The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Both APECS and INTERACT share the common goal of working internationally and across disciplines to increase our understanding of cold regions and their connections to global systems. Both parties also recognize the importance of fostering the next generation of researchers that will be faced with increasingly critical challenges due to the impacts of climate change on these regions and their global significance.
Many APECS members have already benefited from INTERACT's Transnational Access program and the successful Arctic Snapshots program organized by APECS in summer 2015 allowed different INTERACT stations such as Abisko and Khibiny to share their research and experiences. Both parties very much look forward to working together to develop these and similar activities in the future, which will ensure that early career researchers have the opportunities available to them to research and network throughout the Arctic.
