Conference Announcement
The Northern Community in the 21st Century: Seeking Balance in a Changing North
Fifth Northern Research Forum (NRF) Open Meeting
24-27 September 2008
Anchorage, Alaska
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nrf.is/Open%20Meetings/Anchorage/Anchorage_2008.htm
The Fifth Open Meeting of the Northern Research Forum will be held on
24-27 September 2008, in Anchorage, Alaska. The event is being organized
by the Northern Research Forum (NRF), together with the 5th NRF Host
Organizing Committee.
The main theme of the meeting is "The Northern Community in the 21st
Century: Seeking Balance in a Changing North," with several integrated
sub-themes and regional case studies. Discussions are expected to
highlight in particular the role of research and the social relevance of
science in addressing:
- The Accessible Arctic: Linking the North, within and without, in the
Global Economy;
- The Future of Northern Cooperation;
- Leadership under the Conditions of Uncertainty: How do we sustain and
build a healthy Northern Community?; and
- The New Geography of a Warming North.
A final list of sub-themes and case studies for the plenary sessions and
workshop topics will be decided in a meeting of NRF Steering Committee
members in February 2008. Proposals or suggestions may be submitted to
the NRF Secretariat (nrf [at] unak.is), Lassi Heininen, Chairman of the NRF
Steering Committee (lassi.heininen [at] ulapland.fi), or the NRF Steering
Committee (http://www.nrf.is/AboutUs/steering_comm.html).
To subscribe to the NRF notifications e-mail list, please send your
contact information to Lara Olafsdottir at the NRF Secretariat
(larao [at] svs.is).
Advanced graduate students and individuals who have recently completed a
Masters or PhD are eligible to receive full or partial travel funding
from NRF in order to participate in the meeting. Applicants should
submit the following to: nrf [at] unak.is, by 1 May 2008:
- brief statement of interest describing how the applicant's research
and professional or personal experiences relate to the particular themes
or projects of the meeting;
- one-page resume; and
- abstract for a presentation to be considered for a Square Hour,
Plenary Session, or Project-Day Session.
Information about registration, topic submission, funding applications,
important deadlines, and other meeting details is available at:
http://www.nrf.is/Open%20Meetings/Anchorage/Anchorage_2008.htm