The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) are hosting a high-level conference that will examine the passing of the Arctic Council chairmanship from Canada to the United States.
“Passing the Arctic Council Torch,” will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 30, 2014. This Washington event will be webcast to a live global audience: www.cigionline.org/webcast.
CIGI Senior Fellow John Higginbotham, who leads CIGI’s research on Arctic governance, will be available to media to comment on insights gained from the high-level discussions in Washington, DC. Other confirmed participants include senior Arctic officials from the federal governments of Canada and the United States, regional government representatives, and experts from academia and civil society.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kevin Dias, Communications Specialist, CIGI
Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 7238, Email: [email protected]
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org.
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