Past Events

The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC was originally scheduled to take place from 9-19 November 2020, in Glasgow, UK.

On 28 May 2020, the COP Bureau decided that it would take place from 1-12 November 2021, in Glasgow, UK.

The change in dates had been

The 2021 Maritime Risk Symposium, hosted by the University of Houston College of Technology, will be held as a virtual conference.

The Maritime Risk Symposium is an annual conference in which government and maritime industry leaders, port representatives, researchers, and solution providers

Numerous international and interdisciplinary research projects are carried out in Svalbard every year. Projects include both senior and early career researchers (ECRs), some of whom may have never previously set foot on the archipelago. To foster cooperation among all scientists, it is essential to

In its 13th iteration, this tri-annual, student-run conference is being hosted by York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held exclusively online this year in an attempt to keep all participants and staff safe and healthy. While we’ll

The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office - Alaska Pacific University Community Extension Office invite you to attend a virtual Indigenous Gathering Open House (November 3rd, 2021 from 1-3pm AK time) to meet the team, learn about the Office, and provide feedback on how we

The risks posed by climate change, and in particular climate’s impact on marginalized communities, have further exposed the linkages between climate change, environmental degradation, racism, and social injustice. Often missing from conversations focused on these injustices, however, is an awareness

Michael Mann, EU Special Envoy for Arctic Matters, will discuss the European Union‘s strategic engagement in the Arctic and set out the main themes of the most recent EU Arctic Policy (“A stronger EU engagement for a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic”) published on October 13, 2021.

This year, the meeting of the Nordic branch of the International Glaciological Society will be held at the University of Oslo.

We plan for a meeting with physical attendance, but it will be possible to join the presentations online.

The meeting will start with an Icebreaker reception at

The Sitka Sound Science Center invites registration for the 2021 Sitka WhaleFest Symposium with the theme of Predators & Prey - A delicate dance. This virtual event will include scientists sharing and presentations.

Sitka WhaleFest celebrates marine life through science education, community and

The Arctic Days in St. Petersburg – 2021: International Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic in the Era of Climate Change will take place November 25-26, 2021 at the Russian State Hydrometeorological University in St. Petersburg, Russia and Online.

The purpose of the Conference is to form an

Techstars Startup Weekend Alaska Online will be a 54-hour event designed to provide experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. The weekend events are centered on action, innovation, and education. Beginning with idea pitches and voting, team formation and continuing

The 2021 NNA Annual Community Meeting for investigators and partners, held in cooperation between the NNA-CO and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) NNA Working group, will provide an important opportunity for NNA project teams, Arctic community members, Indigenous and Traditional knowledge

In November 2020, we held an international panel discussion in order to identify the priority areas for joint actions of the government, science, research and business sectors in the field of cryosphere and construction in the Arctic.

The meeting was attended by more than 60 representatives of

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from intensive campaigns that took place in Svalbard during the 2019-2020 period and those involved in the MOSAiC campaign. The workshop will focus on the topic of snow/sea-ice-aerosol interactions. A full understanding of these processes

As part of the Greenland Science Week Research Festival, IARPC (Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee) will review accomplishments of the 2017-2021 plan, with a panel of speakers from selected projects providing perspectives on how coordinated policy improves Arctic research within the United

This conference is a step towards empowering decision-makers and energy stakeholders to join forces and proactively address the challenges of climate change so that actual progress can be achieved. By bringing together researchers who are working on topics relevant to climate change and

High Arctic Polynyas in a Changing Climate will be a 2-day international hybrid workshop held in Copenhagen, Denmark and online, 22-24 November, 2021.

Polynyas provide biological oases in the polar regions and their formation is influenced by the complex interplay between atmospheric and

The European Commission and the European External Action Service will organise a high-level EU Arctic Forum and the Annual Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue.

The High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius will host the events.

The EU Arctic

Join the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to learn more about the upcoming February 2022 proposal deadline for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships program​. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) provide opportunities for early career scientists, including social scientists, to accomplish one