Are you preparing for fieldwork in the Arctic or Antarctic? Whether you’re headed to land-based stations or embarking on polar research vessels, planning is key to a successful and safe research campaign. Join us on 9 April, 13-15 GMT and 16 April, 13-15 GMT for a two-part series of POLARIN fieldwork planning webinars to learn more about how to navigate logistics challenges, understand risk assessment and field safety, implement ethical and sustainable research practices, and plan effective data management from the start.

These trainings are organized by the Polar Research Infrastructure Network (POLARIN), a project providing transnational access to polar research infrastructures and offering training resources for infrastructure users and the wider polar research community. The webinars will provide you with an overview on a variety of topics related to planning polar fieldwork:

Part I (9 April, 13-15 GMT)

• Introduction to the POLARIN project and its opportunities for researchers
• Ensuring safe and efficient fieldwork on research vessels in polar waters
• Using the POLARIN GIS for planning terrestrial fieldwork
• Accessing data through the POLARIN data infrastructure
• Interactive training on data processing and stewardship
• Time for your questions and interaction with speakers and other participants

Part II (16 April, 13-15 GMT)

• Learnings from experiences of research infrastructure managers and early career researchers
• Equitable and ethical research collaboration and community engagement in the Arctic
• Building safe and welcoming field environments and team culture
• Sharing tips and tricks for polar fieldwork planning amongst webinar participants
• Stories and recommendations from participants of the POLARIN ambassador programme on media content creation in the field
• Time for your questions and interaction with speakers and other participants

The training sessions are open to all — from early career researchers to experienced polar scientists. Please register to attend the two different sessions on 9 April (Part I) and 16 April (Part II).

We recommend that you watch the recording of last year’s POLARIN webinar prior to attending. Both sessions this year will build on this webinar from last year and provide additional tips and recommendations drawing on learnings from experienced field leaders and early career researchers.

This webinar on polar fieldwork planning is organized by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS), Aarhus University (AU), the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), ETT Solutions (ETT), and FL Polar Operation (FLPO) together with experts from the POLARIN project and the wider polar research community.