Preparing for a Northwest Passage: A Workshop on the Role of New England in Navigating the New Arctic
25-27 March 2018
Durham, New Hampshire

Registration deadline: 25 March 2018

Organizers invite registrations for a workshop titled Preparing for a Northwest Passage: A Workshop on the Role of New England in Navigating the New Arctic. This workshop will convene 25-27 March 2018 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.

This National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop will assess economic, environmental, and social impacts of Arctic change on New England and establish convergence research initiatives to prepare for, adapt to, and capitalize on these effects.

Shipping routes through an ice-free Northwest Passage in combination with modifications to ocean circulation and regional climate patterns linked to Arctic ice melt will affect trade, fisheries, tourism, coastal ecology, air and water quality, animal migration, and demographics not only in the Arctic but also in lower latitude coastal regions such as New England. With profound changes on the horizon, this is a critical opportunity for New England to prepare for uncertain yet inevitable economic and environmental impacts of Arctic change. In order to detect and respond to the challenges that New England will face as the nation's eastern gateway to the Arctic, it will be necessary to modify traditional observational networks and models.

Registration deadline: 25 March 2018

To register for the workshop, go to:
Workshop registration webpage

For more information, go to:
Workshop homepage

For questions, contact:
Katharine Duderstadt
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