Date

The Annual Arctic Science Summit Week will be held this year from
April 2 - 7 at Selwyn College in Cambridge, UK.

Participation in the committee meetings is normally restricted to members
and invited observers. Participation in the workshops will be at the
invitation of the organisers of each workshop.
Participants for any of these meetings should confirm their attendance to
the appropriate secretary or organiser by 20 March. If you are not a member
of the group meeting but believe that you could make a contribution to the
meeting please contact the secretary or organiser for the session you are
interested in attending. A list of meeting organisers follows.

The Poster Session and Joint Science Day on Impacts of Climate Change are
open to all participants and guests.

Information about the conference itself, including accommodations, travel,
and registration, is available at http://fp.paceprojects.f9.co.uk/arctic.htm

or http://www.iasc.no.

ARCTIC SCIENCE SUMMIT WEEK

2 - 7 APRIL 2000, CAMBRIDGE, UK
Introduction

The Arctic Science Summit Week is held annually in April. This year it will
be held in Cambridge, UK. An initiative of IASC, its rationale is to provide
a focus for opportunities for coordination, collaboration and complementarity
in all areas of Arctic science, and to combine science and management
meetings to save time and travel.

The meeting will be hosted by British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The organiser
for the Week is Dr David Walton, with Prof Andrew Clarke responsible for the
Joint Science Day. The college accommodation and general support is being
coordinated through Tricia Ellis-Evans.
Their emails are:
Dr David Walton d.walton [at] bas.ac.uk
Prof Andrew Clarke andrew.clarke [at] bas.ac.uk
Tricia Ellis-Evans tricia.ellis-evans [at] paceprojects.co.uk

The Week comprises a series of meetings of circumarctic organisations,
organised around a Joint Science Day focussed on topical issues of concern
to them all. Specially focussed workshops also will take the opportunity to
meet in parallel on:
* the monitoring of Arctic marine fluxes
* carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, and
* the compilation of geophysical data for the Arctic.

This year the science focus develops the foundations laid by last year's
workshop in Tromso on the impacts of global change on the Arctic.
That meeting provided input to the evolution of the Arctic Climate Impact
Assessment Plan and identified the importance of addressing the
socio-economic implications of impacts.

JOINT SCIENCE DAY

The Joint Science Day this year is part of preparing for the implementation
of the Assessment Plan, as well as bringing the Arctic Climate Impact
Assessment to the attention of the Arctic science community at large.

The science focus will comprise an open poster session one evening, followed
by a Joint Science Day, devoted to keynote lectures and associated workshops,
on aspects of the impacts of global change.

Poster session

The organisers will be holding a poster session on Tuesday evening to
provide the opportunity for Arctic scientists to present any current
projects, and to provide an opportunity for the participation of younger
scientists in the ASSW.

The evening will be informal with a buffet meal close to the poster displays
to encourage discussion. Grants are available to support participation of
young scientists in this part of the meeting. Please contact the BAS
organiser for further details at
d.walton [at] bas.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1223 302093

Those who wish to put up posters MUST notify the organisers by 20 March and
provide a title. Poster space is limited and will be allotted on a
first-come basis. Posters can only be put up on Tuesday afternoon after 1600
hours.

Joint Science Day Programme

The preliminary programme follows. Further details of the lectures and
workshops will be provided in due course. The morning will be devoted to
five keynote lectures providing overviews of selected topics to stimulate
discussion at the afternoon workshops. Keynote lectures will be by:

  • Prof Terry Robinson (UK) on the effects of climate change on the upper
    atmosphere

  • Dr Harald Loeng (Norway) on the effects of climate change on marine
    systems

  • Dr Mads Forchhammer (Denmark) on the effects of climate change on
    terrestrial ecosystems

  • Dr Hugh Beach (Sweden) on socio-economic implications of climate change

  • Dr Robert W. Corell (USA) on the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

In the afternoon there will be four workshops open to all participants and
guests. Participants should indicate on the booking form which topic they
wish to attend to allow appropriately sized rooms to be designated.

The workshops will address:

  • Climate modelling: feedback and interactions with lower latitudes
  • Implications for marine ecosystems and fisheries
  • Terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate change
  • Social consequences of climate change

Further information about the management of these workshops and their
objectives will be available shortly.

OTHER MEETINGS

The following circumarctic organisations are at present taking part in the
meetings:

  • European Polar Board (EPB)
  • International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
  • Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO)
  • Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB)
  • Nansen Arctic Drilling (NAD)
  • Nordic Polar Meeting

MEETING SECRETARIES AND ORGANIZERS

Jorn Thiede, European Polar Board, Chairman
jthiede [at] AWI-Bremerhaven.de
Fax: +49 471 4831 1355

Odd Rogne, IASC Regional Board, Secretary
iasc [at] iasc.no
Fax: +47 23 24 16 01

Odd Rogne, IASC Council, Secretary
iasc [at] iasc.no
Fax: +47 23 24 16 01

Odd Rogne, Forum of Arctic Research Operators, Secretary
iasc [at] iasc.no
Fax: +47 23 24 16 01

Louis Brown, Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB), Secretary
lbrown [at] nsf.gov
Fax: +1 703 306 0091

Leonard Johnson, Geophysics Compilation Workshop, Organiser
gljgerg1 [at] aol.com

Robert Dickson, Arctic Fluxes Workshop, Organiser
r.r.dickson [at] cefas.co.uk
Fax: +44 1502 513865

Torben Christensen, FATE Carbon Cycling Workshop, Organiser
Torben.Christensen [at] planteco.lu.se
Fax: +46 46 222 4423

Leonard Johnson Nansen Arctic Drilling Meeting, Organiser
gljgerg1 [at] aol.com

Preliminary Programme

  • Saturday 1 April
    Day: Arrival of AOSB and Geophysical Workshop participants
    Evening: Icebreaker

  • Sunday 2 April
    Day: AOSB and Geophysical Workshop
    Evening: NAD meeting in evening.

  • Monday 3 April
    Day: AOSB, IASC Regional Board (morning), IASC Council (afternoon)
    Evening: Reception at the Polar Research Institute.

  • Tuesday 4 April
    Day: AOSB, IASC Council in morning, EPB in the afternoon
    Evening: Buffet and Poster Session

  • Wednesday 3 April
    Day: Joint Science Day on Impacts of Climate Change
    Evening: Reception at the Polar Research Institute.

  • Thursday 6 April
    Day: FARO in morning
    Nordic Polar Meeting in afternoon
    Arctic Fluxes Workshop
    FATE Workshop

  • Friday 7 April
    Departure

General Information

Cambridge is an attractive city with many places of interest. London is only
45 minutes away by train. Accompanying persons will be welcome at this
meeting. Some accommodation will be available both before and after the
meeting, if participants wish to take advantage of it.

For more information see http://fp.paceprojects.f9.co.uk/arctic.htm or
http://www.iasc.no.