The U.S. National Ice Center and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission will host the 7th Symposium [1] on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations, July 18-20, at the U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center [2], in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public.
Top leaders from NOAA, the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, other governmental agencies, international partners and academia will discuss new research in the changing Arctic environment, strategic planning and policy issues related to maritime operations and security. For the first time, the speaker presentations will be live streamed [3].
Note: Symposium registration is FULL; however, if you still wish to attend in person, please contact John Farrell [4] to be added to a waitlist, and if spots become available we will contact you. If we are unable to accommodate you in person, we encourage you to please watch the meeting via the live webcast [3] which includes ability to submit questions over the web and interact with symposium moderators.
Contacts:
Kathy Farrow, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, kfarrow@arctic.gov [5], 703-525-0112 [6]
Evelyn Bowens, U.S. National Ice Center, NIC.PAO@noaa.gov [7], 301-817-3975 [8]
Brady Phillips, NOAA, brady.phillips@noaa.gov [9], 202-407-1298 [10]