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CREATED:20200831T101926
SUMMARY:North Pacific Arctic Conference
LOCATION:Honolulu
DESCRIPTION:<p>DUE TO COVID-19 THE AUGUST CONFERENCE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 4
 -7, 2020. APPLICATIONS ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR THE AUGUST DATES WILL BE CONSI
 DERED.</p><p>The North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC), co-organized by th
 e East-West Center and the Korea Maritime Institute, is celebrating its 10<
 sup>th</sup> anniversary. This innovative conference provides a venue for o
 ff-the-record engagement among policymakers/practitioners and scientists/an
 alysts regarding Arctic issues of mutual interest to leading North Pacific 
 Arctic states (Canada, Russia, and the United States) and non-Arctic states
  (China, Japan, and South Korea).&nbsp; NPAC aims to provide early identifi
 cation of key policy issues and improved understanding of major options for
  addressing these issues in the context of the Arctic Council and elsewhere
 . All six states are members of the G-20. Together, they account for more t
 han 50% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions as well as a large share of
  global commerce.&nbsp;</p><p>Funds are available to support up to five<str
 ong> Early-Career Arctic Researchers as NPAC Fellows</strong>. They will jo
 in a group of world class international researchers and policymakers in add
 ressing contemporary issues affecting the Arctic. This year the NPAC theme 
 is <em>Will Great-Power Politics Threaten Arctic Sustainability. </em>The 2
 020 NPAC conference materials can be found here:<a href="https://www.eastwe
 stcenter.org/sites/default/files/filemanager/NPAC%20Fellowship/NPAC%202020%
 20concept%20paper.pdf"> Concept Note</a>, <a href="https://www.eastwestcent
 er.org/sites/default/files/filemanager/NPAC%20Fellowship/NPAC%202020%20prog
 ram.pdf">Agenda</a>, and <a href="https://www.eastwestcenter.org/sites/defa
 ult/files/filemanager/NPAC%20Fellowship/Conference%20Steering%20Committee.p
 df">Members of the Steering Committee</a>. NPAC Fellows will have the oppor
 tunity to interact with these thought leaders and actively participate in t
 he Conference sessions.&nbsp; There may be opportunity to contribute to the
  Conference volume that is expected to be published in early 2021.</p><p>Fu
 rther information can be found on the conference website: <a href="https://
 www.eastwestcenter.org/scholarships-fellowships/npacfellowship">https://www
 .eastwestcenter.org/scholarships-fellowships/npacfellowship</a></p>
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