NSERC PermafrostNet International Day of Permafrost

NSERC PermafrostNet International Day of Permafrost

NSERC PermafrostNet invited the permafrost community to an online day of presentations and discussions highlighting the many organizations and projects around the world studying, monitoring, and addressing permafrost issues.

The International Day of Permafrost built on the session “Making new connections: International Partners” held during our 2020 AGM.

When was it?

The International Day of Permafrost was held virtually on Wednesday 1 March 2023.

Who was this online day for?

Anyone interested in the issues of climate change and permafrost.

What sort of sessions and activities were there?

The meeting featured a series of presentations introducing organizations and groups working on permafrost such as PERMOS, INTERACT and Permafrost Carbon Network (full list below). There were presentations on transnational projects and some discursive sessions on issues facing the permafrost research community around the world, coordinating research and data efforts, such as data sharing and interoperability between countries.

Participants discussed how we can maximize the many initiatives around the world to secure long-term sustainable support and funding for permafrost research, future shared infrastructure, and how we can work together to raise awareness of the issues caused by thawing permafrost and climate change. There was a varied and stimulating program of research presentations, interactive activities, and breakout sessions to promote networking and group discussions between members of the permafrost community.

The International Day of Permafrost was:

• Informative – The event provides an opportunity for organizations working on permafrost to introduce themselves to a wider audience and engage with people new to the field or unfamiliar with their work. Attendees had the chance to ask questions and take part in breakout discussions with a wide variety of organizations.
• Engaging – The event enabled the community to forge stronger connections and get to know each other through formal and informal online spaces.
• Sharing – Transnational projects and international collaborations were showcased, enabling researchers to share the outcomes of their work and provide examples of effective ways of working together.
• Discursive – The event provided attendees opportunities to get together and discuss a variety of issues of importance to the permafrost community.
• Forward looking – The event provided a forum for the permafrost community to discuss their vision for future infrastructure, funding, and long-term sustainability of permafrost research.

What organizations were presenting?

What questions were addressed in the discussion sessions?

1. What are the big research questions, and what are the challenges in addressing them at the international scale?
2. How can we improve data sharing and interoperability between countries?
3. What future shared infrastructure is required by the permafrost community?
4. What new long-term international partnerships do we need and how do we build them?
5. What is needed from Canada to make international research initiatives more successful and what are international researchers contributing to Canada?
6. How can we leverage the many initiatives around the world and raise awareness of permafrost issues?

Calendrier

Veuillez noter que toutes les heures sont indiquées en heure de l’Est (UTC-5).

Wednesday 1 March

8:30 - 9:00	Zoom opens
9:00 - 9:15	Welcome	Kumari Karunaratne et Stephan Gruber CPA and NSERC PermafrostNet
9:15 - 10:05	Session 1	IPA, Isabelle Gärtner-Roer ICIMOD, Miriam Jackson T-Mosaic, Julia Boike	Presentations & Questions
10:05 - 10:55	Session 2	INTERACT, Margareta Johansson PERMOS, Cécile Pellet Adventure of Science, Sabrina Muzafari	Presentations & Questions
10:55 - 11:35	Discussion session 1	All Featured Discussion Questions	Break out groups, Mural
11:35 - 12:40	Session 3	ICOP, Lukas Arenson Permafrost Discovery Gateway, Guido Grosse CCADI, Peter Pulsifer APECS	Presentations & Questions
12:40 - 13:10	Lunch break	Hosted by APECS, Speakers and NSERC PermafrostNet	SpatialChat
13:10 - 14:00	Session 4	ABoVE, Scott Goetz POLAR2E, Gonçalo Vieira GTN-P and Global Cryosphere Watch (WMO), Anna Irrgang	Presentations & Questions
14:00 - 14:40	Discussion session 2	All Featured Discussion Questions	Break out groups, Mural
14:40 - 15:30	Session 5	IPA Action Group, Teddi Herring et Coline Mollaret Northumbria University and Tuktoyaktuk, Michael Lim et Deva-Lynn Pokiak Permafrost CCI+ and GlobPermafrost, Annett Bartsch	Presentations & Questions
15:30 - 16:10	Discussion session 3	All Featured Discussion Questions	Break out groups, Mural
16:10 - 17:15	Session 6	CryoSlideRisk, Tong Qiu Prism-Arctic, Antoine Séjourné Permafrost Pathways, Sue Natali Permafrost Carbon Network, Ted Schurr	Presentations & Questions
17:15 - 17:30	Wrap up/closing words	Stephan Gruber PermafrostNet CRSNG

Where was it held?

The meeting took place on Zoom and SpatialChat. Visit the SpatialChat website to learn more about it.

Who was organizing this event?

The event was hosted by NSERC PermafrostNet.

Avec qui puis-je communiquer?

Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à nous envoyer un courriel à permafrostnet@carleton.ca

Image Credit

The cover image is a Dymaxion map showing land and subsea permafrost. The map was produced in 2020 as part of the Nunataryuk research project. Nunataryuk is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam, Germany. The image is shared under a creative commons license: www.grida.no/resources/13650. This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: GRID-Arendal/Nunataryuk