Upcoming events

International Arctic Fisheries Symposium October 19-21, 2009 Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage, Alaska

Participants: More than 200 Arctic government officials, fisheries scientists, industry representatives and stakeholders.

Purpose: To initiate international discussions for conserving and managing future fisheries in the Arctic Ocean, including managing migratory, transboundary and straddling fish stocks. The symposium will identify current management regimes in the Arctic region and how relevant scientific and fisheries data can be used to inform future management decisions. The symposium will identify gaps in existing management regimes and potential steps to address those gaps, as well as the need for improved scientific programs to support conservation and management of future Arctic fisheries. 

More information: Contact Nancy Hemsath or visit the website.

The Arctic Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers announces a call for papers for ICETECH 10, an international conference and exhibition on ships and structures in ice to be held at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska, from September 20-23, 2010.

Organized by the Arctic Section of SNAME and the Institute of the North, ICETECH 2010 offers a unique focus on novel developments and advances in these fields:

• Icebreaking ships (including naval architecture and marine operations)
• Structures in ice/iceberg populated waters (including structure design, ice/iceberg-Structure interaction and ice/iceberg mechanics)
• Construction and logistics in ice-covered areas
• New offshore developments in ice-covered areas
• Pipelines and facilities
• Codes, regulations and standards
• Ice conditions, forecasting and remote sensing
• Safety, risk and environmental protection
• Escape, evacuation and rescue (EER)
• Marine systems for offshore drilling and production operations in ice
• Global warming implications to the Arctic
• Arctic geopolitics

For details on participation, including abstract submission, papers, sponsorship and exhibition space, please visit the website, www.icetech10.org.