Science and Diplomacy in the Arctic - Dinner and Speaker!

Our Speaker this month will be
PROF.. PAUL ARTHUR BERKMAN
Science Diplomat, Oceanographer, Polar Explorer!

One of the consequences of the melting of the Arctic Icecap has been the creation of new opportunities for the countries bordering the Arctic Ocean and the world and simultaneously new opportunities for conflict. Without new international agreements concerning shipping, fishing, national security and science cooperation the possibility of conflict is becoming greater than ever.

Professor Berkman has been in the forefront of efforts to negotiate these agreements and create new policies. He will talk about his experiences regarding these efforts both in the Arctic and Antarctic!

Professor Paul Arthur Berkman is building connections between science, diplomacy and information technology to promote cooperation and prevent discord, balancing national interests and common interests for the benefit of all on Earth. He was a visiting professor at the University of California at the age of 23, after wintering the previous year in Antarctica on a SCUBA research expedition. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar and Head of the Arctic Ocean Geopolitics Programme at the University of Cambridge, where he co-directed the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia regarding environmental security in the Arctic Ocean. He also coordinates the Arctic Options and Pan-Arctic Options projects (involving support from national science agencies in the United States, Russian Federation, Norway, France, China and Canada from 2013-2020) as well as a Carnegie Corporation project on US-Russia Relations. In September 2015, he joined the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University as Professor of Practice in Science Diplomacy and is now Director of the Science Diplomacy Center. He has an extensive record of interdisciplinary research and publication, including books on Science Diplomacy as well as Science into Policy. For his contributions, Prof. Berkman has received many awards nationally and internationally, most recently the Vernadsky Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Science in 2017.

About the Dinner:

Usually about 20 to 35 people composed of members and meetup invitees.

Social Hour: 6:00 p.m. Dinner: 7 p.m. Speaker : Around 8 p.m.

2 fixed menus - Pizza ($24) or 7 course dinner ($36); or order from menu.

You can come at any time.