Search Events

The Cryosphere Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee has initiated a field workshop on studies of Arctic tidewater glaciers. The workshop will be held in Svalbard aboard the Polish r/v “Horyzont II”. The ship has suitable facilities for workshop sessions and will provide

Join us for the Arctic Imperative Summit — two days of provocative discussions, investor roundtables and original research focusing on infrastructure development, policy needs and economic opportunities in the Alaskan Arctic. The summit will be hosted by Alaska Dispatch and will bring together

Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center will provide insights into the new technologies that form the solid engineering basis for modern cargo airship systems. Speakers from the mining, oil, and gas industries will describe their transportation challenges and how they plan to exploit cargo

The objectives of the conference are to foster knowledge exchange and promote technological advancement in the area of cold regions engineering. Topics considered for the conference include soils, roads, airfields and railways, water and building and structures.

For more information, please visit

The effect of global warming on arctic and alpine environments is more and more relevant to plant science, particularly dendrochronology. Since the anatomical structure of arctic and alpine plants, and the structural variability caused by environmental change, is not well known, this course is being

Hosted by the Institute of the North’s Arctic Energy Network, the Northern Energy Science and Technology Fair will bring together leading northern energy experts to share the science and technology behind developing renewable and extractive energy resources, meeting community energy needs with local

Policy-makers and administrators, academics and public policy experts are invited to join the Institute of the North for lunch with U.S. State Department Senior Arctic Official Julia Gourley. This special luncheon provides Alaskans with a unique opportunity to hear Ms. Gourley discuss the United

The Arctic is front and center in peoples' minds. Increased maritime traffic and new opportunities for development have brought about more reasons to understand and work toward safe and secure operations both on land and off Alaska's coast. To help Alaskans understand these critical challenges and

The U.S. is an Arctic nation because Alaska is an Arctic state – the goal of this panel will be to better understand where and how Alaskans can have an impact in broader national and international agendas. Throughout the circumpolar north, discussions are taking place about the best way to

The U.S. Arctic Research Commission will hold its 98th meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on August 9-10, 2012. The business sessions will be open to the public. The most recent draft agenda is available on the website. The public session on Aug.10th begins at noon, not 11:30 am as indicated in the