Panel on understanding polar changes. L-R: Jan-Gunnar Winther, UiT Arctic University, Norway; Antje Boetius, Director, Alfred Wegener Institute; Julie Brighan-Grette, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, US; Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Bruce Forbes, University of Lapland, Finland; and Rob de Conto, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, US | Photo Credit: JC Vinaj