We organize professional development events to directly support the polar early career community. Events include online workshops and panel presentations as well as informal online meetings that allow for small-group discussions with professionals in the field.
Use the search tool to find events by category or go directly to pages describing some of our events with the buttons below. Check out our recorded professional development events on the PSECCO YouTube playlist or by clicking on a past event (recordings are available for only some events).
SCAR 2024 Open Science Conference: US-Chile Collaboration Workshop
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunity Professional DevelopmentUS-based and Chile-based polar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Meeting are welcome to apply to attend a workshop on establishing international collaborative relationships!
SCAR 2024 Open Science Conference Parallel Session: Is Antarctic science ready to help tackle urgent global issues? Perspectives on strengthening equitable science communities
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunity Professional DevelopmentPolar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference are welcome to join a parallel session discussing the strengthening of equitable science communities.
SCAR 2024 Open Science Conference: Antarctic early career research priorities to inform International Polar Year discussions – Workshop to develop first draft
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunityPolar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference are welcome to participate in a workshop to discuss International Polar Year (IPY) priorities.
SCAR 2024 Open Science Conference: Synergistic approach to addressing DEI issues; learning from different contextual initiatives
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunity Professional DevelopmentPolar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference are welcome to engage in a workshop addressing DEI issues.
PSECCO BAJEDI Workshop for polar early career scientists
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunity Professional DevelopmentPSECCO is excited to announce its third belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (BAJEDI) workshop specifically designed for polar early career scientists. This free online workshop will be run by the excellent folks with THRIVE Lifeline (https://thrivelifeline.org) in conjunction with PSECCO.
Past Events
Join NSF Office of Polar Program (OPP) Program Officers (supported by PSECCO and IARPC Collaborations) to learn how to write a one-pager to summarize an idea you want to pitch to a funding agency. This workshop is open to polar early career scientists and you must have attended the first workshop to attend the second workshop. The parts of the workshop are as follows:
Join NSF Office of Polar Program (OPP) Program Officers (supported by PSECCO and IARPC Collaborations) to learn how to write a one-pager to summarize an idea you want to pitch to a funding agency. This workshop series is open to polar early career scientists and will be run in two parts.
This session was co-convened by Natasha Haycock-Chavez and PSECCO Director Mariama Dryák-Vallies
Are you an early career polar researcher going to Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway this May / June? Join other Arctic early career individuals at a networking event & social co-hosted by PSECCO, APECS and High North Dialogue Academy on Wednesday, May 29th from 5.00 to 7.30pm local time in Foajé, Stormen Concert Hall, Bodø, Norway.
This panel discussion was co-organized with the USPA DEI Committee and the Polar Science Early Career Community Office, and the following content is from the USPA website.
At the USPA’s Annual Meeting in December, the USPA announced the launch of the USPA Family Care Program (FCP). The FCP was created to support and recognize the additional financial and logistical burdens placed upon families within the permafrost community.