2005 Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum | Council Forum Agenda

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Council Forum Final Program
Last Revised 02 June 2005

THE COUNCIL FORUM 2005

Friday, 20 May 2005
1:00 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Vera Alexander, President
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE CORPORATION
1:10 p.m. Approval of Council Minutes from Sixteenth Annual Meeting
Bernard Zak, Secretary

Present Slate of Nominees
Bernard Zak, Chair
Board Development Committee


Roll Call and Election of the Board of Directors | Action: Vote
Wendy Warnick
ARCUS Executive Director
1:30 p.m. The Annual Report of the Corporation
Vera Alexander, President
ARCUS Board of Directors
Wendy Warnick
ARCUS Executive Director
2:00 p.m. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Resolution 05-04: Amend Articles of Incorporation | Action: Vote
Vera Alexander, President
2:20 p.m. (Short presentation from a new ARCUS member
institution on arctic research activities at the institution.)
Greenland National Museum and Archives
Claus Andreasen
Acting Vice Director
2:30 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m. Agency Briefing on Arctic Research Activities
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Waleed Abdalati
Manager, Cryospheric Sciences Program


U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Jerry Mullins
Manager, Polar Programs and Canada
OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP
3:30 p.m. Is Anyone Out There? Making the Broadest-Possible Impact with Web-based Outreach
Sonya Senkowsky
Alaska Science Outreach
3:50 p.m. Question & Answer
4:00 p.m. Communicating Science to Policymakers
Julie Anderson
Union of Concerned Scientists
4:20 p.m. Question & Answer
4:30 p.m.

Discussion of Arctic Issues and Advocacy Needs

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn