The Polaris Project PIs are in Northfield, MN at the 21st Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum. The forum this year honors the scientists from the IPCC who won the Peace Prize in 2007. We’re being kept busy. The PIs are taking part in a panel discussion about climate change in the Arctic. John Schade and his students are leading a variety of events. Katey Walter and I are talking about feedbacks to the climate system, Sudeep Chandra is discussing conservation and faith, Karen Frey is talking about her work in western Siberia. There are more events that I can’t recall right now.

While here we’ll have a chance to get together with the new Polaris students from St. Olaf and Carleton as well.  We’ll be having a meeting to talk about science and arrangements for the summer course before heading off to hear Richard Alley kick off the forum. Updates to come…