Conference: Partial Support for Model Arctic Council (MAC)

会议：部分支持模拟北极理事会（MAC）

• 批准号: 1546202
• 负责人: Brandon Boylan
• 金额: $ 3.5万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-01-15 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1546202&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Partial; Support; Model; Arctic

This award supports the expenses for student participation in the Model Arctic Council (MAC) 2016 workshop. MAC 2016 will engage graduate and undergraduate students from universities in the United States and other Arctic countries in a simulation of Arctic Council processes. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) will host the event in March 2016 during the United States' Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, immediately before the Senior Arctic Officials meet at UAF. Students will assume roles of the Arctic Council Member States, Permanent Participants, and Observers in addressing matters of concern in the Arctic. The seven-day program includes plenary lectures by experts on Arctic social and environmental issues and simulated meetings of a working group and Senior Arctic Officials, followed by a simulated Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council.Students will present their resolutions to the actual Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials on the final day of the MAC exercise. The program is designed to be a biennial event hosted in even years by a UArctic partner university in the country chairing the Arctic Council. Biennial US-only events held at American partner universities in odd years will expand opportunities for American students and enhance continuity. The objectives of the MAC are to: 1) develop students' knowledge of the Arctic as a region, of circumpolar politics, and of northern Indigenous peoples; 2) increase students' understanding of Arctic Council objectives and processes; 3) prepare students to assume leadership roles in the circumpolar north; and 4) enhance student and faculty collaboration among UArctic institutions. Students will prepare for the simulation within university courses on international relations or related topics offered by collaborating faculty at UAF and other participating universities.The goal of the workshop is to increase knowledge among the participants and stimulate their interest in the Arctic and potential to contribute to or utilize Arctic social science research in future decision making. In addition there is the potential contribution to the literature on experiential learning and the synergy with other Arctic Council activities, as well as the Arctic Science Summit Week. The broader impacts of the workshop will be realized by the international student participation; increasing knowledge of a wide spectrum of issues and concepts that affect Arctic communities among young scholars; influencing potential young leaders to take an interest in the Arctic - and supporting an Arctic Council activity during the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The student selection process is appropriately rigorous, including a plan for recruiting participants from underrepresented groups; the activity supports international collaborations with other institutions in Norway, Russia, and Iceland; and there is a good dissemination plan for the results documents, both in public and academic fora.

该奖项支持学生参加2016年北极理事会（MAC）研讨会的费用。 MAC 2016将与来自美国和其他北极国家大学的毕业生和本科生一起，以模拟北极理事会程序。 阿拉斯加大学Fairbanks（UAF）将于2016年3月在美国北极官员在UAF开会之前，在北极委员会主席期间举办该活动。 学生将扮演北极理事会成员国，永久参与者和观察者在北极关注的问题中的作用。为期七天的计划包括专家在北极社会和环境问题方面的全体讲座，以及一个工作组和北极官员的模拟会议，然后在北极委员会举行模拟的部长级会议。学生将向实际北极委员会在Mac练习的最后一天向实际的北极委员会高级官员提出决议。 该计划旨在成为北极委员会主席的Uarctic合作伙伴大学在几年内举办的两年一次活动。 在奇数几年中，在美国合作伙伴大学举行的仅美国两年一度的活动将扩大美国学生的机会并增强连续性。 MAC的目标是：1）发展学生对北极作为一个地区，近极政治和北部土著人民的了解； 2）提高学生对北极理事会目标和过程的理解； 3）使学生准备在北极极北部扮演领导角色； 4）增强了Uarctic机构之间的学生和教师合作。 学生将为大学课程中的国际关系或相关主题做准备，由UAF和其他参与大学合作提供。研讨会的目的是提高参与者之间的知识，并激发他们对北极和潜力促进或利用北极社会科学研究在未来决策中的潜力。 此外，还为有关体验式学习和与其他北极理事会活动的协同作用以及北极科学峰会有潜在的贡献。研讨会的更广泛影响将由国际学生参与实现；越来越多地了解影响年轻学者中北极社区的各种问题和概念；影响潜在的年轻领导人对北极的兴趣 - 并在美国北极理事会主席期间支持北极理事会活动。学生选择过程是适当严格的，包括一项计划，以招募代表性不足的团体的参与者；该活动支持与挪威，俄罗斯和冰岛其他机构的国际合作；在公共和学术方面，有一个良好的传播计划。