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Outside the box logoAPECS International Online Conference 2017: Outside the Box: Encouraging alternative solutions for understanding and communicating polar research, think outside the box!

Conference Date: 20 March 2017 (07:30 GMT to 00:30 GMT of the following day)

Event Format: Online conference (webinar)

Registration is now open for audience members to participate in the APECS International Online Conference 2017 "Outside the Box - Encouraging Alternative Solutions for Undertaking and Communicating Polar Research" on 20 March 2017 (07:30 GMT to 00:30 GMT of the following day). It is completely free to attend from the comfort of your home!

How to register? Please register separately for each session of the conference you wish to attend. Once you register you will receive a unique attendance link for each of the sessions you registered for in your email inbox. Please use the attendance links to join the conference as an audience member on March 20. Please register as early as possible but no later than 30 minutes before the session starting time in order for you to receive your attendance link via email. Sessions are limited to 100 participants each.

Outside the Box: As a new generation of polar researchers stepping up to the plate, we must embrace new and innovative polar challenges. Our ability to successfully address such challenges and steer the polar world in a positive direction has far-reaching local, regional, and global consequences. We should not be afraid to venture Outside the Box of the ideas that previous generations of polar researchers have left us in order to overcome the severity of polar challenges we face.

What to Expect: Presenters will address this topic in relation to a wide range of research, including Atmosphere and Climate, Biology, Cultural, Education, Science Communication, Geology, Environmental, Cryosphere, History, Oceanography, Policy research. Audience engagement is encouraged, with time for questions at the end of each 10 minute presentation.

The detailed conference programme including all abstracts can be found on the APECS International Online Conference 2017 Website.

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