APECS, APECS Norway and SIOS teamed up to offer two ECR workshops at the Svalbard Science Conference (SSC) 2023, which was held at Scandic Fornebu in Oslo 31 October to 1 November.
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Polar Paths: Weaving passion with profession
On 7 November 2023, the APECS International Directorate hosted the event Polar Paths: Weaving passion with profession at Storgata Camping in downtown Tromsø. The purpose of the event was to bring together the polar early career community and provide inspiration on how passions can be integrated into polar professions. Additionally, the event provided a gathering space for community members of all disciplines coming from any institution or employer. 100 people from around 20 different institutions attended.
The APECS and Arctic PASSION Sharing Circle experience
APECS and Arctic PASSION Sharing Circle
Participant report by Jessica Hall
Eighteen Arctic youth and early career professionals from around the world travelled to Sevettijärvi, Finland, located in Sápmi, to attend the APECS & Arctic PASSION Sharing Circle from 2-6 October, 2023. We were hosted by Toini Sanila and her team at Porotila Toini Sanila reindeer farm, located in Inari between the lakes Sevettijärvi and Kirakkajärvi. Our hosts were invaluable in sharing their knowledge and experiences surrounding the topics we discussed.
Antarctica Day 2023

5th national conference of APECS Italy
The 5th national conference of APECS Italy took place on November 8-9, 2023, in Venice. The event was made possible by a collaboration with the Italian Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP) and the Venice Institute of Science, Literature and Arts (Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti). This year, the national conference was formally dedicated to the conquest of Mount Everest as 2023 is the seventieth anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's ascent to the summit (May 29th, 1953).
Apply to join the AntClimNow Antarctic Climate Indicators project group
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR, https://www.scar.org/) are looking for an early career researcher (ECR) to join the Near-Term Variability and Prediction of the Antarctic Climate System (AntClimNow) Antarctic Climate Indicators project group. This project group aims to document and display a range of Antarctic Climate Indicators (ACIs) relevant to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Candidate variables include the Southern Annular Mode / westerly winds, Southern Hemisphere sea ice extent, and Antarctic Peninsula temperatures. The project group is working on defining which of the candidate variables will become the final set of ACIs and how these might be presented. The ACIs will be updated regularly, and an annual “state of the Antarctic climate” document is envisioned.
Read more ...APECS social evening in Tromsø 7 Nov.
Join us for an APECS early career social evening:
Polar Paths: Weaving passion with profession
Tuesday, 7 November, 19:30-21:30 at Storgata Camping in Tromsø
Call for nominations for the APECS Canada-ASA Mentor Award 2023
Nominate mentors for the mentorship award organized by APECS Canada and the ArcticNet Student Association, with the support of ArcticNet.
Early-career researchers (ECR) are encouraged to nominate mentors who deserve recognition for their exceptional guidance and expertise in an Arctic context. We encourage nomination packages from a variety of backgrounds, including academia, industry, professionals, community members, Elders, educators, public servants, and anyone else that has made a meaningful impact on polar early career researchers.
Read more ...Night at the Museum, SOOS Symposium 2023
Night at the Museum - Report from APECS Oceania's ECR networking event on 14 August at the SOOS Symposium 2023
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