Canadian Studies Center FORUM MSU Kellogg Center November 15: Networking and Poster Session 5:30-7:30 p.m., Red Cedar Room November 16: CN Forum 8:30-10:30 a.m., Big Ten C Room

Welcome to the CN Forum The Canadian Studies Center, in conjunction with CN Railway is Putting the Arctic pleased to present this installment of the CN Forum—Putting the in Plain Sight Arctic in Plain Sight, with our featured guest, Michigan State University’s Canadian Studies Center is the Dr. Lawson Brigham. longest serving center of its kind in the United States. Its mission is to engage the campus and the broader community in learning and The Canadian Studies Center research that is linked to the vast nation of Canada, second largest and Arctic Research Interest nation in land mass following its neighbor, Russia. Group thanks our sponsors: The center advocates for alliances between MSU and Canada’s CN Railways institutions whose mission and expertise reflect MSU’s land grant ethic of teaching, research and outreach. While the center Office of the Vice President for highlights the importance of U.S. and Canada connections — Research and Graduate Studies particularly in the university’s’ backyard where international trade, (VPGRS) labor exchanges, and border security partnerships are critical — it Center for Systems Integration also aligns with the goal of advancing development worldwide & Sustainability, College with our Canadian cohorts. of Agriculture and Natural One of the center’s leading campus partnerships with units Resources across campus is the Arctic Research Platform. The platform Center for European, Russian engages the scholarly community as well as policy and business and Eurasian Studies in leaders who are interested in Arctic challenges and opportunities. International Studies and It is the job of the center to reach across these various audiences Programs to connect curiosity, talent and resources that aim to solve Geography Department, problems and improve people’s lives. In this case, we are focused College of Social Sciences on the Arctic where our work may have impact across the globe. A warming trend in the Arctic has caught the eye of a broad Institute for Public Policy and area of research expertise. It also has seen more tourists passing Social Research (IPPSR) through, along with more sea and air traffic. While these trends Supply Chain Management, may highlight opportunity, they also present unfamiliar challenges Broad College of Business that need more observation in order to proceed wisely into the future. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources We are glad you could join us for this important discussion. global assessment of biodiversity LAWSON BRIGHAM, PHD and ecosystem services organized Distinguished Professor of Geography & Arctic Policy, by the Intergovernmental Platform University of Alaska Fairbanks on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Senior Fellow, Institute of the North in Anchorage Services. He is the founder of the International Network of Research on r. Brigham is the former chair of the Arctic Council’s Coupled Human and Natural Systems DArctic Marine Shipping Assessment and Vice Chair of (CHANS-Net.org) and past president the Council’s working group on Protection of the Arctic of the U.S. International Association Marine Environment. Dr. Brigham is a career U.S. Coast for Landscape Ecology. Guard officer retiring with the rank of Captain. He has participated in more than 15 Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, including DAVID J. CLOSS Polar Sea’s crossing of the Arctic Ocean in summer 1994. r. Closs is Dr. Brigham has been a research fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Dthe John H. Institution, a faculty member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and McConnell Chaired Professor of Business the Naval Postgraduate School, and Deputy Director of the U.S. Arctic Administration in Research Commission. He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy the Department (BS), a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, and holds of Supply Chain graduate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS) and the Management at University of Cambridge (MPhil & PhD). His research interests span three MSU. His experience decades and focused on the Soviet/Russian maritime Arctic, Arctic has been in the development and climate change, marine transportation, sea ice remote sensing, Arctic application of computer models environmental protection, and polar geopolitics. and information systems for logistics operations and planning, including location analysis, inventory JAMES BLANCHARD in Detroit, and is responsible for the management, forecasting and routing Partner, DLA Piper Global States of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky general consumer products, and the Government Affairs Practice Group and Indiana. He is a career diplomat medical, pharmaceutical, and parts Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, with over 30 years of experience, and industries. Dr. Closs has contributed Michigan Governor, and U.S. most recently served as Canada’s to logistics executive seminars across Congress Member Ambassador to Kuwait. Recognized North America, and in South America, as a trade policy expert, Mr. George Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe. overnor James has worked in numerous economic His primary interests are supply GBlanchard joined posts at Global Affairs Canada, chain strategy, information systems, DLA Piper upon including the Commercial Policy security, and planning techniques. conclusion of his Division, the GATT Division, and He is a principle researcher in duties as United the US Trade and Economic Policy two studies completed by MSU States Ambassador Division. Abroad, Consul General investigating world-class logistics to Canada in April George has directed trade policy and supply chain capabilities. 1996. Governor issues at the Canadian Mission to Blanchard was the European Union in Brussels as ANNMARIE SCHNEIDER named ambassador to Canada, after well as serving as a negotiator at the Director, Canadian Studies Center, serving two terms as governor of Canadian mission to the GATT/World Director, Program Planning & Michigan and four terms as a member Trade Organization in Geneva. Development, Institute for Public of the United States Congress. During Policy and Social Research his tenure as ambassador, Governor JIANGUO (JACK) LIU Blanchard managed a broad s. Schneider University Distinguished Professor, leads one of the range of trade, natural resources, Michigan State University M environmental and national security first and the longest Director, Center for Systems serving centers issues between the United States and Integration and Sustainability Canada, providing support critical to focused on Canada the passage of both NAFTA and the human- in the U.S. The Open Skies Agreement. Governor Aenvironment Center has expanded Blanchard chairs the Canada-United scientist and its international States Law Institute and is Honorary sustainability scholar, research interest Board Chair of the longest serving Dr. Liu holds the with more MSU travelers to Canada Canadian Studies Center in the U.S. Rachel Carson Chair than any other country in the world. at Michigan State University, his alma in Sustainability. More recently, it has extended its mater. He is University network to include two of Canada’s Distinguished main ARCTIC research campuses, DOUGLAS Professor of fisheries and wildlife University of Manitoba and University GEORGE at MSU and serves as director of of Calgary. The One Health Consul General of the Center for Systems Integration Challenge, CN Forum, Great Lakes Canada in Detroit and Sustainability. Dr. Liu serves on International Trade and Transport United States various international and national Initiative, and Arctic Research committees, is a Board Member of Platform are signature partnerships ouglas George Reviewing Editors for Science, and a of MSU’s Canadian Studies Center. Dis the Consul coordinating lead author of the General of Canada CN Forum — Canadian Studies Center Putting the Arctic in Plain Sight Agenda

