On September 10-12 the University of Akureyri in collaboration with the Stefansson Arctic Institute, the Northern Research Forum and the Association of Early Polar Career Scientists hosted the second Polar Law Symposium, bringing together scholars, policy-makers and students dealing with the legal regimes of the Polar regions.



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