The State of the Arctic Conference will be held 16-19 March 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami, Florida, USA. The conference will be a major milestone for arctic science by providing an open international forum to review the current knowledge of the arctic system in a time of rapid environmental change and point to future research, resource management, and policy directions. Participants will include a diverse and interdisciplinary group of scientists, students, agency personnel, policy makers, stakeholders and northern representatives, and media.

PARALLEL AND POSTER SESSIONS
Abstracts are now being accepted for oral parallel sessions and posters.
There are 18 session topics, which have been structured to facilitate cross-disciplinary exchange and discussion. Each session is designed to incorporate abstracts from the social, physical, natural, and political sciences, as well as resource management and agency perspectives.

PROGRAM UPDATES
Many updates have been made to the conference program, including confirmed keynote and plenary speakers, and the program for Day 4 on "International Coordination." The tentative conference program can be found at: http://soa.arcus.org/program

STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
A student travel awards program, which will provide funding for selected students and recent graduates, will be launched shortly and announced via ArcticInfo.

WEBCASTING
Some portions of the conference will be webcast live via the State of the Arctic website to allow "virtual" participation for those unable to travel to Miami. More details will be announced soon.

LOGISTICS INFORMATION
For meeting logistics information, including details on lodging and travel, please go to: http://soa.arcus.org/logistics

REGISTRATION
The early-bird registration deadline is Sunday, 31 January 2010. To register for the conference, please go to:
http://soa.arcus.org/register

FOR MORE INFORMATION
For further information, including an outreach video, please go to:
http://soa.arcus.org Be sure to check the website regularly for updates and new features.

For questions regarding abstract submission, please contact:
Judy Fahnestock, ARCUS
Email:judy@arcus.org

For questions regarding registration, please email:
soa_registration@arcus.org

For questions about the conference program, please contact:
Helen Wiggins, ARCUS
Email: helen@arcus.org