From: To: Kaye, Roger Subject: Any ActionsWe Can Take?? Date: -Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:07:16 PM Hey Roger, I'm followingthe news in regards to the proposed opening of the 1002 lands for drilling in the budget resolution. I'm curious ifthere are any immediate actions that can be taken by the public to help get this removed, sway congress members, etc.? Thank you for your input, gmail.com 0000000001 From: US Arctic Research Commission To: christopher [email protected] Subject: Arctic Daily Updat e: November 3, 2017 Date: Friday, November 3, 2017 11:32:32 AM Click here Having trouble viewing this email? Today's Events: * * New this week** North Slope Science Initiative Science Technical Advisory Panel. Nomination Period Open October 25 - November 24. 2017 (Anchorage, Alaska USA). Nominations and applications currently are bei ng accepted for new members to fill six vacant positions on the Science Technical Ad visory Panel (STAP) for the North Slope Science I nit iative (NSSI ). The STAP is a federal advisory committee chartered to advise the NSSI Oversight Group on scientific matters including proposed inventory, monitoring, and research activities necessary for addressing t he impacts of past, ongoing, and anticipated development activities on Alaska 's North Slope and its associat ed marine environment . The Oversight Group is composed of senior representatives of federal, state, and local government ent ities that have management and regulatory responsibilities for development activit ies on the North Slope. More information on the North Slope Science Init iative is available here. Media Alaskans Testify at US Senate Hearing on Drilling in ANWR. Numerous Alaskans testified Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee run by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski about what it would mean to open the coastal plain of the Arctic Nationa l Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. A summary of t he testimony and questions is available here: Alaska Dispatch News Aboriginal Coalition Joins Clearwater to Obtain Arctic Surf Clam License. Thirteen Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq bands are partnering with Clearwater Seafoods to seek a license in t he lucrative Arctic surf clam fishery, following a recent call by Ottawa for new ent rants in a sector currently fished by Clea rwater alone. The announcement of the "operational partnership" was made by Ch ief Terrance Pa ul, co-cha irman of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs, The Canadian Press reported. Fish Information & Services Russian Navy's Hydrographers Open 11 Islands in Arctic Over Five Years. Expedit ions, organized by the Mi nistry of Defense's department of navigation and 0000000002 oceanography, over past five years opened eleven islands and six straits in the Arctic seas, the department's head, Captain First Rank Sergey Travin, said during celebration of the department's 190th anniversary. "Over past five years, our oceanographic research vessels went on more than 25 long voyages, where they opened eleven islands, six straits, nine capes and five bays," he sa id. TASS Future Events ** New this week ** Arctic Seminar Series, November 8, 2017 (Durham, New Hampshire USA). This seminar will be a coordinated, group presentation by three members of the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC, www.arctic.gov), an independent federal agency. After a brief description of t he USARC, including its purpose, duties, and efffitts, John Farrell will discuss Arctic science and public policy, and will highlight recent developments. Jackie Richter-Menge will discuss her current effbrts, such as highlighting the va lue of Arctic community participation in research, encouraging the va lue of interdisciplinary approaches, and highlighting opportunities to be come involved. Larry Mayer will give examples of work being done at UNH that are relevant to policy issues, such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Siberian Arctic shelf as a natural gas resources and the "clathrate bomb" issue, Petermann Glacier and the rapid degradation of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Arctic marine charting using an autonomous surface vessel, and Swedish funding for Arctic collaboration. Polar Law Symposium 2017 and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit, November 13-16, 2017 (Rovaniemi, Finland). The purpose of I' _ J r I the Polar Law Symposium is to examine, in ARCTIC SPIRIT detail, the implications of the challenges faced by the Polar Reg ions for international law and policy and to make recommendations on appropriate actions by states, policy makers and other international actors to respond to these emerging and re-emerging challenges. The Rovan iemi Arctic Spirit Conference is integrated with the Polar Law Symposium, which will be organized by the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Center of the University of Lapland. Arctic Research Seminar with Courtney Carothers and Laura Zanotti: In a Climate of Change: Co-producing Knowledge and Community Researcher Relationships in the Leadership and Strength Project in Utqiagvik, Alaska, November 30, 2017 (Washington, DC USA). Courtney Carothers is an associate professor of fisheries in the Col lege of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is an environmental anthropologist currently researching how fishery systems are being remade by enclosure and privatization processes and the total environment of change facing Arctic Indigenous communit ies. Her work explores human-environment relationships, cultural va lues, equity, and well-being . She has co-edited two books and published over 30 articles and book chapters on these topics. She currently serves on a number of boards and working groups, including : the SEARCH (Study of Environmental Arctic Change) Science Steering Committee, the North Pacific Research Board Science Panel, t he Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund Expert Panel, the State of Alaska's Salmon and People. Th is event is part of the ARCUS DC Arctic Research Seminar Series. AGU Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2017 (New Orleans, LA USA). Fall Meeting is the largest and preeminent Earth and space science meeting in the world. The 2017 Fal l Meeting will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, 0000000003 offering attendees the chance to discover a new locat ion that features world renowned cuisine, ~AGU™ American Geophysical Union music, arts and cult ure, and provides access to vital scientific ecosystems. Fall Meeting will offer a uniq ue mix of more than 20,000 oral and poster presentat ions, a broad range of keynote lectures, various types of formal and informal networking and career advancement opportunities, scientific field t rips around New Orleans, and an exhibit ha ll packed with hundreds of exhibitors. Int'I Arctic Change 2011 Conf., December 11-1s, 2017 (Quebec, Canada) ArcticNet invites the global Arctic research community to Arctic Change 2017! This conference will bring together Arctic researchers and students with Inuit, Northerners and government , industry and NGO stakeholders. The world's foremost Arctic scientists will present research findings and discuss impacts of climate change and modernization. Wit h over 1500 participa nts expected, Arctic Change 2017 will be one of t he largest trans-sectoral int ernational iArctic Arctic research conferences held in Canada. We Cr ,ange 2017 welcome students and early ca reer researchers to participat e in "Student Day" at the start of t he Conference. See an excerpt from last year: ArcticNet ASM2016. ISAR-5 Fifth International Symposium on Arctic Research, January 15-18, 2018 {Tokyo, Japan).The fifth ISAR has been planned at the recommendation of t he science steering committee of ISAR-4, which was held in Toyama, Japa n in April 2015. The fifth ISAR will be devoted to discussions on environmental changes in t he Arctic and their regional and global implications, to seek addit ional internat ional scient ific collaboration in this area by gathering, synthesizing and sharing information related to t hese changes occurri ng in t he Arctic. Special emphasis wil l be placed on t he fields of the social sciences and humanities, which were not included in t he previous ISARs. ISAR-5 will consist of general sessions and special sessions. The general sessions will address t he following topics : atmosphere; ocean and sea ice; rivers, lakes, permafrost, and snow cover; ice sheets, glaciers, and ice cores; t errestrial ecosystems; marine ecosyst ems; geospace; policies and economy; and social and cultural dimensions. Special sessions will be solicited on cross-cutting themes. 2018 Arctic Frontiers: Connecting the Arctic, January 21-26, 2018 (Tromso, Norway). Arctic Frontiers is an internationa l arena on sustainable development in t he Arctic. The conference addresses t he management of opportunities and challenges t o achieve viable economic growth with societ al and environmental sustainability. Arctic Front iers brings academia, government and business together to create a firmer foundation for decision-making and sustainable economic development in t he Arctic. Join t he Arctic Front iers conference preparing the new Arctic future. The conference takes place t he fourth week of Jan uary in t he Norwegian city of Troms!!l, known as the Gateway to the Arctic. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, January 22-26, 2018 (Anchorage, Alaska.) The Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS) is Alaska's premier marine research co nference. For over 20 years, it has brought toget her scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and the public to discuss marine research conducted in Alaskan waters. Over 700 people attend t his 4-day long conference held annually in January. Each day of t he co nference highlight s Alaskan marine ecosystems: Arct ic 0000000004 (Tuesday), Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (Wednesday), and the Gulf of Alaska (Thursday). Research topics discussed range from ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, to loca l t raditional knowledge. Website for 2018 meeting is here. Alaska Forum on the Environment, February 12-16, 2018 (Anchorage, Alaska).