The UBC Polar Club

The people in the photo are Aaju Peter and Mathew Nuqingaq. The photo was taken in Dundas Harbour, Nunavut.  photo credit: Michelle Valberg

A celebration of the Arctic                                       Une célébration de l’Arctique

Mr. Nicholas Offord Interim Chair of the Board of Trustees and Ms. Margaret Beckel President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature along with Tom Perlmutter Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada invite you to the launch of EXTRAORDINARY ARCTIC – THE FESTIVAL Wednesday, April 3, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.   This special evening celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition and features the Flora of the Canadian Arctic, the Museum’s latest Arctic scientific discovery, experiences shared by modern Arctic explorers, an interactive igloo and much more.   Arctic-inspired refreshments Cash bar   Canadian Museum of Nature 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa Salon, third floor   RSVP by March 27: invite@mus-nature.ca or 613-364-4122   This invitation admits two.

M. Nicholas Offord président intérimaire du Conseil d’administration et Mme Margaret Beckel président-directrice générale du Musée canadien de la nature ainsi queTom Perlmutter Commissaire du gouvernement à la cinématographie et président de l’Office national du film du Canada vous invitent au lancement du festivalEXTRAORDINAIRE ARCTIQUELe mercredi 3 avril 2013 18 h à 20 h 30   Cette soirée commémore le 100e anniversaire de l’Expédition canadienne dans l’Arctique en présentant la flore de l’Arctique canadien, des causeries avec des explorateurs modernes du Grand Nord, un igloo interactif et bien d’autres activités.   Rafraîchissements au goût du Grand Nord Bar payant   Musee canadien de la nature 240, rue McLeod à Ottawa Salon, troisième étage   Veuillez confirmer votre présence avant le 27 mars : invite@mus-nature.ca ou 613-364-4122.   Cette invitation est valable pour deux personnes.

Dr. Andrew Dobson, from Princeton University, is the Graduate Student Invited Speaker for the Organismal Diversity Talk of this year.  JANUARY 30th 2013

His talk,  “Parasites, Population Cycles and Climate Change in the High Arctic” will be the BRS next Wednesday (January 30th 12 noon)

Dr. Dobson is known as one of the leading researchers on wildlife disease ecology and on the diversity and conservation of the Serengeti, although he has worked on a variety of different ecosystems and his interests are quite diverse as you can see from his publications and website:

http://www.princeton.edu/~dobber/#

He will be available for meetings all day Thursday Jan. 31st. If you are interested in a time slot with him, please email Angie Nicolás, nicolas@zoology.ubc.ca saying what time you would like to meet with him, and include your office number or preferred location.

Thanks,

Angie.

Angie Nicolás, nicolas@zoology.ubc.ca

MSc student, Zoology UBC

Data this week shows the rate of melt slowing but the ice still losing 40,000 sq km a day. Cryologists [ice experts] talk of it possibly dropping below 3m sq km for the first time in possibly tens of thousands of years. If so, it would be a whopping 25% below the 2007 record minimum extent and something that few ice experts ever thought could happen in their lifetimes.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/sep/06/history-sea-greenpeace-arctic-sunrise

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