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Arctic Frontiers 2021, February 1-4, 2021 (virtual). Arctic Frontiers  started out in 2006 assembling the first global scientific conference on economic, societal and environmental sustainable growth in the north. In Feb. 2021, we will arrange the 15th conf with the theme "Building Bridges". The conference has a pan arctic perspective and builds new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups. Arctic Frontiers provides a forum for dialogue and communication among science, government and industry in the Arctic.
Tracing the Pandemic Through Wastewater: Using Sewage Monitoring to Investigate Infectious Disease, February 2-3, 2021 (virtual). Please join us for a free, virtual workshop featuring guest speakers and panelists from around the world. The two-day workshop will cover an overview of the current state of the science of Wastewater Epidemiology, how this technology is being used during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing goals and potential sampling approaches for Alaska's unique and varied remote communities and ethical/privacy considerations when conducting these activities in small communities. The workshop is open to the public, though aimed at health and water/sanitation professionals. This event is sponsored by the US Arctic Research Commission, Center for Disease Control, and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Co-producing Arctic Conservation | The Wolf-Pack Hunting Approach, 1:00 pm on February 3, 2021 (virtual). In this webinar, you will learn from Victoria Qutuuq Buschman about co-producing Arctic conservation with Indigenous communities and from Dr. Tayana Arakchaa about Tozhu Hunting Strategy in the Siberian Taiga. This webinar is part of the Breaking the Ice Ceiling webinar series, which aims to illuminate polar research and achievements (past and present) by those who identify as women and to foster discussion on systemic change in polar sciences (Indigenous, natural, and social sciences) to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Register for free here.
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Media
Researchers Recommend a Warning System for Greenland Hamlets Flooded by 2017 Tsunami. The calculations are highly uncertain, but the recommendation is clear: A warning system could spell the difference between life and death for residents of the hamlets along a Greenland fjord system flooded by a 2017 tsunami that claimed the lives of four people. In the hamlet of Illorsuit, whose 91 residents found themselves in the path of the 2017 tsunami, such a system could save lives by giving residents between 5 and 10 minutes to reach higher ground, according to Asiaq Greenland Survey, a state-owned geologic research service. The June 17, 2017, landslide at the foot of Karat Fjord created a wave that, at its peak, rose to a height of 100 meters. Arctic Today
 How a US Arctic Research Initiative is Pushing to Connect Science with Arctic Communities. A major U.S. research effort focused on the impacts of rapid climate change in the Arctic is boosting its efforts to connect the science it funds with communities in the region. The National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic program had already included goals related to community resilience, but the program's new Community Office, announced Monday, will seek to better involve local residents in the research. The NSF's Navigating the New Arctic Community Office, will be jointly hosted by The University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Arctic Today
Potentially Toxic Plankton Algae May Play a Crucial Role in the Future Arctic. As the sea ice shrinks in the Arctic, the plankton community that produces food for the entire marine food chain is changing. New research shows that a potentially toxic species of plankton algae that lives both via photosynthesis and absorbing food may become an important player in the Arctic Ocean as the future sea ice becomes thinner. Microscopic plankton algae, invisible to the naked eye, are the foundation of the marine food web, feeding all the oceans' living creatures from small crustaceans to large whales. Plankton algae need light and nutrients to produce food by photosynthesis. Phys.org
 Whitehouse-Murkowski Bill Would Advance Understanding of Oceans, Great Lakes, and Coasts. U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus, have introduced legislation to advance data collection of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. The Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act, or BLUE GLOBE Act, would accelerate technology innovation, plan for a stronger maritime workforce, and develop a better understanding of the Blue Economy."There's still so much we don't know about the oceans that cover the vast majority of our planet," said Whitehouse. "Smart investments in ocean research and technology will help shape a better understanding of the seas and coasts, and lay a foundation for more growth and job creation in the promising Blue Economy sector. This is the first bill in a suite of legislation we'll be introducing in the weeks and months ahead to protect the health of our oceans." Senator Lisa Murkowski
Nome Port Plans Approved as Navy Announces Arctic Focus. Congress authorized the plans for a deep draft port in Nome last month, and the President approved the project. The port's two-year long design phase is expected to start by March. The port is expected to strengthen national security in the Arctic, given its strategic location on the Pacific Rim. The port is also expected to reduce shipping costs and make access to cargo and fuel cheaper for Western Alaska communities. KNOM
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Future Events
Asian Interests and the Path Forward in the New Arctic, 6:00 pm on February 8, 2021 (virtual). In light of common interests and prospects for cooperation in the Arctic, this international virtual symposium will convene representatives, scholars, and experts from Japan, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Korea, and the United States to share their countries' unique Arctic interests and policies. Hosted by the Asia Program, Polar Institute and Kissinger Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, with support from the Government of Japan and the Embassy of Japan in the United States.
