The main goal of the conference is to review our understanding of the arctic system in a time of human-induced, rapid environmental change.

The conference will provide an open international forum for discussion of future research directions aimed toward a better understanding of the arctic system and its trajectory. Topics will range from basic understanding of the Arctic and system-wide change to developing response strategies to adapt and mitigate change.

Major science themes, which will be refined as planning moves forward, will include:

Advances in arctic system understanding - the basic functioning of the arctic system, including human subsystems; Arctic change - rapid, system-scale changes and the capability to project future states of the arctic system under various scenarios; Linkages to the Earth system - linkages and feedbacks between the arctic system and the Earth system; and Translating research into solutions - informed solutions to the problems caused by human-induced environmental change.

More information from the conference website .