Sunday, May 4, 2008
| 12:00 p.m. | Registration & Transfer oral presentations to NGPR computer, poster set-up |
| 4:30 p.m. | Reception |
| 6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. | Doel, Ronald E., and Kristine C. Harper: Why History Matters [Presentation] |
Monday, May 5, 2008
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome - Overview - Participant Introductions. Participant introductions in alphabetical order: Maximum 2 minutes and one image |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Carlson, David J.: Scientific Impacts and Opportunities - IPY 2007-2008 [Presentation] |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | Oral Presentations (7-minute Maximum) |
| Davis, Jason M.: Governance of Antarctic bioprospecting: Scientific contribution to the geopolitics of property and territory [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Xavier, José C.: POLAR - Predator prey interactions in the Antarctic during the International Polar Year [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Lovenduski, Nicole S.: Determining the future behavior of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Koppes, Michele N.: Controls on sediment yields from tidewater glaciers from Patagonia to Antarctica [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Swanson, Heidi K.: Effects of anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) on food web structure and contaminant concentrations in coastal Arctic lakes [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Johnson, Cody R.: Geomorphic trophic hypothesis [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Laney, Samuel R.: Improving the use of satellite ocean color data in Arctic coastal ecosystems [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Oral Presentations continued |
| Abram, Nerilie J.: BAS CACHE (Climate And CHEmistry research program) [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| D'Andrea, William J.: High-resolution late Holocene temperature and biogeochemical reconstructions from southwestern Greenland [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Belicka, Laura L.: An integrated molecular and isotopic approach to assess organic sources and carbon sequestration over the Holocene Arctic Ocean [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Hill, Jenna C.: Late Pleistocene and Holocene sea level and climate history of the Chukchi Sea [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Mason, Arthur L.: Collaborative study of the nearly developing Arctic natural gas industry [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Baker, Narelle P.: Assessing the role of subglacial hydrology on the flow of West Antarctic ice streams: A numerical modelling approach [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Tape, Kenneth D.: Identifying areas prone to shrub expansion, and the role of snow, Arctic Alaska. Book: "Climate Warming and the Changing Landscape of Northern Alaska" [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Breen, Amy L.: Late Quaternary history of balsam poplar in North America [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Poster Session (Monday presenters) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. | Smith, Philip M., and Chris Elfring: Planning the IGY, IPY & Future |
Tuesday, May 6
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Palais, Julie: NSF, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) and Polar Research [Presentation] |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Oral Presentations continued |
| Fietz, Susanne S.: Climate control on Holocene variability in Arctic sea-ice and marine carbon export production (ICECARB); Climate variability and ecological consequences in the Arctic [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Hebert, Karen E.: Contradictions of Consolidation: Labor, Nature, and Fishery Restructuring in Bristol Bay, Alaska [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Wobus, Cameron W.: Toward a predictive model of Arctic coastal retreat in a warming climate, Beaufort Sea, Alaska [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Schneider, David P.: Collaborative Research: A synthesis of the last 2000 years of climate variability from Arctic lakes [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Haase, Daniela.: The effectiveness of the current regulatory regime for Antarctic tourism [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Rennermalm, Åsa K.: The role of spatial and temporal variability of pan-Arctic river discharge and surface hydrological processes on climate [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Willis, Michael J.: POLENET GPS component - Arctic and Antarctic [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Courville, Zoe R.: Collaborative Research: Firn structure, interstitial processes and the composition of firn air at Summit, Greenland [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Oral Presentations continued |
| Liu, Jiping.: Arctic regional climate model intercomparison project: Evaluation and interpretation of cloud and radiation fields using data products from FIRE.ACE [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Fogt, Ryan L.: An investigation of long-term Southern Annular Mode variability [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Rawlins, Michael A.: Application of Remote Sensing and Land Surface Modeling for Understanding Northern High-Latitude Hydrology and Climatic Change [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Sjostedt, Steven J.: Canadian Arctic SOLAS Network [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Meir, Jessica U.: The aerobic dive limit: Oxygen transport and depletion in emperor penguins; Characterization of the oxygen affinity of emperor penguin hemoglobin [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Oral Presentations continued |
| Strzelecki, Mateusz C.: Morphodynamics of the coast geoecosystem of two polar archipelagos Svalbard and South Shetlands [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Dieser, Markus.: Response of dissolved organic matter and microorganisms to environmental changes during the Austral summer in Pony Lake, Antarctica [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Bagshaw, Elizabeth A.: Biogeochemistry of cryoconite holes in Taylor Valley, Antarctica [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Wardell, Lois J.: Collecting multi-sensor data from UAV's in Greenland for ice sheet dynamics modeling [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Rose, Julie M.: Microzooplankton grazing and algal blooms in the Ross Sea: Interactive effects of temperature, carbon dioxide and phytoplankton community composition [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Cassar, Nicolas M.: Studies of net and gross production in the Southern Ocean: Controls and scaling [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| Riesselman, Christina R.: ANDRILL -- Investigating Antarctica's role in Cenozoic global environmental change; Plio-Pleistocene evolution of sea-ice and nitrate utilization in the Ross Sea, Antarctica [Presentation] [Abstract] [Poster] | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Baeseman, Jenny L.: The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Poster Session (Tuesday presenters) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. | Behrendt, John C., and Philip M. Smith: IGY Remembered - Eye-witness Accounts |
| Doel, Ronald E., and Kristine C. Harper: IGY Remembered - Perspectives by Historians of Science | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Fireside Discussions |
Wednesday, May 7
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Thompson, Lonnie G., and Ellen Mosley-Thompson: Understanding Climate Change -- Stories from the Ice |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Olex, Christina: Teambuilding |
| 1:00 p.m. | Field Trip, Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs |
Thursday, May 8
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Thompson, Lonnie G., and Ellen Mosley-Thompson: Climbing Your Mountains -- and Keeping Your Balance! |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Discussion Groups: Maintaining a work/life balance |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. | Weiler, C. Susan: Distilling Your Science |
| 2:15 p.m. | Olex, Christina: Facilitation Training |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Baeseman, Jenny L., Nerille J. Abram, Michele N. Koppes, Christina R. Riesselmann, Heidi K. Swanson, Michael J. Willes, Zoe R. Courville and José C. Xavier: Polar Education and Outreach |
| 6:00 p.m. | Outreach Hands-on Activity with on-site school students (2nd grade) |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner |
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8:00 p.m. |
Manahan, Donal T.: Early Polar Exploration Explanatory Note: |
Friday, May 9
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Pfirman, Stephanie: Research Productivity, Recognition and Life [Presentation][Resources] |
| 9:45 a.m. | Interdisciplinary Science - Challenges and Opportunities: Panel with Diane M. McKnight, Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Donald K. Perovich, Stephanie Pfirman, Lonnie G. Thompson |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Pfirman, Stephanie: Making Interdisciplinarity Work: [Presentation][Resources] |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. | Media and Policy - Challenges and Opportunities: Panel with Donal T. Manahan, Stephanie Pfirman, Donald K. Perovich and Mark McCaffrey |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Bentley, Molly: Media Training and Mock Interviews |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 9:00 p.m. | Fireside Discussions |
Saturday, May 10
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Discussion Group Reports |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Debrief |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | Drobot, Sheldon D.: Catalyzing Change |
| 2:30 p.m. | Outdoor Activities |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Fireside Discussions |
Sunday, May 4, 2008
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. | Participants Depart: Latest room checkout 12:00 noon |


