Arctic Science Summit Week 2007

2007年北极科学峰会周（ASSW）将于2007年3月14日至20日在达特茅斯学院举行。一年一度的国际会议，这标志着ASSW第一次在美国举行。达特茅斯学院迪基国际理解中心的北极研究所与美国国防部陆军工程研究与发展中心寒区研究与工程实验室（CRREL）被国际北极科学委员会（IASC）选中主办ASSW；IASC是国际科学理事会（ICSU）的附属组织。ASSW的时间落在2007-2008国际极地年的开始，这增加了ASSW作为一个国际重大科学事件的知名度和重要性。预计参加ASSW的人数为250-300人，其中许多参与者来自美国以外。这次会议将通过为期一周的主要国际北极科学规划和后勤组织会议的讨论、规划和综合，推进北极研究和更广泛的极地科学。将在ASSW期间举行会议的组织包括IASC、北冰洋科学委员会（AOSB）、北极研究运营商论坛（FARO）、美国极地研究委员会、新奥勒松科学管理委员会、欧洲极地委员会。本次会议与2007-2008年国际极地年直接相关。2007年汉诺威ASSW已被ICSU-WMO国际极地年委员会批准为官方国际极地年项目（项目160）。在国际极地年开始时在美国主办2007年国际极地年会议符合NRC对2007-2008年国际极地年报告的愿景（NRC, 2004）的建议7：美国应该作为领导者参与国际极地年，并通过建议6：美国国际极地年的努力应该吸引公众增加对极地地区在全球系统中的重要性的理解。

Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2007 will be held at Dartmouth College, March 14-20, 2007. An annual international meeting, this marks the first time that ASSW has been held in the United States. The Institute of Arctic Studies within the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College along with the DoD's U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (CRREL) were selected to host ASSW by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC); IASC is the adhering organization to the International Council for Science (ICSU). The timing of ASSW falls at the start of International Polar Year 2007-2008, which increases the visibility and importance of ASSW as an internationally significant science event. Expected attendance for ASSW is 250-300 with a great number of participants from outside the United States. The meeting will advance Arctic research and more generally polar science from the discussion, planning, and synthesis that will come from the week long meeting of the major international Arctic science planning and logistic organizations. Organizations that will meet during ASSW are IASC, Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB), Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO), U.S. Polar Research Board, Ny-Alesund Science managers Committee, European Polar Board. This meeting is directly relevant to the International Polar Year 2007-2008. The ASSW 2007 in Hanover has been approved by the ICSU-WMO IPY committee as an official IPY Project (Project 160). Hosting the ASSW 2007 in the U.S. at the start of the International Polar Year meets the recommendations of the NRC Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 Report (NRC, 2004) through Recommendation 7: The U.S. should participate as leaders in the IPY, and through Recommendation 6: The U.S. IPY effort should engage the public to increase understanding of the importance of the polar regions in the global system.