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Media
 President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint the Following Individuals to Key Administration Post- Including USARC. Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Jon Harrison, of California, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Arctic Research Commission. Michael Newton, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Arctic Research Commission.
The White House
 New Depth Map of the Arctic Ocean. An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Arctic Ocean. The study, by Miquel Canals, José Luis Casamor and David Amblàs from the Consolidated Research Group on Marine Geosciences of the University of Barcelona, has been published in Scientific Data. The map is the 4.0 version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), an initiative that was created in 1997 in Saint Petersburg (Russia) in order to map the depths of the Arctic floor. Published in digital format, the new chart expands up to 19.6% the submarine surface mapped in previous versions.
Phys.org
 Russian Scientists to Test New Equipment for Measuring Arctic Sea Ice Thickness. Scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) will test a new wave recorder to measure the thickness of Arctic Sea ice at the Cape Baranov Ice Base. According to the AARI press center, the recorder, created at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAP RAS), is being prepared for shipment to the ice base.
The Arctic
 A New US Defense Bill Could Require Plans for an Arctic Strategic Port, Missile Warning Upgrades. The U.S. Senate's version of the national defense spending bill calls for a strategic Arctic port, upgrades to a regional missile warning system and a new Arctic-focused security studies center. The Senate passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $731.6 billion spending bill, on Thursday. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report, by March 1, 2021, on "the estimated cost of constructing, maintaining, and operating a strategic port in the Arctic" at each potential site identified by last year's NDAA.
Arctic Today
Comment by August 2 on Development of the Next Arctic Research Plan
.The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) is beginning development of the Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026. We are seeking input on the structure, goals, and objectives of the plan. Please share your ideas on the critical issues facing the Arctic and what research needs to be conducted to address those issues. The comment deadline is August 2. Find more information about the plan and how to comment
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Future Events
Arctic Science Coalition Building Webinar with Brett Veerhusen, 2-3 PM EDT July 29, 2020 (Virtual)
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The most impactful Arctic research is driven by a strong, diverse coalition of individuals, businesses and organizations united by a common mission. In this virtual workshop Brett Veerhusen, Ocean Strategies founder, will share how he has built coalitions in fisheries research, management, and policy action in Alaska, and teach you how to move from an idea to an action plan by building a coalition that gets you to your Arctic research or policy goal.
The event is hosted by
Migration in Harmony
: An Interdisciplinary Network in Littoral Species, Settlements, and Cultures on the Move (MiH-RCN), an international, cross-disciplinary network of Arctic migration researchers funded by the National Science Foundation.
Arctic Circle Assembly, October 8-11, 2020 (Reykjavik, Iceland). The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from 60 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, indigenous representatives, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the future of the Arctic.
Arctic Science Summit Week, March 20-26, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal). The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Local Organizing Committee will host the Arctic Science Summit Week 2021. The Conference is organized by FCT, Ciência Viva, AIR Center, the Portuguese Arctic Community and by IASC and partners. Framed by the overarching theme for the Science Conference "The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts," Lisbon invites International experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the "New Arctic" and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.
Save the Date: 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses, May 3-6, 2021 (Hanko, Finland). Organizers announce, that due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses has been postponed to 2021. This symposium will bring together molecular microbial ecologists specializing in different organism groups to share our latest results and discuss methodological problems, as well as future prospects in the field, including practical international collaborations. The environmental focus will be on cryospheric environments including sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost, but excellent research in other polar environments is also invited. The methods to be discussed will focus on 'omics' techniques, ranging from single cells to metagenomes, but research using additional methods is encouraged as well.
3rd Arctic Science Ministerial, May 8-9, 2021 (Toyko, Japan).
The Japanese and Icelandic organizers of this ministerial continue to plan for an in-person ministerial, in Tokyo, but have moved the dates from November 21-22, 2020 to May 8-9, 2021 because of Covid-19. Since the last Arctic Science Ministerial in 2018, changes in the Arctic ecosystem and the resulting impacts locally and globally have been severely felt. Considering the need for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and repair measures, the relevance of an international Arctic Science Ministerial has never been greater. It is necessary to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration among both Arctic and non-Arctic States in order to develop our understanding of the rapid changes impacting the Arctic. The First Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM1) was hosted by the United States in 2016, and two years later, the Second Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM2) was co-hosted by Germany, Finland, and the European Commission. ASM3 will be co-hosted by Iceland and Japan.
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