CURRICULUM VITAE for Willy Østreng, Cand. polit., Senior researcher, Ocean Futures Affiliated faculty, Department of Political Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA Director, Østreng Consulting Vice-President, Norwegian Academy of Polar Research Born: May 4, 1941 Residence: Lofthusveien 6B, 0587 Oslo 5, Norway Phone: (047)-22 15 53 20, Email: will-oe@online.no. Mobil Phone (Cell phobe): (047)-90 79 58 94, Married to: Sonja Cottis Østreng, born November 26, 1943, Cheltenham, England Children: Cecilie Cottis Østreng Aslagsen and Elisabeth Østreng Eriksen, both born October 28, 1967, Oslo, Norway Work place: Ocean Futures AS, Borggata 2B, 0650 Oslo, Norway. Phone: (047)-22 08 87 52, Fax: (047)-22 08 87 53, email: willy.ostreng@ocean-futures.com. Education: - "Candidatus Rerum Politicarum" (cand.polit.) from the University of Oslo in History, Sociology and Political Science (International Affairs), 1971 - Teacher Training College (4 years), 1965 - Military Academy of the Artillery (Befalskolen for feltartilleriet), 1961 Languages: - English, fluently spoken and written, - German, good reading ability, - French, restricted reading ability Job experience: - Scientific director, Centre for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, 2003-2009, - Director/Owner, Østreng Consulting, firm for research and consulting in ocean and polar affairs, 2008-present, - Hired Writer of Feature Articles on northern affairs to Fiskarbladet Fiskaren a Norwegian daily for the fishing industry, 2008-present, 1
- Affiliated Faculty, Department of Political Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004- present, - Executive Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, 1978-2003, - Editor-in-Chief, Newsletter Centre for Advanced Study, 2003-present, - Doctoral Supervisor, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, England, 2002-2004, - Visiting Professor (Northern Momentum Scholar), Department of Political Science and Northern Studies Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fall 2001, - Senior Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Law and Society and Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2000-2001, - Special Advisor, Planning and Evaluation Staff, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999-2000, - Adjunct Professor (Professor II), Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, 1994-2004, - External opponent, doctoral evaluations/examinations at the University of New Hampshire (Political science) USA, 1987, University of Uppsala (Political science) Sweden 1989, University of Oslo (Geography) 1990, - Lecturer, Norwegian National Defense College (Forsvarets høgskole), 1988 2000, - Visiting Research Fellow, Center for of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1987, - Visiting Professor, Complutense University, Madrid under the Spanish/Norwegian Cultural Agreement, February 1997, - Political Commentator, Norwegian and Foreign Broadcastings (TV and radio) and in various Norwegian and Foreign Dailies and Weeklies, 1975-present, - Lecturer, Diplomatic Candidates Course, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1975-92, - Supervisor, graduate and undergraduate level in the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, 1975-82, - Lecturer, graduate and undergraduate level in the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, 1975-82, - Visiting Research Fellow, Center for International Affairs and Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, 1974, - Lecturer, Political Science, University College of Møre and Romsdal, 1972-74, - Research Associate, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 1971-78, - Teacher, Junior High School (Møllergata ungdomsskole), 1969, - Teacher, Elementary School (Grefsen barneskole), 1966-67, - Officer, Norwegian Army, Haslemoen and Bardufoss Garrisons, 1961. Scholarships: - Northern Momentum Visiting Scholarship, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2001, - Scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council, 2000, 2
- Scholarships from the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (Norsk faglitterær forfatter- og oversetterforening) 1993, 1997 and 2000. - Scholarship from Bergen Bank, 1987. - Scholarship from the Norwegian Marshall Fund, 1987, - Research Scholarship from the Norwegian Fishery Research Council, 1987, - The US International Communication Agency's Scholarship, USA, 1979, - Travel scholarship from the Norwegian Agency for Arms Control and Disarmament, 1974 - Governmental Scholarships, 1968-71, - Various University Scholarships, University of Oslo, 1968-71 Professional Awards: - Elected Member (and Cofounder), Norwegian Scientific Academy of Polar Research (Norges Vitenskapsakademi for Polarforskning), in