Uncertain Future, Deliberate Action
FINAL Program
19 March 2001
Sunday March 18, 2001
Field Trip #1: Micro-hydro at Fraser and Skagway
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Visit two micro-hydro sites located near the B.C./Alaska border, two hours southwest of Whitehorse along the scenic Klondike Highway. The Fraser facility supplies power to the Department of Highways maintenance camp and the Canada Customs building. The Skagway site includes a dramatic vertical drop to supply the power needs of the town. Tour historic Skagway, and enjoy sight seeing along the way. Note: as this field trip crosses the Canada/U.S. border, please make sure you bring appropriate identification (e.g., driver's license, birth certificate, or passport). Guides - Perry Diamond, Stan Selmer.
Field Trip #2 - Wind Turbines North of the 60th Parallel at 4700 ft Elevation
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Rime ice, high winds, sub-zero temperatures and icy mountain roads - it's all in a day's work for the Yukon Energy Corporation's wind team. Come and see what it's all about! Start the day with a video, slide show and question-and-answer session with YEC's wind specialist John Maissan. Then take a trip up Haeckel Hill for a tour of YEC's Bonus 150 kW and new Vestas V47 660 kW wind turbines, in situ. Note: as this field tirp is to a high elevation, mountainous location, be sure to dress warmly and wear appropriate footwear. Guides - John Maissan, Doug Craig.
Field Trip #3 - Energy Efficient Buildings/Solar Energy
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Enjoy a half-day tour of some of the solar units and energy efficient buildings in town. You will see local, practical applications of this solar technology, and examples of energy efficient and inefficient buildings. The tour will conclude at the Yukon Energy Corporation Headquarters, an award winning building for energy efficiency, where you will have a chance to met the architects and facilities manager for a tour of the building. Guides: Doug MacLean, Kris Selzer
An informal sightseeing trip will also be offered.
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Exposition Setup - Yukon College Gymnasium
Monday March 19, 2001
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Registration
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exposition - Yukon College Gymnasium
Note: Exhibitors requested to be at booths from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Opening Plenary Session - Arts Centre
Uncertain Future, Deliberate Action
Chair: Aynslie Ogden
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Time
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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1:00-1:05
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Aynslie Ogden
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Welcome
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1:05-1:20
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Ralph Goodale
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Minister of Natural Resources Canada
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1:20-1:30
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Pat Duncan
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Yukon Premier
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1:30-1:45
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Ed Schultz
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Grand Chief, Council of Yukon First Nations
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1:45-1:55
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Dale Eftoda
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Minister of Renewable Resources
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1:55-2:10
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Sally Webber
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President, Yukon College
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2:10-2:20
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Larry Bagnell
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Member of Parliament
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2:20-2:30
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Aynslie Ogden
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Northern Climate ExChange
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2:30-3:00: Nutrition Break - Arts Centre and Exposition Hall
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Opening Plenary Session - Arts Centre
Uncertain Future, Deliberate Action
Chair: Aynslie Ogden
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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3:00-3:20
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Don Lemmen
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Climate Change Science: Highlighting the Need for Action
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3:20-3:40
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Bill Oppen
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"Through the Lens Darkly." Will the World ever Come to Grips with Climate Change?
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3:40-4:00
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Violet Ford
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From Consultation to Partnership: How Ottawa Can Engage the North on Climate Change
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4:00-4:20
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Mark Gaillard
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Sovereignty Issues in Changing Arctic Waters
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4:20-4:40
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Stewart Cohen
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Northern Dimensions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third Assessment Report
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4:40-5:00
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Irwin Itzkovitch
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Adaptation: Challenges and Opportunities
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7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Opening Reception - Beringia Centre
The opening reception will be held at the Beringia Centre. Delegates will have an opportunity to mingle and tour an exihibit of Yukon's ice age past. Refreshments will be provided along with a cash bar. Throughout the evening, a number of short videos will be shown in the museum theatre including: Sila Alangotok: Inuit Observations on Climate Change, Winds of Change, Beringia: Yukon's Ice Age Past
Tuesday March 20, 2001
8:50 am - 5:00 pm: Exposition - Yukon College Gymnasium
8:50 am - 10:10 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 1: Understanding Climate Change in the North:
State of Knowledge and New Directions in Research
Session 1A: Climate Change Science, Modelling, and Impacts
Chair: Pat Paslowski, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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M.D. Ananicheva and N.V. Davidovich
