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Arctic 2020: Building a Sustained Observing System June 28, 2016 (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA and webinar). With critical past, and potential future environmental changes affecting Alaska and the Arctic Region, the United States needs to rapidly expand long-term observing of the ice and marine environment across the greater Arctic Ocean Basin, as well as conditions across the state of Alaska. This will allow us to better monitor changes across the region, and support stakeholders with improving prediction capabilities for weather, marine ecosystems, sea-ice, and climate. This event is hosted by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.
Today's C
ongressional Action:
The House and Senate are in session and expected to consider non-Arctic legislation.
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Media
 Request for Community Feedback- ARCUS Arctic Readership Survey. The Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS) invites members of the Arctic Community to participate in a survey to examine Arctic-Research information needs and how ARCUS can better meet these needs. The information from the survey will be used internally by ARCUS to make improvements to current communication channels. ARCUS asks that you complete the survey no later then 15 July 2015.
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
New Frontier Scientists video Matcharak II Presents Archaeology in the Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. Stone tools and plentiful preserved bones from the Matcharak Peninsula site illuminate the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of ancient people who survived shifting climate conditions during the Mid-Holocene 7,000 years ago. In describing the site's significance Joe Keeney, National Park Service archaeologist and University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student, explained "Up until the point that the Matcharak Peninsula site was found, you could essentially fit all the identifiable materials from these Northern Archaic sites into a shoebox."
Frontier Scientists
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 Thanks to Climate Change, the Arctic is Turning Green. Earlier this month, NASA scientists provided
a visualization of a startling climate change trend - the Earth is getting greener, as viewed from space,
especially in its rapidly warming northern regions. And this is presumably occurring as more carbon dioxide in the air, along with warmer temperatures and longer growing seasons, makes plants very, very happy.
Now,
new research in Nature Climate Change
not only reinforces the reality of this trend - which is already provoking debate about the overall climate consequences of a warming Arctic - but statistically attributes it to human causes, which largely means greenhouse gas emissions (albeit with a mix of other elements as well). Alaska Dispatch News
Growing Arctic Carbon Emissions Could Go Unobserved. A new NASA-led study has found that in at least part of the Arctic, scientists are not doing as good a job of detecting changes in carbon dioxide during the long, dark winter months as they are at monitoring changes during the short summer. That's a concern, because growing Arctic plants can act as a brake on global warming rates by removing carbon from the atmosphere, but increasing cold-season emissions could overwhelm the braking effect and accelerate global warming.
Phys.org
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered yesterday.
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Future Events
A Ten-Year Prioritzation of Infrastructure Needs in the US Arctic, June 30, 2016 (Webinar, 2- 4 pm EDT). The Committee on Marine Transportation System (CMTS) will be holding a webinar to discuss the development of recommendations regarding Federal public-private partnerships (P3s) to support critical US Arctic maritime infrastructure needs.
This webinar will provide an opportunity to discuss the current elements of the CMTS report "A Ten-Year Prioritization of Infrastructure Needs in the US Arctic" and seek input from interested parties for the refinement of P3 finance examples and recommendations, including best practices for successful P3 engagement and any specific opportunities or ongoing projects that could inform the document recommendations.
Web link: https://www.webmeeting.att.com
. You will be directed to an online page, where you will be asked to insert the meeting number and participant code.
Participant Code:
7705293
TOW Arctic Broadband Summit, July 13, 2016 (Barrow, Alaska, USA).
 The Arctic Economic Council, the Iñuit Arctic Business Alliance and the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation will host this event. Summit topics include the challenges of connectivity; the government's role in, and commitment to, broadband development; and, private investment opportunities. Policy leaders, regulators, other government officials, along with industry experts and executives have been invited to present and attend.
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.
Arctic Ambitions V: International Business Conference & Trade Show, October 4-5, 2016 (Anchorage, Alaska, USA). This once-a-year event uniquely focuses on business and investment opportunities flowing from developments in the Arctic. With interest in commercial development in the Arctic growing rapidly, WTC Anchorage initiated the Arctic Ambitions conference five years ago to address issues such as innovation, investment, infrastructure development, transportation, natural resources, and trade. At the event, corporate executives and senior government officials from across the Arctic, and around the world, make presentations and participate in panel discussions. This year's conference also includes a Trade Show and B2B Matchmaking Session. For more information, please contact Greg Wolf (
[email protected]) or call
907-278-7233.
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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