Webinar Announcement
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy
Weather Forecasts and Sea-ice Information for Bering Strait Communities:
The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook Project
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. AKDT
Hajo Eicken, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Gary Hufford, National Weather Service, Alaska Region
Vera Metcalf, Eskimo Walrus Commission, Kawerak, Inc.
For further information on the webinar, please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/accap/
Or contact:
Brook Gamble
Phone: 907-474-7812
Email: accap [at] uaf.edu
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) hosts
monthly climate teleconferences, designed to promote dialogue between
scientists and people in government, land and resource management,
industry, and individual residents who need information related to
climate change in Alaska. The June webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, 15
June from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. AKDT, is entitled "Weather Forecasts and
Sea-ice Information for Bering Strait Communities: The Sea Ice for
Walrus Outlook Project."
The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO), an activity of the Study of
Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Sea Ice Outlook, is a new resource
for Alaska Native subsistence hunters, coastal communities, and others
interested in sea ice and walrus. The SIWO is updated weekly with
information on sea ice conditions relevant to walrus in the Northern
Bering Sea and southern Chukchi Sea regions of Alaska. SIWO reports
include: an assessment of current ice conditions relevant to
distribution and access of walrus; a 10-day outlook of wind conditions;
up-to-date satellite imagery for the Bering Strait and St. Lawrence
Island; written observations of ice development from Alaska Native
hunters, sea-ice experts, or NOAA and university researchers; and
additional comments provided by local experts and other contributors.
Please join the webinar to learn how the SIWO is created and how to
contribute to the outlook, and for discussion about how it can serve
your sea ice information needs and be most useful to you.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. To register please fill out the
web-form at: http://www.uaf.edu/accap/teleconference.htm#register, or
contact Brook Gamble (907-474-7812, accap [at] uaf.edu). ACCAP offices are
located on the second floor of the Denali Building, 3352 College Road,
Fairbanks. Please contact Brook Gamble if you intend to come in person.
LOG-IN and PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
To log-in to the teleconference:
1. Dial: 1-800-893-8850
2. When prompted, enter the PIN code: 7531823
Please MUTE your phone during the presentation. The audio is very
sensitive and your external conversations and typing can be heard by
other participants and disrupt the presentation. If you need to take
another call during the webinar, PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE WEBINAR ON
HOLD. Rather, hang up and call back after you have taken your other call.
If the call is put on hold, all participants will hear the on-hold music
and it will disrupt the presentation.
To view the presentation:
1. Go to: http://www.shareitnow.com
2. Click on the blue 'Join a Meeting' button on the left side bar
3. For Presenter ID enter: accap [at] uaf.edu
If you do not see anything on your screen, click on the refresh button
on the top bar. For optimal viewing, please select 'Always resize to fit
window (max 100%)' under 'View.' For Macintosh computer users, a copy of
the presentation will also be available on the ACCAP website:
http://www.uaf.edu/accap. See the right-hand column under 'Highlights.'
To hear about future ACCAP events and monthly Alaska Weather and Climate
Highlights, please join the announcement-only ACCAP listserve. Send a
request to accap [at] uaf.edu or sign yourself up at:
https://lists.uaf.edu:8025/mailman/listinfo/accap-l.
For further information on the webinar, please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/accap/.
Or contact:
Brook Gamble
Phone: 907-474-7812
Email: accap [at] uaf.edu