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Symposium Program
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| Time | Presentations / Topics | Video Link | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0730 - 0830 | Registration and Morning Refreshments | ||
| 0830 - 0835 | Symposium Opening Remarks | Video | CDR Ruth Lane, Director and Commanding Officer, U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) |
| 0835 - 0840 | Logistics and Information | Video | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) |
| 0840 - 0900 | Maine and the Arctic, (PPTX, 1.05 MB) | Video | Hon. Angus S. King, Jr., United States Senator for Maine |
| 0900 - 0915 | A Brief History of this Symposium and a Few Suggestions, (PPT, 9.36 MB) | Video | Hon. Frances Ann (Fran) Ulmer, Chair, USARC |
| 0915 - 0935 | Remarks from the Alaskan Senior Senator, (PPTX, 3.01 MB) | Video | Hon. Lisa A. Murkowski, United States Senator for Alaska |
| 0935 - 0955 | State of Alaska Economic Issues, (PPTX, 9.97 MB) | Video | Mr. Chris W. Hladick, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development |
| 0955 - 1015 | Morning Break | ||
| 1015 - 1045 | U.S Coast Guard (USCG) Keynote Address, (PPT, 1.12 MB) | Video | ADM Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, USCG |
| 1045 - 1115 | U.S. Navy (USN) Keynote Address | Video | RADM Stuart B. Munsch, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for Operations Plans and Strategy, USN |
| 1115 - 1145 | NOAA Keynote Address, (PPTX, 6.14 MB) | Video | Mr. Craig McLean, Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| 1145 - 1315 | Lunch Break | Sea Blind Video Presentation | |
| 1315 - 1335 | US National Ice Center: Providing Domain Awareness at High Latitudes, (PDF, 962 KB) | Video | CDR Ruth Lane, Director and Commanding Officer, NIC |
| 1335 - 1355 | Emerging Needs for Tactical Scale Ice Information in the North, (PPTX, 19.14 MB) | Video | Mr. David Jackson, Special Project Adviser, Canadian Ice Service (CIS) |
| 1355 - 1415 | The International Ice Patrol (IIP), (PPT, 15.54 MB) | Video | CDR Gabrielle McGrath, Commander, IIIP |
| 1415 - 1435 | Council on Foreigns Relations (CFR) Arctic Strategy for the U.S. | Video | ADM Thad Allen, Senior Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), USCG (Ret.) |
| 1435 - 1455 | Afternoon Break | ||
| 1455 - 1515 | Comments from a Whaling Captain, (PPTX, 669 KB) | Video | Mr. Anthony E. Edwardsen, President and CEO, Ukpeavik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) |
| 1515 - 1535 | Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arctic Opportunities, (PPTX, 5.68 MB) | Video | RADM David J. Hahn, Chief of Naval Research (CNR) |
| 1535 - 1555 | Arctic Marine Tourism, (PPTX, 11.89 MB) | Video | Mr. Aaron Lawton, Director of Operations One Ocean Expeditions |
| 1555 - 1615 | Sikuliaq, the Ice-strengthened US Academic Arctic Research Vessel, (PPTX, 20.05 MB) | Video | Dr. S. Bradley (Brad) Moran, Dean, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbank (UAF) |
| 1615 - 1630 | 1st Day Closing | Video | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, USARC |
| 1645 - 1915 | IDA Reception | Co-hosted by USARC and the Alaska State Society |
Updated: 8-17-2022 5:45 pm
| Time | Presentations / Topics | Video Link | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 - 0845 | Registration and Morning Refreshments | ||
| 0840 - 0845 | Logistics and Information | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, USARC | |
| 0845 - 0905 | The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee & the Arctic Executive Steering Committee: Marine & Maritime Issues, (PPTX, 2.79 MB) | Video | Dr. Martin Jeffries, Assistant Director-Polar Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President (OSTP) |
| 0905 - 0925 | NSF and its Portfolio of Arctic Ocean Research, (PPTX, 10.11 MB) | Video | Mr. Simon N. Stephenson, Head, Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| 0925 - 0945 | Long-term Changes in the Ice Retreat and Open Water Season in the Arctic: Potential Implications for Operations in the Region, (PPTX, 11.52 MB) | Video | Dr. Walt Meier, Senior Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) |
| 0945 - 1005 | Geophysical Contradistinction between Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Change |
Video | Dr. Son Nghiem, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) |
| 1005 - 1025 | Morning Break | ||
| 1025 - 1045 | The Status of Extended Continental Shelf Activities in the Arctic, (PPTX, 47.64 MB) | Video | Dr. Larry Mayer, Director, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire and Commissioner, USARC |
| 1045 - 1105 | Reflections on Advancing Science and Technology in Support of the Arctic Operator, (PPTX, 34.62 MB) | Video | Maj. Gen. Randy 'Church' Kee, USAF (Ret.), Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC), Executive Director, University of Alaska |
| 1105 - 1125 | Remarks from the Alaskan Congressman, (PPTX, 3.01 MB) | Video | Hon. Don Young, United States Congressman for Alaska |
| 1125 - 1145 | Arctic Research in Russia, (PPT, 4.15 MB) | Video | Prof. Vladimir Pavlenko, Vice-President of the International Arctic Science Consortium (IASC) and Director of the Federal Arctic Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia |
| 1145 - 1315 | Lunch Break | Sea Blind Video Presentation | |
