November 2011 Community Lectures
Arctic Visiting Speakers Series
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
For further information on the tours, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/current_tours.html.
Or contact:
Judy Fahnestock
Email: judy [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600
The Arctic Visiting Speakers Series (AVS), managed by the Arctic
Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) with funding from the National
Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences, funds researchers and
other arctic experts to travel and share their knowledge in communities
where they might not otherwise connect. Speakers cover a wide range of
arctic research topics and can address a variety of audiences including
K-12 students, graduate and undergraduate students, and the public.
The AVS program is proud to announce two separate tours taking place in
November:
From 10-13 November 2011, Terrence Cole will be in Sitka, Alaska to
participate in the Sitka WhaleFest. The WhaleFest is a celebration of
the diverse and abundant marine mammal population. On Thursday, 10
November, Cole will present to the public and students from four schools
at the Sheldon Jackson State Museum. His presentation, 'Historical
Whaling Practices and Other Maritime Activities,' will begin at 1:30
p.m. Friday through Sunday Cole will attend and participate in the
three-day symposium with other invited speakers each afternoon. Cole
will present 'Abolish Southeast Alaska: A Modest Price to Pay for World
Peace,' on Sunday in the Harrigan Centennial Hall beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The Sitka WhaleFest activities are all open to the public with paid
registration, available at:
http://www.sitkawhalefest.org/Registration.html.
On Monday, 14 November 2011, the Ocean Research College Academy in
Everett, Washington will be hosting author Charles Wohlforth. He will
present his book 'The Fate of Nature' to eighty high school students,
who have read and discussed the book in preparation for his visit. The
talk will focus on the impact of human activity on the Arctic and marine
environments, and how culture affects our creation of personal and
social intensions for use of natural resources and protection of other
species. Wohlforth will also present a similar lecture on his book, to a
public audience at Everett Community College's main campus. The talk
will begin at 2:15 p.m. on Monday, 14 November, in the Gray Wolf Hall
room 366/368.
For further information on either of these tours, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/current_tours.html.
Or contact:
Judy Fahnestock
Email: judy [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600