Russian and American BSSN participants came to Anchorage for First Face-to-Face Meeting
“Aleut International Association Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2007“
AIA hosted the first face to face meeting for representatives from the six Bering Sea Sub-Network member communities October 15-19. Participants traveled to Anchorage from Gambell, Dillingham, and Togiak in Alaska and from Kanchalan, Tymlat, and Nikolskoye in the Russian Federation.

BSSN Reaches Russian Villages
A Travel Journal By Victoria Gofman
“Aleut International Association Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2007”
In August and September 2007, Victoria Gofman, AIA executive director and the principle investigator for the Bering Sea Sub-Network, traveled to Kamchatka and Chukotka in Northeast Russia to personally introduce the governments and communities to the project, to discuss the implementation process, and to confirm their participation. 
This extraordinary trip took her to exotic locations where she met amazing people. Russia Journal is a personal account of events and encounters, and the thoughts and feelings she experienced while traveling in Russia. The first part is offered in this issue.

Under Secretary of State Recognizes AIA’s Project
By Victoria Gofman
“Aleut International Association Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2007”
The International Polar Year is a scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic. International Polar Year will involve more than 200 projects, with thousands of scientists from more than 60 nations examining a wide range of physical, biological and social research topics.

BSSN: The Bering Sea Sub Network
By Victoria Gofman
“Aleut International Association Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2006”
In 2005, the Aleut International Association began exploring the concept of a network of community-based monitoring within the Bering Sea region. An initial workshop was held in October 2005 to facilitate the exchange of information, establish a network for participating organizations to prepare for and learn about current and past community-based research projects and to scope out potential funding opportunities.

Bering Sea Sub-Network
By Victoria Gofman
“Aleut International Association Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2006”
The Bering Sea Sub-Network: International Community-Based Environmental Observation Alliance for Arctic Observing Network (BSSN) is a project involving mostly local indigenous communities in the Bering Sea region to monitor and share the environmental changes they observe.