Workshop Announcement
Designing an Arctic Observing Network (AON)
National Academy of Sciences
9-10 February 2005
Anchorage, Alaska
For further information about the meeting, please go to:
http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/MeetingDisplay2/PRBX-U-03-02-A?OpenDocume…
or contact:
Rachael Shiflett, Senior Program Assistant, Polar Research Board
Phone: 202-334-3479 (call 907-272-7411 from 8-11 February)
E-mail: rshiflett [at] nas.edu
The National Academy of Sciences has been asked by the National Science
Foundation to conduct a study to make recommendations on designing an
Arctic Observing Network that would serve a broad suite of user needs
across the Arctic.
For more details on the committee's task and membership, please visit:
http://dels.nas.edu/prb/aon/about.shtml
The study committee is holding a workshop in Anchorage on February 9-10
during which it seeks user perspectives of environmental data from all
sectors. It hopes to learn from a broad suite of participants about
existing and planned observing networks, as well as about potential
needs and applications for an Arctic Observing Network. The committee
would welcome any comments from the public during the discussion
following the panelists' opening remarks.
The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton (Aspen Room) located at
500 West Third Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. To contact the
Anchorage Hilton, please call 907-272-7411.
The panel meetings are open to the public:
Wednesday, 9 February 2005
Panel 1: Industry Needs (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)
Panel 2: State Agency Needs (10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Panel 3: Federal Agency Needs (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Panel 4: Local Community Needs (1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.)
Panel 5: Needs of Non-Government Entities (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Open Comment Session (4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Thursday, 10 February 2005
Panel 6: Research Community Needs (8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.) (Biology &
Ecology)
Panel 7: Research Community Needs (9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.) (Atmosphere,
Cryosphere, Oceans & Terrestrial Hydrology)
Panel 8: Research Community Needs (11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.) (Canadian
Perspectives)