Rapid and wide-scale changes precipitated by Arctic warming portend new opportunities and unprecedented risks to natural systems; social and cultur al systems; economic, political and legal systems; and built environments o f the Arctic and across the globe. Understanding and adapting to a changing Arctic will require creative new research frameworks that cross-cut t he social, behavioral, natural, physical, and engineering sciences. Yet, su ch interdisciplinary integration is often difficult to accomplish, and obst acles to convergence persist.
With support from the National Science Foundation, the University of California-Irvine will host a workshop on dev elopingtransdisciplinary, convergence research projects on the impacts of t he changing Arctic on both the Arctic region and the rest of the world.We i nvite the participation of researchers from diverse disciplines across the United States who would like to undertake research on Arctic change an d/or its global impacts as envisioned in NSF's Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Big Idea. The workshop will offer training activitie s to enhance capacity to do so in a manner that deeply integrates the socia l and behavioral sciences with the natural, physical and engineering scienc es and other disciplines and engages local communities in meaningful collab orations. The workshop will cover both research in the Arctic and its impacts elsewhere.
Funds are available to support travel (including t ransportation, meals and accommodation) for up to 40 participants on-site. Individuals may also register to attend virtually. Applications are invited from researchers at all stages of career development, and individuals new to research in the Arctic are especially encouraged to apply. To apply or register, please complete the online form here.
Applications for in- person attendance and travel support should be received by Mon day, September 23, 2019. Virtual registration is open until < strong>October 28, 2019. For more information, visit : < a href="https://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/events/2019/2019-10-31-conver gence-science">https://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/events/2019/2019-10-31 -convergence-science
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