NSIDC Cryosphere Seminar

NSIDC’s Cryosphere Seminar with Gerlis Fugmann and Margaret Rudolf
10:00-10:30am with Gerlis Fugmann on International Cooperation and Planning in Arctic Research - The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning Process (ICARP IV)
10:30-11:00am with Margaret Rudolf on Equity in Arctic Research
                         11:00-11:30am – Questions and Audience Discussion

ABSTRACT 1: Research in the Arctic relies on international collaboration, access, and continuous monitoring and data sharing among all regions of the Arctic to understand, and to effectively respond to the climate crisis and other challenges and changes in the Arctic. While the challenges for Arctic research due to the Covid-19 pandemic are starting to ease, the geopolitical situation that has arisen as a result of Russia’s actions in Ukraine continues to create further short-term and also long-lasting uncertainties for research in the Arctic. The situation is seriously affecting international scientific collaborations and the ability of the international scientific community to carry out research and observations across vitally important areas of the Arctic. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) was founded in 1990 at a time of great geopolitical uncertainty, but also of hope, as a non-governmental, international scientific organisation, operating among its now 24 member countries. It works on a consensus basis to encourage and facilitate international cooperation in all aspects of Arctic research, across all countries engaged in Arctic research, and in all areas of the Arctic region. 
In the lead up to its 35th anniversary in 2025, IASC is coordinating a multi-year planning process for the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) lasting from 2022 until 2026 that will culminate in the ICARP IV Summit / Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 in Boulder, Colorado from 21 – 28 March 2025 as its main event. This decadal Arctic research planning process is organised by IASC for the fourth time since 1995 in cooperation with more than 25 international partner organisations worldwide. ICARP IV is a community-wide undertaking engaging Arctic researchers, Indigenous peoples, policy makers, residents and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the state of Arctic science, the place the Arctic occupies in global affairs and systems. The process considers the most urgent knowledge gaps and research priorities for the next decade, and explores avenues to address and implement these research needs. Throughout 2023 and into 2024, community engagement into the ICARP IV process is encouraged with the goal of the engagement process being truly inclusive, diverse, and engaging to ensure that the scientific priorities for the next decade are firmly grounded on the advice and needs of Arctic scientists and science organisations, Indigenous peoples and Arctic residents, stakeholders, and rights-holders. Individuals of all career stages, groups, networks, institutions and organisations are encouraged to contribute to this ICARP IV engagement process.
This presentation will provide a short overview of the work and projects of IASC, and focus on the ICARP IV process and opportunities how to engage in it. More information on IASC: https://iasc.info/ .  More information on ICARP IV: https://icarp.iasc.info/

Abstract 2: Within Arctic research, there has been a push for equitable participation of Indigenous Peoples. Rudolf will review key themes and concepts related to equity from her dissertation “Indigenous Self-Determination in Co-Production of Knowledge.” Self-determination is a key concept of equity, in addition to reinforcing boundaries, funding, and evaluation metrics. Rudolf will present actionable steps towards a more equitable Arctic research, including those within the international initiative Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks Roadmap (SAON ROADS). 
Short Bio: Margaret Rudolf, University of Alaska Fairbanks - International Arctic Research Center, recently finished her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in co-production of knowledge. Rudolf's postdoctoral work will focus on Arctic observing meeting the societal needs of Indigenous communities. Rudolf uses her unique lens as an Inupiaq scientist to study means to improve research and collaborative processes. 

Short Bios: 
Dr. Gerlis Fugmann is the Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) based in Akureyri, Iceland, where the IASC Secretariat is hosted by Rannís The Icelandic Centre for Research. She held prior positions as Executive Director for the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) based at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She completed her PhD in Geography at the Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany in 2011, and afterwards worked as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Her research focused on projects in the Canadian North as well as Northern Scandinavia, addressing questions of economic development, entrepreneurship, tourism, resource development, and Northern participation in the innovation and knowledge economy.
Margaret Rudolf, University of Alaska Fairbanks - International Arctic Research Center, recently finished her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in co-production of knowledge. Rudolf's postdoctoral work will focus on Arctic observing meeting the societal needs of Indigenous communities. Rudolf uses her unique lens as an Inupiaq scientist to study means to improve research and collaborative processes. 

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