an interview will be contacted. Please do not call to follow up.

Betty Palik | Director of Communications
Head of Documentary Division
3451 St. Jacques | Montreal, QC H4C 1H1
Tel: 514-866-6873 x228 | Fax 514-876-3911
bpalik@muse.ca | http://www.muse.ca/
Muse Entertainment
www.muse.ca
Muse film and TV production company produces a wide range of dramatic series, television movies, min...

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