2005 Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum | Arctic Forum Agenda

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16 K 		Arctic Forum Final Program
Last Revised 02 June 2005
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THE ARCTIC FORUM 2005 - Arctic Climate Change and Public Literacy: What's at Stake?

Thursday, 19 May 2005
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
Arctic Forum Co-Chairs:
Stephanie Pfirman, Barnard College
Bruce Forbes, University of Lapland
8:45 a.m.
 The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment: Taking the Next Steps
Michael MacCracken, Climate Institute
ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE: STATE OF THE SCIENCE
9:25 a.m. Context and Climate Change: Lessons from Barrow, Alaska
Ronald Brunner, University of Colorado 
9:55 a.m. When the Arctic Becomes Subarctic: Seabirds Respond to Three Decades of Climate Change
George Divoky, University of Alaska Fairbanks
10:25 a.m. BREAK
10:55 a.m. Constructing Partnerships with Arctic Research to further Education, Outreach and Scientific Literacy
Renée Crain, National Science Foundation
COMMUNICATING ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE
11:25 a.m. North to the Future: Communicating to and from the Arctic Front Lines of Climate Change
Lisa Dilling
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
University of Colorado at Boulder
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:30 p.m. Climate Change in the American Mind
Anthony Leiserowitz, Decision Research
1:55 p.m. Fire and Ice: The Challenges and Opportunities in Communicating the Causes, Consequences, and Complexities of Arctic Climate Change
Andrew Revkin, New York Times
2:20 p.m. Reporting Climate Change: The Front Line
Richard Black, Environment Correspondent, BBC News
2:45 p.m. Adolphus Greeley: Raising Arctic Consciousness
Gino DelGuercio, Documentary Film Producer
3:10 p.m. BREAK

3:40 p.m.

 

Panel Discussion
  • What is the message on arctic climate change and who's the audience?
  • What is the role of the scientific community regarding communication about arctic climate change?
  • What mechanisms can be used most effectively to convey to the public arctic climate change science, and its implications for arctic and non-arctic people?
Panelists:
Hunter Cutting, Resource Media
Renée Crain, National Science Foundation
George Divoky, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Rune Fjellheim, Saami Council
Andrew Revkin, New York Times
Sean Topkok, Alaska Native Knowledge Network/ARCUS
Lisa Dilling, University of Colorado at Boulder
4:25 p.m. Panel Question & Answer and Participant Discussion
5:15 p.m.
Poster Session

ARCUS Annual Reception and Special Presentation
Greenland Cultural Presentation Introduction
Henriette Rasmussen
Greenland Minister for Culture, Education, Research and Church
  Special Presentation by the Greenland Aavaat Choir
Friday, 20 May 2005
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Forum co-chairs
POLICY AND APPLICATIONS
8:45 a.m. Arctic Indigenous Peoples Facing Climate Change – A Saami Perspective
Rune Fjellheim
Head of Arctic & Environmental Unit
Saami Council
9:10 a.m. Arctic Climate Change: Russia's Indigenous People's View
Yana Dordina, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
9:35 a.m. Local and Regional Policy: Needs for Science Information and Communication
Arnold Brower, Jr.
Special Assistant to the Mayor, North Slope Borough, Alaska
10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. Conservation Strategies for Responding to Climate Change
Lara Hansen, World Wildlife Fund
10:55 a.m.
 Climate Change in the Arctic and Public Health
Paul Epstein, Harvard Medical School
11:20 a.m. Closing comments
Forum co-chairs
11:30 a.m. Adjourn
1:00 p.m. Council Forum Convenes (ARCUS Membership Annual Meeting: Public Welcome)