Plenary Sessions
| 8:30 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Peter Schlosser, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Chair, Conference Organizing Committee and SEARCH Science Steering Committee |
| 8:40 am |
Remarks from the National Science Foundation Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation |
| 9:05 am |
NOAA's Arctic Mission: Connecting Sound Science with Conservation, Management, and Use Laura K. Furgione, NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration |
| 9:30 am |
Sustain Arctic Science, Sustain the Arctic, Sustain the World Mead Treadwell, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission |
| 9:40 am |
The Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group Marianne Lykke Thomsen, Greenland Department of Foreign Affairs and Arctic Council |
| 10:05 am |
Local Indigenous Perspectives on the Arctic Vera Metcalf, Eskimo Walrus Commission |
| 10:55 am |
Arctic in Transition: The Need for a New Science Agenda Peter Schlosser, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Chair, Conference Organizing Committee and SEARCH Science Steering Committee |
| 11:20 am |
Tipping Points, Positive Feedback Switches, and the Potential for Rapid Change in Arctic Ecosystems Andrea H. Lloyd, Middlebury College |
| 11:45 am |
Challenge, Risk, and Opportunity: The Human Dimensions of a Changing Arctic Maribeth S. Murray, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Executive Director, International Study of Arctic Change |
| 4:35 pm |
Climate Changes in the Arctic Ocean and the European Community Contribution During the 4th IPY Jean-Claude Gascard, Université Pierre et Marie Curie |
| 4:55 pm |
Joint IARC/JAXA Research Program on Arctic Wild Fire Using Multi Satellite Sensors Masami Fukuda, Hokkaido University/International Arctic Research Center |
| 5:15 pm |
Russian Research Highlights for the Arctic Vladimir Kattsov, Main Geophysical Observatory |
| 8:40 am |
Arctic Change: Impacts on Marine Ecosystems Services Louis Fortier, Université Laval, ArcticNet |
| 9:05 am |
The Sea Ice is Our Highway: The Human Dimension of Arctic Change Chester Reimer, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada |
| 2:15 pm |
Linkages Between the Arctic and the Earth System: What Should We Be Watching? John Walsh, International Arctic Research Center |
| 2:40 pm |
Socioecological State Changes in the Arctic: Implications for Governance Oran Young, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 8:40 am |
Developing and Sustaining an Arctic Ocean Observing System Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director General, UNESCO; Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| 8:50 am |
Arctic Change: Turning Science Into Policy and Action Robert W. Corell, The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, The Climate Action Initiative; Principal, Global Environment and Technology Foundation |
| 10:45 am |
Decisions Matter: Why and How We Make Choices that Impact the Environment Elke U. Weber, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University |
| 3:45 pm |
Final Plenary Discussion and Synthesis PDF version of the summary presentations for this session are available below: |
| 8:40 am |
Perspectives on International Collaboration Karl Erb, Director, Office of Polar Programs, U.S. National Science Foundation |
| 9:00 am |
Perspectives on International Collaboration – UNESCO and the IOC Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director General, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
| 9:40 am |
International Arctic Science: A Vision for the Future Michael Tjernström, Professor, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 10:20 am |
International Polar Year (IPY) David Carlson, Director, IPY International Programme Office, Cambridge, UK |
| 10:30 am |
World Wildlife Fund: Putting Circumpolar Science to Work for a Viable Arctic; Perspective and Role of an International NGO Martin Sommerkorn, Senior Climate Change Advisor, WWF Arctic Programme, Oslo, Norway Susan Evans, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Toronto, Canada |
| 10:40 am |
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) David Hik, Canada Research Chair, Northern Ecology, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 10:50 am |
Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) David Hik, Canada Research Chair, Northern Ecology, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 11:00 am |
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Lawson Brigham, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| 11:10 am |
International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) John Walsh, President's Professor of Climate Change and Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| 11:20 am |
Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES, EU Integrated Project) Jean-Claude Gascard, Physical Oceanography, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France |
| 11:40 am |
ArcticNet (Canada) Martin Fortier, Executive Director, Arctic Net Centers of Excellence Canada, Laval University, Canada |
| 11:50 am |
Study of Environmental Arctic Change (USA) Hajo Eicken, Professor, Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| 12:00 pm |
International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA) Lisa Darby, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, USA James Drummond, Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Taneil Uttal, Earth Science Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, USA |
| 12:10 pm |
National Ice Center (USA) Caryn Panowicz, NIC Operations Technical Advisor, NOAA, Washington D.C., USA |
| 12:20 pm |
World Meteorological Organization/Gobal Cryosphere Watch Barry Goodison, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland Jeffrey Key, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| 12:30 pm |
Circumpolar Flaw Lead Study David Barber, Canada Research Chair, Arctic System Science, University of Manitoba, Canada |
| 12:40 pm |
Geotraces David Kadko, Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, USA |
| 12:50 pm |
Present Day Processes and Past Changes (PPS Arctic IPY Project) David Cairns, Professor of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA |
| 1:00 pm |
Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership (NEESPI): An Update Pavel Groisman, National Climatic Data Center |
