Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Status, Trends and Emerging Physical Properties of Polar Oceans
Discussion Leader: Kristina Brown (University of Manitoba, Canada)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Michael Steele (University of Washington, United States)
"Does the Subsurface Arctic Ocean Know What's Happening at the Surface?"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Andrew Meijers (British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom)
"Past and Predicted Southern Oceans in a Changing World"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Drivers and Impacts of Changing Sea Ice Dynamics
Discussion Leader: Marilyn Raphael (UCLA Department of Geography, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Lettie Roach (NASA GISS and Columbia University, United States)
"Impact of Winds on Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Will Hobbs (Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, University of Tasmania, Australia)
"The Evidence of an Increased Antarctic Sea Ice Variability"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Sohey Nihashi (NIT Tomakomai College (Tomakomai KOSEN), Japan)
"Time Series of Sea-Ice Production in Antarctic Coastal Polynyas Based on AMSR-E/2 Satellite Observations Over the Last 20 Years"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Martine Lizotte (Université Laval - ArcticNet, Canada)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Changes in Polar Ocean Biogeochemistry: Paleo and Future States
Discussion Leaders: Kevin Arrigo (Stanford University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Patricia Yager (University of Georgia, United States)
"Ocean Heat, Ice Melt, and Carbon Flux: Accelerating Ecosystem Impacts in the Amundsen Sea"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Elizabeth Shadwick (CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Australia)
"Observing Changes in the Southern Ocean Carbon Cycle"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Impacts of a Changing Cryosphere on Polar Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Function
Discussion Leader: Letizia Tedesco (Finnish Environment Institute, Finland)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Sebastien Moreau (Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway)
"Polar Marine Biogeochemistry in Ice-Covered Waters"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Jose Luis Iriarte (Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile)
"Antarctic (wAP) Phytoplankton in a Changing Environment: Shifts, Gaps and Research Priorities"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Christopher Mundy (Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada)
"Key Processes Controlling Arctic Coastal Primary Production"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Complexity, Connectivity and Change in Polar Marine Foodwebs
Discussion Leader: Camilla Svensen (UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Norway)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Maxime Geoffroy (Marine Institute of Memorial University, Canada)
"Pelagic Fishes in a Changing Arctic: The Importance of the Mesopelagic Realm"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Morten Iversen (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany)
"The Biological Carbon Pump in Changing Polar Regions"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Role of Interactive Effects of Multiple Drivers in Structuring Polar Marine Ecosystems
Discussion Leader: Robert Strzepek (University of Tasmania, Australia)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Clara Jule Marie Hoppe (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany)
"Arctic Phytoplankton and Multiple Drivers: Compensatory Effects and Their Limits"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Erin Bertrand (Dalhousie University, Canada)
"Micronutrient Interactions in Polar Phytoplankton Communities"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Vonda Cummings (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand)
"Environmental Drivers of Antarctic Coastal Benthic Communities"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Crossing Boundaries in Observing Coupled Ocean-Ice-Atmosphere Systems
Discussion Leader: Lisa Miller (Institute of Ocean Sciences/Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Alison Gray (University of Washington, United States)
"New Insights Into the Physics and Biogeochemistry of the Southern Ocean From Autonomous Observations"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Ilka Peeken (Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany)
"Autumn Sea Ice Bloom in the Eastern Weddell Sea With Potential Implications for the Ocean-Ice-Atmosphere System"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Predicting Habitat Changes, Range Shifts and Impacts on Populations
Discussion Leader: Emilia Trudnowska (Institute of Oceanology PAN, Poland)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Jilda Caccavo (Institute Pierre-Simon Laplace, France)
"How Climate Genomics can Help Predict Distribution Shifts in Southern Ocean Species Exposed to Environmental Change"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Mônica Muelbert (IMar/UNIFESP, Brazil)
"Antarctic Higher Trophic Levels: Birds and Marine Mammals"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Marie Pierrejean (Université Laval, Canada)
"Current and Future Predictions of Spatial Habitat Suitability of Benthic Communities in Limited Data Coverage Areas"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Coupled Social-Ecological Systems
Discussion Leader: Nadja Steiner (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Henry Huntington (Ocean Conservancy, United States)
"'We Never Get Stuck': The Response of Arctic Indigenous Communities to Marine Ecosystem Change"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Cassandra Brooks (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Reaching Consensus for Conserving the Global Commons: Protecting the Ross Sea, Antarctica"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
General Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure