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  • New APECS Website

    New APECS Website

    Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

    Recently the Association of Early Career Polar Scientists launched a new website.The outlook of the website has been changed and some new features have been added. The new site features a fully searchable membership directory to find colleagues and for prospective employers to search for new hires. There is also a new and improved discussion board that is refered to as the APECS Student Lounge.

    APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the wider cryosphere. Our aims are to stimulate interdisciplinary and international research collaborations, and develop effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach.

    APECS’ goals include creating opportunities for the development of innovative, international, and interdisciplinary collaborations among current early career polar researchers as well as recruiting, retaining and promoting the next generation of polar enthusiasts.

    To learn more about APECS, please visit their website www.apecs.is

  • Call for Contributions: “Northern Notes,” IASSA Newsletter

    Call for Contributions: “Northern Notes,” IASSA Newsletter

    IASSA

    The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) invites contributions for the next issue of the Northern Notes newsletter.

    Contributions are invited from both members and non-members of the Association on issues of interest to Arctic social scientists. Articles, reports, announcements, reviews (books, films, etc.), and conference or meeting announcements should be submitted by 2 February 2009 to IASSA secretary, Lára Ólafsdóttir, at iassa@svs.is.

    Northern Notes is published on the web by the IASSA secretariat twice a year with a Spring/Summer and a Fall/Winter issue, and is available to all web users. To view past issues of the newsletter, please go to: http://www.iassa.gl/newsletters.htm.

    Contributions to Northern Notes may include special features on issues and topics of interest to Arctic social scientists, information and announcements from members, announcements of meetings, workshops or conferences, news about upcoming IASSA activities, information about new publications of interest to the Arctic social science community, and announcements of new websites and links of interest.

    IASSA invites contributions by 2 February 2009 for the following standard categories of the newsletter:

    Features:

    Contributions on issues and research activities of interest to the Arctic social science community, including new research, current and upcoming research activities and events, etc.

    Departments:

    News from Members
    New books, Journals, Dissertations & Film
    Conferences, Workshops, and Meetings
    On the Web
    Funding Opportunities

    Remember to send us the following details along with your article or announcement:

    Name and affiliation of the author
    Book announcements: All titles, publishing details, distributor and ISBN/ISSN number
    Film: Distributor or link, all release details

    The IASSA secretariat moved to Akureyri, Iceland, on 1 October 2008, and is located at the Stefansson Arctic Institute.

    Contact:

    IASSA
    Stefansson Arctic Institute
    Borgir, Nordurslod
    IS-600 Akureyri, Iceland
    Tel: (+354) 460 8980
    Fax: (+354) 460 8989
    E-mail: iassa@svs.is