The Arctic AAAS Division annual meeting being held September 14th to 16th, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. This year's conference theme is "Impact of Environment on Human Health • Interdisciplinary Science and Education."

• Conference Description
• Planned Schedule and Sessions
• Call for Abstracts
• Online Registration
• Hotel Accommodations
• Contact Information

The International Polar Year (IPY) offered an opportunity to investigate the Arctic System and to establish international collaborations between researchers, educators and policy makers. In order to respond and adapt to what has been learned, this conference provides an opportunity to explore the outcomes of international collaborative science, engineering, and education research resulting from IPY. This is a good starting point for discussion on the impact of a changing environment on health.

Time:	Event Description:
8:00 am	Registration and Coffee Service Begins
9:00 – 9:30 am	Welcoming and Opening Remarks
	John Pugh, Chancellor, UAS Dan Julius, Vice President, UA Brian Edmonds, President, Arctic Division AAAS
9:30 – 12:00 pm	Plenary Session
	Brendan Kelly, International Arctic Research Center Rich Boone, Dept. of Biology, UAF Amy Shachter, Assistant Provost, Santa Clara University Bill Streever, Vice President of Research, BP Alaska
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Lunch (on own)
1:30 – 3:30 pm	Poster Set Up
1:30 – 4:00 pm	Technical Sessions:
	Changing Communities and Sustainability Climate Change
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Poster Session with Refreshments
5:00 - 7:00 pm	Dinner Break (on own)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Sigma Xi and Golden Key Reception

Time:	Event Description:
8:00 am	Registration and Coffee Service Begins
9:00 - 5:00 pm	Poster Displays
9:00 - 12:00 pm	Technical Sessions:
	Marine Ecology, Ocean Systems and Fisheries The Importance of Distance Education to Rural Communities in the Circumpolar North Carol Gering and Chris Lott, UAF Circumpolar Health Brian Edmonds, UAF
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch (on own)
1:30 - 4:00 pm	Technical Sessions:
	Alaskan Native and Indigenous Education Larry Duffy, UAF Biodiversity Wildlife Biology Sandra Talbot, USGS Northern Engineering
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Poster Session with Refreshments

Time:	Event Description:
8:00 am	Registration and Coffee Service Begins
9:00 - 12:00 pm	Poster Displays
9:00 - 12:00 pm	Technical Sessions:
	Interdisciplinary Science and Social Impacts in the North Larry Duffy, UAF Ecosystem Measurements and Arctic Stakeholder Forum Rich Haut, HARC
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch (on own)
1:30 - 4:00 pm	Technical Sessions:
	Ecosystem Measurements and Arctic Stakeholder Forum John Kelley, UAF EPSCoR Pips Veazey, UAF
4:00 - 4:15 pm	Closing Session and Final Remarks

The call for abstracts is now closed. The abstract submission deadline was August 7th, 2009.

Online conference registration for the 2009 Arctic Science Conference is now open. Conference registration rates are:

Regular Registration Options:

• Full Conference @ $275.00 per attendee.
• Single Day(s) @ $100.00 per day.
• Single Session(s) @ $15.00 per session.

Student Registration Options:

• Full Conference @ $90.00 per student. Current Student ID required to be shown at registration desk.
• Single Day(s) @ $30.00 per day. Current student ID required to be shown at registration desk.

Reception Only:

• Monday, September 14, 2009 @ $30.00 per guest.

Please visit the onine registration page to complete your registration.

The 2009 conference will be held at the Westmark Baranof Juneau Hotel in Juneau, Alaska. Please either contact the hotel directly to make reservations.

Location: Westmark Baranof Juneau Hotel
Address: 127 North Franklin Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Reservations: 800-544-0970
Website: http://www.westmarkhotels.com/juneau.php
Rates: $99 group rate for all attendees, and this rate is available for 2 days pre & post conference*
*To receive this special discounted rate, please mention that you are with the Arctic Science Conference. Discounted reservations must be made by September 1, 2009.

For more information about the 2008 Arctic Science Conference, please contact Brian Edmonds at brian.edmonds@uas.alaska.edu or 907-796-6395, or Sherry Nisen of Visions Meeting & Event Management at sherry.nisen@visionsus.com or 907-334-4503.

For more information about the AAAS Arctic Division and division activities contact Larry Duffy, Secretary of the AAAS Arctic Division at fflkd@uaf.edu or 907-474-7525.