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Novaya Zemlya Glaciers and Climate: Reconstructions for Timeslices of Warming in the Past
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9:10-9:30
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Claude Labine
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Climatology in the Canadian High Arctic Islands
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9:30-9:50
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A.J. Cannon and P.H. Whitfield
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Downscaling Recent Changes in Streamflow in Northern
Canada
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9:50-10:10
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Rick Janowicz
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The Apparent Impact of Climate Change on Stream Crossing Design Associated With the Proposed Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline
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Session 1B: Understanding Climate Change - New Directions in Research I
Chair: Mike Gill, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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Jukka Käyhkö
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Global Change Research in Finland with Special Reference to the Arctic
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9:10-9:30
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D. Lemmen and P. Kertland
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Understanding Vulnerability: Future Directions in Impacts and Adaptation Research
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9:30-9:50
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Eric Taylor
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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Research Network
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9:50-10:10
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Peter Johnson
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Priority Setting in the Climate Change Agenda: Integrating the Objectives of Academia, Government Departments, and Communities
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Session 1C: Local Information of Climate Change and Options for Renewable Energy in Remote Communities
Chair: Frank Duerden, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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Norm Snow and Larry Carpenter
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Inuit Observations on Climate Change: Local Action with a Global Impact
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9:10-9:30
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Norman Snwshoe
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Local Observations of Climate Change in the Mackenzie Delta
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9:30-9:50
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I. Johnson and M. Jensen
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An Assessment of Documented Yukon First Nations Local Information and Perspectives on the Impacts of Climate Change within the Yukon Territory and Northern British Columbia
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9:50-10:10
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Lawrence Mott
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Commercial Wind/Diesel Project, St. Paul Island, Alaska
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10:10 am - 10:40 am: Nutrition Break - College Foyer and Exposition Hall
10:40 am - 12:00 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 1: Understanding Climate Change in the North:
State of Knowledge and New Directions in Research
Session 2A: Understanding Climate Change - New Directions in Research II
Chair: Joan Eamer, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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A. Munier, M. Gill, et al.
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State of Knowledge Assessment for Climate Change Impacts in Northern Canada
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11:00-11:20
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Frank Duerden
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Climate Change and Human Activity in Northern Canada: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Need to Know.
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11:20-11:40
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David Hik
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Climate Change from the Ground Up - The Significance of Local Monitoring and Research
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11:40-12:00
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John Newton
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The Case for Community-based Action in Response to the Risk of Climate Change in Northern Canada
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Session 2B: Impacts of Climate Change - Science and Monitoring
Chair Scott Herron, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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Aynslie Ogden
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Observations and Concerns on Climate Change in Yukon Communities
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11:00-11:20
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Johnny Edwards
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Observations of Climate Change as Recorded by the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op's Community-Based Monitoring Program
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11:20-11:40
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Rick Farnell, et al.
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Southern Yukon Alpine Ice Patches: Climate Change Records, Caribou History, Ancient Hunters and Much More
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11:40-12:00
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Rick Farnell, et al.
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Continued
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Session 2C: Impacts of Climate Change - Human Nature Interactions
Chair: Don Flinn, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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Stefan Mikaelsson
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TBA
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11:00-11:20
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David Klein
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Wildlife Management and Conservation in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Project
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11:20-11:40
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Deiter Reidel
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Assessing Health Implications of Climate Change and Variability in Northern Canada: An Urgent Task
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11:40-12:00
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Hogg, et al.
