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Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska

Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

The changing colors of the tundra at Toolik Lake, Alaska

The changing colors of the tundra at Toolik Lake, Alaska - Photo by Sarah Behr

Field of cottongrass near the White Mountains in Interior Alaska

Field of cottongrass near the White Mountains in Interior Alaska - Photo by Joed Polly

A tent camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Summit, Greenland

A tent camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Summit, Greenland - Photo by Kevin McMahon (TREC 2006)

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea - Photo by Brad Benter (USFWS)

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires - Photo by Zeb Polly

Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, Alaska

Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, Alaska - Photo by Joed Polly

Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska

Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan (PolarTREC 2009)

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska - Photo by Zeb Polly

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    RADM David Titley Oceanographer of the Navy
    US Navy
    A native of Schenectady, N.Y., Rear Admiral Titley was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Commissioning program in 1980 and has completed numerous sea duty and shore tours. In 2009, Titley assumed duties as oceanographer and navigator of the Navy. Titley earned a Bachelor of...
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    Jay Gulledge
    Pew Center on Global Climate Change
    Senior Scientist and Program Manager for Science and Impacts Jay Gulledge is the Senior Scientist and Program Manager for Science and Impacts at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Dr. Gulledge oversees the Pew Center's efforts to assess the current state of scholarly knowledge about the...
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    Mead Treadwell
    US Arctic Research Commission
    Mead Treadwell is Chair of the seven-member U.S. Arctic Research Commission, appointed by the President. The Commission sets goals for the U.S. Arctic Research Program and builds cooperation in research among federal agencies, the State of Alaska, Universities, and international partners. As a...
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    John Walsh
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
    John Walsh is a President's Professor of Global Climate Change at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF). He is the Director of the Center for Global Change, and he is also the Chief Scientist of the International Arctic Research Center. His primary research interests are: Arctic climate change...
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    Duane Smith
    Inuit Circumpolar Council - Canada
    Duane Smith has served as President of Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada since 2002. He was born and raised in the community of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, which is now the center for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Duane continues his close attachment to the land, annually...
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    Marianne Lykke Thomsen
    Government of Greenland
    Marianne Lykke Thomsen has a background in Inuit Studies and has been living in Nuuk, Greenland since 1987. She has been advising the Government of Greenland on foreign policy issues since 1994, before which she held the position of environmental coordinator with Inuit Circumpolar Council....
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    Masami Fukuda
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
    Dr. Masami Fukuda is a visiting professor from Hokkaido University, currently at the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. His research interests include geocryology, environmental sciences, climate change, and permafrost. Dr. Fukuda has done major field work in arctic Alaska...
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    University of Lapland
    Prof. Forbes has a background in applied ecology and geography in permafrost environments. His research encompasses both the natural and social sciences. His experience is circumpolar having conducted field studies of human impacts on vegetation and soils, with special emphasis on the consequences...
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    Vladimir Kattsov
    Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory, Roshydromet
    Dr. Vladimir Kattsov, Director of Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory in St. Petersburg, Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environment Monitoring (Roshydromet). Scientific field and expertise: global climate 3D modelling; high-latitude climate dynamics, model evaluation. Member,...
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    Maribeth Murray
    International Study of Arctic Change
    Maribeth Murray is the Executive Director of the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) International Program Office in Stockholm (www.arcticchange.org). She is also an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (www.uaf.edu/anthro) and a research affiliate of...
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    This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the ARCUS Cooperative Agreement ARC-0618885. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.