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Monday 7 June
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| 5:30-7:00 |
Icebreaker at Sheraton Four Points - brief welcoming and introductory remarks
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Tuesday 8 June
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| 08:00 |
Gathering at the Offices of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions (1201 New York Avenue NW; Suite 400) |
| 08:15 |
Welcome from Jane Dionne (NSF Arctic Natural Sciences) |
| 08:30 |
Introduction to the task at hand; Bernard Coakley (Geophysical Institute) |
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Theme 1) Ocean Structure/Tectonics - What are the possibilities for plate models in the Amerasian Basin?
Discussion Leader – Coakley
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| 08:45 |
Cretaceous to recent tectonics of the Arctic
Lawrence Lawver (University of Texas) |
| 09:05 |
Application of SCICEX geophysical data for tectonic studies in the Amerasian Basin
James Cochran (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) |
| 09:25 |
Theme 1 Panel Discussion |
| 09:55 |
Coffee/Juice Break |
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Theme 2) Continental Structure/Tectonics - What is the history on shore?
Discussion Leader – John Tarduno (University of Rochester) |
| 10:10 |
Continental Structure/Tectonics and Formation of Amerasian Basin
Elizabeth Miller (Stanford) |
| 10:20 |
Amerasian Basin questions: a view from Europe
Robert Scott (Cambridge Arctic Shelf Project) |
| 10:40 |
Theme 2 Panel Discussion |
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Theme 3) Pre-Quaternary paleo-oceanography - What do we know? What can we learn from further drilling?
Discussion Leader – Rick Murray (Boston University)
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| 11:10 |
An Overview of Depositional Environments in the Arctic Ocean
Kate Moran (URI) |
| 11:30 |
Paleoceanography of the Arctic: Progress and Promise
Jim Zachos (UCSC) |
| 11:50 |
Theme 3 Panel Discussion |
| 12:20 |
Box Lunch Provided; Discussions can continue. |
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Theme 4) Quaternary history of glaciation and climate change - How can we integrate land records with Observations from the seafloor?
Discussion Leader – Steve Forman (University of Illinois) |
| 01:00 |
Cenozoic Evolution of the Arctic Basin: from forests to tundra & sea ice
Julie Brigham-Grette (University of Massachusetts) |
| 01:20 |
Quaternary stratigraphy, paleoceanography, and glacial history of the Amerasian Basin
Leonid Polyak (Ohio State University) |
| 01:40 |
Theme 4 Panel Discussion |
| 02:10 |
Break |
| 02:30 |
1st meeting of break out groups - define BIG problems (Opportunity for "three overhead" presentations). |
| 05:00 |
Collect together again; 5 minute report from each group. |
| 05:30 |
Day's Summary; Plan for tomorrow; Encourage Discussions to continue over Dinner. |
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| Wednesday 9 June |
| 08:00 |
Gathering |
| 08:15 |
The Tasks for the day. |
| 08:20 |
Report of Plans and Opportunities for Collaboration with Canadians
Ruth Jackson (Geological Survey of Canada) |
| 08:40 |
Report of Plans and Opportunities for Collaboration with Russians
Andrei Zayonchek (VNIIO) |
| 09:00 |
Report of Plans and Opportunities for Collaboration with the Alfred Wegner Institute
Wilfried Jokat (Alfred Wegner Insitute) |
| 09:10 |
Report of Plans for Mapping and Study of Northern Greenland
Christian Marcussen (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) |
| 09:20 |
Discussion of International Collaborative Opportunities |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Return to Break Out Groups |
| 12:00 |
Lunch as on Tuesday |
| 12:30 |
Five minute reports from each group. |
| 01:00 |
Writing Assignments; Return to Groups |
| 03:00 |
Regroup and Discuss |
| 03:30 |
Summing up and release of the dedicated |