Longyearbyen, (Svalbard), 2008- present, - Elected Member, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (Det Konglige Norske Videnskabers Selskab) in Trondheim, 2002-present, - American-Scandinavian Foundation Visiting Lecturer Award, 2001, - Elected Full Member (Academician), International Academy of Regional Development and Cooperation, Russia, 1997-present, - Runner-up Sea Trade Award 1995 for Innovation awarded to The International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP) initiated and headed by Willy Østreng - William Nygaards Endowment Award 1994 for Internasjonal politikk (Textbook in International Politics), Aschehoug Forlag, Oslo 1994, Fifth edition, - Festschrift to Willy Østreng: Challenges of a Changing World, FNI, Oslo, 1991, - Commendation, by the State of Alaska, 1990, Decorations: - Commander of Finland s Lion Order (Kommandør av Finlands Leijons Orden), 1994. Professional Commissions of Trust: - Member, Board of Directors, Host Eiendom, 2009-present - Vice President, Board of Directors, Norwegian Academy of Polar Research, Longyearbyen (Svalbard), 2008-present, - Member, Board of Directors, First Hotels, 2008-present, - Member, Nominating Committee of the Thor Heyerdahl Professorship, University of the Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, Spring 2008- present, - Member, Steering Committee, Northern Research Forum, Akureyri, Iceland, 2007- present, - Chairman, Board of Directors, Ocean Futures Ltd (International Research Institute), 2004-2010, - Member, Norwegian Government s Commission on Northern Areas, 2003 (March- December), 3
- Member, International Council of the Law of the Sea Institute, University of California, Berkeley, 2002-present, - Member, Delegation of Officials of their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja s first State Visit to Canada, 6 May 11 May, 2002, - Chairman, Board of Directors, World Port Kirkenes Group Ltd, 2002-2003, - Member, Board of Directors, the Heyerdahl Institute, Larvik, 2002-present, - Member, Council of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 1999-2001, - General Chairman, FNI Conference: Order for the Ocean at the Turn of the Century, Oslo, 7-11 August 1998, - Member, Scenario Project: Norway 2030, Norwegian Ministry of Labor and Administration, 1999-2000 - Member, Executive Board of the Norwegian Deep-Sea Bed Mining Industry Group, December, 1997-1999, - Member, Delegation of Officials of their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja s first State Visit to China, October 23 - November 1, 1997, - Member, International Advisory Board and Steering Committee of the UNDP/EDC 'Barents Sea Sustainable Development Project', 1996-98, - Member, Norwegian Reference Group to the European Networking Conference on Research in the North, 1995, - Member, Working Committee for stronger Integration of Foreign Policy Institutes in the Oslo-Region, appointed by the Norwegian Research Council, 1994, - Member, Board of Advisors, International Institute of Contemporary Geopolitics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Dehli, India, 1993-present, - Member, Council of Center for International Climate and Energy Research (CICERO), University of Oslo, 1992-1997 - Member, Executive Committee, Environment Northern Seas Foundation, Stavanger, Norway, 1992-94, - Chairman, International Editorial Board of Green Globe Yearbook published by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and Oxford University Press, 1992 2004, - Member, Working Group for the development of a comprehensive program to expand and strengthen Norway`s relations with the Soviet Union and the Central and East-European countries, Norwegian Foreign Ministry, 1991, - Member, Council of Norway`s Hydrotechnical Laboratory (Norges hydrotekniske laboratorium, NHL), 1991-95, - Member, Council of Norwegian Research Council for Applied Social Sciences (Norges Råd for anvendt samfunnsforskning, NORAS), 1991-93, - Deputy Member, Board of Directors, Norwegian Research Council for Applied Social Sciences (Norges Råd for anvendt samfunnsforskning, NORAS), 1991-93 - Member, International Advisory Committee, Third Northern Regions Conference, Alaska`s Governor Office, 1990, - General Chairman, International Conference "The Antarctic Treaty System in World Politics", in Oslo, 21-23 May, 1990, 4
