University of Alberta biologist David Hik has reported that to ensure proper understanding of a variety of arctic issues from climate change to ecology, Canada must strengthen its postsecondary presence in the north. September 14, 2009Sean Steels, Senior News Editor, The Gateway


Current State and Challenges for Sustainable Development of Infrastructure October 15-16, 2009 , Helsinki, Finland


THE Gargia Conference 2009

Thu, Sep 10, 2009
Reconstructing Rural Places in a Globalized World, Advantages and disadvantages of proximity to urban centers.Gargia Fjellstue, Alta: 22-23. October




First invitation 19.8.2009 Tradition and modernity in an indigenous contextNovember 4th – 5th 2009, Diehtosiida, Kautokeino, Norway




ICETECH 10, an international conference and exhibition on ships and structures in ice, to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, from September 20 to 23, 2010. Please refer to the website, www.icetech10.org, for details of abstract submission, papers, sponsorship and more.

On September 10-12 leading experts in the field of Polar Law and Arctic Governance will meet at the University of Akureyri for the second Polar Law Symposium.