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 FORUM Networking and Poster Reception, Red Cedar Room

5:30 p.m. Registration

5:45 p.m. Opening Remarks AnnMarie Schneider, Director, Canadian Studies Center

Welcome The Honorable James Blanchard, Partner with DLA Piper Global, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and Michigan Governor

Consult General of Canada in Detroit, Douglas George

Arctic Orientation Professor Frederick (Fritz) Nelson, Department of Geography, College of Social Science, Michigan State University

Dr. Lawson Brigham, Distinguished Fellow and Faculty, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

6:15 p.m. Networking and Poster Session

7:30 p.m. Adjourn

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 CN Forum, Big Ten C Room

8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome AnnMarie Schneider, Director, Canadian Studies Center

8:50 a.m. Introduction Dr. Jack Liu, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University

9:00 a.m. Keynote Address: The Maritime Arctic: New Global Connections and Challenges Dr. Lawson Brigham, Distinguished Fellow and Faculty, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

9:45 a.m. Research Needed and Opportunities Available Panel Topic: North American Competitiveness and the Arctic

Joining Dr. Brigham will be: The Honorable James Blanchard, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada & Michigan Governor Mr. Douglas George Consul General to Canada in Detroit Professor Jack Liu, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Director, MSU Professor David Closs, McConnell Endowed Chair, Supply Chain Management, MSU

