Action Forum: Momentum Series: Data Management: Achieving Open and Secure Data for Future Science Thursday April 26, :00 12:00

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1 Action Forum: Momentum Series: Data Management: Achieving Open and Secure Data for Future Science Thursday April 26, :00 12:00 INTRODUCTION The projects and participants of IPY agreed to an internationally-recognized data policy to ensure that the wealth of data captured during this IPY was discoverable, open, useful and safe for generations to come. This Action Forum will bring together international data management specialists to discuss how close we are to open and secure data, and how we as a data community can build on the ideas and momentum of IPY to help stimulate and coordinate innovative and effective data services necessary for future science. Action Leader: Dr. David Carlson (United States) Director, IPY International Programme Office Prior to IPY, Dr. David Carlson served as Director of the Atmospheric Technology Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and as Director of the International Project Office for TOGA-COARE. Dr Carlson holds a PhD in Oceanography and served as Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University. Co-action Leader: Penelope Wagner (United States) PhD Candidate, University of Delaware Penelope is a PhD student at the University of Delaware with a focus in large-scale sea ice edge analysis as a proxy for Climatology. She is very active with polar science outreach activities through APECS as the Council Co-chair, as well as the APECS Sea Ice Discipline Coordinator. Rapporteur: Mr. Scott Tomlinson (Canada) Environmental Scientist, Northern Contaminants Program, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Scott Tomlinson is the former Data Management Coordinator for the Canadian IPY Program. In that capacity he oversaw the development of the Canadian IPY Data Assembly Centre Network which will provide secure and open access to IPY data for the long term. Scott was also coauthor on the State Of Polar Data Report and is co-chair of the ICSU-CODATA Task Team on Polar Data Management Coordination. Taco de Bruin (The Netherlands) Coordinator of the Data Management Group, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

2 Taco de Bruin chairs the Netherlands National Oceanographic Data Committee (NL-NODC) and co-chairs the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management (SCADM). He also served as co-chair of the IPY Data Subcommittee. Charles (Chuck) Humphrey (Canada): Head of the Data Library, University of Alberta Chuck is also the Academic Director of the Alberta Research Data Centre, a service providing controlled access to sensitive data. He is the lead for the Alberta IPY Data Assembly Centre and is actively involved in the movement to build research data management infrastructure in Canada. Dr. Mustapha Mokrane (Japan) Executive Director, World Data Service International Program Office (ICSU) Mustapha Mokrane is the first Executive Director of the ICSU World Data System appointed in March He worked before at the International Council for Science (ICSU) as Science and Information Technology Officer coordinating its Scientific Data and Information activities. Trained as molecular biologist he holds a PhD in Molecular Biology. Mr. Mark A. Parsons (United States) Senior Associate Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Centre Mr. Parsons has been managing data for 20 years. He leads several international data management and informatics research projects addressing interdisciplinary data. He co-chaired the IPY Data Committee and received the American Geophysical Union Falkenberg award as an advocate of data stewardship as a vital component of Earth system science. Dr. Peter L. Pulsifer (United States) Research Scientist and Principal Investigator, National Snow and Ice Data Center Peter Pulsifer leads the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA). ELOKA provides data management and user support, and fosters collaboration between resident Arctic experts and visiting researchers. Dr. Pulsifer has worked extensively with Indigenous organizations, Arctic residents, and the science community to facilitate ethical sharing of local observations and traditional knowledge.

3 Action Forum: Momentum Series: The Future of Monitoring Networks, Research and Prediction Systems to Provide Services in Polar Regions Wednesday April 25, :00 to 12:00 INTRODUCTION Nearly one hundred countries and many organizations have monitoring programs in cold climate regions. Research and operational networks underpin our scientific understanding of current states with goal to predict future states of the Earth system in Polar regions. This Action Forum will examine how international collaboration will provide client-centred information for informed decision-making by governments, industry and indigenous peoples over the next 20 years. The Panel discussion will challenge the audience to define ways for improving long-term international collaboration. Action Leader: Dr. Michel Béland (Canada) President, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (Canada) Dr. Michel Béland was previously Director General of Atmospheric Science and Technology at Environment Canada. He was co-chair of the International Joint Committee for the International Polar Year, and is now on the steering committee for IPY Dr. Béland obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorology at McGill University, in the field of atmospheric dynamics and numerical weather prediction. Co- Action Forum Leader: Dr. Natalia Galin (United Kingdom) Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, University College London Dr. Natalia Galin analyses and interprets ESA CryoSat-2 satellite data for the study of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet elevation changes. During her PhD she made two trips to East Antarctic where she flew RAASTI (RAdar for Antarctic Snow Thickness Investigation) over sea ice to study snow cover, and was a visiting Fulbright scholar at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Rapporteur: Bruce Angle (Canada) Special Advisor to the President of WMO Mr. Bruce Angle has coached Canadian delegations and supported three Permament Representatives for Canada with the World Meteorological Orbganization. In recognition of his efforts in international relations, he was awarded a Citation of Excellence from Environment Canada in In 2010, he was honoured with the Patterson Distinguished Service Medal in recognition of his distinguished service to meteorology in Canada throughout his career. Dr. Albert Fischer (United States)

