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** New today ** Walrus & Our Way of Life- An Educational Event in Washington, DC, June 10, 2019 (Washington, DC USA). Kawerak Inc. with generous support from the Rasmuson Foundation, Norton SoundEconomic Development Corporation, Bering Straits Native Corporation, and ArcticSlope Regional Corporation is hosting a roundtable featuring Inuit leaders and artists. The goal is to educate about our Native way of life in the Arctic and our relationship with walrus and ivory carving. The event will be in 188 Russell Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C. at 4pm Eastern time. The event will also be live streamed at https://Kawerak.org/live-stream/. The event starts at 4:00 pm DC time (noon Alaska time).
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Arctic Melt: Threat Beneath the Ice. It's spring in the Arctic, and nature in the far north is just waking up, warmed by 24 daily hours of sunlight. Here, in the waters of the Fram Strait, between Svaalbard and Greenland, is where ice comes to die. The Arctic is heating up twice as fast as the global average, causing massive melting of sea ice. But while we know climate change is warming the Arctic air, there is a lot more happening under the ice that we don't fully understand. CNN
 Joint Greenland-US Technical Engagement. Under a new MOU on mineral sector governance and engagement, the Greenland Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour and the U.S. Department of State have joined forces on a new aerial hyperspectral survey to boost mineral exploration investment in South Greenland. The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour and the Department of State formalized existing and planned joint mineral sector technical engagement in Greenland through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) finalized in June 2019 and signed by Minister for Mineral Resources and Labour Erik Jensen and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis R. Fannon. Government of Greenland
Rapid Retreat of Arctic Coastline Revealed in Images From the Air. Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate -- up to a meter a day -- has been revealed with drone surveys. Storms in the Canadian Arctic are washing away increasing amounts of coastal permafrost -- frozen ground -- which is exposed when sea ice melts during the summer. The results highlight the ongoing change in the region, as a warming climate leads to longer summer seasons. Science Daily
DRF Modifies Another Helo for Arctic Research Ship. DRF Luftrettung recently modified a third helicopter to be used aboard the Arctic research ice breaker Polarstern. The Airbus BK117C1 received 28 separate modifications that included modernizing the cockpit and installing emergency floats. "Our maintenance department has a great deal of expertise," said Jan Berger, DRF's head of sales. "Our certifications particularly qualify us for modifications like these. Only a few companies in Europe can offer these alterations-especially so quickly." Aviation International News
 Russia to Set Up Oil Deposits Cluster to Tap Huge Arctic Energy Reserves. Russia's oil major Rosneft said it will start developing a cluster of oil fields in the Arctic region, which is believed to hold some of the world's largest remaining untapped oil and gas reserves. According to the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, preliminary estimates suggest that, starting from 2027 the deposits could annually produce up to 100 million tons of oil. "The resources of the Russian Arctic (considering only from the above-ground part) are estimated at up to 10 billion tons of oil equivalent. We are embarking on their development," Sechin said on Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. RT News
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Future Events
Resilience in Rapidly Changing Arctic Systems, proposals close June 20, 2019. This joint Belmont Forum CRA calls for co-developed and co-implemented proposals from integrated teams of natural and social scientists, and stakeholders to address key areas of arctic resilience understanding and action. This collaboration of academic and non-academic knowledge systems constitutes a transdisciplinary approach that will advance not only understanding of the fundamentals of arctic resilience but also spur action, inform decision-making, and translate into solutions for resilience. The term "stakeholder" is used here in its broadest possible sense, allowing for co-development of projects with partners from, but not limited to, civil society, government, industry, NGOs, and Indigenous organizations.
Over 50 confirmed speakers including:
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski
- Sen. Angus King
- Commandant Karl Schultz, US Coast Guard
- RDML Tim Gallaudet, PhD, USN Ret., Deputy NOAA Admin.
- 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
Mark your calendars to attend IDA-8, which some have called one of the best Arctic gatherings around. 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 will 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 will be held in the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater, in Washington, DC. The event will focus 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, and registration is now open, here. The event will be webcast live, and video recorded.
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.
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 currently open for abstract submission and will soon open for meeting registration.
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