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Nearly 500 registered, in-person attendees and
80+ confirmed speakers:
  
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski
- Sen. Angus King
- Vice Commandant Charles Ray, US Coast Guard
- RDML Tim Gallaudet, PhD, USN Ret., Deputy NOAA Admin.
- Sen. Dan Sullivan
- USARC Commissioner Jackie Richter-Menge
- AMB Kåre Aas, Norway
- Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette, Dept. of Energy
- Hon.Fran Ulmer, Chair, USARC
- AMB Ken Yalowitz (State Dept. retired), Wilson Center
- AMB Harri Mäki-Reinikka, Finland
- AMB Marie-Anne Coninsx, EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic
- Presidents and CEOs of four Arctic Alaska Native Regional Corps.: Rex Rock, ASRC, Wayne Westlake, NANA, Gail Schubert, BSRC, and Aaron Schutt, Doyon
- VADM Dan Abel, USCG
- Dr. Rebecca Pincus, US Naval War College
- Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, Alaskan Command, US Northern Command, etc.
- Dr. Atsushi Sunami, Pres., Ocean Policy Res. Inst., Sasakawa Peace Foundation
- Liz Cravalho, Kotzebue, Alaska
- Mellisa Heflin, Bering Sea region, Alaska
 
Historically, this biennial symposium was co-hosted by U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) and the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC). In 2019, these partners join forces with the Wilson Center's Polar Institute, the Arctic Domain Awareness Center at the Univ. of Alaska, and the Patuxent Defense Forum (run by the Patuxent Partnership), and St. Mary's College of Maryland as co-hosts.
The 2-day symposium is being held in the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater, in Washington, DC. The event focuses on a broad cross-section of naval and maritime operations and issues in an ice-diminishing Arctic. The symposium brings together nationally and internationally recognized experts on Arctic governance, geopolitics, marine operations, infrastructure, science, and environmental observations, from the local, regional, and pan-Arctic scale. Information on prior symposia, including lists of speakers, video clips, and copies of presentations, is here. Attendance is free, here. The event is webcast live, and video recorded.
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 Time Schedules and Budgets Crushed, but Still no Icebreaking for Russia's New Arctic Vessel. Russia is in the process of building a series of new icebreaking vessels, but not everything is proceeding as planned. One of the most prestigious projects, the 25 MW icebreaker "Viktor Chernomyrdin", is more than four years behind its original time schedule and costs are far beyond the price laid down in the construction contract signed in 2011. The Barents Observer
 Record Warm Water Likely Gave Kuskokwim Salmon Heart Attacks. As record high temperatures swept Alaska, many people said that the heat was killing them. For Kuskokwim salmon, it was actually true. Never-before-seen temperatures in the Kuskokwim River likely sent salmon into cardiac arrest.Earlier this week, water temperatures near Bethel broke into the lower 70s, marking the highest river temperature that's ever been recorded in early July. This spell was part of a heat wave that shot thermometers to their highest point ever in towns across Alaska. Alaska Public Radio
A Big Fire Season in Alaska Fits the Pattern Across a Warming Arctic. With more than 1.6 million acres burned by Alaska wildfires as of July 15, the 2019 fire season is on track to become one of the state's biggest fire seasons since the 1990s - and it is part of fiery trend in the far north. The 1.5 million-acre mark makes the 2019 season the third-biggest fire season for this time of year since 1990, and significant growth is likely, said Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. Arctic Today
 Company Drops Plan for an Aerial Geological Survey of Alaska's Arctic Refuge. An aerial survey intended to gather geologic data in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will not be conducted this summer. CGG Canada Services Ltd., a division of the French-based geophysical firm CGG, had proposed doing the survey to gather information aimed at helping companies assess oil potential in the region where the Trump administration intends to hold a lease sale by year's end. But CGG has dropped its plan, a company spokesman told the New York Times. Arctic Today
Arctic Floating University Expedition Heads for White Sea. The Arctic Floating University on board the Professor Molchanov research ship on Tuesday left Arkhangelsk heading for the White and Barents Seas, thus beginning the Trans-Arctic 2019 expedition's third stage. The voyage will continue to early August, the expedition's leader Olga Gripas told TASS. "The third stage of Roshydromet's (national hydro-meteorology service) Trans-Arctic project begins today, and it will last for 18 days, to August 2," she said. TASS
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Future Events
2019 Sea Ice Symposium, August 18-23, 2019 (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada). IGS co-hosts a sea ice symposium every 5 years. The Centre for Earth Observation Science (University of Manitoba) is excited to be hosting the first IGS event to be held in Canada. The symposium will include oral and poster sessions, and will provide a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment to facilitate face-to-face interactions and networking. Additional activities will include an opening reception, a banquet dinner and a mid-symposium afternoon excursion.
Bridging Science, Art, and Community in the New Arctic, Sept. 23-25, 2019, (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia USA).The University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, VA, is hosting a conference and workshop entitled "Bridging Science, Art, and Community in the New Arctic" from Sept. 23-25, 2019, sponsored by the National Science Foundation Navigating the New Arctic program, with additional support from UVA's Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures, and Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation. The UVA Environmental Resilience Institute's Arctic CoLab is organizing the event, with assistance from the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS).
EU Arctic Forum, October 3-4, 2019 (Umeå, Sweden). The European Commission, the European External Action Service, and the Government of Sweden will jointly organize a high-level EU Arctic Forum. The EU Arctic Forum will bring together key Arctic players and stakeholders to assess recent developments in the region and to discuss the new challenges ahead.The EU Arctic Forum will include several keynote addresses and two high-level panel sessions on the morning of 3 October. Foreign ministers from EU member states as well as the Arctic Council will be invited to participate.
2019 Arctic Circle Assembly, October 10-13, 2019 (Reykjavík, Iceland). The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from 60 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, indigenous representatives, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the future of the Arctic. Registration now open...
Large-scale Volcanism in the Arctic: The Role of the Mantle and Tectonics, October 13-18, 2019 (Selfoss, Iceland). The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference will focus on the diversity of Arctic magmatism and tectonics from the Paleozoic to present-day. The conveners are Owen Anfinson, Bernard Coakley, Carmen Gaina, and Grace Shephard. The program will focus on five themes including: Theme I: pre-breakup and rifting;Theme II: seafloor spreading;Theme III: mantle-derived heterogeneity (including plumes and large-igneous provinces);Theme IV: subduction related volcanism, and, Theme V: HALIP and environmental effects. The website (link above) is open for abstract submission until June 19th and for meeting registration until September 9th. Funding is available for travel support, particularly for early career scientists. Travel support will be awarded on the basis of submitted abstracts and to promote diversity among attendees.
IX International Forum "Arctic: Today and the Future," December 5-7, 2019 (St. Petersburg, Russia). Save the date for Arctic: Today and the Future. More information to follow.
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