4 Head of the Ocean Observations and Services Section of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Dr. Albert Fischer is a physical oceanographer and climate modeler by training, and has been working in the Global Ocean Observing System Project Office since He has a Ph.D. from the MIT / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint Program in Oceanography, and worked as a researcher at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris). Presentation Title: Polar ocean science and services supporting safety of life at sea and a healthy ocean environment. Dr. Barry Goodison (Switzerland) Scientific Officer, Observing and Information Systems Department World Meteorological Organization Dr. Barry Goodison has been actively involved in the development and management of several national and international polar observation and research activities, many related to the International Polar Year (IPY). He was the IPY co-ordinator for Environment Canada, a member of the Canadian National IPY Steering Committee from its inception and served on WMO s Inter-commission Task Force for IPY. Presentation Title: Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW): A Living Legacy of the IPY. Mr. David Grimes (Canada) President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Assistant Deputy Minister, Meterological Service of Canada, Environment Canada. David Grimes was elected President of the UN World Meteorological Organization in 2011 during its Congressional meeting with representatives from 189 member states and territories. He has been Assistant Deputy Minister and head of Environment Canada's Meteorological Service since July 2006, and has 35 years of scientific, research and management experience at Environment Canada. Presentation Title: Transformation of monitoring, research and prediction into service applications. Dr. Gordon McBean (Canada) Professor, University of Western Ontario Dr. Gordon McBean is President-elect of the International Council for Science, a co-sponsor of IPY and the new initiative Future Earth research for global sustainability. Professor McBean

5 has an extensive background in global and Arctic atmospheric and oceanic sciences and services. Dr. Thomas Jung (Germany) Chair of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Polar Prediction Project Dr. Thomas Jung is an expert in numerical weather prediction, climate dynamics, predictability and climate modelling. From 2001 to 2010 he held posts as scientist and senior scientist in the research department of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in Reading, United Kingdom. He obtained his doctorate in atmospheric physics at the Institute for Marine Research in Kiel, Germany. Presentation Title: The Global Integrated Polar Prediction System (GIPPS) Dr. Volker Rachold (Germany) Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Dr. Volker Rachold is a member of various high-level international committees and coordinates multidisciplinary research activities and international conferences. Dr. Rachold graduated as a geochemist from Göttingen University, where he also obtained his Ph.D. In 2002, Dr. Rachold received his habilitation postdoctoral lecturing qualification from the University of Potsdam. Presentation Title: Polar Science in Service to Society Mr. Duane Smith (Canada): President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada Duane Smith has served as President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) since As President of ICC Canada, he also holds the position of Vice-President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Born and raised in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Smith continues his close attachment to the land, harvesting marine mammals and fish just as his ancestors did. Presentation Title: Building traditional knowledge into decision making. Dr. Mike Sparrow (United Kingdom) Executive Director, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Mike is a Southern Ocean physical oceanographer. Previous to moving to the SCAR Secretariat, he worked both as a research scientist and for the Climate Variability and Predictability project of the World Climate Research Programme. He has also worked and lived in Spain and China and taken part in several cruises to the Antarctic.

6 Presentation title: Polar Science in Service to Society.

7 Action Forum: Momentum Series: The Major Polar Issues and Science Questions over the next 20 years and beyond? Monday April 23, :30 3:00 INTRODUCTION Polar regions are amongst the fastest changing areas of our planet both in their natural environment and in human and societal systems. These changes are raising new issues and challenges on the regional scale and impacts of Polar changes are manifesting themselves on the rest of the globe. This Action Forum will bring together senior representatives from international research, policy, indigenous and funding organizations to discuss the major polar issues and science questions over the next 20 years, and how to maintain the momentum of international collaboration created by IPY to address these global issues. Action Leader: Dr. Ian Allison (Australia) President, International Association of Cryospheric Sciences Ian has studied ice and climate in Antarctica for more than 40 years and published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on Antarctic science. He was co-chair of the ICSU/WMO Joint Committee for IPY , a lead author of the IPCC Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports, and is President of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. Co-Action Leader: Mr. Allen Pope (United States / United Kingdom) APECS Vice-President and PhD Candidate, Scott Polar Research Institute Allen is a PhD candidate studying applications of remote sensing to measuring glacier mass balance and changing surface zones. Motivated by the many big polar questions remaining to be asked and answered, Allen also represents APECS in long-term international polar research initiative discussions and was the APECS President. Rapporteur: Dr. Alexandre Forest (Canada) Arctic Oceanographer, Université Laval Dr. Alexandre Forest is postdoctoral researcher in oceanography within the Takuvik Laboratory, a France-Canada joint venture (CNRS-Laval University) that aims at studying the impact of climatic and anthropogenic changes on Arctic ecosystems. He has recently been involved in numerous international programs, such as the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study, the Norwegian-German KongHau partnership and the IPY-Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study. Dr. Mike Sparrow (United Kingdom) Executive Director, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.

