User Group
A User Group composed of relevant international stakeholders has been established and is regularly consulted. APPLICATE applies the focus group technique to collect and analyze qualitative data in a guided discussion between a small and diverse group of stakeholders. This technique relies on group interaction and dynamics that stimulates brainstorming, discussion, exchange of ideas and contribution from participants.
The User Group includes qualified representatives from all the APPLICATE targeted stakeholder groups, including the scientific community and international organisations, the public and private sectors, and the society at large including the general public and local communities.
Composition of the APPLICATE User Group as of December 2020:
Participant
Ian Laing,
Executive Director
Veronica Slajer,
Director
Cindy Dickson,
Executive Director
Justin Kim,
Director
Michael Kingston,
Director
Anders Oskal,
Director
Mikhail Pogodaev,
Deputy Minister
Mead Treadwell,
President
Dr. Zhang Beichen /
Cheng Wenfang
John Wardman,
Science Specialist
Organisation
Institute of the North,
Alaska, USA
Arctic Athabaskan Council,,
Canada
Korean Maritime Institute (KMI),
Korea
Michael Kingston Associates,
UK
International Centre for Reindeer
Husbandry,
Norway
Sakha Republic Government,
Russia
Treadwell Development,
Alaska, USA
Areas of expertise
Economic and resource development, policy, responsible land management
Social performance, community engagement, sustainable development
Indigenous and local communities, Arctic Policies through Arctic Council
Maritime affairs, Research and Policy
Insurance, legal affairs, IMO Polar Code, Arctic Council PAME Arctic Marine Best Practice Forum
Reindeer herder, reindeer herding international cooperation
Regional cooperation in the North, Reindeer husbandry, indigenous and northern communities Arctic Investors, policy shaper
Arctic Investors, policy shaper
Research (research stations and vessels), international science cooperation
Insurance