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Potential Impacts of Drought on Canada's Northern Forests under a Changing Climate
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Buffet lunch served in College Gymnasium Note: Exhibitors requested to be at their booths
2:00 pm - 3:20 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 2: Responding to Climate Change in the North
Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and our Vulnerability to a Changing Climate
Session 3A: Northern Sustainable Technologies I: Wind
Chair: Larry Duguay, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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2:00-2:20
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JP Pinard
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Assessment of Wind Energy in the Yukon
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2:20-2:40
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JP Pinard
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Preliminary Results of Bear Creek Wind Monitoring Study
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2:40-3:00
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Doug Craig
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Monitoring Wind Energy Potential in the Yukon
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3:00-3:20
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John Maissan
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Wind Power Development in Sub Arctic Conditions with Severe Rime Icing
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Session 3B: Development, Buildings, Energy and Climate Change
Chair: Bengt Pettersson, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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2:00-2:20
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Duncan Sinclair
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Northern Stewardship - Yukon Energy Solutions
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2:20-2:40
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Gary Smalldridge
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Overview of the Energy Statistics Program
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2:40-3:00
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Michael Barton
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Planning for Climate-Related Adaptations in Northern Building Complexes
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3:00-3:20
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Richard Haard
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Sustainable Energy and Wildlife Enhancement for the Yukon River Valley - An Analysis of the Now Abandoned Klondike Hydroelectric Project as a Development Model
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Session 3C: Public Education and Outreach I
Chair: Sabine Schweiger, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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2:00-2:20
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Remy Rodden
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Northern Climate Change Schools Project
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2:20-2:40
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Julia Morton Marr
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Arctic Acrobats: Sustainability Education Linking Circumpolar Schools
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2:40-3:00
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Josee Bonhomme
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The Necessity to Develop School Programs on Alternative Sources of Energy and Suggested Approaches in Program Delivery
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3:00-3:20
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Aynslie Ogden
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Knowledge into Action: Barriers and Opportunities to Formulating Responses to Climate Change in the North
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3:20 pm - 3:50 pm: Nutrition Break - College Foyer and Exposition Hall
3:50 pm - 5:10 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 2: Responding to Climate Change in the North
Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and our Vulnerability to a Changing Climate
Session 4A: Northern Sustainable Technologies II: Renewable Technologies
Chair: Craig Olsen, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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3:50-4:10
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Nick Goodman
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Renewable Energy in Alaska: New Technologies Under Development
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4:10-4:30
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Andrew Pape Salmon
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An Overview of Sustainable Energy Options in the Yukon
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4:30-4:50
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Richard Corbet
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Heat Pumps: A Residential Retrofit Alternative to Fossil Fuels
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4:50-5:10
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Ron Alward
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RETScreen International: A Renewable Energy Decision-Support and Capacity-Building Tool
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Session 4B: Transportation, Infrastructure and Climate Change
Chair: Mark Evans-Ehricht, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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3:50-4:10
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Walt Parker
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Effects of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure in Alaska
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4:10-4:30
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Terry Zdan
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Transportation Adaptations to Climate Change
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4:30-4:50
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Bill Morrison
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Hasten Slowly: Incentive Compatibility and the Process of Reducing Greenhouse Gases in Transportation
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4:50-5:10
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Stephen Robinson
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Impacts of Climate Change upon Infrastructure In Northern Communities - Case Studies from Norman Wells and Tuktoyaktuk.
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Session 4C: Public Education and Outreach II
Chair: Beth Lavender, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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3:50-4:10
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Colleen Paton
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Government of Canada Climate Change Action Fund Public Education and Outreach Program
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4:10-4:30
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Yvonne Harris
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Education and Outreach through State of Environment Reporting
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4:30-4:50
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Olga Speranskaya
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Participation of Russian Non-Governmental Organizations in Prevention of Global Climate Change
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4:50-5:10
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Peter Hardy
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Globe Program
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7:00-9:30: Public Information Session
Yukon College Gymnasium
Wednesday March 21, 2001
8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Exposition - Yukon College Gymnasium
8:50 am - 10:10 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 3
Responding to Climate Change in the North: Policy and Planning
Session 5A: Clean Development Mechanisms and Joint Implementation
Chair: Perry Diamond, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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Dianne Humphries
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A Policy Response to Climate Change: Using Emissions Trading to Support Renewable Technologies and Energy Efficiency
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9:10-9:30
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Olga Speranskaya
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Joint Implementation Projects in Russia: How to Reach Clarity
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9:30-9:50
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Tero Mustonen
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Real Joint Implementation in the North - Post-Hague Arctic and Grassroots Action
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9:50-10:10
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Toivinen and Kulikovskaya
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Development of the Mechanism of the Transfer of Reduced Units of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Basis of the Russian Federation Law of "About the Agreements on Sharing End Product"
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Session 5B: Climate Change Issues and Actions in the Canadian North
Chair: Rob Marshall, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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Rob Marshall
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Overview of Climate Change Issues and Actions
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9:10-9:30
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Jim Sparling
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Northwest Territories Strategy to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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9:30-9:50
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Earle Baddaloo
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Nunavut Climate Change Strategy
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9:50-10:10
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Bengt Pettersson
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Yukon's Climate Change Action
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Session 5C: Climate Change, Sustainable Communities, and Land Use Planning
