The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada and its partners are pleased to welcome the Arctic research community to Vancouver for the 11th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2015) to be held from 7 to 11 December 2015 at The Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, British Columbia.

During the first day of the 18th meeting of the Council of UArctic, members of Council approved the nomination of twelve new members to the University of the Arctic (11 Arctic members, and 1 non-Arctic member). This now brings UArctic’s total membership to 176.

The Council of UArctic, made up of representatives of its members, begins its 18th meeting in the unique setting of Ulan Ude, Buryatia, Russian Federation. The meeting takes place from June 14-17, and is hosted by Buryat State University.

Through its use of the Arctic, Russia tries to fortify the idea that it is a global energy superpower, writes Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen in the March issue of Aleksanteri Insight, a series of expert opinions published by the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.

The European Commission has now launched a call for proposals under the Third Health Programme. The call closing date is 15 September 2015.

The Komi Republican Academy of State Service and Administration invites Russian and international participants to the Scientific Conference, organized 21-24 October, 2015 Registration deadline is 13.09.2015 

The European Commission invites legal entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for the 2015 Call for proposals for LIFE Action Grants. The call covers proposals for both LIFE sub-programmes; Environment and Climate Action.

Interreg Europe 2014-2020 has opened its first call for proposals. The call is open from 22 June until 31 July 2015.

Open Seminar on Indigenous Education in the Arctic will take place on 10th of June in the Sámi University College, Norway. The seminar is organised by UArctic Thematic Network Verdde: University Center for Mobility in Indigenous Education.

The Gerda Henkel Foundation invites research project proposals for its Special Programme on Security, Society and the State. The call is open until the 4th of December 2015.

The conference will be organized in Reykjavik, Iceland, 14-16 October 2015 in frames of the project: Marine Resource Governance in the Arctic, financially supported by Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Co-operation Programme, the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Car...

Three specialised study tracks (land, sea, space) give you a unique understanding of working as an engineer in the Arctic. The Nordic Master in Cold Climate Engineering welcomes the first students in September 2016. Application deadline: January 15, 2016.

Starting in spring 2016 the Arctic Technology Centre of the Technical University of Denmark offers the Arctic Semester in Extreme Engineering, an opportunity for master-level engineering students to experience the unique environment and the challenges of engineering north of the Arctic Circle. Apply by November 1, 2015.

The History Department of the University of Oulu will organize interdisciplinary symposium “The Barents and the Baltic Sea region: contacts, influences and social change” in Oulu in December 2015.  The aim of the symposium is to analyse the characteristics of the Barents and Baltic Sea region from interdisciplinary perspectives.

The 16th International Congress on Circumpolar Health – Focus on Future health and well-being will be held June 8-12, 2015 in Oulu, Finland. It will gather 350 participants mainly from the Nordic and other European countries, Russia, Canada and USA.