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Alaska Marine Science Symposium, January 28 - Feb. 1 (Anchorage, AK)
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over 20 years, Alaska's premier marine research conference
brings together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. About 700 people are expected to attend this 4-day long, annual conference.
Each day of the conference highlights Alaskan marine ecosystems: Gulf of Alaska (Tuesday), Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (Wednesday), and the Arctic (Thursday). Research topics discussed range from ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, to local traditional knowledge. Since its inception, NPRB has been a proud sponsor and one of the leading organizers of AMSS. USARC is a co-sponsor of this event.
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Media
 What Scientists are Saying About Changes in the Arctic. According to scientists, the Arctic is one of the fastest-changing and fastest-warming regions in the world, and its effects are being felt all over the planet. It was a hot topic of discussion at this year's Alaska Marine Science Symposium, which ends Thursday. According to NOAA's 2018 Arctic Report Card, surface air temperatures in the Arctic continue to warm at twice the rate of the rest of the globe, and scientists say it's something to keep an eye on.
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The Future of Scientific Drilling in the North Pacific and Arctic. The northern Pacific, Bering Sea, and western Arctic contain important records of linked tectonic and paleoceanographic histories. Scientific drilling expeditions in this region will expand our understanding of several key areas, including the history of exposure and flooding of the Bering Strait, the connection of Arctic Ocean chemistry and circulation with the Pacific Ocean, the evolution of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, the history of Aleutian volcanism, and the assessment of geologic hazards related to the North Pacific subduction zone.
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Warming Arctic on Thin Ice. Scientific American collections editor Andrea Gawrylewski talks to managing editor Curtis Brainard about how warming in the Arctic affects us all. Glaciologist Elizabeth Case takes [listeners] out near Juneau to study and live on the shifting ice.
Scientific American
 High Ocean Acidification Found Where Salmon Eat. One of the species of plankton that fish depend on is already being threatened by ocean acidification. That's from data presented at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage this week. Nina Bednarsek with the Southern California Coastal Research Center is studying pterapods, a kind of tiny oceangoing snail which many fish, including salmon, eat. She has been looking into ocean acidification data for the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, and the Canadian Beaufort Sea. She's using the tiny snails as an indicator of the water's acidity level. Highly corrosive water can literally dissolve its shell.
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The Fourth Coast: America's New Challenges in the Arctic. On November 30th, 2018, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rumbled through southern Alaska. The powerful quake caused extensive damage throughout the region as roads buckled, overpasses collapsed, and water and gas lines ruptured. For a while, Anchorage and its roughly 300,000 residents were cut off from the outside world as thoroughfares into the city became impassible.
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
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Future Events
Part of the AAAS meeting: Science in the New Arctic: The Converging of Natural and Social Sciences, (February 17, 2019). Organized by Andrey Petrov and Jack Kaye, moderated by Jessica Graybill, and with John Farrell as Discussant. Included talks are "Indigenous Knowledge and Interdisciplinary Science in the Arctic" (Carolina Behe), "Towards Knowledge Co-production in the Arctic" (Dmitry Streletskiy), and "Enhancing International Research in the Arctic" (Paul Berkson).
Arctic sciences are at the forefront of discovery resulting from research that engages indigenous knowledge and connects to policy decisions about the region. This session brings together speakers from various disciplines representing multiple organizations to discuss recent achievements in Arctic sciences with respect to fundamental and policy-focused interdisciplinary and international research. Topics to be addressed include examples of Arctic-based research that crosses regional and disciplinary boundaries, and the key methodological strengths of this research, as well as how Arctic-based research could contribute to disciplines and research in other regions, and the role of funding agencies in advancing this exchange.
 of the AAG includes over 8,500 geographers converging from the U.S., Canada, and nearly 60 other countries in a typical year including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience.
 The 6th Annual Arctic Encounter Seattle, April 25-26, 2019 (Seattle, WA, USA). The sixth annual Arctic Encounter Seattle will engage the topic of innovation in the Arctic, specifically disruptive business and investment models, energy and power, climate research, national security, new economic and trade models, and popular media and awareness movements impacting the Far North. The 2018 Arctic Encounter Seattle drew over 300 participants from across Alaska, the U.S., and the world, including over 100 speakers, 32 sponsors, 11 media partners, fashion and photography installations, a live permafrost exhibition, 13 guest performers, fashion designers, and artist exhibitors to the downtown Seattle waterfront at Pier 66. The 2019 Arctic Encounter Seattle expects to increase engagement in new sectors and engage participants through policy debates, research presentations, performances, and more. The two-day Arctic Encounter Seattle will include an opening reception, two continental breakfasts, two keynote luncheons, a networking reception with Alaskan glacier ice cocktails, and a seated three course dinner including keynotes and live musical entertainment from the Far North. The Arctic Encounter is the largest annual Arctic policy and business conference convening in the United States, with partnerships and convening efforts worldwide.
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars to attend IDA-8, which some have called one of the best Arctic gatherings around. Historically, this biennial symposium was co-hosted by U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) and the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC). In 2019, these partners will join forces with the preeminent Wilson Center's Polar Institute, as a third co-host. The now 2-day symposium will be held in the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater, in Washington, DC. The event will focus on a broad cross-section of naval and maritime operations and issues in an ice-diminishing Arctic. The symposium brings together nationally and internationally recognized experts on Arctic governance, geopolitics, marine operations, infrastructure, science, and environmental observations, from the local, regional, and pan-Arctic scale. Information on prior symposia, including lists of speakers, video clips, and copies of presentations, is available here. Attendance is free, and registration will begin in Spring 2019. The event will be webcast live, and video recorded.
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