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Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Time Presentations / Topics Video Link Speaker
0730 - 0830 Registration and Morning Refreshments    
0830 - 0835 Symposium Opening Remarks Videothis link opens in a new window CDR Ruth Lane, Director and Commanding Officer, U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC)
0835 - 0840 Logistics and Information Videothis link opens in a new window Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, Advisor, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC)
0840 - 0900 Maine and the Arctic, (PPTX, 1.05 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Hon. Frances Ann (Fran) Ulmer, Chair, USARC
0915 - 0935 Remarks from the Alaskan Senior Senator, (PPTX, 3.01 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Hon. Lisa A. Murkowski, United States Senator for Alaska
0935 - 0955 State of Alaska Economic Issues, (PPTX, 9.97 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window ADM Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, USCG
1045 - 1115 U.S. Navy (USN) Keynote Address Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window CDR Ruth Lane, Director and Commanding Officer, NIC
1335 - 1355 Emerging Needs for Tactical Scale Ice Information in the North, (PPTX, 19.14 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Mr. David Jackson, Special Project Adviser, Canadian Ice Service (CIS)
1355 - 1415 The International Ice Patrol (IIP), (PPT, 15.54 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window CDR Gabrielle McGrath, Commander, IIIP
1415 - 1435 Council on Foreigns Relations (CFR) Arctic Strategy for the U.S. Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Mr. Anthony E. Edwardsen, President and CEO, Ukpeavik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC)
1515 - 1535 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arctic Opportunities, (PPTX, 5.68 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window RADM David J. Hahn, Chief of Naval Research (CNR)
1535 - 1555 Arctic Marine Tourism, (PPTX, 11.89 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Mr. Aaron Lawton, Director of Operations One Ocean Expeditions
1555 - 1615 Sikuliaq, the Ice-strengthened US Academic Arctic Research Vessel, (PPTX, 20.05 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Dr. S. Bradley (Brad) Moran, Dean, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbank (UAF)
1615 - 1630 1st Day Closing Videothis link opens in a new window 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


 
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Dr. Walt Meier, Senior Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
0945 - 1005 Geophysical Contradistinction between Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Change
 Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Hon. Don Young, United States Congressman for Alaska
1125 - 1145 Arctic Research in Russia, (PPT, 4.15 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Ms. Elizabeth E. Pierce, CEO, Quintillion
1335 - 1355 U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap Update Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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:
  • Panelist 1: CAPT Ed Page, USCG (Ret), Executive Drirector, Marine Exchange of Alaska Presentation
  • Panelist 2: Ms. Drue Pearce, Director, Government Affairs, Holland & Hart, Presentation
  • Panelist 3: CAPT Benjamin (Ben) Hawkins, Head, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate, USCG
  • Panelist 4: Prof. Vladimir Pavlenko, Vice-President, IASC, and Director, Federal Arctic Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia, Presentation
  • Panelist 5: Ms. Molly McCammon, Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS), Presentation
 Videothis link opens in a new window 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


 
Thursday, 20 July 2017
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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Mr. Carven Scott, Director, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Alaska Region
0935 - 0955 NOAA Arctic Research Office Activities, (PPTX, 19.8 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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 Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window Harry Stern, Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington
1335 - 1355 Perspectives from an Alaskan Native, (PPTX, 20 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Hon. Marie Greene, Commissioner, USARC
1355 - 1415 Local/regional perspective from the North West Arctic Region of Alaska, (PPTX, 267.91 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window Ms. Shawn Gilman, City Manager, Kotzebue, Alaska
1415 - 1435 The 2016 Search for the Jeannette, (PPTX, 24.42 MB) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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) Videothis link opens in a new window 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:
  • Panelist 1: Ms. Anne Barker, Arctic Program Leader, National Research Council, Canada, Presentation
  • Panelist 2: Ms. Kierstin M. Del Valle, Manager, Maritime Policy, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
  • Panelist 3: Dr. Natalia Kutaeva, Counsellor to the Director, Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot (MRS)
  • Panelist 4: Ms. Denise Michels, Director of Transportation, Kawerak, Inc. and former Mayor of Nome, Alaska, Presentation
  • Panelist 5: Mr. Matthew (Matt) Bush, Vice President, Global Macro and Investment Research, Guggenheim Partners
 Videothis link opens in a new window 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