Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

 

Polar Week logo2 01APECS International Polar Week Spring 2017 will be from March 20-26! Polar Week is a series of events happening globally, with the goal of promoting the science taking place in polar latitudes. Through social media interactions to an online conference and photo contest, we hope to educate the public about all things Arctic and Antarctic.

The theme for this Polar Week is People of the Poles: Human Use and Appreciation of Earth’s Polar Regions. Many people live or find a “Sense of Place” in both the Arctic and Antarctic, from residents to researchers to artists or even tourists. That’s why we are highlighting humans as well as their activities and impacts on the poles. Information on all Polar Week activities and events you can find on our Polar Week website

Here are some ways how you can get involved!

APECS International Online Conference 2017

Attend the APECS Online Conference 2017! More information about the conference and how to register as audience member, will be released shortly. 

Photo Contest (with Prizes!)

We are organising a photo competition, #PolarPeople, where everyone will be able to vote for the best photo in three different categories 1- #PolarPeople in Action; 2- #PolarPelople at Home; 3- #PolarPeople & Wildlife. The deadline for submission will be the 20th of March, midnight Alaska time (GMT-9). Voting vote will take place during the Polar Week and the photo getting the most votes in each category will be the winner of €100 towards relevant conference travel costs! Find out more about the photo contest and all rules and regulations to participate on our website

Twitter campaign

To honor this year’s theme, we are asking all members to post their own polar stories using the #PolarPeople hashtag. We hope people will share short stories about their research or experience as polar researchers and to hear what makes them #PolarPeople. They can be funny stories about field or lab work, interesting facts about your research project, or simply why you love the polar regions.

We’d love to feature you as one of our #PolarPeople! Feel free to Tweet randomly throughout the week, but we encourage you to sign up here

Reddit AMA

APECS will be hosting an Ask Me Anything (“AMA”) on the Reddit forum /r/Science. We are seeking 4-5 APECS members to answer questions from the public about polar science and research on Saturday March 25 from 11 am-2pm EST. While the theme is “People of the Poles: Human Use and Appreciation of Earth’s Polar Regions,” we are sure to get wide range of questions. Please let Liz Ceperley (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) know by March 13 if you are interested in participating.

Member and National Committee Events

We encourage APECS National Committees and members to organize their own activities and to submit details via the Polar Week website. We would love to include your event in our advertising! 

Thanks for helping us make Polar Week an awesome event! Please e-mail the March Polar Week lead, Jean Holloway at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with any questions.

Contact APECS

APECS International Directorate
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Huginbakken 14
9019 Tromsø
Norway
Email: info(at)apecs.is

Our Sponsors

APECS Directorate Sponsor
 
UiTNPIFRAM
 
Further Sponsors and Partners for APECS projects, activities and events