Recent Events

July 14-28
Summer School: Environmental Studies in the Boreal Forest Zone
The International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is organizing a two-week IPY summer school on environmental studies in the boreal forest zone on 14-28 July 2007.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/education_outreach/summer/2007/

April 11, 2007
Coastal Erosion: Strategies for Alaska
The University of Alaska (UA) will be hosting a focused workshop entitled "Coastal Erosion: Strategies for Alaska" as one of a series of a kickoff events organized by the University for the International Polar Year (IPY).
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/coastal_strategies_07/

March 22-25, 2007
GLOBE Educator Workshop
The IARC Education Outreach program and the Center for Global Change are hosting a GLOBE educators workshop on 22-25 March, 2007 at UAF. We will be providing professional development for K-12 teachers who are coming from around the world to learn how they can engage their students in climate change research and the International Polar Year using the GLOBE Seasons and Biomes project.
Website: http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?seasons&lang=en&nav=1

February 27 - March 1, 2007
AMAP/CliC/IASC Arctic Carbon Cycle Assessment Workshop

Website: http://www.amap.no/MiscTempFiles/Carbon%20Cycle%20Workshop.htm

February 19-20, 2007
7th International Conference on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-7)
The Arctic affects the global climate through strong feedback processes in the system, consisting of the atmosphere, ocean, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, and tectonic activities. Previously, six GCCA conferences were held at Sendai in 2000, Sapporo in 2001, Fairbanks in 2002, Toyokawa in 2003, Tsukuba in 2004, and Tokyo in 2005. Through these conferences, crucial research topics were identified, partnerships developed, and integration of complementary research programs was initiated.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/GCCA-7/

February 2-3, 2007
GLOBE Phenology Workshop
Held in Freiburg, Germany, this workshop involved thirty teachers from Europe. Teachers learned about the GLOBE vegetation phenology measurement protocols and learning activities and the ongoing scienitfic research on prenology and climate change and the Seasons and Biomes project.
Website: http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?seasons&lang=en&nav=1

October 1-4, 2006
1st International Workshop on Geotechnical Engineering in Permafrost Regions Related to Pipeline Construction
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn the issues involved in chilled gas pipeline design and construction in permafrost, to exchange new ideas, and to share technical experiences.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/geotech_engineering_06/

June 14-16, 2006
Polar and Global Climate Modeling: Connection and Interplay
The workshop will bring together leading experts in climate modeling to discuss the present status and future directions of polar and global climate modeling with a focus on the connection and interplay between them.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/polar_global_modeling_06/

May 25-26, 2006
ARCUS Arctic Forum - International Arctic Research: Innovations and Collaborations for the Future
The ARCUS Arctic Forum “International Arctic Research: Innovations and Collaborations for the Future”, which will be held in Washington DC May 26, 2006 will be streamed live via the web. John Walsh of IARC will be presenting a summary of IARC research proposed goals at 11am EDT.
Website: http://www.arcus.org/annual_meetings/2006/webcast.html

April 6-8, 2006
NEESPI Cold Land and Arctic Coast (CLAC) Focus Center Workshop
(NEESPI = Northern Eurasian Earth Science Partnership Initiative)
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/NEESPI_06/

March 6-8, 2006
Advancing Science and Technology in Arctic Climate Change Research
This workshop is jointly organized by the International Arctic Research Center and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

February 22-23, 2006
Monitoring the Influence of the Large Alaskan Forest Fires in 2004 on the Terrestrial Environment
The fires of June, July and August 2004 in east central Alaska and adjacent western Yukon Territory were historic in terms of magnitude, intensity and in the very rapid development and spread of fire. Record-setting weather conditions of extreme heat and high winds created the burning conditions. This was the highest year in recorded history in the amount of land burned by wildfire in one season in Alaska. To a very large extent, it was also very severe in terms of the amount of organic soil consumed by the fire. The public, resource managers, and resource users in Alaska and Yukon will live with the legacy of these fires for decades to come. These fires also present an opportunity for scientific research in that there were extensive fires along the road system, allowing unprecedented access for repeat measurements and monitoring of recovery. Several important issues associated with the effects of the Alaska fires of 2004 need research attention. These include questions of how fire impacts and recovery will change with a changing climate. How will these fires affect permafrost degradation and subsequent erosion and sedimentation. Will the trajectories of vegetation recovery change? This workshop examined these questions and many others.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/terrestrial_team/index.php

December 12-13, 2005
6th International Conference on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-6)
Miraikan, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Jointly Organized by International Arctic Research Center (IARC) Local Organizing Committee for GCCA-6, and National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Deadline for submission is September 30, 2005.
Website: http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/div1/GCCA6/

August 9-12, 2005
Hydrologic Responses to Degrading Permafrost Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to examine how the warming climate will impact the hydrological regime.   Our primary focus will be upon the influence of permafrost. This workshop will include local field trips around the Fairbanks area to observe and photograph evidence of permafrost degradation.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/evol_arctic_permafrost/

August 2-4, 2005
Alaskan Coastal Climatologies Wind and Wave Hindcast Workshop
see website for details.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/PRIDE_05/index.php

June 20-23, 2005
Workshop on the Bering Strait, Rapid Climate Change, and Land Bridge Paleoecology
Convener: Dr. S. Fowell

February 28 - March 2, 2005
Sea Ice Mass Budget of the Arctic Workshop
Sea Ice Mass Budget of the Arctic (SIMBA) Workshop: Bridging regional to global scales. For details, see website.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/SIMBA_2005/index.php

December 6-8, 2004
Workshop on Recent High Latitude Climate Change
Siberia, Alaska/northern Canada and the Antarctic Peninsula have warmed more than any other regions on Earth over the last 50 years. Parts of Greenland have also experienced significant warming over recent years. The reasons for the observed temperature increases are not fully understood, but involve cyospheric feedbacks, coupled with changes in the atmospheric circulation, and possibly ocean currents.
Website: high_lat_climate_change_04.php

