2016 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2016

Session

R-MEDAL2 CAP Medal Talk - Richard Boudreault, Chairman Polar Knowledge Canada (CAP-INO Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics)

R-MEDAL2

16 Jun 2016, 11:00

University of Ottawa

1490. POLAR Science for Physicists

Mr Boudreault Richard (Chair, Polar Knowledge Canada)

16/06/2016, 11:00

Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

Canada occupies 25% of the Arctic and, of our three ocean coasts, the Arctic Ocean’s is by far the longest while being the least known. The strategic and economic importance of the North for Canadians and the world cannot be minimized. More than 100 000 people live in the north, a majority of whom are First Nations and Inuit. In view of the importance of the Polar Regions to Canadians, our...