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The ARCUS 20th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2008 is being held in Washington, DC on 14-15 May 2008. The theme of this year's meeting is "Tipping Points — The Arctic and Global Change."

The increasing pace and scale of observed environmental change in the Arctic and around the globe raises an important question: Have we reached major tipping points in the arctic system?

The interconnectedness of the Arctic is demonstrated when a single change - even a small one - sends ripple effects throughout the marine, terrestrial, atmospheric, socioeconomic, and global systems. Participants at the Arctic Forum will discuss how such changes may be "tipping points" that represent a new, unknown, and potentially irreversible vanguard of arctic and global change. Arctic Forum sessions will explore tipping points over different scales of time and space, as well as potential consequences, opportunities, and policy and management response strategies.