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A document summarizing the first-ever Arctic Science Ministerial that was held in Washington, DC, at the White House on September 28, 2016, is nowavailable at the Arctic Science Portal.
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An EU-financed project investigating ways to improve weather and climate prediction in the face of a rapidly changing Arctic officially started this month.
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An experimental learning exercise, the Model Arctic Council 2017-2018, organized under the Finnish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2017-2019), will consist of one or two simulations, depending on the level of interest expressed among the member universities of the UArctic, according to UArctic web-site.
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At the Parliamentary Briefing: Arctic Shipping and the City of London, on November 2nd, Representative of the International Union of Marine Insurance at the International Maritime Organisation Michael Kingston gave a speech onthe finalisation of the Polar Code for Shipping, which comes into force in January 2017, and the role of the London Insurance Market in enhancing best Arctic shipping practice.
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The history on marine transportaion "Arctic Cargo", written by engineer Christopher Wright offers an indispensable guide to the ships that have been used, how they have been employed, the cargoes they have carried, and the routes they have taken in Canada's North.
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The Arctic Yearbook, a 450-page volume designed and hosted by the Arctic Portal, has been launched on October 28.
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Fulbright Arctic Week began on Monday October 24th and will last until Friday October 28th.
Seventeen Fulbright Arctic Initiative researchers and their co-lead scholars are gathering in Washington, D.C. toparticipate in policy meetings and public engagement events, as well as a symposium at the end of the week.
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The paper "Advancing polar prediction capabilities on daily to seasonal time scales” written by scientists from 16 countries and published in the September 2016 issue of theBulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is yet another step forward towards the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP).
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On Thursday October 13th, the Arctic Portal hosted a group of American students studying with the School for International Training (SIT) study abroad program in Iceland and Greenland. The program is affiliated with the University Centre of the Westfjords(Háskólasetur Vestfjarða).
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Monday October 10th saw another milestone in the continuing evolution of Icelandic-Chinese cooperation in scientific research: a cornerstone-laying ceremony took place at the new Chinese-Icelandic Aurora Observatory (CIAO) in Kárhól in the north of Iceland.
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The Northern Forum - an international body consisting of members from different regions and municipalities from around the Arctic - officially welcomed Lapland back into the fold of its members at a signing ceremony during the Arctic Circle Assembly on Saturday October 8th. Under the patronage of the former President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic bringing together officials, entrepreneurs, experts and indigenous representatives interested in Arctic issues.