Support to convene the 2016 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) and Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

北极科学峰会周（ASSW）是支持和促进北极研究的国际组织的年度聚会。通过改善北极研究所有领域的沟通和协调，加强了合作，证明了这些会议的价值。2016年asw及相关会议和活动将于2016年3月在阿拉斯加费尔班克斯召开。ASSW将与北极观测峰会（AOS）、北极理事会北极高级官员会议（SAO）以及其他当地活动和边会同时举行；预计将吸引来自20多个国家的800-1000人参加。AOS是一个两年一次的论坛，旨在讨论、协调和规划北极变化综合长期观测的实施。峰会的重点是有效应对快速变化的北极，涉及收集或使用北极观测的一系列实体，包括基础研究、任务导向和利益相关者社区。参与者包括学术界、政府机构和北极居民、工业界和非政府组织。AOS 2016由国际北极科学委员会（IASC）、国际北极变化研究（ISAC）和北极理事会持续北极观测网络（SAON）共同主办。这笔资金支持围绕ASSW、AOS以及由会议组织者和SAO会议组织者主办的联合论坛的活动组合。阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学（UAF）作为主办机构负责会议组织，包括后勤，会议室和相关需求。这笔赠款的资金主要用于支持研究界与利益相关组织和政府机构合作开展的相关活动，以确定和实施协调的北极观测系统。在会议期间，支持主要针对ASSW和AOS的各个组成部分，并将包括对一些关键与会者的支持。该奖项支持一个过程，通过该过程，从研究界和利益攸关方收集、综合和重新定义北极观测系统的具体建议和行动项目的关键方面的更广泛的投入。后一种输入将由参与者集体讨论和完善，以产生一项行动计划和具体议程，这些计划和议程将由活跃在北极和/或出席峰会的组织采取。举办一场大型活动的好处是，所有北极相关组织的很大一部分都可以会面和互动，这可以改善沟通，加强规划，并有效地协调合作。这些好处为推进和评估新想法和研究议程以及促进发现和转型科学创造了基础。与ASSW相关的每个小组都将开会完成他们自己的目标，这个奖项将为他们有效地完成目标提供环境。

Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is the annual gathering of international organizations engaged in supporting and facilitating Arctic research. The value of these meetings has been demonstrated by the enhanced collaboration that has emerged through improved communication and coordination in all areas of Arctic research. ASSW 2016, and associated side meetings and events, will be convened in Fairbanks, Alaska in March, 2016. ASSW will be held in conjunction with the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS), the Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) Meeting, and other local events and side meetings; it is anticipated to attract 800-1000 people from over 20 countries. The AOS is a biennial forum to discuss, coordinate and plan implementation of integrated long-term observations of Arctic change. With a focus on effective responses to a rapidly changing Arctic, the summit involves a range of entities that collect or use Arctic observations, including basic research, mission-oriented, and stakeholder communities. Participants include academia, government agencies and Arctic residents, industry and non-governmental organizations. AOS 2016 is co-sponsored by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) and the Arctic Council's Sustaining Arctic Observations Network (SAON). This grant supports a combination of activities revolving around the ASSW, AOS and a joint forum hosted by the conference organizers and the SAO meeting organizers. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) as host institution is responsible for meeting organization, including logistics, meeting rooms and related needs. Funds from this grant support activities associated in particular with efforts by the research community, in collaboration with stakeholder organizations and government agencies, to define and implement a coordinated Arctic observing system. Support is primarily directed to the various components of the ASSW and AOS during the meetings themselves, and will include support for some key attendees. This award supports a process by which broader input from the research community and stakeholders on key aspects of defining and implementing an Arctic observing system is gathered, synthesized and reframed in terms of specific recommendations and action items. The latter input is then collectively discussed and refined by participants to generate an action plan and specific agenda that will be taken up by organizations active in the Arctic and/or represented at the summit. The advantage of hosting a single large event where a large fraction of all Arctic-relevant organizations meet and interact is to improve communications, enhance planning, and efficiently coordinate collaborations. These benefits create the foundation to advance and evaluate new ideas and research agendas as well as promoting discovery and transformational science. Each of the groups associated with ASSW will meet to accomplish their own goals, and this award will help provide the environment for them to effectively accomplish that.