I am applying from North America. Global climate change in the Arctic will not only create serious challenges for the natural environment, but for global policy-makers and business leaders as well. The most critical Arctic issue of the near future is the need for effective collective regional governance. The Arctic Council has been quite successful in maintaining stability in the region since its inception in 1996. However, because of global climate change and advances in technology, Arctic natural resources are becoming increasingly accessible. Through Chinese, Indian, and Continental European business interests and multi-national corporations, states not traditionally considered “Arctic” now have increasing stake in the region. In order to maintain regional security and prevent damaging unregulated exploitation of Arctic resources, we will need new frameworks to keep international cooperation in the Arctic as successful as it has been for nearly twenty years. To accomplish this, we must bring Arctic issues into the public consciousness. With programs such as ACCEL, we have an opportunity to use social media and technology to generate public interest in Arctic issues, and create an environment where it is in the interests of domestic political leaders to tackle these issues now, before it is too late.