ARCUS Federal Advocacy | 2007 Congressional Briefing
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.
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 |