For more information contact UAS Information Officer Kevin Myers at 796-6530 or by email.

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September 11, 2006
CBJ Scientific Panel on Climate Change Holds Open Discussion at UAS

The City and Borough of Juneau Scientific Panel on Climate Change is holding a panel discussion at the UAS Egan Lecture Hall on Sat., Sept. 23 from 2 to 4 pm followed by an open discussion over coffee and cookies.

The panel of scientific experts was commissioned by Mayor Bruce Botelho to review the relevant scientific information and prepare a report to the Mayor’s Office and the CBJ Assembly on the potential impacts of climate change on Juneau and its surroundings.

The report is still in development, and the panel is interested in hearing from the community.

The panel is comprised of the following members:

• Dr. Brendan P. Kelly, Panel Chairperson
  Dean of Arts and Sciences
  Vice Provost for Research
  University of Alaska Southeast
• Thomas Ainsworth
  Meteorologist in Charge
  NOAA/NWS Forecast Office
• Dr. Douglas “Sandy” Boyce Jr.
  Alaska Issues Coordinator
  Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory
• Dr. Eran Hood
  Assistant Professor of Hydrology
  University of Alaska Southeast
• Peggy Murphy
  Research Director
  Alaska Marine Conservation Council
• Jim Powell
  Wetlands Coordinator
  Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Air and Water Division

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Contacts: UAS Spokesperson Kevin Myers: 796-6530
UAS Dean of Arts and Sciences Brendan Kelly: 796-6531

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