International Organizing Committee
Arctic Change 2017 is pleased to work with an International Organizing Committee made up of Arctic experts from academic, government and northern organizations from around the globe. The committee plays an advisory role and helps to direct the selection of sessions and abstracts to ensure the program is as diverse and comprehensive as possible.
Ms. Leah Braithwaite (Chair)
Executive Director, ArcticNet
Canada
Mr. Andrew Applejohn
Senior Science Advisor, Government of the Northwest Territories
Canada
Dr. Jørgen Berge
Professor and Deputy Head, Dept. Arctic and Marine Biology of UiT and Leader, ARCTOS
Norway
Dr. Henry Burgess
Head, NERC Arctic Office
United Kingdom
Dr. Susan Chatwood
Scientific and Executive Director, Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
Canada
Dr. Martin Fortier
Executive Director, Sentinel North
Canada
Dr. Louis Fortier
Scientific Director, ArcticNet
Project leader, CCGS Amundsen
Canada
Dr. Jane Francis
Director, British Antarctic Survey
United Kingdom
Dr. Gerlis Fugmann
Executive Director, APECS International Directorate
Germany
Dr. Larry Hinzman
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States
Dr. Margareta Johansson
Coordinator, INTERACT
Lund University
Sweden
Dr. Sung-Ho Kang
Director, Polar Ocean Sciences
Korea Polar Research Institute
South Korea
Ms. Nancy Karetak-Lindell
President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
Canada
Mr. Eric Lede
Student Day Coordinator, ArcticNet Student Association
Australia
Dr. Søren Rysgaard
Director, Greenland Climate Research Institute
Greenland/Denmark
Dr. David Scott
President, POLAR Knowledge Canada
Canada
Mr. Tom Sheldon
Senior Advisor, Environment and Health
Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
Canada