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).
Social for Early Career Researchers interested in polar science at BIMS
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunityAre you going to Black in Marine Science (BIMS) Week 2024 and interested in learning more about Arctic and Antarctic science? Connect with PSECCO Advisory Board Member, Maya Thomas, to learn more at a social for anyone looking to learn more about the various ways you can do marine science at the poles!
Are you also a polar scientist going to BIMS? Reach out to Maya to learn more about how to get involved!
AGU 2024 Polar Early Career Social
Other Event PSECCO event/opportunityMore information coming soon about this event!!
Polar Early Career World Summit 2025
Conferences/Workshops PSECCO event/opportunity FundingAttend the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) to be hosted in Boulder, Colorado, USA from 22-24 March 2025! The PECWS, organized by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Polar Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), aims to bring together early career researchers, professionals, Indigenous scholars and knowledge holders connected to the Arctic, Antarctic, and the wider cryosphere from across the world.
Past Events
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.
“A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.” –Brené Brown
Are you wanting to develop concrete leadership skills that can be helpful for managing up and down? Do you hope to prepare yourself to mentor future students or employees, or find ways to effectively lead fieldwork teams or lab groups?
Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity. -Warren G. Bennis
The second of our three online leadership workshops in 2024 focused on building effective teams and navigating conflict. The recording for this event can be accessed here.
A leader is best when people barely know they exist. When their work is done, their aim fulfilled, the people will say: we did it ourselves. –Lau Tzu
Join PSECCO at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting for a session focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA).
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