ARCUS Federal Advocacy | 2007 Congressional Briefing

The powerpoint presentation from the 2007 Congressional Briefing is available for download below.

######### 2007 Congressional Briefing - Responding to Arctic Change (16 MB - PPT)

22 May 2007 – Congressional Briefing on Observing, Understanding, and Responding to Arctic Change

Arctic researchers Donald Perovich, Mark Serreze, Andrea Lloyd, and Maribeth Murray presented information on observed changes that are ongoing in the Arctic, as well as scientific advances that help us understand and respond to those changes. The briefing included discussion of practical challenges, opportunities, and policy implications associated with climate change, including coastal erosion, infrastructure damage, and social issues such as transportation and subsistence.

Location:

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Hearing Room
253 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.

pdf 2007 Congressional Briefing Flyer (30 K - PDF)

40 participants attended the briefing.

Vera Alexander
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757220
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220
Phone: 907-474-5071
Fax: 907-474-7386
vera@sfos.uaf.edu

Anders Angerbjörn
Department of Zoology
Stockholm University
Stockholm, SE-106 91
Sweden
Phone: +46-816-4035
Fax: +46-816-7715
angerbj@zoologi.su.se

Carin J. Ashjian
Department of Biology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Redfield 2-46, MS #33
266 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone: 508-289-3457
Fax: 508-457-2134
cashjian@whoi.edu

Sarah A. Behr
1610 Goldpointe Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: 907-457-3118
behrsarah@hotmail.com

Todd Bertoson
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
227 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-1251
Todd_Bertoson@commerce.senate.gov

Grant Bosse
Office of the Honorable John E. Sununu
111 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-224-2841
Fax: 202-228-4131
grant_bosse@sununu.senate.gov

Ross A. Coen
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
3535 College Road Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3710
Phone: 907-474-1600
Fax: 907-474-1604
ross@arcus.org

Megan DeMers
Office of the Honorable Patrick Leahy
433 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4242
Megan_DeMers@leahy.senate.gov

Seth Engel
Office of the Honorable Bernie Sanders
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
Seth_Engel@sanders.senate.gov

David Fisher
Office of the Honorable Lisa Murkowski
709 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6665
Fax: 202-224-5301
david_fisher@murkowski.senate.gov

Bruce Forbes
Arctic Centre
University of Lapland
PO Box 122
Rovaniemi, FIN-96101
Finland
Phone: +358-16341-2710
Fax: +358-16341-2777
bforbes@ulapland.fi

Kathleen Frangione
Office of the Honorable John Kerry
304 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2742
Kathleen_Frangione@Kerry.Senate.gov

Larry D. Hinzman
International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
University of Alaska Fairbanks
930 Koyukuk Drive
PO Box 757340
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7340
Phone: 907-474-7331
Fax: 907-474-1578
ffldh@uaf.edu

Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Department of Environmental Sciences
Agricultural University of Iceland
Keldnaholt
Reykjavik, IS-112
Iceland
Phone: +354 433 5265
Fax: +354 433 5201
isj@lbhi.is

Emily Kelly
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: 703-292-8571
emkelly@nsf.gov

John D. Kelly
Center for Geospace Studies
SRI International
Ionospheric and Space Physics Group
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-859-3749
Fax: 650-322-2318
kelly@sri.com

Leslie A. King
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources
University of Manitoba
Wallace Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Canada
Phone: 204-474-7248
Fax: 204-275-3847
lking@ms.umanitoba.ca

David R. Klein
Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB)
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757020
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7020
Phone: 907-474-6674
Fax: 907-474-6967
ffdrk@uaf.edu

Jack Kruse
Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
University of Alaska Anchorage
117 North Leverett Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Phone: 413-367-2240
Fax: 413-367-0092
afjak@uaa.alaska.edu

Stuart Levenbach
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
227 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-8172
Stuart_Levenbach@commerce.senate.gov

Katie Little
Alaska Wilderness League
122 C Street, NW Suite 240
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-544-5205
Fax: 202-544-5197
katie@alaskawild.org

Andrea H. Lloyd
Department of Biology
Middlebury College
Bicentennial Hall 372
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-443-3165
Fax: 802-443-2072
lloyd@middlebury.edu

William F. Manley
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
University of Colorado Boulder
University Campus Box 450
Boulder, CO 80309-0450
Phone: 303-735-1300
Fax: 303-492-6388
william.manley@colorado.edu

Stacie McIntosh
Northern Field Office
Bureau of Land Management
1150 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: 907-474-2310
Fax: 907-474-2822
Stacie_McIntosh@ak.blm.gov

Maribeth Murray
Department of Anthropology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757720
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7720
Phone: 907-474-6751
Fax: 907-474-7453
ffmsm@uaf.edu

Astrid E.J. Ogilvie
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
University of Colorado
Campus Box 450
1560 30th Street
Boulder, CO 80303-0450
Phone: 303-492-6072
Fax: 303-492-6388
Astrid.Ogilvie@colorado.edu

Lon Pribble
Engineer Research and Development Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7701 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22315
Phone: 703-428-6655
Fax: 703-428-8176
lon_pribble@us.army.mil

Michael J. Retelle
Department of Geology
Bates College
44 Campus Avenue
Carnegie Science Center
Lewiston, ME 04240-6084
Phone: 207-786-6155
Fax: 207-786-8334
mretelle@bates.edu

Daniel Rizza
Climate Policy Center
2250 Clarendon Boulevard Suite 926
Arlington, VA 22201
rizza@cpc-inc.org

Craig Robinson
Office of the Honorable Joe Lieberman
706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4041
Fax: 202-224-9750
Craig_Robinson@lieberman.senate.gov

Gunhild (Ninis) Rosqvist
Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology
Stockholm University
Frescativägen 8
Stockholm, 106 91
Sweden
Phone: +46-8-164983
Fax: +46-8-164818
gunhild.rosqvist@natgeo.su.se

Heather Ross
Alaska Wilderness League
122 C Street, NW Suite 240
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-544-5205
Fax: 202-544-5197
hross1@umd.edu

Joshua Schimel
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
University of California Santa Barbara
507 Mesa Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: 805-893-7688
Fax: 805-893-4724
Schimel@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Mark C. Serreze
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
University of Colorado
University Campus Box 449
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
Phone: 303-492-2963
Fax: 303-492-2468
serreze@kryos.colorado.edu

Matthew Sturm
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory - Alaska
PO Box 35170
Ft. Wainwright, AK 99703-0170
Phone: 907-353-5183
Fax: 907-353-5142
msturm@crrel.usace.army.mil

Craig E. Tweedie
Department of Biology and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
500 West University Avenue
Biology Building Room 226
El Paso, TX 79968-0513
Phone: 915-747-8448 (Office) or 915-747-8816 (Lab)
Fax: 915-747-5808
ctweedie@utep.edu

Benjamin P. Wade
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
3535 College Road Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3710
Phone: 907-474-1600
Fax: 907-474-1604
ben@arcus.org

Wendy K. Warnick
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
3535 College Road Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3710
Phone: 907-474-1600
Fax: 907-474-1604
warnick@arcus.org

Helen V. Wiggins
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
3535 College Road Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3710
Phone: 907-474-1600
Fax: 907-474-1604
helen@arcus.org

Bernard D. Zak
Environmental Characterization and Monitoring Systems Department
Sandia National Laboratories
MS 0755
PO Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0755
Phone: 505-845-8631
Fax: 505-844-0116
bdzak@sandia.gov