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Introduction from the Executive Director
Welcome to the May edition of the SCAR newsletter. We are excited to
share the latest news, events and opportunities from SCAR and the wider
Antarctic community with you.

Registration is still open for the AntClimNow Scientific Research Programme
launch event on 9th June. The meeting will identify opportunities for
collaborations and engagement, so make sure to register by 2nd June and join.

We would like to warmly congratulate Steven Chown, who has just been
awarded the Medal of the 30th anniversary of the Madrid Protocol by the
Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French National Committee for
Arctic and Antarctic Research, and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor.
Congratulations, Steven!

We are excited to announce that applications for the 2021 SCAR Visiting
Scholar Scheme are now open. The scheme is open to mid- to late-career
stage scientists to undertake a short-term visit (1 to 4 weeks) to an institute in
another SCAR member country. In recognition of the current travel restrictions,
there will be significant flexibility with regard to the timing. Visits can also be
entirely virtual. Please make sure to submit your application by 30th August.

The Visiting Scholar Scheme complements the early-career SCAR Fellowship
Scheme, which is also still open for applications. SCAR will offer three to four
Fellowships of up to USD $15,000 each for 2021. The deadline for applications
is 30th June. If you are a Portuguese speaker and are interested in applying,

make sure to watch the recording of the Zoom webinar that was organised by
APECS Portugal and APECS Brazil.

As always, our newsletter also features a range of news from the SCAR
community, such as the chance to submit your design to the Ant-ICON logo
competition.

We hope you enjoy this month's edition and wish you all the best,

                                                            - Chandrika Nath
                                                      SCAR Executive Director

  Featured News

           Register for the AntClimNow launch event

AntClimNow is one of the new SCAR Scientific Research Programmes (SRPs)
and is focussed on understanding current trends and variability in Antarctic
climate and prediction of near-term conditions in the Antarctic climate system
on timescales of years to decades.

The purpose of the launch event is to announce the start of the programme to
both the Antarctic science and the wider communities with the aim of identifying
opportunities for future collaboration and/or engagement.

When? 9th June 2021 at 20:00 - 22:00 (UTC).
The deadline for registration is 2nd June.

The meeting will be held on Zoom, with recordings made available for those
unable to attend due to time zone differences or other reasons.

                                   Read more

  SCAR News

                              2021 Visiting Scholar Applications Open
                              The 2021 SCAR Visiting Scholar scheme is open
                              for applications from mid- to late-career stage
                              scientists and academics (at least 5 years after
                              completing their PhD). The scheme provides
                              individual awards of up to USD $5000. There will
                              be significant flexibility with regard to the timing
                              and visits can also be entirely virtual.
                              The closing date for applications is 30th August.

Recording of SCAR Fellowship Webinar in
Portuguese
Last week, APECS Portugal and APECS
Brazil organised a Zoom Webinar on SCAR
Fellowships in Portuguese. The webinar gave an
overview of the SCAR Fellowships and details on
how to apply. You can now watch the recording
on our YouTube Channel.
Applications for the SCAR Fellowship Scheme
are open until 30th June.

                              Steven Chown awarded Medal of the 30th
                              anniversary of the Madrid Protocol
                              The Medal commemorating the 30th anniversary
                              of the Madrid Protocol on the Protection of the
                              Antarctic Environment has been awarded

to Professor Steven Chown.
                            SCAR warmly congratulates Steven, who -
                            among numerous other roles - served as SCAR
                            President 2016-2021. Congratulations, Steven!

Submit your design to the Ant-ICON logo
contest
The Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and
Southern Ocean Conservation (Ant-ICON)
Scientific Research Programme is inviting all
Early Career Researchers to submit a design for
their new logo.
The deadline for submissions is 6th June 2021.

  Community News

News from the SCAR community and wider research
community
     The recordings of the Ant-ICON Community Engagement
     Meetings are now available on our YouTube channel. Make sure to have
     a look at Meeting 1 and Meeting 2 from the Ant-ICON playlist.
     The Southern Ocean UN Decade is running a survey to help develop a
     Draft Southern Ocean Action Plan. Read the report and fill out the
     survey (deadline 18th June) to help the team identify priorities and
     develop concrete activities.
     SCAR would like to congratulate Stephy Libera, a PhD student from
     University of Tasmania, who has won the AntClimNow logo contest!
     Congratulations, Stephy!

Publications from the SCAR Community

A new paper examines data from airborne radars to trace internal
   reflecting horizons across the Pine Island Glacier catchment area. The
   study was motivated by the AntArchitecture Action Group.
   A new publication assesses ecosystem services in Antarctica. It
   includes data from three meteorological stations located on the western
   side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which were retrieved from the SCAR Met-
   READER repository.
   A new multidisciplinary project, titled Antarctic Resolution, presents the
   collective research in the form of authored texts, photographic essays,
   and data-based visual portfolios. Several SCAR members were involved
   in the project.

 Events

Upcoming events from SCAR, the SCAR community and
wider research community
   The virtual conference “Global Dialogue on Biodiversity Law and
   Governance - Transformative Pathways to Living in Harmony with
   Nature” will take place 6-8 July.
   The 2nd Southern Ocean Regional Workshop will take place online 20-
   22 September. The event will be co-located with the 4th Polar Data
   Forum and related Hackathon.
   The 26th International Symposium on Polar Sciences (ISPS2021)
   is scheduled to be held 27-29 September. The conference theme
   is "Responding to Climate Crisis: Contributions of Polar Science and
   Technology”.
   The biennial SCAR SC-HASS conference will be held 18-19 November,
   hosted by the Polar Co-operation Research Centre of Kobe University.
   The conference theme is "The Global Antarctic". Abstract submissions will
   open 11th June.

 Opportunities

Opportunities from the SCAR Community and wider
research community

The University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Studies (USIAS), in
 close collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), is offering a
 Postdoctoral Position in Cryoseismology for a duration of 2 years. The
 application deadline is 20th June.
 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have a vacancy for an Antarctic
 Atmospheric Scientist based at Halley Research Station and
 Cambridge, UK. The closing date for applications is 20th June.
 BAS are also looking for a Marine Ecological Modeller to join the
 ‘CUPIDO: Calculating the strength of the plastic pump in counteracting
 the deep export of oceanic carbon’ research programme. Submit your
 application by 27th June.
 The Helmholtz-Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) has an
 opening for 6 Postdoc Positions in "Biodiversity of Anthropocene
 Oceans: Networks, Flows and Systems Approaches for Boundary
 Crossing Research". The closing date for applications is 30 June.
 The EU-funded CriticalEarth project calls for applications for 9 PhD
 positions. The 3-year PhDs should be recruited before the end of
 September 2021.

Image of the Month

Our image of the month was taken by Nina Gallo at the northern end of the
Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula. The channel is 11 km long and
only 1,600 metres wide at its narrowest point. It was first traversed by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition in December 1898.

We love seeing photos from SCAR scientists so get in touch at info@scar.org if
you'd like to share yours!

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