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).
Media Training for Polar Early Career Scientists
In this one-hour online training put on in partnership with Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Scientific Communications Editor, Lauren Lipuma, polar early career scientists will learn what makes science newsworthy and how to prepare for media interviews.
FAIR and Ethical Data Collection for Collaborative Polar Research: A Workshop
Join us online for a workshop on ‘FAIR and Ethical Data Collection for Collaborative Polar Research’ on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9am AKT | 11am MT | 1pm ET!
Planning Safe and Effective Field Campaigns
Join NSF RUMPLING and PSECCO online for a panel discussion on ‘Planning Safe and Effective Field Campaigns’ on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10am AKT | 12pm MT | 2pm ET!
More details and registration information to come!
Past Events
The PSECCO conversation series provided an informal 1-hour discussion space for early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. Participants had the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions prior to the event.
What is NSF’s Office of Polar Programs (also known as OPP)? How do you make your polar science proposal as NSF-savvy as possible? How do you best describe your broader impacts? What is cutting edge in data management? How do you identify the best program for application? How do you access available education and outreach funds?
The PSECCO conversation series provided an informal 1-hour discussion space for early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. Participants had the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions prior to the event.
The PSECCO conversation series provided an informal 1-hour discussion space for early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. Participants had the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions prior to the event.
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office is excited to announce that the 2023 Polar Postdoctoral Leadership Workshop (PPLW) will be taking place in the Front Range of Colorado, from May 15 to 19, 2023.