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2nd Symposium:
Impact of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
July 10-12, 2007

2007 Symposium Summary Report

Final Agenda

Day 1, Tuesday 10 July

Time	Activity
0800 - 0900	Registration
0900 - 0905	Welcoming Remarks, CDR Raymond E. Chartier, Director and Commanding Officer, National / Naval Ice Center (NIC) Chartier presentation, part 1 (PDF, 4.2MB) Chartier presentation, part 2 (PDF, 3.9MB)
0905 - 0915	Symposium Logistics and Information - Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC
0915 - 0935	Oceanographic Implications of an Ice-Free Arctic - RDML Timothy McGee, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command McGee presentation (PDF, 2.1MB)
0935 - 0940	Introduction of Keynote Speaker
0940 - 1010	Keynote Speech, Hon. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator for Alaska
1010 - 1040	The USCG Strategy and the Arctic - ADM Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
1040 - 1100	Break and Refreshments
1100 - 1130	Rethinking America's Maritime Strategy - VADM John G. Morgan, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Morgan presentation (PDF, 354KB)
1130 - 1150	NOAA Arctic Challenges - Mr. Scott C. Rayder, Chief of Staff, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Rayder presentation - part 1 (PDF, 2.9MB) Rayder presentation - part 2 (PDF, 2.9MB)
1150 - 1210	U.S. Government Participation in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report - Dr. Sharon Hays, Deputy Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
1210 - 1340	Lunch
1340 - 1400	U.S. Arctic Research Policy - Hon. Mead Treadwell, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) Treadwell presentation (PDF, 2.2MB)
1400 - 1420	U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) Support for Naval and Maritime Operations, CDR Raymond E. Chartier, Director and Commanding Officer, NIC
1420 - 1440	Ice in the Canadian Arctic - Canadian Ice Service (CIS) Perspective on the Future - Mr. Douglas Bancroft, Director, CIS Bancroft presentation - part 1 (PDF, 3.3MB) Bancroft presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.3MB) Bancroft presentation - part 3 (PDF, 4.3MB) Bancroft presentation - part 4 (PDF, 4.3MB) Bancroft presentation - part 5 (PDF, 1.7MB)
1440 - 1510	From 2001 to 2007: What We Learned and What We've Done - Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Spinrad presentation (PDF, 3.8MB)
1510 - 1530	Break
1530 - 1550	Strategic Issues in an Opening Arctic - CDR Sean C. Maybee, Federal Executive Fellow Maybee presentation (PDF, 4.6MB)
1550 - 1610	Research Needs in Support of Arctic Naval Operations - CDR Douglas Marble, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) Physical Oceanography Program Marble presentation (PDF, 819KB)
1610 - 1630	A NASA Look from Space at Changes in the Arctic - Dr. Seelye Martin, Manager, NASA Cryospheric Sciences Program Martin presentation (PDF, 2.7MB)
1630 - 1650	UNCLOS and the Need and Opportunity for Mapping of the U.S. Arctic Bathymetry - Mr. George Newton, Advisor, USARC Newton presentation (PDF, 376KB)
1650 - 1655	Closing Remarks - Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC

