APECS News

APECS' new term began on 1 October. We are now inviting all APECS members to join our activities as members of our Project Groups! This is one of the easiest ways to get more involved in APECS and to contribute in a way that is best suited to your interests and skills. Hosting meetings, taking notes, research, writing, graphic design, social media posting, sending emails - these are just a few examples of the ways you can contribute to APECS project groups.

Join us in celebrating International Polar Week from 26 to 30 September! Click here for more info, the programme and further activities organised by APECS National Committees. 

APECS International Polar Week is a traditional APECS event held twice a year during the equinoxes (March and September), that is, the dates when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, making day and night of approximately equal length in the northern and southern hemispheres.

On the 12^th of September (National Video Game Day in the US) at 5PM (GMT), APECS organizes a webinar in collaboration with Alterna (see below) on the use of cartography, mapping, and scientific data in creating a video game as an alternative way to visualize climate-driven changes in the Arctic to the wider public. The project is called Monsters and Ghosts of the Far North: Collective cartographies.

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), is launching its IASC Fellowships Program 2023.

We appreciate that it has been a very active term for Project Groups as well as National Committees! It is now time to spend some quality time together as part of APECS Social Gathering activities! Thanks to our members' votes, we are going to have a Speed Networking event on 12 August 2022 at 11.30 GMT! Please save the date and note that the event has a limited capacity of 100 people in order to ensure interactive involvement.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3vgz5pi

Do you want to contribute to APECS and join our Council? Applications for Project Group Leader positions and nominations for National Committee/partner organization representatives are now open! The deadline for Project Group Leader applications and National Committee/partner organization representative nominations is 25 July 2022 at 23:59 GMT. 

Do you want to get (or remain) active in APECS by being involved in APECS Council leadership? The application form for APECS Council leadership 2022-2023 is now open!

Due to the increasing interest and awareness of the global significance of the Arctic, questions about stewardship and governance of the region are being asked more frequently. Governance structures suitable for effectively addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the circumpolar North are becoming more relevant than ever. This EU-PolarNet 2 and APECS webinar gives an overview of the legal regime of the Arctic and outlines the existing Arctic governance structures.

Following the shocking events of the spring and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, APECS thought it was important to issue a statement.  

The following events showed strong international support for Ukraine, and APECS is open to support these initiatives and will push for more help for Early Career Scientists in difficult situations, like those exiled from their homes.

APECS members — here is your chance to get a temporary position on the APECS Council Leadership before the opening of next term's election!

We are looking for two people to replace two National Committee Coordinators (NCCs) until the end of the term (30 September 2022). Note that this position requires a high degree of commitment (around 1 hour/week), so before applying you should ensure that you will have the time to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.