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U.S. Arctic Research Commission

U.S. Arctic Research Commission. 2009 Commissioner Michele Longo Eder January 23, 2009. Mead Treadwell, Chair. Michele Longo Eder. Helvi Sandvik. Virgil (Buck) Sharpton. Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf. Warren Zapol. Charles Vörösmarty. What is the USARC?

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U.S. Arctic Research Commission

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  1. U.S. Arctic Research Commission 2009 Commissioner Michele Longo Eder January 23, 2009

  2. Mead Treadwell, Chair Michele Longo Eder Helvi Sandvik Virgil (Buck) Sharpton Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf Warren Zapol Charles Vörösmarty

  3. What is the USARC? • Independent US federal government agency that advises • Established by the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, as amended • 7 presidentially appointed commissioners, and 4 staff in DC & Anchorage offices • By law, works directly with both Congressional and Executive branches • Develops and recommends an integrated national Arctic research policy • Helps establish a national Arctic research program plan to implement the policy • Facilitates cooperation among federal, state and local governments, and other nations with respect to Arctic research, both basic and applied

  4. US Arctic Research ~$400M/yr across >15 federal agencies …cooperating with over a dozen nations …using research infrastructure worth billions [USARC’s budget is ~$1.5M]

  5. Recent USARC activities… • Ongoing promotion of 5 Goals (climate/environmental change, civil infrastructure, indigenous languages, cultures and identities, Arctic health, resource assessment) • Helped initiate & participated in newly released Arctic Policy • USARC Chair testified twice in ‘08 to Congress in support of new US icebreakers • Co-sponsor many Arctic research meetings (AMSS, “Impact of an ice-diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations,” Center for Ocean and Law Policy, etc.) • Brigham leading Arctic Council endorsed “Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment” • Promoting ARRV, IOOS, BARC, etc., and work with Alaskan delegation & gov. • Participating in many interagency groups (JSOST, Extended Cont. Shelf, etc.) • Helping to reinvigorate SCICEX SAC, leading Scaling Workshop (Vorosmarty).

  6. Planned or possible future activities • Finish and release 2009-2010 Goals report • Hire a Senior Policy Analyst who will be detailed from USARC to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy • Hire new Deputy Director/Alaska Office Director for USARC’s Anchorage Office • Begin working with new Administration officials to promote and advance Arctic research. • New workshops on health, civil infrastructure, etc.

  7. Goals report research themes • Ocean Environmental Change • Arctic Human Health • Civil Infrastructure • Natural Resource Assessment & Earth Science • Indigenous Languages, Identities, Cultures

  8. Challenges and Opportunities • Keeping the interagency (IARPC) effort engaged and effective. Detailee will help in this regard… • Work with NSF, OMB and OSTP to enable better process, as called for in ARPA, for developing national Arctic research program and associated budget. Again, Detailee will help.

  9. Polar Research is in the Big 10 Science October 24, 2008

  10. Thanks… michele@michelelongoeder.com

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