2003 ARCSS Synthesis Retreat | Overview
The first ARCSS Synthesis Retreat was held 10-16 August 2003 at Big Sky, Montana. The retreat's goal was to begin distilling and integrating current knowledge into a more holistic perspective of the arctic system. The 30 participants represented a diverse array of disciplines. Retreat discussions, largely participant driven, ranged from debates about defining the arctic system and its major components, to analyses of the relationships between these components.
An annotated bibliography of readings relevant to the
Big Sky retreat are available as PDF.
Big Sky Annotated
Bibliography (58K - PDF)
The Big Sky Retreat agenda,
participant list, and
presentations are
available through the links above. Additional
information on the content of the retreat can be
found in the article
Arctic System Synthesis Encourages Program
Integration, published in the Spring 2004
issue of Witness
the Arctic.