BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c661111ae226556ada2e1991e8c6ab6a CATEGORIES:Polar Online Events CREATED:20211102T115321 SUMMARY:NASEM Polar Research Board Fall Meeting - Day 3 LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:
The Polar
Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine (PRB / NASEM) will hold it's Fall Board Meeting
as a series of online sessions as shown below. If you are interested
to join any of these sessions, please register
at the link provided.
November 15 (3-5pm ET). This session will include: (i) discussions with select fede
ral agency polar program leaders about current priorities, opportuniti
es and challenges; (ii) updates on developments in international polar
science cooperation through IASC and SCAR; (iii) updates on&nbs
p;recent/current PRB (and related NASEM) activities.
N
ovember 19 (2-5pm ET). This session will explore current deve
lopments, and possible opportunities for new PRB efforts related to: (
i) assessment of health risks/concerns for Arctic-region populations;
(ii) prospects for expanding science cooperation in the Russian Arctic
.
November 30 (3-5pm ET). This is a joint ses
sion with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) and Oce
an Studies Board (OSB) on “Tipping Points in the Climate System”. We&n
bsp;will consider scientific advances made since the last major NASEM
study on this topic (in 2013) and explore what new Academies activitie
s could help advance scientific understanding and public communication
about this concept.
To register for any of the meeting sessio
ns: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polar-research-board-fall
-meeting-tickets-198383098187?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=4a41f16202&
;mc_eid
More information about the NASEM Polar Research Bo
ard can be found here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/prb/polar-
research-board