Finnish Embassy
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
7:00 p.m.
to
9:00 p.m.

Opening Reception at the Finnish Embassy: Opening comments from Pekka Lintu, the Ambassador of Finland to the United States and Vera Alexander, President of ARCUS Board of Directors. Professor Paula Kankaanpää, Director of the University of Lapland's Arctic Centre, will give a presentation on Arctic Research in Finland.

  • Council Forum 2008
  • 14 May 2008
  • National Association of Home Builders
  • Washington, DC
  • Final Agenda

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The Council Meeting includes presentations from member institution representatives and sessions on various issues of interest to the research community and member institutions. The public is welcome.

National Association of Home Builders
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Vera Alexander, President, ARCUS Board of Directors

Business of the Corporation
8:50 a.m.

Approval of Council Minutes from Nineteenth Annual Meeting
William Manley, Secretary, ARCUS Board of Directors

Present Slate of Nominees and Call for Nominations from the Floor
Nominations from the floor
Peter Minnett, Chair, ARCUS Board 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
Council Forum Program
10:00 a.m.

Recognition of Student Scholarship Recipients
Craig Tweedie, ARCUS Board member

Arctic Research Activities at ARCUS Member Institutions:
Short 3–4 minute (2 slides) presentations from ARCUS member institutions on arctic research activities at their institutions.
  1. University of Massachusetts | Nicholas Balascio
  2. Texas A&M University | David M. Cairns
  3. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | James R. Cochran
  4. Marine Biological Laboratory | Linda Deegan
  5. Arizona State University | Brian Eddie
  6. Smithsonian Institution | William Fitzhugh
  7. McGill University | William Fitzhugh (for Marianne Stenbaek)
  8. University of Miami | Dennis A. Hansell
  9. Woods Hole Research Center | Max Holmes
  10. University of Lapland Arctic Centre | Paula Kankaanpää
  11. University of Delaware | Fritz Nelson
  12. Alaska's North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management | Michael Pederson
  13. University of Greenland | Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen
  14. Sterling College | Pamela R. Stern
  15. University of Colorado | Julienne C. Stroeve
  16. University of Alaska Fairbanks | Susan Sugai
  17. University of Alaska Anchorage | Bart Sveinbjornsson
  18. Sandia National Laboratories | Bernard Zak
11:30 a.m.

Roundtable: New Paradigms in Polar Research—Recommendations for Member Institution Actions to Overcome Obstacles to Interdisciplinary and International Research {abstract}

Moderator:
Vera Alexander President, ARCUS Board of Directors, and University of Alaska Fairbanks

Panelists:
Jenny Baeseman, Association of Early Career Polar Scientists (APECS)
Lawson Brigham, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Bruce Forbes, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Sean Topkok, Alaska Native Knowledge Network
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch Provided for Participants and Guests
1:30 p.m.

Arctic Forum begins