International Study of Arctic Change Arctic Science Summit

International Study of Arctic Change Arctic Science Summit Week 15 -18 April 2010, Nuuk

Brief Background Formed following 2003 SEARCH Open Science Meeting A growing consensus on need for international program to address system-scale changes occurring in the Arctic Scientific questions and need for robust information transcend the capabilities of any one nation or even consortia of nations Societal need for information rapidly increasing.

Science Plan f E al i r o dit oo Pr

Science Questions Framed around a series of key questions, the ISAC science program is directed towards building capacity for understanding and predicting changes and providing high quality scientific information useful for minimizing the adverse effects changes across all components of the Arctic System, including the human component. The Science Plan also describes a series of iterative implementation activities, some of which are now underway.

Implementation The three cornerstones of ISAC – responding to arctic change through understanding and observation. Funding & Support

Some Recent Activities 1. Co-sponsorship of the State of the Arctic Conference 2010 2. Member of the SAON Initiating Group 2007 -2009 3. Co-organized International Hydrological System Workshop 2009 4. Co-sponsored Arctic Change 2008 Conference, 2008 5. Annual ISAC Open Science Discussion meetings, AGU, 2008, 2009

State of the Arctic Conference 16 -19 March 2010, Miami Day 4 1. 100+ participants 2. 21 presentations ISAC Products 1. Presentations on the web at www. arcticchange. org 2. PDF publication of presentations 3. 3 plenary talks 4. U. S. Senator Murkowski 3. Collaborative EOS paper 5. Panel Discussion 4. Plans for Responding to Change Workshop 2011 5. Discussion paper for public distribution 6. Follow on conference? http: //soa. arcus. org/

Changes in the Arctic Hydrological Cycle Stockholm Workshop 1. Co-sponsored with Arctic. HYDRA and Arctic CHAMP 2. International participation 30+ individuals, 8 countries, 3. Interdicsiplinary 4. To forward the ‘science of water’ in the arctic Workshop Products 1. Short research communique 2. Workshop report 3. New collaborative initiatives

Forthcoming Activities Responding the Change Workshop Other 1. Planning began at 2009 AGU 1. Annual AGU Open Science Session 2. Will hold the workshop in partnership with SEARCH, Arctic Net, and others 2. AGU Scientific Session 3. EGU Scientific Session ½ day planning meeting in Oslo 4. Other conferences tbs. 5. 3 rd workshop 2012 3. 4. Workshop early in 2011

IASC and ISAC Partnership Different but complimentary Mutually beneficial relationship Desire to explore possible models of partnership

ISAC Science Steering Group Michael Tjernstrom, U Stockholm, Chair David Barber, U Manitoba Christine Cuyler, Natural Resources Greenland Bruce Forbes, U Lapland Jean Claude Gascard, U Pierre et Marie Curie Peter Schlosser, Columbia U Giaus (Gus) Shaver, Woods Hole Khoji Shimada, Tokyo U Marine Science and Technology John Walsh, U Alaska Fairbanks Johanna Wandel, U Waterloo Jinping Zhao, Ocean U Maribeth Murray, Executive Director, ISAC IPO

On the web at www. arcticchange. org Write to us at info@arcticchange. org