Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a free lecture by Lawrence Hislop entitled Opportunities in Polar Research on October 16, 6pm-7:30pm in the McGowan Building, Room 102, on the campus of MIIS. The presentation will focus on contemporary Arctic environmental change, including trends facing the region and emerging research opportunities.

The Arctic has warmed rapidly during the last four decades and the magnitude of temperature increase in the region is twice as large as the global increase. The effect of Arctic climate change will have profound local, regional, and global implications. The presentation will also examine the various organizations focusing on the region, their role in research and opportunities for students to become engaged.

Lawrence Hislop is from Montreal, Canada and has more than fifteen years of international experience leading UN and EU funded environmental information projects. He is currently director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), Climate and Cryosphere project (CliC) project in Tromso, Norway. CliC is a global focal point for climate science related to the cryosphere, its variability and change, and interaction with the broader climate system.