Chair: Gerald Isaac, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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8:50-9:10
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TBA
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TBA
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9:10-9:30
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Mark O'Donoghue
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Long Range Planning for Climate Change in the Village of Mayo
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9:30-9:50
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Tatiana Vlassova, Pavel Suliandziga
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Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues in respect to the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North
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9:50-10:10
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Glenda Koh
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Regional Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects Assessment
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10:10 am - 10:40 am:Nutrition Break - College Foyer and Exposition Hall
10:40 am - 12:00 pm: Concurrent Sessions - Theme 3
Responding to Climate Change in the North - Policy and Planning
Session 6A: National Policy Dimensions of Climate Change in the Circumpolar North
Chair: Stewart Cohen, Lecture Hall A2206
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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Alexis Conrad
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Canada's National Climate Change Process - Progress to Date and Next Steps
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11:00-11:20
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Neil MacLeod
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Natural Resources Canada Energy Initiatives and Climate Change
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11:20-11:40
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Leslie Whitby
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Lessons from the Past - Strategies for the Future
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11:40-12:00
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Jill Watkins
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Improving Relationships between Aboriginal People and Government: Lessons Learned during the Development of Legislation to Protect Endangered Wildlife Species
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Session 6B: Partnership Development and Northern Perspectives on International Negotiations
Chair: David Malcolm, Room C1440
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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Andrew Pape-Salmon
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Perspectives on the International Climate Change Political Negotiations
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11:00-11:20
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Audrey McLaughlin
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The Circumpolar Works: Political Climate Change in the Global Village
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11:20-11:40
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David Malcolm
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Some Observations on Partnership Development to Address Climate Change Impacts
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11:40-12:00
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Guy Dauncey
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The Urgent Need for a Climate Alliance of Arctic Jurisdictions
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Session 6C: Energy Policy and Planning
Chair: Lise Farynowski, Room C1530
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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10:40-11:00
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Rob Macintosh
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TBA
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11:00-11:20
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S. K. Sergeev
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Program "Energy Saving" of the Russian Ministry of Education
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11:20-11:40
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Toivinen and Lazarev
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Scientific and Educational Aspects of Wood Waste Utilization in the Energy Sector of the Republic of Karelia
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11:40-12:00
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Robin Hutcheson
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Community Power and Energy Planning - Holistic Approach/Practical Application
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Buffet lunch served in College Gymnasium Note: Exhibitors requested to be at their booths
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Closing Plenary Session - Arts Centre
Summaries, Highlights and Reflections
Chair: Aynslie Ogden
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Time
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Speaker
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Topic
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2:00-2:20
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David Hik
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Summary of Theme 1 - Understanding Climate Change in the North: State of Knowledge and New Directions in Research
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2:20-2:40
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Andrew Pape-Salmon and Don Lemmen
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Summary of Theme 2 - Responding to Climate Change in the North: Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and our Vulnerability to a Changing Climate
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2:40-3:00
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Frank Duerden
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Summary of Theme 3 - Responding to Climate Change in the North: Policy and Planning
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Nutrition Break - Arts Centre and Exposition Hall
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Closing Plenary Session - Arts Centre
Moderator: Angus Robertson
Debate: Uncertain Future, Deliberate Action - What should the priorities be for action on climate change and the Circumpolar North, given our current state of knowledge?
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Speaker
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Organization
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Peter Johnson
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University of Ottawa
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Bob Van Dijken
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Yukon Conservation Society
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Rob Macintosh
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Pembina Institute
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Jose Kusugak
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Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
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Robert Jackson
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Council of Yukon First Nations
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7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Entertainment Evening - Arts Centre
- Sarah and Suzie (Sharon Shorty and Jackie Bear) - M/C
- Remy Rodden
- Anne Louise Genest
- Ken Madsen
- Kim Barlow
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Exhibitors List
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Contact
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Arctic Acrobats/International Holistic...
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Morton-Marr/Rampone
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Arctic Energy Alliance
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Rob Marshall
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Campbell Scientific
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Claude Labine
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Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society
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Dynamic Systems
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Andre Fortin
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Energy Solutions Center
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Environment Canada
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Bill Miller
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Impacts & Adaptations, Climate Change Action Fund
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Natural Resources Canada
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Darren Bagshaw
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Northern Climate ExChange
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Aynslie Ogden
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Pembina Institute
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Public Education & Outreach, Climate Change Action Fund
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Solar & Wind Logistics
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J. Bonhomme
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Sol Terra
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Yukon Development Corporation
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Yukon Electrical Company Ltd.
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Shiela Serup
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Yukon Energy
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Yukon Housing
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Posters
DeAbreu, R. - Canadian Ice Service - Sea Ice and Climate Change in the North
Sousanes, P. - Addressing the Issue of Climate Change through Long-Term Monitoring at Denali National Park and Preserve
Holloway, G. - Sea Ice
Parlee and Alt. - Degrees of Variation: Climate Change and Nunavut.
Smith, Walker and Burgess. - Taking the Chill Off? Climate Change in the Yukon and Northwest Territories
Binette, S. - Alternative Transportation
Tivy, A. and U. Bhatt. - An Investigation of Sea Ice Anomalies in the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk in the context of Climate Variability in the Northern Hemisphere
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Yukon College 