November 15-16, 2004
5th International Workshop on Global Change
The Second Circular, 5th International Workshop on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic will take place at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. The workshop is being organized by the IARC and LOC of the Japan Committee for IARC Research. Deadline for papers is July 31. Details via the link below.
Website: http://www-ilas2.nies.go.jp/GCCA5/

November 9-12, 2004
ACIA Symposium on Climate Change in the Arctic
Information on the ACIA (Arctic Climate Impact Assessment) International Scientific Symposium on Climate Change in the Arctic, to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 9-12 November 2004, is available on the symposium website (below).
Website: http://www.amap.no/acia/index.html

October 17-20, 2004
Workshop on Spatially Distributed Modeling and Remote Sensing of Permafrost
Workshop sponsors:
International Arctic Research Center (IARC),
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation USA
Climate and Cryosphere Program (CliC),
World Meteorological Organization
International Permafrost Association (IPA)
NASA
More Information: Contact: Vladimir Romanovsky, ffver@uaf.edu, (907)474-7459
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/permafrost_wkshp_04_grp.jpg

October 7-8, 2004
Workshop on Hydrological Modeling of Freshwater Discharge from the Alaskan Arctic Coast
This workshop will bring together the leading experts to discuss the present status and future direction of high resolution, basin-scale and regional hydrological modeling. The workshop will focus on precedents in data processing, hydrological modeling, and field observations, including needs, scientific and economic issues, and possible solutions in this region. The workshop will be designed to include interdisciplinary research such as hydrology, meteorology/climate, and oceanography. The workshop will produce recommendations on the hydrological modeling approaches based on the current research in the polar and subpolar regions. More information is available at the website below.
Website: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/hydro_mod_workshop_04/

September 14-16, 2004
AAAS Conference on the Arctic and North Pacific
Bridges of Science Between North America and The Russian Far East - Past, Present and Future: An International Conference on the Arctic and North Pacific, Vladivostok, Russia. Contact: In Russia: Academician Valentine Sergienko In the US: Prof. Gunter Weller (email:gunter@gi.alaska.edu), University of Alaska Fairbanks

June 3-4, 2004
CIFAR Joint Institute Review
Go to the CIFAR main page: http://www.cifar.uaf.edu/

June 2, 2004
U.S. Arctic Research Commission Meeting
http://www.arctic.gov/."> The United States Arctic Research Commission, appointed by the President of the United States, met at the IARC on June 2, 2004. The Commission is composed of seven members and normally meets four times annually to hear invited and public testimony concerning arctic research. This session included a joint meeting between USARC and a delegation of arctic scientists from Russia. More information about USARC can be found at http://www.arctic.gov/.

May 4-12, 2004
Graduate Course: Field techniques in interdisciplinary sea-ice research
This course for (advanced) graduate-level students offers a practical introduction to the principal field techniques employed in sea-ice studies of an interdisciplinary (geophysical-biogeochemical) nature. The course focussed on sea ice as an instructive example of the close intertwining between ocean, ice and biosphere processes in the polar regions and the transdisciplinary importance of the ice cover in the climate system. After a one-day introductory session in Fairbanks, students and faculty from the Hokkaido University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks spent 7 days in the field. See link below for more information.
Website: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/research/seaicebiota/barrowcourse/

May 3-7, 2004
International Boreal Forest Research Association - 12th Annual Scientific Conference
More information: http://www.lter.uaf.edu/ibfra/default.cfm Contact Dave McGuire, ffadm@uaf.edu, 907-474-6242

February 20, 23-25, 2004
IARC Science Advisory Board Meeting
Contact: Chris Lace, clace@iarc.uaf.edu, 907-474-7413

October 11-18, 2003
ESSS Workshop
The East Siberian Sea Study (ESSS) Workshop took place in Malaga, Spain. Researchers and experts from the U.S., Russia, Norway and Finland participated in the Workshop organized by IARC-Frontier.

October 8-10, 2003
High Latitude NWP Workshop
View presentations from the 2003 High Latitude NWP Workshop at: http://knik.iarc.uaf.edu/atmgroup/workshop_announcement/announcement2.htm

July 2, 2003
Arctic Tundra Stamp Dedication - by the .S. Postmaster General and Senator Stevens
Contact: Chris Lace, clace@iarc.uaf.edu, Coordinator, 907-474-7413. Download PDF from link below.
Website: pdf/stamp_info.pdf

May 24-29, 2003
Third International Mammoth Conference
Location: Dawson City, Yukon Co-sponsored by the Yukon Territorial Government, IARC, and the Alaska Quaternary Center. Contact: John Storer, John.Storer@gov.yk.ca, Heritage Branch, Yukon Territorial Government, or Paul Matheus, ffpem1@uaf.edu, Alaska Quaternary Center, UAF. See 2nd Conference Circular at website below.
Website: http://www.yukonmuseums.ca/mammoth/

May 19-21, 2003
Impacts of Late Quaternary Climate Change on Western Arctic Shelf Lands: Insights from the Terrestrial Mammal Record
Location: 401 IARC Contact: Paul Matheus, ffpem1@uaf.edu, at the Alaska Quaternary Center, 907-474-6387

April 1-14, 2003
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Workshop
Location: 401 & 417 IARC Contact: Katrin Iken, iken@ims.uaf.edu, 907-474-5192
Website: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu

August 7-9, 2002
SIOM Workshop
International Workshop on Small-Scale Sea Ice-Ocean Modeling (SIOM) for Nearshore Beaufort and Chukchi Seas