NICOP Opening Ceremony

Sunday, 29 June
11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Welcome

• Jerry Brown, President
  International Permafrost Association
• Douglas Kane, Co-Chair
  General Conference Chair

Master of Ceremonies

• Larry Hinzman, Co-Chair
  Program Chair

Remarks

• Mark Hamilton, President
  University of Alaska
• Brian Rogers, Interim Chancellor
  University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Jim Whitaker, Mayor
  Fairbanks North Star Borough
• Mead Treadwell, Chair
  U.S. Arctic Research Commission
• Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator
  (video message)

Keynote Address

• Larry Hartig, Commissioner
  State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation

Closing Remarks

• Hugues Lantuit,
  Coordinator Permafrost Young Researchers’ Network
• Larry Hinzman, Co-Chair
  Program Chair