8 Mike is a Southern Ocean physical oceanographer. Previous to moving to the SCAR Secretariat, he worked both as a research scientist and for the Climate Variability and Predictability project of the World Climate Research Programme. He has also worked and lived in Spain and China and taken part in several cruises to the Antarctic. Dr. Jeremy T. Mathis (United States) Professor of Chemical Oceanography, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Director of the Ocean Acidification Research Center Dr. Mathis has been studying carbon biogeochemistry in arctic and subarctic seas for the past ten years. He has participated in over a dozen research cruises to the Pacific Arctic Region and is the author of numerous papers describing process such as primary production, air-sea exchange of CO2 and ocean acidification. Mr. Evan T. Bloom (United States) Director of the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S. Department of State Evan T. Bloom supervises the State Department s policies related to the Arctic and Antarctic. He is the U.S. Government s lead representative to the Antarctic Treaty and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. He is co-chair of the Arctic Council s Expert Group on Ecosystem-based Management. Dr. Joan Nymand Larsen (Iceland) Senior Scientist, Stefansson Arctic Institute Dr. Joan Nymand Larsen has a PhD in economics and has been involved in research on the Arctic economy, quality-of-life and Arctic human development since the mid 1990s. She leads the circumpolar work on the Arctic Human Development Report, Arctic Social Indicators, and is a coordinating lead author for the IPCC AR5. She was president of IASSA Susana Calsamiglia-Mendlewicz (European Union) Research programme officer at the European Commission s Director-General for Research and Innovation, Environment Directorate (Brussels, Belgium) Susana Calsamiglia-Mendlewicz manages a portfolio of polar research grants and contributes regularly to the technical orientation and development of EU research programmes and policies. Previously, Susana worked in the UK as a consultant on climate change and aid assignments for AEA Group ( ) and the University of Birmingham ( ).

9 Dr. Jan-Gunnar Winther (Norway) Director, Norwegian Polar Institute Dr. Winther serves as an expert advisor on many international committees and delegations, including the Arctic Council and Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. Dr. Winther is a Lead Author on IPCC s fifth assessment report, and a member of the Explorers Club. Dr. Winther has a Ph.D. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

10 Action Forum: Momentum Series: Bringing It All Together: Next Steps to Address Tomorrow's Polar Issues Friday April 27, :00 to 12:00 INTRODUCTION This Action Forum will wrap up the Momentum Series by providing short synopsis from each of the previous Action Forums, an Early Career Scientist perspective, an Indigenous perspective, and a presentation to re-introduce the new potential Long-term Polar Cooperative Activity. The discussion will summarize the expected major polar issues and science questions over the next 20 years, what the monitoring, observation, predictive and data management services needed are, and how to strengthen coordination, cooperation and planning for a the future of polar science. Results will be summarized for input into the concept note for the potential Long-term Polar Cooperative Activity. Action Leader: Dr. David Hik (Canada) Professor and Canada Research Chair in Northern Ecology, University of Alberta Dr. David Hik is past Executive Director, Canadian IPY Secretariat. He is currently President, International Arctic Science Committee; vice-chair, Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks; and member of several Boards including Canadian Polar Commission, Arctic Institute of North America, Continental Polar Shelf Program, and Arctic Portal. Rapporteur: Dr. Hughes Lantuit (Germany) Executive Director, International Permafrost Association Dr. Hugues Lantuit leads the coastal permafrost research group at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. His science assesses the evolution of the permafrost landscapes in the Arctic, their reaction to climate change, and implications for the Earth Climate System. Dr. Lantuit obtained a PhD in Geosciences from the University of Potsdam in Germany. Dr. Ian Allison (Australia): President, International Association of Cryospheric Sciences Dr. Ian Allison has studied ice and climate in Antarctica for more than 40 years and published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on Antarctic science. He was co-chair of the ICSU/WMO Joint Committee for IPY , a lead author of the IPCC Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports, and is President of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. Action Leader: Dr. Michel Béland (Canada) President, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (Canada)

11 Dr. Michel Béland was previously Director General of Atmospheric Science and Technology at Environment Canada. He was co-chair of the International Joint Committee for the International Polar Year, and is now on the steering committee for IPY Dr. Béland obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorology at McGill University, in the field of atmospheric dynamics and numerical weather prediction. Dr. David Carlson (United States): Director (Ret.), IPY International Program Office Prior to IPY, Dr. David Carlson served as Director of the Atmospheric Technology Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and as Director of the International Project Office for TOGA-COARE. Dr Carlson holds a PhD in Oceanography and served as Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University.