Preliminary Program Now Available
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)
International Symposium on Climate Change in the Arctic
9-12 November 2004
Reykjavik, Iceland
The full preliminary program is available at:
http://www.amap.no/MiscTempFiles/ACIA-Symp.htm
The Preliminary Program and List of Presentations for the Arctic Climate
Impact Assessment (ACIA) International Symposium on Climate Change in
the Arctic are now available on the Symposium website.
A brief summary of the preliminary program appears below.
Tuesday, November 9 (Day 1)
Welcome and Introductions - Opening Address
ACIA introduction and official release of documents
Plenary session - Presentation of the main results, conclusions, and
recommendations from the ACIA
Wednesday, November 10 (Day 2)
(Sessions 1 and 2 are concurrent; Sessions 3 and 4 are concurrent)
Morning
Session 1 (oral) - Past, present, and future changes in physical
systems
Session 2 (oral) - Past, present, and future changes in biological
systems
Afternoon
Session 3 (oral) - Possible feedbacks on the global climate system
Session 4 (oral) - Impacts on wildlife and conservation/policy issues
Poster Session on topics from Sessions 1, 2, and 5
Thursday, November 11 (Day 3)
(Sessions 5 and 6 are concurrent; Sessions 7 and 8 are concurrent)
Morning
Session 5 (oral) - Past, present, and future changes in physical systems
(continued)
Session 6 (oral) - Impacts on human activities
Afternoon
Session 7 (oral) - Arctic-Global connections and assessing impacts of
change
Session 8 (oral) - Past, present, and future changes in social systems
Poster Session on topics from Sessions 3-4 and 6-8
Friday, November 12 (Day 4)
Morning
Plenary Session: Looking to the Future (keynote speakers)
Panel Discussions
Summary of meeting results
End of meeting
The full preliminary program is available at:
http://www.amap.no/MiscTempFiles/ACIA-Symp.htm