Day 2, Wednesday 11 July

Time	Activity
0730 - 0830	Registration
0830 - 0840	Symposium Logistics and Information - Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC
0840 - 0900	NOAA Arctic Research - Dr. John Calder, Director, NOAA Arctic Program Calder presentation (PDF, 2.9MB)
0900 - 0930	The State of the Arctic Report - Ms. Jacqueline Richter-Menge, Research Civil Engineer, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Richter-Menge presentation (PDF, 2.9MB)
0930 - 0950	IPCC Arctic Climate and Ice Projections - Dr. Jim Overland, Oceanographer, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Overland presentation - part 1 (PDF, 1.6MB) Overland presentation - part 2 (PDF, 1.6MB)
0950 - 1030	Changing Marine Access and the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) - Dr. Lawson Brigham, Director, USARC Alaska Office and Chair, Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) Brigham presentation - part 1 (PDF, 2.5MB) Brigham presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.5MB)
1030 - 1050	Break
1050 - 1120	Arctic Change and the Future of the U.S. Icebreaking Fleet - CDR Thomas Wojahn, Manager, USCG Ice Operations Program Wojahn presentation - part 1 (PDF, 2.8MB) Wojahn presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.4MB) Wojahn presentation - part 3 (PDF, 4.0MB) Wojahn presentation - part 4 (PDF, 3.4MB)
1120 - 1150	The Impact of Arctic Changes on Canadian Icebreaking and Marine Transportation - Mr. David Jackson, Manager, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Icebreaking Program Jackson presentation (PDF, 1.7MB)
1150 - 1320	Lunch
1320 - 1350	A New Generation Polar Research Vessel - Mr. Richard Voelker, Maritime Administration, DOT, Retired Voelker presentation (PDF, 1.3MB)
1350 - 1550	Arctic Shipping and Transportation Panel - Lead by Dr. Lawson Brigham, USARC and Chair, AMSA Panelists: Mr. Douglas Bancroft, Director, CIS Mr. David Dickins, Consultant, D.F. Dickins Associates Ltd. Mr. Ben Ellis, Managing Director, Institute of the North Mr. Peter G. Noble, Chief Naval Architect, ConocoPhillips Mr. Richard Voelker, Maritime Administration, DOT (Ret)
1550 - 1630	Closing Remarks - Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC

Day 3, Thursday 12 July

Time	Activity
0730 - 0830	Registration
0830 - 0840	Symposium Logistics and Information - Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC
0840 - 0910	Sea Ice Changes Affecting Alaskan Coastal Communities, Marine Ecosystems and Offshore Transportation, Dr. John Walsh, Chief Scientist, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Walsh presentation - part 1 (PDF, 3.5MB) Walsh presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.1MB)
0910 - 0940	NSF Role in Support of Science in a Changing Arctic - Mr. Simon Stephenson, Director, Division of Arctic Sciences, National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Stephenson presentation (PDF, 765KB)
0940 - 1010	The Development of a U.S. Arctic Observing Network (AON) and its Integration with International Observing Systems - Dr. Martin O. Jeffries, AON Program Director, NSF/OPP Jeffries presentation (PDF, 1.4MB)
1010 - 1030	Break
1030 - 1100	Oil & Gas Exploration, Development, Production and Transportation in Arctic Regions - Mr. Peter G. Noble, Chief Naval Architect, ConocoPhillips Noble presentation (PDF, 2.1MB)
1100 - 1130	Effects of Arctic Change on Energy Exploration and Exploitation - Mr. John Goll, Director, Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region, Minerals Management Service (MMS) Goll presentation, part 1 (PDF, 3.3MB) Goll presentation, part 2 (PDF, 2.3MB)
1130 - 1300	Lunch
1300 - 1330	Increased Need for Arctic Oil Spill Prevention and Response Preparedness - Dr. Amy Merten, Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center, NOAA Office of Response & Restoration (OR&R) Merten presentation (PDF, 4.8MB)
1330 - 1400	The Effect of a Retreating Ice Edge on Fisheries Activities - Dr. Phillip R. Mundy, Director, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Auke Bay Laboratories Mundy presentation - part 1 (PDF, 3.3MB) Mundy presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.9MB)
1400 - 1430	The State and Future of Mammal Populations in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean - Mr. Dan James, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Status and Trends of Biological Resources Program James presentation - part 1 (PDF, 3.3MB) James presentation - part 2 (PDF, 3.7MB) James presentation - part 3 (PDF, 1.4MB)
1430 - 1500	On a Thinning Ice: Polar Residents Face Arctic Climate Change - Dr. Igor Krupnik, Curator, Smithsonian Institution Arctic Studies Center
1500 - 1520	Break
1520 - 1630	Summary and Concluding Panel - Lead by Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Chief Scientist, NIC Panelists: USARC representative Hon. Mead Treadwell, Chair, USARC Navy representative NOAA representative USCG representative USGS representative MMS representative NASA representative Industry representative