Date

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Live Webcast of ARCUS 18th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2006
"International Arctic Research at a Turning Point: Innovations and
Collaborations for the Future"

Thursday, 25 May 2006 beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Friday, 26 May 2006 beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT

For further information and to connect to the webcast, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/annual_meetings/2006/index.html


The ARCUS 18th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2006, currently being
held at the National Association of Home Builders Conference Center in
downtown Washington, D.C., is being broadcast live via webstream.

The focus of this year's Arctic Forum is "International Arctic Research
at a Turning Point: Innovations and Collaborations for the Future." The
Forum is being co-chaired by Craig Tweedie of the University of Texas at
El Paso and Volker Rachold of the International Arctic Science
Committee.

The meeting is taking place on Thursday, 25 May from 9:00 a.m. to 5:45
p.m. EDT and on Friday, 26 May from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT and will
be broadcast live during these times.

Agenda and webcast information is available at:
http://www.arcus.org/annual_meetings/2006/index.html