Session Chair:
Julia Schmale– APECS Research Activities Committee Chair, Atmospheric Sciences Discipline Co-Coordinator, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany

Presentations:

Polar Science in a Global Context
--- Mike Sparrow – Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
--- Volker Rachold – International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
--- Jenny Baeseman – Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

Antarctica Day and Where It Came From
--- Allen Pope, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University, UK

Southern Ocean Marine Food Webs: Engaging Early Career Scientists in an International Collaborative Modeling Community
--- Tosca Ballerini, Old Dominion University, USA

Adding ‘Value’ to Antarctic Social Science Research
--- Daniela Liggett, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Video Recording and Editing Team:
Sam German and Jenny Baeseman

Special thanks to Daniela Liggett and the University of Canterbury for hosting this session and to the International Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for funding of the editing.

About the APECS Virtual Poster Session

This recording is part of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) effort focuses on bringing the concept of the poster presentation beyond the four walls of the conference hall and creates an online database of polar research poster publications. This project allows members with similar goals and interests to exchange information and assures a platform for the exchange of Arctic, Antarctic and Cryospheric research, policy, and education activities that are Shaping the Future of Polar Research. APECS is leading an effort towards e-conferences among polar researchers where participants can present their research findings to an international audience through web-based settings using the APECS website. As part of this project regular online virtual poster sessions are held. For more information or to find out about upcoming sessions, visit apecs.is/virtual-poster-session.

This session is a result of the CAREX Conference session on Polar Microbiology organized by SCAR, IASC and APECS

Session Chairs:

Punyasloke Bhadury – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, India
Jenny Baeseman – APECS

Presentations:

How bacterial communities use nitrogen amendments in hydrocarbon contaminated High Arctic soils
---- Terrance Bell, McGill University, Canada

Little Life on Polar Earth
--- Karen Cameron, University of Washington, USA

Thermophiles in a Polar Volcanic Desert
--- Paul Wilkinson, The Open University, UK

Changes in Bacterial Community Composition of Surface Snow Around Three Sampling Sites in East Antarctica
--- Anna Lopatina, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russia

Cyanobacterial Endemism in Antarctic Stream Microbial Mats
--- Lee Stanish, University of Colorado – Boulder, USA

Video Recording and Editing Team:
Sam German and Jenny Baeseman

Special thanks to Daniela Liggett and the University of Canterbury for hosting this session and to the International Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for funding of the editing.

About the APECS Virtual Poster Session

This recording is part of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) effort focuses on bringing the concept of the poster presentation beyond the four walls of the conference hall and creates an online database of polar research poster publications. This project allows members with similar goals and interests to exchange information and assures a platform for the exchange of Arctic, Antarctic and Cryospheric research, policy, and education activities that are Shaping the Future of Polar Research. APECS is leading an effort towards e-conferences among polar researchers where participants can present their research findings to an international audience through web-based settings using the APECS website. As part of this project regular online virtual poster sessions are held. For more information or to find out about upcoming sessions, visit apecs.is/virtual-poster-session.

Session Chairs:
Cordula Teschner – AWI, Germany
Inga May – University of Munich, Germany

Presentations:

Alpine Permafrost – Recent State and Future
--- Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Permafrost in Polar Regions: Challenges Caused by Climate Change
--- Goncalo Vieira, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Validation of the GEOtop Model in a Continuous Permafrost Basin in the Arctic
--- Ruth I Mugford, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK

Video Recording and Editing Team:
Sam German and Jenny Baeseman

Special thanks to Daniela Liggett and the University of Canterbury for hosting this session and to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for funding of the editing.

About the APECS Virtual Poster Session

This recording is part of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) effort focuses on bringing the concept of the poster presentation beyond the four walls of the conference hall and creates an online database of polar research poster publications. This project allows members with similar goals and interests to exchange information and assures a platform for the exchange of Arctic, Antarctic and Cryospheric research, policy, and education activities that are Shaping the Future of Polar Research. APECS is leading an effort towards e-conferences among polar researchers where participants can present their research findings to an international audience through web-based settings using the APECS website. As part of this project regular online virtual poster sessions are held. For more information or to find out about upcoming sessions, visit apecs.is/virtual-poster-session.

Session Chairs:
Penelope Wagner – University of Delaware, USA
Angelika Renner – Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway

Presentations:

Antarctic Sea Ice: International Polar Year Cruise-Results from the SIMBA Field Campaign (Sept – Oct 2007)
--- Stephen Ackley, University of Texas – San Antonio

Aspects of the Biology of Sea Ice
--- Rolf Gradinger, University of Alaska - Fairbanks

Sea Ice Detection with Advanced Scatterometer
--- Steve Reeves, Brigham Young University, USA

Arctic Sea Ice Education Package:
and People of a Feather
--- Joel Heath, University of British Columbia, Canada

Video Recording and Editing Team:
Sam German and Jenny Baeseman

Special thanks to Daniela Liggett and the University of Canterbury for hosting this session and to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for funding of the editing, and to Norden for funding the project.

About the APECS Virtual Poster Session

This recording is part of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) effort focuses on bringing the concept of the poster presentation beyond the four walls of the conference hall and creates an online database of polar research poster publications. This project allows members with similar goals and interests to exchange information and assures a platform for the exchange of Arctic, Antarctic and Cryospheric research, policy, and education activities that are Shaping the Future of Polar Research. APECS is leading an effort towards e-conferences among polar researchers where participants can present their research findings to an international audience through web-based settings using the APECS website. As part of this project regular online virtual poster sessions are held. For more information or to find out about upcoming sessions, visit apecs.is/virtual-poster-session.

Session Chairs:
Allen Pope – University of Cambridge, UK
Oliver Marsh – University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Presentations:

The Past (and Future) Loss of the 
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
--- Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Glacier Contributions to Sea-Level: Arctic Canada Awakes
--- Martin Sharp, University of Alberta, Canada and Chair, International Arctic Science Committee Cryosphere Working Group

Origin of Surface undulations at the Kamb Stream Grounding Line, West Antarctica
--- Fiona Seifert, Portland State University, USA

Mass Balance in the Grounding Zone of the Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica Based on Satellite and Ground Based Remote Sensing Measurements
--- Oliver Marsh, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Ice Shelf Basal Mass Balance from Borehole Thermometry
--- Tore Hatterman, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway

Video Recording and Editing Team:
Sam German and Jenny Baeseman

Special thanks to Daniela Liggett and the University of Canterbury for hosting this session and to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for funding of the editing, and to Norden for funding the project.

About the APECS Virtual Poster Session

This recording is part of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) effort focuses on bringing the concept of the poster presentation beyond the four walls of the conference hall and creates an online database of polar research poster publications. This project allows members with similar goals and interests to exchange information and assures a platform for the exchange of Arctic, Antarctic and Cryospheric research, policy, and education activities that are Shaping the Future of Polar Research. APECS is leading an effort towards e-conferences among polar researchers where participants can present their research findings to an international audience through web-based settings using the APECS website. As part of this project regular online virtual poster sessions are held. For more information or to find out about upcoming sessions, visit apecs.is/virtual-poster-session.