International Study of Arctic Change: Open Science Discussion
"Responding to Arctic Change--The Role of Science"
2010 AGU Fall Meeting
Arctic Community Meeting Room
San Francisco Marriott, 5th Floor, Sierra Room K
Monday, 13 December 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m. PST
For further information, please contact:
Maribeth S. Murray, Executive Director
International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)
Email: murray [at] arcticchange.org
The International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) Program Office will hold
a 3rd Annual Open Science Discussion at the 2010 AGU Fall Meeting on
Monday, 13 December 2010 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. PST. The meeting will take
place in the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) Arctic
Community Meeting Room at the San Francisco Marriott, 5th Floor, Sierra
Room K. The Marriott is one block from the AGU sessions at the Moscone
Center West.
The topic this year is "Responding to Arctic Change--The Role of
Science." This will be the second open planning meeting for an
international workshop focused on responding to arctic environmental
change. The first meeting was held in June in Oslo, Norway in
conjunction with the IPY Oslo Science Conference. The purpose of that
meeting was to introduce ISAC to a broad community of arctic
researchers, assess needs for a responding to change agenda in the ISAC
program, and identify topical areas for workshop focus. Several key
areas requiring attention were identified including the need for
conceptual clarity so that the community of arctic scientists
understands what is meant by responding to change and what the role of
science may be in that effort. A meeting report can be downloaded at:
http://www.arcticchange.org.
The purpose of the ISAC Open Discussion at AGU is to continue the
planning process for a Responding to Change workshop in 2011. The goal
is to obtain information on where arctic research currently aligns with
societal needs and where this alignment could be improved, and to
identify needed scientific stakeholders necessary to move the Responding
to Change component of ISAC to implementation. All are welcome and input
is particularly sought from those involved in arctic observing programs,
those involved in interdisciplinary programs, and those from outside the
U.S. arctic research community involved in similar initiatives, in the
Arctic or elsewhere. For background information the ISAC Science Plan
can be downloaded at: http://www.arcticchange.org.
For further information, please contact:
Maribeth S. Murray, Executive Director
International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)
Email: murray [at] arcticchange.org