| 1315 - 1335 | Arctic Broadband Installed Along North Slope, (PPTX, 12.47 MB) | Video | Ms. Elizabeth E. Pierce, CEO, Quintillion |
| 1335 - 1355 | U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap Update | Video | CDR Kelly Taylor, Deputy Director, Task Force Climate Change (TFCC), Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy (OPNAV N2N6E6), USN |
| 1355 - 1415 | Danish Perspectives, (PPTX, 2.35 MB) | Video | RADM Niels Anders Kjær Olsen, Defense Attaché, Embassy of Denmark, Washington |
| 1415 - 1435 | The National Academies Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment Study, (PDF, 1.17 MB) | Video | RADM Richard D. (Dick) West, Former President/CEO, Consortium for Oceanograhic Research and Education and Former Oceanographer and Navigator, U.S. Navy (Ret.) |
| 1435 - 1455 | Status and Outlook of the USCG Heavy Polar Icebreaking Program, (PPTX, 2.31 MB) | Video | Mr. David A. Raboy, Budget and Execution Manager, USCG Polar Icebreaking Program |
| 1455 - 1515 | Arctic Information Infrastructure: What's New, What's Next, (PPTX, 20.25 MB) | Video | Mr. David Millar, Vice President, Fugro (USA) Inc. |
| 1515 - 1535 | Divining the Future: How Arctic Shipping Projections Stack Up to Reality, (PPTX, 3.97 MB) | Video | Dr. Alyson Azzara, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) |
| 1535 - 1555 | Afternoon Break | ||
| 1555 - 1655 | Panel I on Arctic Marine Transportation and Q&A Session
Panelists:
|
Video | Lead, Dr. Lawson W. Brigham, Fellow, Center for Arctic Study & Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy |
| 1655 - 1700 | 2nd Day Closing | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, USARC |
Updated: 8-17-2022 5:57 pm
| Time | Presentations / Topics | Video Link | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0730 - 0830 | Registration and Morning Refreshments | ||
| 0830 - 0835 | Logistics and Information | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, USARC | |
| 0835 - 0855 | Results of the 2017 Arctic Council Ministerial, (PPTX, 20.66 MB) | Video | Amb. David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
| 0855 - 0915 | Preventing Unregulated Commercial Fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean: An Overview, (PPTX, 22.69 MB) | Video | Dr. Peter Harrison, Professor Emeritus, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Canada |
| 0915 - 0935 | NWS Alaska: Strategic Planning to Meet Emerging Arctic Maritime Operational Challenges, (PDF, 48.57 MB) | Video | Mr. Carven Scott, Director, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Alaska Region |
| 0935 - 0955 | NOAA Arctic Research Office Activities, (PPTX, 19.8 MB) | Video | Dr. Jeremy Mathis, Arctic Research Office, Climate Program Office (CPO), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), NOAA |
| 0955 - 1015 | Morning Break | ||
| 1015 - 1035 | Sea Ice Variations In The Northern Alaska Navigation Corridor, (PPTX, 16.96 MB) | Video | Dr. John Walsh, Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center (IARC), UAF |
| 1035 - 1055 | Responses of Arctic Marine Mammals to Changing Sea Ice Conditions, (PPTX, 94.23 MB) | Video | Mr. David C. Douglas, Research Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center (ASC) Biology Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) |
| 1055 - 1125 | Arctic Environmental Response and Management | Video | Dr. Amy Merten, NOAA Office of Response & Restoration (ORR) and Dr. Alexey Knizhnikov, Head, Oil and Gas Programme at WWF-Russia |
| 1125 - 1145 | Activities of the Russian Marine Rescue Service in the Field of International Cooperation on Arctic Environmental Legislation, Shipping, and Emergency Response Issues, (PPT, 13.83 MB) | Video | Dr. Natalia Kutaeva, Counsellor to the Director, Marine Rescue Service (MRS), Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport of Russia (Rosmorrechflot) |
| 1145 - 1315 | Lunch | ||
| 1315 - 1335 | Navigability Indicators for the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route, (PPTX, 6.42 MB) | Video | Harry Stern, Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington |
| 1335 - 1355 | Perspectives from an Alaskan Native, (PPTX, 20 MB) | Video | Hon. Marie Greene, Commissioner, USARC |
| 1355 - 1415 | Local/regional perspective from the North West Arctic Region of Alaska, (PPTX, 267.91 MB) | Video | Ms. Shawn Gilman, City Manager, Kotzebue, Alaska |
| 1415 - 1435 | The 2016 Search for the Jeannette, (PPTX, 24.42 MB) | Video | Dr. Kathy Crane, Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii |
| 1435 - 1455 | NGA Arctic website and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Arctic Maritime Spatial Data Infrastructure Project, (PPTX, 10.05 MB) | Video | Mr. Keith E. Dominic, Chief, Maritime Navigation Division and Arctic Source Lead, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) |
| 1455 - 1515 | Canadian Arctic Shipping Risk Assessment System (CASRAS), (PPTX, 23.31 MB) | Video | Ms. Anne Barker, Arctic Program Leader, National Research Council, Canada |
| 1515 - 1535 | Afternoon Break | ||
| 1535 - 1635 | Panel II on Arctic Infrastructure and Q&A Session
Panelists:
|
Video | Lead, Ms. Helen A. Brohl, Executive Director, US Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) |
| 1635 - 1645 | Symposium Closing | Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, USARC |
Updated: 8-17-2022 6:00 pm