Advancing Collaboration in Canada-US Regional Security II, February 25-26, 2021 (virtual). The Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) and the North American and Arctic Defense and Security Network (NAADSN) will host this event as a follow up meeting on the Advancing Collaboration in Canada-U.S. Arctic Regional Security (ACCUSARS) conference in September 2020.The purpose of ACCUSARS II is to create a subset Strategic Foresight Assessment (SFA) for the North American Arctic, by specifically focusing on Alaska and Western Canada.
 ALCOM's Arctic Senior Leader Summit, 2021, March 10-11, 2021 (virtual). In support of U.S. Northern Command's Arctic mission, please consider joining Lt General David Krumm, USAF, Commander Alaska Command, Alaska NORAD Region and 11th Air Force and a host of Defense and Security Leaders for Arctic Senior Leader Summit 2021 (ASLS 21) 10-11 March 2021. This event is oriented to addressing senior leader strategic views on the developing range of security and defense matters affecting the Arctic region. Due to the on-going complications of in-person meetings as a result of COVID 19, Arctic Senior Summit 2021 will be conducted via video conference. Day 1 of ASLS 2021 is focused on plenary presentations and follow-on strategic discussions. Day 2 ASLS 2021 is a planned tabletop exercise. Further details and registration to be provided soon via ASLS 21 planning team at the Arctic Domain Awareness Center. Please see: https://arcticdomainawarenesscenter.org/Events for more details or email ADAC center leadership at https://arcticdomainawarenesscenter.org/Team.
Arctic Domain Awareness Center's (ADAC) Arctic Challenges, Innovations, and Commerce Expo (Arctic CICE) Conference, March 16-17, 2020 (virtual). The Arctic Domain Awareness Center's (ADAC) Arctic Challenges, Innovations, and Commerce Expo (Arctic CICE) seeks to explore the networks, resources, and infrastructure needed to enable the commercial entrance of Arctic-related products and technologies into the Arctic domain. This expo will use an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to foster conversations around Arctic-centered business pressure points, state-of-the-Arctic-focused R&D, gap analysis of investment and innovation, and the future of business in the region. Participants will be exposed to the latest hardware, software, and people-ware emerging to advance domain awareness, risk mitigation, exploration, Arctic operations, and overall, Arctic security.
Arctic Science Summit Week, March 20-26, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal). The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the  Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Local Organizing Committee will host the Arctic Science Summit Week 2021. The Conference is organized by FCT, Ciência Viva, AIR Center, the Portuguese Arctic Community and by IASC and partners. Framed by the overarching theme for the Science Conference "The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts," Lisbon invites International experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the "New Arctic" and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.
 One Health, One Future, April 6-11, 2021 (virtual). This is expected to be the largest circumpolar One Health conference held in the United States in 2021, with participation anticipated from across the Arctic region. The event is part of the United States contribution to One Arctic, One Health, an Arctic Council project now in its sixth year of operation. The project aims to develop a circumpolar network of One Health experts that can share knowledge, conduct exercises, and spur collaborative investigations of One Health phenomena.
2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses, May 3-6, 2021 (Hanko, Finland). Organizers announce, that due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses has been postponed to 2021. This symposium will bring together molecular microbial ecologists specializing in different organism groups to share our latest results and discuss methodological problems, as well as future prospects in the field, including practical international collaborations. The environmental focus will be on cryospheric environments including sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost, but excellent research in other polar environments is also invited. The methods to be discussed will focus on 'omics' techniques, ranging from single cells to metagenomes, but research using additional methods is encouraged as well.
3rd Arctic Science Ministerial, May 8-9, 2021 (Toyko, Japan). The  Japanese and Icelandic organizers of this ministerial continue to plan for an in-person ministerial, in Tokyo, but have moved the dates from November 21-22, 2020 to May 8-9, 2021 because of Covid-19. Since the last Arctic Science Ministerial in 2018, changes in the Arctic ecosystem and the resulting impacts locally and globally have been severely felt. Considering the need for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and repair measures, the relevance of an international Arctic Science Ministerial has never been greater. It is necessary to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration among both Arctic and non-Arctic States in order to develop our understanding of the rapid changes impacting the Arctic. The First Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM1) was hosted by the United States in 2016, and two years later, the Second Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM2) was co-hosted by Germany, Finland, and the European Commission. ASM3 will be co-hosted by Iceland and Japan.
Department of Homeland Security S&T OUP Centers of Excellence Summit, May 18-21, 2021 (virtual). DHS S&T's Centers of Excellence (COE) Summit is set and focused on Homeland Security Challenges: Evolving Threats & Dynamic Solutions. This event is a special opportunity for COE researchers to connect and network with DHS components, federal, state, and local stakeholders, as well as industry partners to present current and emerging solutions to threats and challenges faced by DHS. Attendees can visit the Innovation Showcase, where COE and vendor partners showcase research breakthroughs, new products and tools to assist operational decision-makers and dynamic solutions to secure our Homeland.
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