For more information about these online workshops, or other aspects of
the HARC initiative, please contact either:
Henry Huntington, HARC SMO Director, hph [at] alaska.net
Dan Ferguson, HARC SMO Project Manager, dan [at] arcus.org
HARC Online Workshops Announcement
The Science Management Office of NSF's Human Dimensions of the Arctic
System (HARC) initiative is sponsoring a series of two online workshops
designed to help generate project level ideas for HARC research. Each
workshop will follow the same format as the Fall 2001 HARC online
workshops, with two moderators beginning and facilitating the
discussions. Each discussion will be available 24 hours a day for three
days; participants may enter the discussion at any time during those
three days.
For more information about these workshops, including background
materials on the topics, brief biographies of the moderators, and
instructions for registering for the workshops, go to the HARC
Initiative web site (http://www.arcus.org/harc/). Registration
instructions can also be found at the bottom of this message.
The workshop topics and dates are:
ONLINE WORKSHOP #1:
Humans and Arctic Hydrology
15-17 April 2002
Moderators:
Larry Hinzman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Larry Hamilton, University of New Hampshire
In the Arctic as elsewhere, the flow of water has a great influence on
humans. The hydrological cycle is the process by which water (including
ice and snow as well as the liquid form) circulates through the arctic
system. The implications of hydrological changes for humans may be
critical, but are not well understood. The purpose of this online
workshop is to identify and discuss the types of research projects that
investigate the links between humans and hydrology in the Arctic. It is
an ideal time to develop such projects because the Community-wide
Hydrological Assessment and Monitoring Program (CHAMP) is just
beginning, presenting a great opportunity to build a strong human
dimensions component from the beginning, coupled closely with physical
and biological research.
ONLINE WORKSHOP #2:
Humans and the Arctic Nearshore Zone
22-24 April 2002
Moderators:
Lee Cooper, University of Tennessee
Anne Jensen, Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation
The nearshore area is vital for many arctic residents. The interactions
among terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems govern the boundary
conditions associated with the nearshore as well as feedbacks on each of
those systems. These interactions have a human dimension, too, as people
affect the nearshore and are in turn affected by it. The purpose of this
workshop is to identify and discuss potential research approaches to
investigate these and other links between humans and the nearshore area
in the Arctic. The nearshore initiative presents a great opportunity to
create a strong human dimensions component in arctic system research,
with close links to research on the physical and biological aspects of
the nearshore area.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To participate in either forum, please go to http://arcus.zeroforum.com
and click REGISTER in the upper right of the page. Once you complete the
registration form, click SAVE at the bottom of the page. After you have
registered, you must LOG IN to post messages to the discussion. Click
LOG IN in the upper right of any forum page and enter your username and
password. Workshop registration will open on Friday, 12 April 2002; the
first workshop will begin on Monday, 15 April.
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT REGISTERING:
If you participated in past HARC online workshops, it may be necessary
for you to click LOG OUT before you are able to REGISTER for the current
HARC workshops. If you have difficulties registering for the workshops
or accessing the site, contact Dan Ferguson, HARC SMO Staff
(dan [at] arcus.org).
If you have any questions about the online workshops contact Henry
Huntington, HARC SMO Director (hph [at] alaska.net).