2007 Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum | Council Forum Agenda

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 Last Updated: 04 June 2007

THE COUNCIL FORUM 2007

House of Sweden
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
Vera Alexander, President
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE CORPORATION
8:50 a.m. Approval of Council Minutes from Eighteenth Annual Meeting
Bernard Zak, Secretary

Present Slate of Nominees and Call for Nominations from the Floor
Jack Kruse, Chair
Nominating Committee

Roll Call and Election of the Board of Directors
Action: Vote

Wendy Warnick
ARCUS Executive Director
9:10 a.m. The Annual Report of the Corporation
Vera Alexander, President
ARCUS Board of Directors
 Wendy Warnick
ARCUS Executive Director
9:40 a.m. BREAK
MEMBER INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES
10:00 a.m. Short 3–4 minute (2 slides) presentations from ARCUS member institutions on arctic research activities at their institutions
  1. Desert Research Institute | Glenn Berger
  2. Smithsonian Institution | Noel Broadbent
  3. Texas A&M University | David Cairns
  4. University of Northern British Columbia | Stephen Déry
  5. University of Alaska Fairbanks | Larry Hinzman
  6. University of Alaska Statewide System | Larry Hinzman
  7. Marine Biological Laboratory | John Hobbie
  8. Sandia National Laboratories | Mark Ivey
  9. Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and
    Resources at the University of Manitoba | Leslie King
  10. University of Delaware | Fritz Nelson
  11. Alaska North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife | Brian Person
  12. University of New Hampshire | Jonathan Pundsack
  13.  Bates College | Mike Retelle
  14. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Bill Smethie
  15. University of Colorado | Julienne Stroeve
  16. University of Alaska Anchorage | Bart Sveinbjörnsson
  17. Dartmouth College | Ross Virginia
  18. McGill University | Ross Virginia
  19. Louisiana State University | Jesse Walker
11:30 a.m. ARCUS Public Policy Committee Activities
11:45 a.m. Discussion of Arctic Issues and Advocacy Needs
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
12:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch provided for Council Forum participants and guests
1:00 p.m. Arctic Forum begins (Click here for the Arctic Forum agenda.)