Announcing the Arctic Forum 2012 and the 24th ARCUS Annual Meeting
30 April - 2 May 2012
Washington, D.C.
For further information, please go to:
http://sites.agu.org/spconference/
For questions, please contact:
ARCUS
Email: info [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600
The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. announces that the Arctic
Forum 2012 will be held 30 April - 1 May 2012 in Washington, D.C. The
24th ARCUS Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Forum, on
2 May 2012. Both events will be convened in Washington, D.C.
The Arctic Forum is taking place as part of the American Geophysical
Union's Science Policy Conference, which will be held at the Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade Center. It will focus on the
science that helps inform policymakers' decisions. Within the Science
Policy Conference, the Arctic Forum will assess gaps and priority needs
for arctic scientific information to inform decision makers in policy
formation for three key themes:
- Governance and Security in the Arctic;
- Transportation and Energy Development; and
- Changing Arctic Ecosystems.
The Forum will examine the current state of policymaker and public
understanding of the issues. An important goal will be to foster an
increased capacity for dialogue and action on arctic science-policy
issues.
Abstracts for poster presentations are currently being accepted for the
Arctic Forum, at: http://sites.agu.org/spconference/abstracts/. The
submission deadline is Wednesday, 22 February 2012. Further information,
including registration and an agenda, will be posted on the conference
website (http://sites.agu.org/spconference) as available.
The ARCUS Annual Meeting will be held the morning of Wednesday, 2 May
2012. It serves to gather ARCUS member institution representatives,
board members, and staff for an update on ARCUS business. The wider
arctic community, agency personnel, and policymakers are invited to
attend.
For questions on the Arctic Forum or the Annual Meeting, please contact:
ARCUS
Email: info [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600