with
David Barber, Director, Centre for Earth Observation Science,
University of Manitoba
People are becoming increasingly aware that
something unusual is happening in the Arctic. The media
is full of headlines concerning reductions in sea ice, the
opening of northern waterways and the introduction of new
species into northern ecosystems. As leader of the Circumpolar
Flaw Lead system study, the largest of all the International
Polar Year studies, Dr. David Barber has witnessed some
of the most remarkable changes ever seen in high latitudes.
His direct observation and modeling reveal how powerful
climate feedbacks, and the winds and rain of cyclonic storms,
are rapidly driving the Arctic Ocean to a summer with no
ice. This transformation will have significant consequences
for ecosystems and people, and is at the heart of issues
connected to resource development, security and sovereignty
in the Canadian Arctic.
Over the last two decades, Dr. Barber has
played a leading role in large international networked Arctic
research programs and has published extensively on the Arctic
marine environment as a “system.” In 2002, he
was appointed Canada Research Chair in Arctic-System Science
at the
University of Manitoba.
Organized by: The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering
(PAGSE)
Sponsored by:
--the Speaker of the Senate
--the Speaker of the House of Commons
--Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Date: Thursday October 29, 2009 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Place: Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill
Cost: No charge to Members of the House of Commons, Senators
and Media. All others $20
Registration: Please register by contacting Donna Boag,
PAGSE Manager: 613-991-6369, pagse@rsc.ca
Registration Deadline: Monday October 26, 2009
