The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is proud to announce the
release of the latest version of its bibliography, PYRN-Bib. PYRN-Bib is
a synthesizing international bibliographical database aiming at
collecting and distributing information on all theses submitted for
earning a scientific degree in permafrost-related research.



It can be reached at:

http://pyrn.ways.org/resources/pyrn-bib-permafrost-bibliography



PYRN-Bib currently hosts 916 entries and is offered in different file
formats: tagged Endnote library, XML, BibTex, PDF.

PYRN-Bib is hosted by the Permafrost Young Researchers Network
(http://pyrn.ways.org), an international network of early career
students and young scientists in permafrost related research with
currently 581 members (2008-10-27). PYRN-Bib is also published under the
patronage of the International Permafrost Association (IPA,
http://www.ipa-permafrost.org).

PYRN-Bib is a comprehensive database that includes all degree-earning
theses (e.g. Diploma, Ph.D., Master, etc.), coming from any country and
any scientific field, under the single condition that the thesis is
strongly related to research on permafrost and/or periglacial processes.

It attempts at referencing buried sources of information including
theses published in languages other than English. It is completely open
and can be searched and exported online (e.g. as Endnote format)

The PYRN-Bib database is growing rapidly and is accepting new entries
related to permafrost research. You can submit new entries at:
http://pyrn.ways.org/node/add/biblio or simply by contacting Guido
Grosse (ggrosse@gi.alaska.edu). Large amounts of citation information
(in any database or non-database format) can be submitted at once by
contacting us before hand. Any submission (small or large) is welcome.

You can reference the bibliography it using the following information:



Grosse, G., Lantuit, H.(2008). PYRN-Bib 3.2: The Permafrost Young
Researchers Network Bibliography of Permafrost-Related Theses,
Permafrost Young Researchers Network, 3.2, 72 pp.
http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.31101



More information on PYRN-Bib and the methods and criteria used to
compile the references can be found in the companion paper:
http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.31101



Guido Grosse, Hugues Lantuit

Dear WAYS members, the following workshop may be of itnerest to you.
IMPETUS 2008: Techniques in Polar Ocean Observation and Monitoring
St. Petersburg, Russia
19-22 November, 2008
For those who already applied: if you did not receive an email confirming your registration, please contact: impetus2008@ifm-geomar.de
In November 2008, the Otto-Schmidt Laboratory for Polar and Marine Research in Saint-Petersburg (OSL), located at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) are organizing a training workshop on monitoring techniques in polar ocean and sea-ice observation in St. Petersburg. The workshop is funded by the IMPETUS-project of the German Ministry of Education and Research, the OSL, and the AARI. It is endorsed by the Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB).
There are AT LEAST TEN FULL FELLOWSHIPS for young and early career researchers to participate in the workshop!
The workshop will provide early career scientists with know-how and hand-on skills in the fields of ecology, oceanography, meteorology, geology, sea-ice, submarine permafrost, and engineering. It aims to improve existing and build up new collaborations and networks along the continuum of senior to early career scientists. It offers the opportunity to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of modern monitoring techniques and methods of data transmission. It is intended to install new interdisciplinary monitoring projects and methods across national boundaries.
Senior scientists will give lectures on topics that are usually not convened by traditional science conferences. They will focus on practical issues, methods and techniques associated with modern research and future forecasting needs. Early career scientists will present and discuss their research in a poster session. New approaches to current and future challenges will be presented through panels and open forums.
The workshop will be held at the Otto-Schmidt Laboratory at the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg from November 19-22, 2008.
Funding will be available through the IMPETUS program itself (see: http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008:Regis...) and through the AOSB Fund “New Research Generation” (see: http://www.aosb.org/programs.html). The US Arctic Research Commission has providing funding for US young researchers interested in Arctic Policy Issues and the Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation have also agreed to sponsor several US young researchers interested in Polar Marine Microbiology.
The application deadline is Tuesday, 30 September 2008.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008
Or contact:
Carolyn Wegner
Email: impetus2008@ifm-geomar.de

Are you a graduate student, postdoc, a starting professor or even an undergraduate student involved in polar or cryosphere research? The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is made for you!

APECS is a new initiative that aims to bring together early career scientists from around the world who share an interest in the Polar Regions and the Cryosphere as a whole. The mission is to raise the profile of polar scientists by providing a continuum of leadership that is both internationally and interdisciplinarily focused.

An interactive website has been established to serve as the main contact point for APECS members and provides a forum to share news, connect with other polar researchers, and find jobs and events that might be of interest. APECS is an endorsed International Polar Year project and the official early career association recognized.

Visit APECS at www.kent.edu/Polar

Who are We?

Because of increasing concern about climate and the escalating changes in Polar Regions and the cryosphere, it is imperative that young scientists and engineers develop collaborations with international counterparts as well as researchers in other disciplines to address questions facing these regions that play such an important role for the function of this Planet. The International Polar Year (IPY) comes at a time when focus on the Poles is a pressing concern. The IPY aims to create large international and interdisciplinary research addressing the delicate Polar Regions on Earth and to increase the general public’s awareness, understanding, and importance of these ecosystems. The APECS organization taps into the momentum surrounding the IPY to unite early career researchers in a network that ensures the development of international and interdisciplinary collaborations early in our careers that will last well beyond the IPY.

APECS was founded by three early career scientists in 2006, as a directive from the International Polar Year international office; Dr. Jenny Baeseman – a microbial ecologist studying life in extreme environments – with the help of Hugues Lantuit – a permafrost researcher – and Dr. Rhian Salmon – an atmospheric chemist and the Education and Outreach coordinator for the IPY. This network represents people with a wide range of scientific expertise and interests including glaciology, geology, anthropology, sociology, atmospheric science, oceanography, polar biology, culture and heritage studies, linguistics, space studies, biogeochemistry, and paleontology, as well as studies in the broader cryosphere.

Who can join?

Membership in APECS is open to all early career scientists interested in natural and social sciences of Polar Regions, from undergraduates through assistant professors or equivalent for non-academic positions. Participation by engineers and those interested in the cryosphere in general is also being sought. We encourage senior scientists to register on the APECS website and serve as mentors for the organization as well as post job openings and events at their institutions. All pages on the website are public except the discussion forums, which are open only to members of APECS. Being a member gives you advantages: you can post information to the site, participate in discussion boards, network with other researchers through the membership database, as well as receive periodic updates from the APECS organization. For more information or to get involved in APECS and start your international and interdisciplinary collaborations today, visit http://www.kent.edu/Polar or email APECS@kent.edu?

Future plans:

APECS will be sponsoring several early career gatherings at IPY events and major research conferences around the world during the International Polar Year. For more information on hosting these events or to suggest a conference where a gathering of early career scientists would be welcome, email Jenny Baeseman at jbaesema@kent.edu