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1. Framework of The Association of Early Career Polar Scientists
1.1. Name
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists is the official name of the organization and will herein be referred to as APECS.
1.2 APECS and the International Polar Year 2007-2008
APECS grew out of the 4th International Polar Year (IPY-4) 2007-08. IPY-4 occurred at a time of increasing scientific and public interest in the polar regions, centered on global climate change, and through enhanced scientific understanding, media attention, primary and secondary school (K-12) educational programs, and public literacy campaigns connected with climate change. Research and Educational Outreach activities of IPY-4 sought to improve both our understanding and our communication of all aspects of the Polar Regions and their broader global connections.
Present-day environmental, ecological, social and geopolitical changes in the Polar Regions are expected to continue and become even more pressing. Fully understanding them and their global connections and impacts, will require innovative, transformative, international and interdisciplinary polar research. The need to stimulate and nurture the next generation of researchers is crucial to achieving these goals. An important objective of IPY is to ensure a legacy of continued polar research and literacy by encouraging the development of the next generation of researchers and educators with interests in the Polar Regions and the broader Cryosphere. APECS was founded as a response to these needs and as a legacy of the IPY -4 Project 168, the International Youth Steering Committee.
1.3. Organization and Objectives
APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the wider cryosphere. Our aims are to stimulate interdisciplinary and international research collaborations, and develop effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach. We seek to achieve these aims by: (i) facilitating international and interdisciplinary networking to share ideas and experiences and to develop new research directions and collaborations; (ii) providing opportunities for professional career development; and (iii) promoting education and outreach as an integral component of polar research and to stimulate future generations of polar researchers.
2. Membership
Eligibility, duties, rights and responsibilities, and composition of all entities referred to below are described in the APECS Rules of Procedure.
APECS membership is open to individual members and organizational members. Individual members do not need to be affiliated with a member organization.
2.1 Individual Members
Individual membership is open to students, educators, early career researchers and others with an interest in the Polar Regions and Cryosphere.
2.2 Organizational Members
Organizational membership is open to organizations with interests consistent with APECS, such as (i) national and regional APECS committees, (ii) disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and science policy related organizations, and (iii) other groups that share APECS’ goals.
3. Organization structure
Beyond members, the APECS organizational structure shall include an open Council, an elected Executive Committee and supported by a Directorate. These positions are open to all individual members through a democratic process. An Advisory Committee will provide support and guidance.
4. Declaration
APECS is a scientific, non-profit organization committed to democratic principles, inclusiveness, non-discrimination and responsible environmental stewardship.
Adopted by the APECS Council on 16 June 2008
- by unanimous approval
APECS Executive Committee 2007-2008
Kriss Rokkan Iversen - President, University of Tromso, Norway
Daniel Pringle, University of Alaska, USA
Hugues Lantuit, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
Narelle Baker, Scott Polar Research Institute, UK
Jose Xavier, Center for Marine Sciences, Portugal
Jenny Baeseman – Director, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, USA
APECS Council 2007-2008
Adrian McCallum, Scott Polar Research Institute
Alexandre Trindade Nieuwendam, Centro de Estudos Geograficos, Portugal
Amber Church, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Armelle Decaulne, CNRS, France
Arthur Mason, Arizona State University, USA
Arid Bring, Stockholm University, Sweden
Bettina Kaiser, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Caroline Souffreau, University Ghent, Belgium
Claudia Halsband-Lenk, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Dirk Notz, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany
Edward Moss, Uffington, Oxon, UK
James Cheshire, University of Southampton, UK
Jason Davis, The Ohio State University, USA
Jill Zamzow, University of Alabama, USA
Kazuyuki Saito, Nagoya University, Japan and University of Alaska, USA
Kristina Backstrand, Stockholm University, Sweden
Liz Thomas, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Mieke Sterken, Unviersity Ghent, Belgium
Melianie Raymond, University of Otago, New Zealand
Peter DiFiore, Princeton University, USA
Rhian Salmon, IPY IPO, UK
Tina Tin, Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition, France
Torsten Sachs, AWI
Tyler Kuhn, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Xiao Cunde, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences in Lanzhou, China
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