ACME WG survey - 15 Nov

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Published: Monday, 21 October 2019 17:36

The recently formed Arctic Cryosphere Change and Coastal Marine Ecosystems (ACME) working group is collecting community perspectives on the current state and future directions of Arctic coastal paleoceanography via an online survey.

ACME strongly encourages community members and paleoceanographers of all career stages and backgrounds to respond to the short questionnaire by 15 November.

The results of the survey will provide a basis for outlining priority research questions and directions, and give an overview of spatial, methodological, and ecological knowledge gaps identified by the community.

The questionnaire is anonymous and will take about 10 minutes to complete. All details at the bottom of the group's home page.

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Published: Wednesday, 16 October 2019 16:14

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the deadlines for new working group and workshop financial support applications, PAGES at the AGU Fall Meeting, our new sustainable workshops page, PAGES working group news and meeting announcements, recent products, ECN updates including the link to the latest webinar, Future Earth and WCRP information, and other relevant opportunities.

Scientific paper publishing

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Published: Monday, 07 October 2019 11:46

The latest PAGES Early-Career Network (ECN) webinar "How to successfully publish a scientific paper" is now available on its YouTube Channel.

Presented by Professor Thierry Corrège, current editor of the journal Palaeoceanography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, this webinar explains, among many things, the acceptance process, peer reviewing, and tips on writing a good manuscript (using the IMRAD format).

Access the webinar here. All ECN webinars are available here.

Join the ECN here.

Financial support for meetings

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Published: Wednesday, 02 October 2019 14:50

PAGES is pleased to announce the call for applications for workshop/meeting financial support has been reopened.

The deadline for this round is Tuesday 29 October 2019 at 17:00 UTC. The meeting or workshop should be scheduled to take place at least six months after the application deadline (i.e. preferably from April 2020 onwards).

Applicants must contact an SSC member at least two weeks before the deadline to explain the meeting plan and how it is relevant to PAGES.

PAGES offers meeting support under three categories of workshops:
- PAGES' working group meetings
- Educational meetings
- Open call meetings

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Published: Wednesday, 11 September 2019 15:27

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the deadline for new working group submissions, workshop financial support updates, PAGES working group news and meeting announcements, many recent products, ECN updates including the next webinar on 26 September, Future Earth and WCRP information, and other relevant opportunities.

PaCTS, PAGES and paleodata

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Published: Thursday, 05 September 2019 12:16

The first version of a crowdsourced reporting standard for paleoclimate data has been discussed in a new Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology paper.

PAGES involvement, via our working groups and workshops, in the Paleoclimate Community reporTing Standards (PaCTS) project is highlighted in the "PaCTS 1.0: A Crowdsourced Reporting Standard for Paleoclimate Data" paper, written by Deborah Khider et al.

PaCTS captures which information should be included when reporting paleoclimate data, with the goal of maximizing the reuse value of paleoclimate datasets, particularly for synthesis work and comparison to climate model simulations. Initiated by the LinkedEarth project, the process to elicit a reporting standard involved an international workshop in 2016, various forms of digital community engagement over the next few years, and grassroots working groups.

PaCTS addresses the acute need for standardizing paleoclimate datasets to minimize "data wrangling", which is estimated to consume up to 80% of researcher time in some scientific fields.

The standards help meet the interoperability and reuse criteria and of FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable), of which PAGES is an early signatory.

Access the early-access version here.