- Member, International Editorial Advisory Group of Studies in Arctic Affairs, the University Press of New England, 1990-1997, - Head, International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP), Multidiciplinary and multinational research programme organized jointly between Japan, Russia and Norway, 1993-99, - General Chairman, International Symposium: "The Management of International Resources: Scientific Input and the Role of Scientific Cooperation", in Oslo, 10-11 October 1988, - Member, Executive Board, International Council for the Foundation of International Security, 1986-1991, - Member, Working Group on Arctic International Relations, Dartmouth College, USA, 1987-1991, - Member, Editorial Board of the US journal: Ocean Development and International Law, 1988-present, - Member, International Advisory Council of the Foundation for International Security, UK, 1987-92, - Court-appointed Counselor/Expert witness to Norwegian Courts in espionage cases, including the Norwegian Supreme Court, i.e. the Treholt-case, 1984-86, - Deputy Member, the Board of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 1990-95, - Member, Council of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 1985-97, - General Chairman, 17th Annual Law of the Sea Institute Conference in Oslo, 13-16 July 1983, co-sponsored by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, - Member, Executive Board of The Law of the Sea Institute, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, USA, 1983-89. From 1987, Member also of the Executive and Planning Committee of the Board, - Member, International Consultative Committee of Dalhousie Ocean Studies Program (DOSP), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 1982-86, - Member, International Steering Committee for the establishment of a North Sea Forum, (The Netherlands), 1981-84, - Consultant and Program maker, Educational Department of the Norwegian Radio Broadcasting (NRK) in the program series on International Politics, 1977-91. Fields of Professional Interest: Polar Politics, Ocean Politics (Law and Economics),Ocean Resource Management, Joint Development of Ocean resources, Security Policy, Naval Strategy, International Regimes and Inter-, trans- and multidisciplinarity in research. Lectured at: Harvard University (USA), University of California Berkeley (USA), University of Complutente (Spain), University of Lund (Sweden), University of Tromsø (Norway), University of Oslo (Norway), The Armed Forces Defense College (Norway), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), University of Hawaii (USA), University 5
of Washington (USA), University of Michigan (USA), University of Alaska Anchorage (USA), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Peace Research Institute Oslo (Norway), University of Houston (USA), University of Columbia (USA), University of Tasmania (Australia), Polish Academy of Science and Letters (Poland), Krakow Technical University (Poland), The Royal Geographical Society (England), University of Rode Island (USA), Alaska World Affairs Council (USA), International Studies Association (USA), San Francisco World Affairs Council (USA), Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA), Nordic Cooperative Committee for International Politics (Sweden), Nordic House, Reykjavik, Norwegian Research Council, The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (Norway), The True North Strong and Free Inquiry Society (Canada), Marine Technology Society (USA), Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (Norway), Norwegian Committee on Armament Control and Disarmament (Norway), Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia (USA), The Finnish Pugwash Committee (Finland), Ukraine Institute of International Studies (Ukraine), American- Scandinavian Foundation (USA), University Studies in Svalbard (UNIS), UNEP- GRID/Arendal (Norway), Oslo Military Society (Norway), Alaska Pacific University (USA), Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (England), Norwegian Academy of Technical Sciences (Norway), Bodø University College, Tromsø University College, The Storting (National Assembly of Norway), University of Umeå (Sweden), Ocean Futures (Oslo), Arctic Council, Norwegian Petroleum Society, Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, Northern Research Forum (Iceland), Ocean Futures (Norway), University of Alberta (Canada). Peer Review Consultant: - Ocean Development and International Law (American journal), - International Studies Quarterly (American Journal), - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. An Interdisciplinary Journal (American Journal) - Norwegian University Press (Academic Publisher), - Abstrakt (Norwegian Academic Publisher), - Norwegian Research Council. Leisure Time Activities: - Elected Member, The Rotary Society, 2008-present, - Elected Member, The Norwegian Society (Det Norske Selskab), 2002-present, - Member, Foreign Policy Committee, Norwegian Labor Party, 1996-99 - Swimming Instructor-Diploma, Norwegian Swimming Association, 1964 - Soccer Referee-Diploma, Oslo Football District Association, 1963 - Ski Instructor-Diploma, Childrens Ski Association, Norway, 1963 - Member, Board of the Handball Club of Ringvind, 1961-. Chairman 1963-65. 6