One-Day Registration Available
2012 Arctic Forum
AGU Science Policy Conference
1 May 2012
Washington, D.C.
For further information or to register, please go to:
http://sites.agu.org/spconference
Organizers announce that a one-day registration rate of $230 is now
available for the 2012 Arctic Forum and the American Geophysical Union
(AGU) Science Policy Conference. The full conference is scheduled for
1-2 May 2012, with additional activities held 30 April and 3 May. The
Arctic Forum will take place on Tuesday, 1 May 2012, at the Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
The Forum will focus on science that helps inform stakeholders'
decision-making processes, and examine the current state of
decision-maker and public understanding of the issues. An important goal
will be to foster an increased capacity for dialogue on arctic science
policy issues. The sessions and expected speakers are as follows:
Opening Conference Plenary: Governance, Security, Economy, and the
Ecosystem of the Changing Arctic
- Vera Alexander, ARCUS President (opening remarks and moderator)
- Alan Thornhill, Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management
- Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Changing Arctic Ecosystems
- Bruce Forbes, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (convener and
moderator)
- Stanley Tom, Tribal Administrator
- Astrid Ogilvie, Fellow, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research,
University of Colorado-Boulder
Energy Development in the Arctic
- Rick Coffin, Chief Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory
(co-convener and moderator)
- John Tichotsky, Alaska Cambridge Group (co-convener and moderator)
- Jerry Comcowich, Associate Director, International Center for
Climate & Society, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Lorenz Magaard, Director, International Center for Climate &
Society, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Brenda Pierce, U.S. Geological Survey
Governance and Security in the Arctic
- Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Director for Science and
Impacts, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions (convener)
- Bob Corell, Principal, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions
(moderator)
- Rear Admiral David Titley, Director, Maritime Domain Awareness and
Space, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy
- Rob Huebert, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
- Heather Conley, Senior Fellow and Director of the Europe Program,
Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Caitlyn Antrim, Executive Director, Rule of Law Committee for the
Oceans
For further information or to register, please go to:
http://sites.agu.org/spconference.
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