MODERNIZATION AND HERITAGE - HOW TO COMBINE THE TWO IN INUIT SOCIETIES? 8th Seminar of the International PhD School for Studies of Arctic Societies (IPSSAS) Kangerlussuaq and Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland)May 20 (arrival) to May 30 (departure) 2011 Hosted by Ilisimatusarfik, the University of GreenlandRead more...

This Fall 2010 Progress edition covers: Arctic Science Exchange and Cooperation in Seoul; From Knowledge to Action in Montreal 2012; State of the Arctic Coast 2010 Scientific Review and Outlook; IASC Kick-Off Workshop; PIC: Stewardship of Polar Data and Information.




UArctic's Social Work Thematic Network will hold its conference, Supporting Healthy Communities through Social Work, August 14th -16th 2011, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Be sure to visit the conference page for more information, and check the UArctic website later for news and outcomes from the conference. Best wishes to all the co...


The Gargia Conference 2010

Wed, Oct 06, 2010
Between tradition and modernity Community development in indigenous regions of the NorthFinnmark University College, Alta, Norway October 20-21,2010

Sovereign states, international governmental organizations and the maritime industry should help prepare a uniform policy to regulate shipping in the Arctic region and engage with native populations while doing so, according to a report released by the University of Alaska Fairbanks in collaboration with Dartmouth and the Uni...





Arctic Futures Symposium

Mon, Oct 04, 2010
In conjunction with the Aspen Institute and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the International Polar Foundation will be hosting an Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels on the 14th and 15th of October 2010.

Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Hanasaarenranta 5, Espoo Monday, November 8, 2010,The residents of the circumpolar North are witnesses of rapid change in their surroundings. Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment and the social and cultural landscape of the North. As a result, the Arctic states...