Workshop: Dangerous Ice Conditions, (to be Held) March 3, 2004

拟议的研讨会将是学术科学家和知识渊博的土著社区成员的一次独特的跨学科聚会，分享观察结果并讨论对阿拉斯加内陆河流和湖冰状况变化的解释。该讲习班是由于内陆居民对其所在地区的湖泊和河流冰性质的变化及其对冬季旅行和生存构成的危险表示的持续关注而发展起来的。这一讲习班有可能成为科学界和当地专家在设计关于共同感兴趣和关切的问题的研究方面保持同步的典范。此外，组织者的目的是激发北极研究人员对最近宣布的NSF交叉优先领域人类和社会动力学的兴趣，重点领域是变革的推动者、决策制定和风险。

The proposed workshop will be a unique, interdisciplinary gathering of academic scientists and knowledgeable indigenous community members to share observations and discuss explanations of changing river and lake ice conditions in Interior Alaska. This workshop developed out of continued concern expressed by Interior people about the changing nature of lake and river ice in their regions and the dangers this poses for winter travel and subsistence. This workshop has the potential to be a model for developing synchronism between the scientific community and local experts in designing research on issues of mutual interest and concern. In addition, it is the intention of the organizers to stimulate interest among Arctic researchers in the recently announced NSF crosscutting priority area Human and Social Dynamics in the emphasis areas of Agents of Change and Decisions Making and Risk.