Symposium Announcement
Impact of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
10-12 July 2007
Washington, DC
For further information and registration, please go to:
http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/IceSymposium.php
or contact:
Pablo Clemente-Colon
National Ice Center
E-mail: Pablo.Clemente-Colon [at] natice.noaa.gov
Registration is now open for the symposium "Impact of an Ice-Diminishing
Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations," co-hosted by the National Ice
Center (NIC) and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) being held
on 10-12 July 2007 in Washington, DC.
The symposium addresses the immediate and future impact of rapid sea ice
changes in the Arctic. It provides follow-up to the symposium "Naval
Operations in an Ice-Free Arctic" sponsored by the Office of Naval
Research (ONR), NIC, Oceanographer of the Navy, and USARC in April 2001.
The 2007 symposium expands the discussion beyond naval operations to
impacts on other maritime activities such as commercial transportation,
oil and gas exploration and exploitation, fisheries, and oceanographic
research. This symposium will serve to update results from the Arctic
Marine Transportation Workshop sponsored by the Institute of the North,
USARC, and International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in 2004. It
will also provide a forum for the review of the dramatic changes in
arctic sea ice conditions observed over the last several years and of
recent adjustments to sea ice forecast model predictions.
The "Impact of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime
Operations" symposium will address these recent developments through a
series of invited talks delivered by experts on arctic observations,
climate change, and marine operations. Invited talks, ensuing
discussions, and panel presentations are expected to provide an informed
basis for the development of postures for operations in a rapidly
changing arctic environment. The symposium is open to the general
public, but space is limited and registration is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Registration for the three-day program is available at:
http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/IceSymposium.php