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** 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/)
Today's C
ongressional Action:
The Senate is not in session. The House is expected to consider non-Arctic legislation.
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Media
 The Chukchi Enigma.
The cancellation of Shell's Arctic offshore exploration program and the relinquishment of most Chukchi Sea oil and gas leases clearly mark the end of the most recent phase of hydrocarbon exploration in the region. But the rocks under the Chukchi's frigid waters have not changed: The region continues as a world-class, relatively unexplored petroleum province.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management geologist Kirk Sherwood told Petroleum News May 9 that the very complexity of the Chukchi geology adds to the likelihood of the region containing substantial petroleum resources. Petroleum News
ICC Calls for a Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples to Advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Hjalmar Dahl, Vice Chair for Greenland are attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York City this week. The UNPFII is as an important venue for the promotion of dialogue between governments, Indigenous Peoples and the UN system. Indigenous peoples from all corners of the globe have called for appropriate resources to participate in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals. Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
 Shrinking Shorebirds Pays the Bill for Rapid Arctic Warming While Winter in the Tropics.
Red knots migrate between their breeding grounds in the Arctic and their wintering grounds in West Africa. Chicks currently born under rapidly warming conditions attain smaller sizes before migration starts, because they miss the insect peak. If they reach their wintering grounds in the tropics, they are faced with a second disadvantage: their shorter bills cannot reach their favourite shellfish food. This results in an evolutionary force towards smaller-sized birds with large bills. ScienceCodex
Obama Brings Together Nordic Leaders.
Five Nordic countries are to sign a joint declaration to bring Sweden and Finland closer to their Nato-member Nordic neighbours. The initiative was launched by US president Barack Obama. The declaration will be signed at the end of a US-Nordic leaders' summit in the White House in Washington on Friday (13 May). EU Observer
[Opinion] Iñupiat Must Have a Voice in Arctic Policies as Nordic Leaders Meet.
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat is pleased with the recent opportunity to engage with White House officials in advance of Friday's Nordic Nations Summit, hosted by president Obama. The opportunity to offer the unique perspective of the Iñupiat people of Alaska's North Slope in advance of policy decisions was a novelty and we look forward to this outreach continuing in light of the recent focus on Arctic issues. These efforts to include the local people ensures key issues are addressed which correctly reflect the priorities of the North Slope Iñupiat. Alaska Dispatch News
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered yesterday.
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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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