Two Webinars Announced
ArcSEES and IARPC
Arctic Sustainability, ArcSEES
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. AKDT
Federal Research in the Arctic, A Five-Year Plan
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. AKDT
For further information, including participation instructions and
registration, please go to: http://ine.uaf.edu/accap/teleconference.htm
Or contact:
Brook Gamble
Email: brook.gamble [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7812
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) announces
availability of two special arctic-focused webinars. Anyone interested
in arctic research and sustainability is invited to attend.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged:
www.accap.uaf.edu//teleconference.htm.
One webinar, entitled "Arctic Sustainability" and focused on the Arctic
Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (ArcSEES)
program, will be held Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. AKDT.
Presenters will include Erica Key, NSF Arctic Observing Network Program
Director; Anna Kerttula de Echave, NSF Arctic Social Science Program
Director; and Nikoosh Carlo, NSF American Association for the
Advancement of Science Fellow.
In a rapidly changing Arctic, there is an immediate need for
understanding the resilience and response of the system to various
pressures, ranging from environmental to economic, governmental, and
social. The ArcSEES program was developed by a partnership of basic
research, applied, and regulatory agencies to support the informed study
of the integrated human, natural, built, and governance systems to
better understand potential arctic futures and co-develop science and
engineering-based solutions that have relevance to northern communities.
The combined perspectives of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and a consortium
of French agencies bring a broad range of expertise to bear on these
research questions and underscore the importance of a cohesive approach
to achieving resiliency in a shared environment such as the circumpolar
Arctic. Join this webinar to learn more about this novel project and
share information about sustainability in the Alaska Arctic. Further
information about ArcSEES is available at:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12553/nsf12553.htm.
The other webinar, entitled "Federal Research in the Arctic, A Five-Year
Plan" and focused on the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
(IARPC), will be held Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. AKDT. It
will be presented by Brendan P. Kelly, Assistant Director for Polar
Science at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive office
of the President.
At least 13 Federal agencies conduct research in the Arctic. Research by
those agencies as well as state, local, industry, and non-governmental
organizations is accelerating in Alaska and other parts of the Arctic.
Coordination of the Federal efforts is the responsibility of the
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC). The IARPC's Arctic
Research Plan: FY2013-2017 focuses on research expected to benefit from
interagency collaboration; considerable research conducted by single
agencies is not included. The Five-Year Plan focuses on seven priority
areas: sea ice and marine ecosystem studies; terrestrial ecosystem
studies; atmospheric studies effecting energy flux; observing systems;
regional climate models; adaptation tools for sustaining communities;
and human health. This webinar will include a brief overview of the
Five-Year Plan followed by comments and questions from participants. The
presentation will also describe how to submit written comments on the
Five-Year Plan (due by 22 June 2012). Anyone interested in arctic
research or in learning about the Five-Year Plan is invited to
participate. Further information about IARPC, as well as a PDF download
of the full Five-Year Plan, is available at:
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/iarpc/start.jsp.
For further information, including participation instructions and
registration, please go to: http://ine.uaf.edu/accap/teleconference.htm.
Or contact:
Brook Gamble
Email: brook.gamble [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7812
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