Upcoming Community Events: Development of an Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory

Upcoming Community Events: Development of an Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory

eTown Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Time: 9:30 a.m. Alaska Standard Time
(10:30 a.m. PST; 11:30 a.m. MST; 12:30 p.m. CST; 1:30 p.m. EST)

AND

AGU Town Hall Meeting
Date: Monday, 10 December 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Location: AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California

An open eTown Meeting and an AGU Town Hall Meeting have been scheduled
to gather community input for developing an Arctic Synthesis
Collaboratory. The Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory is a concept arising
from a 2007 Arctic System Science Program (ARCSS) workshop and other
discussions in the arctic research community over the past several
years. The Collaboratory concept is an "umbrella" framework that fosters
interactions among arctic scientists and other stakeholders; integrates
data analysis and modeling; develops outreach, education, and
policy-relevant resources; and provides training and professional
development. The eTown Meeting and the AGU Town Hall Meeting will focus
on discussion of community priorities and implementation issues.

Additional information on the Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory concept can
be found at: http://www.arcus.org/ARCSS/message_050707.html

eTOWN MEETING

Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Time: 9:30 a.m. Alaska Standard Time
(10:30 a.m. PST; 11:30 a.m. MST; 12:30 p.m. CST; 1:30 p.m. EST)

Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
Advance Registration is required.
Registration Deadline: Friday, 30 November 2007

eTown Meeting Overview, registration, and background information are
available at:
http://www.arcus.org/arcss/etm/december_07/index.html

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
To join the eTown Meeting, participants will log into an Internet
presentation AND call in through a teleconference line. Participants
also have the option to participate via phone only. Instructions will be
sent to all registered participants in advance. The eTown Meeting will
be archived and available for viewing after the actual online session.

AGU TOWN HALL MEETING

"Moving Toward an Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory"
Monday, 10 December 2007
San Francisco, California

This open Town Hall Meeting will be held at the Fall 2007 American
Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California.

Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. PST
Location: Moscone Center West 3004

For more information on either of these events, please contact:
Laurie Hueffer, ARCUS
Phone: 907-474-1600
Email: laurie [at] arcus.org