The APECS October 2009 newsletter is now published. APECS is proud to announce the election of a new Executive Committee to lead our organization into 2010. We have achieved much for a young group, and our success will continue because of the passionate contributions of our leaders, members, and mentors.
In this month’s newsletter …
1.) APECS News and Updates
- APECS 2009-2010 Executive Committee Election results
- New APECS Council Charter
- SCAR Biology APECS Meeting Report
- APECS South Africa Update
- Participate in IPY Polar Week and the International Lecture Series: 4-9 October
- IPY Oslo Science Conference – Updates
- Win a Free Trip to the Oslo IPY Conference - Submit your data!
2.) Message from the Director – Arctic Frontiers and Young Scientist Forum
3.) Important news from APECS partners
- International Permafrost Association launches new website
- IASC needs your Arctic photos for their yearbook
- Arctic Climate Feedbacks Report available from the World Wildlife Fund
- 2009 Climate Change and Energy Competitions
- Cephalopod Beak Guide published by José Xavier
- New Publication: Variations on Polysynthesis, the Eskaleut languages
- IPY September 2009 report published
- Workshop: "Marine Biodiversity under change”, 24 Jan to 3 Feb 2010,
- Svalbard Science Forum Arctic field grant
- SCAR September 2009 newsletter published
4.) Meetings, Workshops and Conferences
- APECS Session at the 1st World Young Earth Scientists (YES) Congress
- Arctic in Rapid Transition (ART) Workshop
- Luncheon Dialogue at the Antarctic Treaty Summit
- IPY International Early Career Polar Researcher Symposium
- AGU Session: Providing Climate Policy Makers with a Strong Scientific Base
- Marine Biodiversity under change workshop
- Climate Change in Magellan and Antarctic Regions: Evidence and Challenge for the Future
- IPY Oslo Science Conference 2010
5.) Recent Literature Discussions on the APECS website
- The Climate Change Debate
- Eco-tweens can help polar bears
- New publication: Russia and the North
- Terrestrial ecologists ignore aquatic literature: Asymmetry in citation breadth in ecological public
6.) New Posters in the Virtual Poster Session
- An Investigation of the Impacts of Polynyas in Storfjorden, Svalbard
- The Antarctic Peninsula: Climate and Sea Ice Extent in a Changing Environment
- A Snapshot of Food Availability for Little Auks (Alle alle), Bjørndalen Colony, Svalbard
- Permafrost temperatures in Svalbard – what controls them?
- Biodiversity and Distribution of High Arctic Invertebrates and Plants Beneath a Breeding Sea Bird Colony
7.) Latest Videos posted to the APECS collection
- King Penguin
- Life Under the Ice
- Cruise Cruise Baby
8.) Jobs/Opportunities
