The New England Arctic Network (NEAN) will address links between Arctic change and the natural, social, and built systems throughout the Arctic and the North Atlantic Arctic region. NEAN combines the wealth of academic expertise in Arctic research across New England with researchers, stakeholders, and external partners concerned with environmental, economic, and social impacts, providing an ideal community for anticipating and responding to Arctic change and its impacts on the eastern coast of North America. (...click for more)
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Announcements
Draft of a New England Arctic Network Vision
University of the Arctic (UArctic) meeting in Stockholm - 18-20 September
New England members include the Univeristy of New England, Tufts, UMaine Climate Change Institute, Dartmouth, Antioch, Center for Circumpolar Studies and new member institutions the University of Southern Maine and the Univeristy of New Hampshire
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Recently Released!
Peary's Arctic Quest: Untold Stories from Robert E. Peary’s North Pole ExpeditionsSusan Kaplan and Genevieve LeMoine |
Recent webcasts now avaialble...
8th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations (IDA-8) - 17-18 Jul
Arctic Futures 2050 - SEARCH -- 4-6 September, 2019
Recent Reports
Fostering the Culture of Convergence Research - Proceedings from a 2019 National Academy workshop
Report on the Goals and Objectives for Arctic Research 2019-2020 - United States Arctic Research Council
Canada defines its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean - the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
INTERACT Fieldwork Planning Handbook - International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic
Draft UN High Seas Treaty - First Draft of the U.N. Law of the Sea “BBNJ” Agreement on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
OPPORTUNITIES
Dear Colleague Letter: Support for Engaging Students and the Public in Polar Research
various deadlines
Workshop: Transdisciplinary Research on the Changing Arctic and its Global Impacts: Enhancing Capacity for Convergence Science
October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, Irvine, CA -- sponsored by NSF NNA
Applications for in person attendance Sept 23rd (virtual registration open until Oct 29)
Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) Funding Opportunity
Stressing the System - Managing a Complex Arctic Crisis -- due 7 October 2019
PolarTREC Program 2020-2021
STEM at the Poles! Research Experiences for Formal and Informal Educators in the Polar Regions
Educator Application Deadline: Monday, 7 October 2019; Researcher Application Deadline: Monday, 14 October 2019
Educator Application Deadline: Monday, 7 October 2019; Researcher Application Deadline: Monday, 14 October 2019
A two-day workshop in the framework of Arctic Science Summit Week 2020, Akureyri, Iceland, 29-30(TBC) March 2020
in the news...
Congratulations to Jesse Ross and advisor Nancy Kinner!
Featuring Susan Kaplan and Genevieve LeMoine from Bowdoin, written by Symone Marie Holloway
Rebecca Pincus
David Balton and Fran Ulmer
BBC News - featuring Sue Natali from WHRC
Joel Clement
Upcoming New England Events
Click here to see upcoming events outside of New England
Building an Indigenous Climate Resilience Network
Chris Caldwell, Sustainable Development Institute, College of Menominee Nation
UMass Amherst -- September 18, 12:00 pm ET
Northeast Regional Environmental Acoustics Seminar Series
10 Sep 2019 (12:00-13:00) - Soundscape metrics and indices
Bruce Martin, JASCO Applied Sciences and Dalhousie University
08 Oct 2019 (12:00 -13:00) - Agroacoustics and biotremology: using substrate‐borne noise to detect and deter insect pests
Valerio Mazzoni, Fondazione Edmund Mach Research and Innovation Center Sustainable Ecosystems and Bioresources
12 Nov 2019 (12:00-13:00) -- Developing a biomimetic acoustic deterrent to reduce bat mortalities at wind turbines
Mike Smotherman, Texas A&M University
10 Dec 2019 (12:00-13:00) -- Using acoustic mapping technology to understand the Gulf of Maine ecosystem
Jennifer Dijkstra, University of New Hampshire
2019 Boston Science Diplomacy Dissertation Enhancement Workshop
October 10 -11, 2019. The University of Massachusetts
Wíwənikan…the beauty we carry
Colby Museum of Art
July 20, 2019 - January 12, 2020
Exhibition Melt Down