10:15 a.m. Closing Remarks

10:30 a.m. Adjourn Thanks to the following people for their contribution and leadership The Arctic Research to help build the Arctic Research Platform, in addition to the work of Platform at Michigan the Canadian Studies Board of Advisors: State University CANADIAN STUDIES CENTER Kayleigh VandenBussche, Global Campus Units Represented ADVISORY BOARD Political Policy, GM, International on the Arctic Research Government Relations Steven Hanson, Dean, International Platform Studies and Programs David Woodruff, Assistant Vice President, U.S. Public and Government James J. Blanchard, Honorary Chair, Anthropology Department Affairs, Canadian National Railway Partner, DLA Piper Global, Former U.S. Canadian Studies Center Ambassador to Canada and Michigan Center for European, Russian, Governor SERVING ON ARCTIC RESEARCH and Eurasian Studies PLATFORM INITIATIVE Douglas Barcy, Senior Vice President, DeAndra Beck, Associate Dean, Center for Systems Integration PNC Bank and Sustainability International Studies and Programs, Janet Blanchard, Advisor to the Michigan State University Civil and Environmental Meridian International Center, Former Engineering Douglas Gage, Assistant Vice First Lady of Michigan President, Office of Vice President Communications Arts and for Graduate Research and Studies, Sciences Douglas George, Consulate General of Canada in Detroit Executive Director, MSU BioEconomy Earth and Environmental Network Sciences Heather Howard, Assistant Professor, MSU Department of Anthropology Norman Graham, Professor, James Environmental Science and Madison College and Director, Center Policy Program (ESPP) Sarah Hubbard, Principal at Acuitas for European, Russian and Eurasian Fisheries and Wildlife LLC Studies Geography Department Michael Jones, Professor and Grant Gunn, Assistant Professor, MSU Chairperson, Co-director of Geological Sciences Department of Geography Quantitative Fisheries Center Institute for Public Policy and Dorothy Hall, Adjunct Professor, Social Research Daniel Lynch, Associate Professor Department of Geography, Senior and Director: Centre for International Scientist Emeritus at NASA Institute for Water Research Trade & Transportation at Dalhousie International Studies and University Michael Jones, Professor and Programs Chairperson, Co-director of Marsha MacDowell, Professor MSU Quantitative Fisheries Center James Madison College Department of Art and Art History Journalism Department Kelly Kapsar, Graduate Assistant Rebecca Malouin, Assistant Professor, to Dr. Liu, MSU Center for Systems MSU Global Connections Department of Osteopathic Medicine Integration & Sustainability Native American Institute Roy Norton, Chief of Protocol of Jinghau “Jack” Liu, Distinguished Political Science Department Canada, Former Consulate General of Professor and Director, MSU Center for Canada in Chicago Sociology Department Systems Integration and Sustainability Steven Pueppke, Professor, MSU Plant, Fritz Nelson, Adjunct Professor for Soil and Microbial Sciences—Global Department of Geography and Artic and Strategic Initiatives Research, MSU Dawn Pysarchik, Professor, Kelsey Nyland, Graduate Assistant MSU Department of Advertising, to Dr. Nelson, MSU Department of If you are interested to Public Relations and Retailing, Geography Communication Arts and Sciences participate in the Arctic Steven Pueppke, Professor, MSU Plant, John Reifenberg, Professor of Law Research Platform and Soil, and Microbial Sciences — Global Michigan State University and Strategic Initiatives are not already receiving Douglas B. Roberts, PhD, Former Michelle Rutty, Assistant Professor, invitations to discussions Director, Institute for Public Policy and MSU Department for Community and other activities, Social Research Sustainability please send your David Schmalz, Schmalz Financial Inc, Jinhua Zhao, Professor, MSU Kincardine, Ontario Department of Economics, Director, contact information Michael Stamm, Associate Professor Environmental Science and Policy to [email protected]. & Director, Graduate Studies, MSU Program Department of History