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Arctic Horizons.
The workshop will bring together researchers working on multidisciplinary natural/social science projects addressing issues of contemporary change in the North with
social scientists focused on policy development at a global scale. This focus draws on the expertise of Brown University's Watson Center for International Studies (
http://watson.brown.edu
), the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES,
http://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/about
), and the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology's (
http://www.brown.edu/haffenreffer
) six-decade engagement with northern people and northern heritage.
Today's C
ongressional Action:
The House is not in session. The Senate is expected to host a pro forma session.
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Media
 White House Arctic Science Ministerial: September 28, 2016. In conjunction with the White House Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting in Washington DC, on September 28, 2016, the White House is issuing a "Call to Action" for individuals, organizations, and institutions from all sectors to take new, specific, and measurable steps to help all people better understand, adapt to, and address the changing conditions in the Arctic. You can
click
here to submit your organization's new activities or actions in response to the Call to Action to raise awareness of and catalyze solutions to challenges facing the Arctic.
The White House
Newtok Awaits Relocation Funding, More Than 30 Years After Flood Risk Was Documented.
"I was scared, 'cause it looked so close ... And you could just see these huge waves just come at you," says Sabrina Warner, describing her fear of floodwaters sweeping over her home in the Alaskan coastal village of Newtok.
Warner says the Ninglick River had eroded so much land around her village of Newtok three years ago that she now fears powerful storms that hit Alaska's western coast in the fall will flood the community. That's why many say the people of Newtok could become Alaska's first "climate-change refugees." And it why Warner's partner, Nathan Tom, told a reporterin 2013 he's anxious to move his family to higher ground, up and out of the flood zone
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KUAC
 Juneau Man Captures Story of the Icebreaker Storis in Labor-of-Love Documentary. Congress is considering funding a new icebreaker to serve in the Arctic. It would be a heavy, polar-class Coast Guard cutter, to get through thick ice. But size isn't everything when it comes to Coast Guard ships. A Juneau man has made a film about the Storis, a dainty icebreaker by polar standards, that rescued mariners and enforced the law along Alaska's coast for almost 60 years.
It took Damon Steubner eight years to make this documentary. He and his wife, Rebecca Smith, worked on it in between their state jobs, as their time and money allowed. Now, they recoup a tiny bit with the sale of $20-DVDs, one at a time. Alaska Public Radio
Northern Tour Takes Foreign Ambassadors Across Canadian Arctic. This week, if you live in northern Canada you may cross paths with a group of dignitaries - including ambassadors, top-ranked diplomats and federal civil servants - who have started a northern tour in which they'll travel more than 10,000 kilometers between May 29 and June 5, from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Churchill. "I'm very excited to have this opportunity to participate in the northern tour," United States Ambassador Bruce Heyman told Nunatsiaq News before the May 29 startup of the tour through the three territories and Nunavik.
Nunatsiaq Online
Persistent Arctic and Sub-Arctic Warmth Expected to Continue for Months.
The Arctic has been gripped in extraordinary warmth since December, when an Atlantic storm blew in from the south and pushed temperatures near the North Pole to about the point of thaw.
Expect that unusual warmth to continue, at least in the short term, experts advise. Alaska Dispatch News
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered Friday.
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Future Events
Funding Effective Interdisciplinary Collaborations: NGEE as a Case Study-IARPC Collaborations Webinar Series, June 14, 2016 (Webinar). The Next Generation Ecosystems Experiments (NGEE-Arctic) is a 10-year Department of Energy (DOE)- supported project whose mission is to improve mathematical models that predict climate through advanced understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological behavior of terrestrial ecosystems in Alaska. With a multidisciplinary team of researches from a range of institutions, NGEE-Arctic integrates field and laboratory investigations to inform climate models, ultimately scalable to the region and the Arctic. http://www.iarpccollaborations.org/news/4465
14th IATS Seminar, June 19-25, 2016 (Bergen, Norway).
The University of Bergen (UiB) is honored to host the 14th IATS Seminar in Bergen, Norway, from Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 June 2016 in co-operation with the Network for University Co-operation Tibet-Norway, an academic network with the universities of Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø as partners. The convenor is Professor Hanna Havnevik, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, and Chair of the Network.
Arctic Ambitions V, June 23-24, 2016 (Anchorage, Alaska, USA). Arctic Ambitions V conference focuses on commercial opportunities in the Arctic, such as engineering, construction, architecture, natural resource development, environmental services, maritime shipping and logistics, and international trade. This event is sponsored by World Trade Center Alaska.
Conference on Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes: September 18-21, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska. This circumpolar conference will bring together engineers, health experts, researchers, community members, policymakers, and innovators to discuss health benefits, challenges and innovations associated with making running water and sewer in remote northern communities safe, affordable and sustainable. Information and an expression of interest in attending can be found
here. (The full link is:
http://wihah2016.com/)
13th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments: September 19-22, 2016 (Tromso, Norway).
GIMS 13
promotes the study of natural gas and release systems on a global scale and
facilitates interdisciplinary and international cooperation. The conference
intends to bring together geologists, biologists, microbiologist, geophysicists, oceanographers, geochemists and scientists from modeling disciplines. The forum will provide a platform for current knowledge and future programs in gas inventories, fluxes and their role within the carbon cycle and biodiversity. Conference is organized by CAGE - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate at UiT The
Arctic University of Norway. Abstract submission deadline is May 30th and registration deadline is June 20th. For more information:
http://gims13.uit.no
Bridging the Future of Arctic Social Science Research, September 23-24, 2016 (Monticello, Virginia, USA).
The event is sponsored by Arctic Horizons. The event will reassemble the members of the National Steering Committee and a small but diverse selection of representatives from the five regional workshops, to total about 15 people. The aim will be to identify and synthesize the core threads of the previous workshops and public contributions proffered between workshops. The target output for the workshop will be a final report draft and outline of steps leading to the final report release in June 2016. The Jefferson Institute will manage production of the publication.
Second International Conference on Natural Resources and Integrated Development of Coastal Areas in the Arctic Zone, September 27-29, 2016 (Arkhangelsk, Russia).
The Conference is organized by FASO of Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences, Government of Arkhangelsk region, Arkhangelsk Scientific Center and International Arctic Science Committee (IASC). Conference is aimed at elaboration of research-based practical measures and instruments for realization of human, natural and transport-logistical potential of the Arctic zone, including development of the Northern Sea Route and implementation of models of integrated coastal areas management. For additional information, please email.
Inuit traditions are a repository of Inuit culture and a primary expression of Inuit identity. The theme for the 2016 Inuit Studies Conference invites Elders, knowledge-bearers, researchers, artists, policy-makers, students and others to engage in conversations about the many ways in which traditions shape understanding, while registering social and cultural change. The institutional hosts of "Inuit Traditions," Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Nunatsiavut Government, invite you to contribute to an exchange of knowledge to be held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, October 7-10, 2016. Presentations on all aspects of Inuit studies will be welcome.
Arctic Technology Conference, October 24-26, 2016 (St. John's, Canada). Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection. The Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) is built upon OTC's successful multidisciplinary approach, with 14 technical societies and organizations working together to deliver the world's most comprehensive Arctic event.
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