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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/)
Today's C
ongressional Action:
The House and Senate are expected to consider a number of non-Arctic legislative provisions.
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Media
Obama and Nordic Leaders Pledge Arctic Cooperation.
President Obama and the leaders of the five Nordic nations declared on Friday that they have common interests in protecting the rapidly changing Arctic.
Their statement, issued at a White House meeting, says the Arctic is a "globally unique region" that is especially vulnerable to climate change but poised for new development that could have ripple effects. It is also home to indigenous peoples with important local knowledge and whose rights must be respected, the statement says
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Alaska Dispatch News
 White House Arctic Science Ministerial: September 28, 2016.
Understanding the rapid changes that are affecting the Arctic-as well as the impacts of these changes on the rest of the world-requires a cooperative, global approach based on research partnerships involving participants from Arctic and non-Arctic nations, including, of course, the people who call the Arctic home. That's why, on September 28, 2016-just after the one-year anniversary of
President Obama's historic trip to Alaska
-the Administration will host the first-ever Arctic Science Ministerial.
The White House
Arctic Warming Linked to Migratory Bird Die-Off in the Tropics: New Study. Red knots used to incubate their eggs in the Arctic snow in order to time the hatch date of their chicks to the insect peak.
But red knots now have a hard time keeping pace with the rapid onset of the Arctic summer. The young chicks hatch after the insects reach their peak, so the tiny shorebirds don't get enough to eat and are getting even smaller as a result, say a team of researchers from the Netherlands. Nunatsiaq Online
 Russian and American Scientists Count Chukotka Polar Bears. Researchers from Russia and the United States have assessed the population of Chukotka-Alaska polar bears under Arctic Wanderer, a joint environmental project, RIA Novosti has reported. According to the Marine Mammals Council (MMC), Russian and US scientists monitored the Chukotka-Alaska sea-ice populations of seals and polar bears from aboard aircraft from April through May 2016.
The Arctic
Uncovering the Secrets of Artic Seabird Colonies. Seabirds nest by the hundreds of thousands in colonies along the Norwegian coast. By combining an ocean current model with fish larvae transport modeling and bird population numbers, researchers have uncovered the factors that help determine the location of seabird nesting colonies.
Science Daily
Conservation of Marine Living Resources in the Polar Regions: Science, Politics and Law-Call for Papers. The Collaborative Innovation Centre for Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights (CICTSMR), the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL), Wuhan University, China and the School of Law, University of New England, Australia are pleased to announce the call for papers for the "Conservation of Marine Living Resources in the Polar Regions: Science, Politics and Law" Conference. The Polar Regions are 'Final Frontiers' (Freestone 2015) for human beings. While the world's ocean is facing extreme pressure from anthropogenic activities, the Polar Regions are still relatively pristine. Nevertheless, marine ecosystems in the Polar Regions are experiencing significant changes.
University of New England
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered Friday.
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Future Events
ARCUS DC Arctic Research Seminar Series, May 19, 2016 (Washington, DC, USA). Mark Brzezinski, executive director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee, will provide an update on the activities of the
U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee and the upcoming
White House Arctic Science Ministerial being planned for this fall. This event is part of the ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series which brings some of the leading Arctic researchers to Washington, D.C. to share in person and via webinar the latest findings and what they mean for decision-making. The seminars are open, and will be of interest to Federal agency officials, Congressional staff, NGOs, associations, researchers, and the public.
High North Dialogue 2016: The Blue Future of the Arctic, May 25-26, 2016.
HND is an annual conference hosted by the High North Center at Nord University, engaging a wide audience of researchers and future leaders of the region. It will address the necessary questions to effectively promote dialogue between interested stakeholders on how to sustainably develop the different realities of the many Arctics. PhD and Masters students can also participate in a week long credit awarding graduate course.
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.
** New this week**
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/)
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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