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Speaker's Biographies

Steven C. Amstrup, Ph.D.
Polar Bears International  
P.O. Box 3008, Bozeman, Montana 59772 U.S.A.
Biography
Will speak on "Polar bears and climate change: certainties and uncertainties in a warming world."

Birgit Braune, Ph.D.
Canadian Wildlife Service National Wildlife Research Center  
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3. Canada
Biography 
Will speak on "Chemical contaminants in the Arctic environment – Are they a concern for wildlife?"

Tom Cade, Ph.D.
The Peregrine Fund  
5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, ID 83709  U.S.A.
Biography 
Will discuss a "Biological and Historical Sketch of the Gyrfalcon."

Mark R. Fuller, Ph.D.
USGS, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center,
Snake River Field Station
, and
Boise State University - Raptor Research Center
970 Lusk St., Boise, ID 83706  U.S.A.
Biography
Will introduce the conference, its importance and expected outcomes.

Tony Gaston
Environment Canada
351 St. Joseph Boulevard
Place Vincent Massey, 8th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
K1A 0H3
Biography
Will discuss "Popluations and trends of Canadian Arctic Seabirds."

Kathy Martin
University of British Columbia
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6T 1Z4
Biography
Will discuss "Ptarmigan in North America: Influence of life history and environmental conditions on population persistence."

Carol McIntyre
Denali National Park
U.S. National Park Service 
4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99708
Will discuss "Movement Patterns of Juvenile Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) from Western and Interior Alaska"

Eugene Potapov
Assistant Professor
Bryn Athyn College
2965 College Drive
P.O. Box 717
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009 U.S.A.
Biography
Will speak about "Gyrfalcon diet: spatial and temporal variation"

important dates

Early Registration Ends:
1 November 2010

Abstract Submission Deadline:
1 November 2010

Draft Paper Submission Deadline:
1 January 2011

Final Paper Submission Deadline:
1 March 2011

 

 
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