APECS panel discussion at the Antarctic Treaty Summit

Interested in Antarctic environmental issues, governance, policy or scientific research?

The Antarctic Treaty Summit - APECS Luncheon Dialogue will cater for all who answered the previous question with "yes".

Venue: Grand Hyatt Washington 1000 H Street Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Date:    3 December 2009
Time:   1230 - 1400

Under the title "Building Bridges: Communicating Science with Policy-Makers", this luncheon dialogue addresses how researchers can best engage with Antarctic policy and policy makers. We are delighted to have received confirmations of participation from four experts in their fields who have successfully transcended the barriers between science and policy.  The panel will consist of (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Marie Jacobsson
Dr. Jacobsson is the Principal Legal Adviser on International Law to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and a Member of the United Nations International Law Commission. Dr. Jacobsson is also  a Professor of International Law at the University of Lund in Sweden, and she has extensive experience in the field of polar law and politics.

Dr. Yeadong Kim
Dr. Kim is the emeritus director of the Korea Polar Research Institute, and he served as vice chair for Korea’s National Committee for the International Polar Year. A geophysicist with an interest in paleoclimate, Dr. Kim has published dozens of scientific papers over his career, and he successfully balances this scientific research with active engagement in science policy.

Dr. Olav Orheim
Dr. Orheim has spent 17 field seasons in Antarctica and countless more in the Arctic on glacier and climate research. He has been extensively involved in Arctic and Antarctic policy issues. He was director of the Norwegian Polar Institute for twelve years, and currently serves as Senior Adviser at he Research Council of Norway, on loan from the Norwegian Ministry of Environment.

Prof. Oran Young
Prof. Young is a world leader in the fields of international governance and environmental institutions. A professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara, Dr. Young served as the vice-president of the International Arctic Science Committee. He is the author of more than 20 books, many focused on the polar regions, including “Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North.”

This luncheon will provide a forum for young scholars to meet and learn from policy-makers, senior scientists already engaged in policy and others who are actively contributing to the cooperative governance of this unique international commons. Participants also may raise questions about the Arctic and other extant or potential venues for international governance.

The workshop will open with brief introductory statements from each panel member followed by an active interchange of ideas and questions with the audience. Participants are strongly encouraged to come with questions prepared.

For more information and to register for the luncheon visit http://www.atsummit50.aq/.
Also, visit the National Geographic Antarctic Treaty blog http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs.