About the Pacific Arctic Group (PAG)

The Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) is a loose confederacy of institutes and individuals having a Pacific perspective on Arctic science. Organized under the International Arctic Science Committee, the PAG has the mission to serve as a Pacific Arctic regional partnership to plan, coordinate, and collaborate on science activities of mutual interest. We propose the creation of a Project Office to assist in identifying, promoting, and facilitating the science activities of the PAG. We further propose to establish and manage the Secretariat Office to provide administrative support of PAG activities.

The mission of the PAG is to serve as a Pacific Arctic regional partnership to plan, coordinate, and collaborate on science activities of mutual interst.

Goals:

• Identify gaps in knowledge and priority research needs across the Pacific Arctic Region and seek means to implement programmes and activities that address them
• Facilitate and coordinate science operations among PAG member countries and communicate with FARO.
• Promote and facilitate data accessibility and integrated data bases for the region
• Serve as a forum for information exchange on Pacific Arctic Region (PAR) science programmes
• Establish and maintain a direct link between PAR and other relevant science organisations.

Terms of Reference:

• Participants - Individuals and organisation from IASC member countries with a Pacific perspective on Arctic science.
• Elected leadership - report to IASC, AOSB and other relevant Arctic science organisations, and communicate with PAR participants.
• Annual meeting during ASSW, other meetings as needed.

Leadership:

• Chair - Martin Bergmann
• Vice Chair - Zhang Zhanhai
• Secretariat - US-NOAA short-term, longer term TBD