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).
Polar Careers Outside Academia
Join us online for a ‘Polar Careers Outside Academia” panel discussion on Thursday, August 7, 2025, 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET! Are you an early career researcher interested in career pathways outside of the classic academic route?
Past Events
Polar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference were welcomed to participate in a workshop to discuss International Polar Year (IPY) priorities.
We hope that you enjoyed joining other early career scientists, PSECCO and APECS at Madd Goat Coffee Roasters to network and drink good coffee! Please note that this is an updated location and time for the social.
US-based and Chile-based polar early career researchers attending the 2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Meeting were welcomed to apply to attend a workshop on establishing international collaborative relationships!
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.
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.