APECS’ Online Conference, Virtual Posters,& Webinars to the World

WhatisAPECS?The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is a multidisciplinary, international organizationfor undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators,and others with interests in the Polar and Alpine Regions, as well as the wider cryosphere.

info@apecs.iswww.apecs.is

APECS:BridgingDividesAPECS is dedicated to creating a network of early career researchers (ECRs) and professionals (ECPs)who work with the polar and alpine regions across disciplines and national boundaries to meet, shareideas and experiences, and develop new research directions and collaborations.

Online tools allow ECRs, ECPs, and APECS mentors from around the world attend a range of virtualevents, promoting diversity in networking and helping steer the Arctic community in positivedirections.

When combined with an up to date website and a range of interactive online tools such as socialmedia platforms, events such as webinars, virtual posters, and the online conference can help tofacilitate effective communicate and build capacity amongst polar researchers.

Useful for offering soft skills training andspecialist knowledge exchange to members

– Active 2009 - 2017

•Webinarsforsoftskillsinclude:PosterdesignSciencewritingbasicsFundingapplications

• Research-focused Webinars include:DesigningyourresearchquestionIcecoreprocessingtechniquesInterviewtechniques

Archived recordings allow members all overthe world to learn from each other over time.

Webinars

VirtualPosterSessions

APECS International Directorate OfficeAlfred Wegener InstituteHelmholtz Center for Polar and Marine ResearchTelegrafenberg A4314473 Potsdam, Germany

OnlineConference

@Polar_Research

facebook.com/apecs4u

vimeo.com/apecs

APECS members are based all over the world, butthanks to technology, distance need not be abarrier to networking or participation in events.Online media can be a powerful tool for facilitatingSTEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, andMathematics) knowledge transfer, and innovativecommunication can be used to promoteinternational cooperation.

Useful for peer support & database building– Active 2009 - 2013

TestposterinsupportiveenvironmentPracticeprovidingfeedbacktopeersFacilitatethebuildingofinternationalconnectionsOnlinedatabaseofpolarresearchposterpublications:informationexchange

Useful for outreach within polar researchcommunity and beyond, to wider public

– Active2015 - 2017

TheAPECSAnnualOnlineConferenceallowsEarlyCareerResearcherstopresenttheirresearchinaninteractive,onlineroomofviewers,andtoreachamuchwideraudience.

•Encouragesskillsdevelopment:Presentingtoanon-specialistaudienceDevelopingpresentationskillsGatewaytonetworkingwithpeers

• Breaks down barriers:FreetoattendParticipantsallovertheworldMixofdisciplinesleadstobroadeningofacademichorizons

HanneNielsen1,AlexanderThornton2,AliceBradley3,JosefineLenz3,RuthHindshaw5,andGerlisFugmann6,41 University of Tasmania; 2 University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences; 3 Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering; 4 Alfred WegenerInstitute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research; 5University of Cambridge; 6APECS International Directorate