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Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square, Portland, ME
August 2- September 21
includes USM Art Professor Jan Piribeck and Art Alum Justin Levesque from the University of Southern Maine
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The Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College
Exhibits
A Resounding Beat: Music in the Inuit World (Mar 26 - Dec 31)
Threads of Change: Arctic Clothing and Identity in the North (through Dec 31)
A Resounding Beat: Music in the Inuit World (Mar 26 - Dec 31)
Threads of Change: Arctic Clothing and Identity in the North (through Dec 31)
Ocean Discovery Day
October 18-19, 2019
The University of New Hampshire
Lindsay Olson, The Art and Science of Sounds and the Sea
The Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire
October 16, 2019 at noon
October 16, 2019 at noon
Gulf of Maine 2050
November 4 – 8, 2019
The Westin Portland Harborview | Portland, Maine, US
The Westin Portland Harborview | Portland, Maine, US
UMaine Arctic "Share-out"
Sharing Arctic research, education, and outreach (posters) to find potential collaborators
November 14, 2019
4:00-6:00 pm
NERACOOS 2019 annual meeting
December 6, 2019 in Portsmouth, NH
RECENT EVENTS
Please send links to workshop materials or online videos of past seminars
"The Arctic is Melting! Is it time to Panic?" (flyer)
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Nina Kirchner, Larry Mayer, Hideaki Murayama, Niklas Eklund,
Nancy Kinner (moderator)
Tues April 9th, 4-6 pm, Huddleston Hall
The University of New Hampshire
Sponsored by the Arctic Science IntegrAtion Questi (ASIAQ)
and the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SMSOE)
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PAST NEW ENGLAND ARCTIC NETWORK WORKSHOPS
Charting the Course for the New England Arctic Network (NEAN)
October 3, 2018 -- The University of New Hampshire
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Thanks for attending!!!
Click here for materials, agenda., and notes....Workshop Report (draft) |
Preparing for a Northwest Passage: A Workshop on the Role of New England in Navigating the New Arctic
March 25 - 27, 2018 -- The University of New Hampshire
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Signup and Announcements
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To sign up for monthly email newsletters, click here.
Twitter #NEANconvergence
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Looking forward to next years joint #UArctic and Arctic Circle Assembly meeting in Reykjavik Iceland in Oct 2020. More info at: t.co/VDBZ3qGkoj. #neanconvergence @RuthVarner1 t.co/Hrb813E7xo
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Very excited to have @UofNH accepted as one of 11 new member institutions of @uarctic @TheClimateDr @UNHPrez #neanconvergence #uarctic t.co/h4SNLPXT0J
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Here's to all the New England representatives building partnerships through #UArctic in Stockholm this week. #neanconvergence t.co/nlNjMPimbt
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Part of the New England (USA) contingent (@UofNH, UMaine, USM) with Liisa Holmberg and Ljubov Radnaeva at #UArctic meeting at Stockholm University. @RuthVarner1 @neanconvergence t.co/LHgIwc7mzY
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Here's to all the New England representatives building partnerships through #UArctic in Stockholm this week. #neanconvergence t.co/nlNjMPimbt
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With only 3 days left to go before #Polarstern embarks on the largest #Arctic research expedition the world has ever seen, final logistical preparations will ensure all vital equipment is on board - including the @AWI_de snow groomer. #MOSAiCexpedition 📸: Kinga Jarzynka t.co/1DoW6COOAM
Recent Publications and News from NEAN Participants
Featuring Susan Kaplan and Genevieve LeMoine from Bowdoin, written by Symone Marie Holloway
Richard Kemeny
BBC News - featuring Sue Natali from WHRC
Rebecca Pincus
Beth Potier
Tatiana Schlossberg
Jason Little, Franklin Pierce University
Alison Eagon, Undergraduate at UNH
Gray Zones in the Blue Arctic: Grappling with China's Growing Influence
Rebecca Pincus and Walter A. Berbrick
Breezy Grenier has shared the following resources promote Arctic education and action.