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PECS is proud to announce the 4th annual APECS International Online Confere
nce to be live-streamed on 16 May 2018. This year’s theme, “Butterfly Effec
t: Small Changes, Big Impact,” challenges polar scientists to communicate t
he impacts of changes occurring in and connected to polar and alpine region
s, including their environment, local communities, science methods, and pol
icy and education.
The Poles are dynamic and complex regions, vulnerable to the effects of climatic and other chang es, and inextricably linked to the rest of the globe. The concept of the bu tterfly effect was originally coined by Edward Lorenz to illustrate how a t ornado could be affected by minor changes, such as the flapping of butterfl y wings far away and several weeks earlier. This concept also has broader a pplications. For example, a change in the mid-latitudes can effect changes at the Poles and vice-versa; minute temperature changes can significantly i mpact local communities or ecosystems; the development of new scientific me thods and technologies can generate answers to outstanding questions and op en new fields of research; in the wake of shifting global politics, a small alteration to a document can modify treaty impacts and lead to significant consequences; a small act in your community, such as sharing your science at a local school, can inspire and mold future visions for our planet.This year, APECS challenges the scientific community to make an impact by presen ting the large and the small of their research ideas, methods, and outcomes : a short presentation in our one-day virtual event can have a significant impact, both on you and the audience of the 4th APECS International Online Conference!
More info available on the < a href="events/upcoming-event-highlights/apecs-online-conference-2018.html" >conference website.
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APECS is proud to announce the 4th annual APECS Interna
tional Online Conference to be live-streamed on 16 May 2018. This year’s th
eme, “Butterfly Effect: Small Changes, Big Impact,” challenges polar scient
ists to communicate the impacts of changes occurring in and connected to po
lar and alpine regions, including their environment, local communities, sci
ence methods, and policy and education.
The Poles are dynamic and complex regions, vulnerable to the effects of cli matic and other changes, and inextricably linked to the rest of the globe. The concept of the butterfly effect was originally coined by Edward Lorenz to illustrate how a tornado could be affected by minor changes, such as the flapping of butterfly wings far away and several weeks earlier. This conce pt also has broader applications. For example, a change in the mid-latitude s can effect changes at the Poles and vice-versa; minute temperature change s can significantly impact local communities or ecosystems; the development of new scientific methods and technologies can generate answers to outstan ding questions and open new fields of research; in the wake of shifting glo bal politics, a small alteration to a document can modify treaty impacts an d lead to significant consequences; a small act in your community, such as sharing your science at a local school, can inspire and mold future visions for our planet.This year, APECS challenges the scientific community to mak e an impact by presenting the large and the small of their research ideas, methods, and outcomes: a short presentation in our one-day virtual event ca n have a significant impact, both on you and the audience of the 4th APECS International Online Conference!
More in fo available on the conference website.
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