It is our great pleasure to announce the program of Coastal Permafrost in Transition - an ACD sponsored side meeting to take place on June 19, 2016, during this year’s International Conference on Permafrost. The objective of CPiT is a report outlining the next phase of ACD based on the meeting outcomes. The program sets aside ample time for discussions in breakout groups whose goal is to goal of the breakout groups is to formulate achievable recommendations for ACD in a 3-5 year time frame. In addition to the breakout groups, plenary sessions will further synthesize the recommendations and explore funding opportunities. The PDF version can be downloaded here.