October 2007 HARC Synthesis Workshop | Agenda

Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) Synthesis Workshop Friday, 5 October 2007 Embassy Suites Old Town Hotel Alexandria, VA Final Agenda (PDF) - Last updated: 10/11/2007 Portions of this workshop were videotaped and are available through links to our Internet Media Archive. Videos of each talk are available by clicking the: icon to the left of each powerpoint.
Friday, 5 October 2007 (Salon A/B)
Full complimentary hotel breakfast available 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast Area, Lobby Level)
8:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast available outside meeting room

8:30 a.m	Welcome and Overview of Workshop Goals Maribeth Murray, University of Alaska Fairbanks Video (Presentation: 4.6MB - PPT)
Short Project Presentations:
8:45 a.m.	Humans and Hydrology at High Latitudes (SASS I) Richard Lammers/ Larry Hamilton, University of New Hampshire Video (Lammers Presentation: 5.9MB - PPT) (Hamilton Presentation: 3.4MB - PPT)
9:00 a.m.	Heterogeneity and Resilience of Human-Rangifer Systems: A Circumpolar Social-Ecological Synthesis (SASS I) Gary Kofinas, University of Alaska Fairbanks Video (Presentation: 4.7MB - PDF)
9:15 a.m.	Synthesis of Sea Ice, Climate, and Human Systems in the Arctic and Subarctic (SYNICE, SASS II) Astrid Ogilvie, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Video (Presentation: 46.3MB - PPT)
9:30 a.m.	Is the Arctic Human System Moving to a New State? (IPY/AON) Jack Kruse, Institute of Social and Economic Research Video (Presentation: 1.1MB - PPT)
9:45 a.m.	Bering Sea Sub-Network (IPY/AON) Victoria Gofman, Aleut International Association Video (Presentation: 15.9MB - PPT)
10:00 a.m.	BREAK

10:15 a.m.	Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic and Subarctic (ELOKA; IPY/AON) Henry Huntington, Huntington Consulting (via teleconference) Video (Presentation: 824K - PPT)
10:30 a.m.	Employment and Sustainability in a Time of Transition: Human Capital Development, Firm Strategy, and Community in the Arctic (IPY/HPR) Hal Salzman, Urban Institute Video (Presentation: 97K - PDF)
10:45 a.m.	Long Term Human Ecodynamics in the Norse North Atlantic: Cases of Sustainability, Survival, and Collapse (IPY/HPR) Tom McGovern, Hunter College, City University of New York Video (Presentation: 40MB - PPT)
11:00 a.m.	Discussion: Common Themes, Data Compatibility, Data Synthesis, and Data Integration Video
12:00 p.m.	LUNCH Buffet (Salon A/B Atrium)
1:00 p.m.	Break-out Group Discussion of Key Questions: Video (Presentation: 33K - PPT) What is the current state of knowledge about the human component of the arctic system? Where are the critical gaps? How can we better integrate Human Dimensions data and research results in synthesis across arctic system components? How can we incorporate HD data and research results into Arctic System Model analyses?
3:00 p.m.	BREAK

3:30 p.m.	Break-out Group Reports and Roundtable Discussion Group 1: Paper Idea Video (Presentation: 15K - PPT) Group 2: Synthesis Discussion Video (Presentation: 15K - PDF)
4:45 p.m.	Discussion of Workshop Product Video 1 (Presentation: 18K - PDF) Video 2 Video 3
5:00 p.m.	Meeting Adjourns