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ExCom call July 17, 2013
The APECS ExCom held a meeting on July 17, 2013. Although attendance was small the ExCom made sure that the group was staying up to date on all tasks at hand, even during the slow northern summer period. Ongoing website issues and finalizing the hiring of the new director were top discussion points.
Also, the upcoming APECS ExCom elections for next year were discussed. We hope to see many applications in the coming weeks, and look forward to another great election season in September!
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ExCom call March 23, 2013
The Executive Committee met to discuss last updates as well as upcoming matters. ExCom agreed on a comprehensive web-site upgrade to be done in the next few weeks, which will increase its functionality and speed. Soon after that, APECS will undertake an advertising campaign to update polar community (through mailing lists such as Cryolist, ArcticInfo, and APECS network of members and mentors) on numerous great activities that are happening within APECS. This will be accomplished in line with a development of a new section "Where are they now?" for the APECS web-site. With this new idea we will highlight successful stories of past APECS leaders and active members. ExCom got back to an idea of arranging a special issue on Polar Education and Outreach to be published in 2014, which will be elaborated soon. Potential synergies between APECS and INTERACT were discussed and considered to be promising. Ideas for a joint APECS-EGEA-PYRN workshop on Svalbard in spring 2014 are in the air so if you are interested in its planning and organizing, please contact ExCom for further details.
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ExCom call February 27, 2013
The ExCom met again this month to discuss upcoming matters. The upcoming Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) meeting and workshop in Poland were a highlight of the meeting as we are getting ready for a few great events. The ExCom is also focusing efforts on increasing the speed of the website, and making sure it is functional. We know that the website plays a key role in how our members comunicate and learn about events, so we want to make sure that it is running optimally. Plans are also underway for planning upcoming events, so if you are attending a conference in the coming months, make sure to include an APECS panel or meetup in your schedule.
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ExCom call 31 January 2013
The APECS Executive Committee held our most recent meeting on 31 January, 2013 at 20:00 GMT. Attendees included Alexey Pavlov, Allen Pope, Christie Logvinova (Wood), Gerlis Fugmann, Heather Mariash, Ines Tavernier, Jennifer Provencher, Penny Wagner, Sanna Majaneva, and Yulia Zaika. The recent Council reports were discussed, and we look forward to continued enthusiasm and action from the Council; the final report was recently published. Yulia moved forward plans for a new APECS Store. Proposals to fund new initiatives and the Directorate were discussed. Not currently funded is the career development webinar series, and the ExCom is looking into solutions to continue this program to best serve APECS members. The ExCom finished up by considering some of APECS' current partnerships and partner events to best bring opportunities and resources to APECS members.
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ExCom call January 14, 2013
The APECS ExCom met for the first time in 2013 on January 2013. As we move into the new year the ExCom is working on some exciting granting proposals and ideas that we hope will bring even more great resouces and projects to our members and partners. Keep tuned to hear more about the upcoming projects. The ExCom is also planning for upcoming events at workshops and conferences, so if you are planning on attending any meetings don't forget that an APECS event is a great way to connect with others in the your, and meet new people!
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ExCom call December 19, 2012
The APECS ExCom had their last meeting of the year on December 19, 2012. Upcoming meetings were discussed with Arctic Frontiers, the Arctic Science Summit Week and the AMAP Ocean Acidification meeting all coming up in the New Year. The ExCom also discussed ongoing maintenance of the website, databases and the plan of turning APECS webinars into podcasts. Look for these in the New Year!
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ExCom call October 9, 2012
The new APECS Executive Committee got together on the 9th of October to formally elect the President (Penelope Wagner) and discuss other matters. In addition to setting the wheels in motion for the 2012-2013 term, ExCom members also discussed upcoming in-person meeting plans, new applicants to the Council, partnership and joint activities with AMAP, CliC and CAFF and other arising issues. We congratulate Penelope and look forward to attacking our now more concrete tasks.