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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><small><big><big>Dear
All, <o:p></o:p><br>
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Please join us for an NCEAS Roundtable tomorrow (2/12) at
12:15 pm.<br>
<br>
Dr. Oran Young<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management <br
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<o:p></o:p>will present a seminar on:<br>
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"Arctic Options: Holistic Integration for Arctic
Coastal-Marine Sustainability"<br>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br>
</b>Arctic Options<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b>is
group of experts funded by the US National Science
Foundation (NSF) to help identify development and governance
options for the region. Their mission is to highlight
choices that help balance economic, social and environmental
interests across the Arctic’s coastal marine systems. Dr.
Young is the Project Coordinator for the Arctic Options
initiative and he will be speaking to us about the social,
political and governance issues in the Arctic</big>.</big><span
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<small><span
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New Roman""><big>Bio: Dr. Young specializes in the
fields of Institutional and International Governance and
Environmental Institutions. His research focuses on
theories of environmental governance with applications to
issues relating to climate change, marine systems, and the
polar regions. Young served for six years as founding
chair of the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global
Change of the US National Academy of Sciences. An expert
on Arctic issues, Young chaired the Steering Committee of
the Arctic Governance Project and is the science advisor
to the North Pacific Arctic Conferences. Past service in
this realm includes co-chair of the Working Group on
Arctic International Relations, vice-president of the
International Arctic Science Committee, and chair of the
Board of Governors of the University of the Arctic. </big></span></big><span
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<big>Everyone is welcome to attend.<br>
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Roundtable meetings are held in the NCEAS lounge at the
National Center <br>
for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street,
Suite 300 <br>
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