On behalf of Arctic 21, ICCI is organizing a "policy preview" afternoon seminar on April 24 at the Arctic Council/AMAP conference venue in Reston (current agenda attached). The seminar will feature participation of many of the lead authors from AMAP's "SWIPA" (Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic) update report that will be officially released the next day; and is organized primarily for Washington policy makers who might not have the chance to attend the entire conference. It will include a panel discussion of the implications of these findings for the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting to be held in Fairbanks on May 11; for Arctic security issues; as well as for the future of the Paris Agreement and the 2018 Stocktaking Exercise.

More info can be found in the workshop program