Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Connecting Polar Oceans to the Global Earth System
Discussion Leader: Julia Schmale (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Corinne Le Quéré (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
"The Challenge of Modelling Southern Ocean CO2 Fluxes and What It Reveals About Our Earth System Projections Capabilities"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Jennifer Francis (Woods Hole Research Center, USA)
"The Arctic Meltdown and Mid-Latitude Weather Extremes: How Are They Connected?"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Connected Oceans: Fluxes Across Marine Polar Gateways
Discussion Leader: Paul Myers (University of Alberta, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Marit Reigstad (University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway)
"The Atlantic Inflow into the Arctic Ocean"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Rebecca Woodgate (University of Washington, USA)
"The Remarkable Influence of a Small Strait on the Arctic: Why Oceanographers and Other Ecosystems Should Care About Recent Change in the Bering Strait Throughflow"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Neil Banas (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)
"Large Zooplankton as Trophic Teleconnections: A Trait-Based Approach to Life History and Bioenergetics Along Arctic Transport Corridors"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Marianne Falardeau (McGill University, Canada) and Marine Cusa (University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ventilation, Deep Water Formation and Sub-Polar Connectivity
Discussion Leader: Sofia Ribeiro (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:45 pm
Samuel Jaccard (University of Bern, Switzerland)
"Changes in Southern Ocean Ventilation Across Time: Implications for the Marine Carbon Cycle"
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:30 pm
David Thornalley (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Holocene Insights into the Variability of the Constituents of North Atlantic Deep Water and Its Link to Subpolar Circulation and Ecosystems"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Physical Connectivity Across Vertical Interfaces and Its Impact on Biological Productivity
Discussion Leader: Takashi Kikuchi (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Wieslaw Maslowski (Naval Postgraduate School, USA)
"The Importance of Mesoscale Processes for Bio-Physical Response of a Changing Arctic System in the Fully Coupled Regional Arctic System Model (RASM)"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Achim Randelhoff (Université Laval, Canada)
"A Pan-Arctic Baseline for Turbulent Nitrate Fluxes: On Constraining Primary Production from Below"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Igor Kozlov (Russian State Hydrometeorological University / Marine Hydrophysical Institute, RAS, Russia)
"Observing Internal Waves and Mixing Hotspots in the Arctic Ocean from Space"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Impacts of Rivers and Glaciers on Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Discussion Leader: Karen Frey (Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, USA)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:45 pm
Robert Max Holmes (Woods Hole Research Center, USA)
"Rivers as Vital Links Between Land and Ocean in the Changing Arctic"
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:30 pm
Lorenz Meire (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Greenland)
"The Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and Its Impact on Coastal Ecosystems"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Biological Linkages Between the Ice, the Water Column and the Benthos
Discussion Leader: Christopher Mundy (Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Kevin Arrigo (Stanford University, USA)
"Under Sea-Ice Phytoplankton Blooms: New Phenological Feature in the Arctic Ocean?"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Philippe Archambault (Université Laval, Canada)
"The Response of Benthos to Different Sources of Organic Matter in the Canadian Arctic"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Thomas Brown (Scottish Association for Marine Science, United Kingdom)
"The Role of Sea Ice-Derived Carbon in Polar Food Webs Under Present and Future Conditions"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Linking Technology and Oceanography to Improve Polar Observation
Discussion Leader: Samuel Laney (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:45 pm
Julienne Stroeve (University of Manitoba, Canada)
"A Travel Through Snow: How the Variability in Snowpack Affects Light Transmission"
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:30 pm
Craig Lee (University of Washington, USA)
"Autonomous Systems for Arctic Observing: Technological Advances and Scientific Results"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Species on the Move: Pathways and Consequences
Discussion Leader: Andrew Brierley (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Charlotte Havermans (University of Bremen, Germany)
"Range Shifts of Predatory Zooplankton: Their Likelihood and Consequences for Arctic and Antarctic Food Webs"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Cory Matthews (Arctic Aquatic Research Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada)
"Shifting Predators and 'Seascapes of Fear' in Warming Arctic Marine Ecosystems"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Stéphanie Jenouvrier (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
"Influence of Dispersal Processes on the Global Dynamics of Emperor Penguin, a Species Threatened by Climate Change"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Connecting Marine Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Through Transdisciplinary Approaches
Discussion Leader: Marian Kjellevold (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:45 pm
Johann Lavaud (CNRS, France / Université Laval, Canada)
"What Can Polar Diatoms Do for You?"
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:30 pm
Mélanie Lemire (Université Laval / Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Canada)
"Unexpected Linkages Between the Coastal Ocean and Inuit Health"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
General Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure