Moving on

摘要

The Arctic Institute of North America is about to embark on a new era as it welcomes a new chairman of the Board of Directors - and soon, a new executive director as well. Michel Scott has just completed his third consecutive three-year mandate with the Institute's Board of Directors (the maximum allowed under AINA's by-laws), the last seven years in the position of chairman. ... Michel Scott is to be thanked most warmly for his unconditional support of the Arctic Institute and all the time and effort he devoted to furthering its goals and objectives. ... Henry Sykes, an AINA Board member since 2008, kindly accepted to become the new chairman of the Board following its June 2010 meeting. In a previous life, Henry was none other than the president of ConocoPhillips Canada. He is currently president of MGM Energy Corp. .... Finally, I have myself announced to the Board of Directors, and indeed to the entire staff of the Institute, that I will not seek a second mandate as AINA's executive director. After five years at the helm, it is now time for me to move on. ... So there it is: today we say goodbye to a remarkable individual, Michel Scott, who has led the Institute through tumultuous times, and orchestrated a spectacular turnaround. We say hello to an equally remarkable person, Henry Sykes, whose savoir-faire is bound to take the Institute to new heights. And I personally say goodbye to all of you, members of the Institute and faithful readers of this fine journal. I will devote much of the remaining months I have with the Institute in close collaboration with Henry Sykes and the other members of the Board, as well as with the University of Calgary's vice-president for research, Dr. Rosie Goldstein, and the University's new president, Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, to ensure a smooth transition to the next executive director. This person, whoever he or she may be, will discover, just as I did five years ago, that the Institute is staffed by the most competent and pleasant group of individuals that probably exists in this country. ...