30 July - 11 August 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina Organizers of the 2010 XXXI SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Meeting and Open Science Conference announce that the conference website is now available.

28-30 October 2010 Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada The organizing committee of the 17th Inuit Studies Conference announces a second call for papers. The University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue (UQAT) and DIALOG (research and knowledge network relating to Aboriginal peoples) will host the Conference from 28-30 October...

Iinternational conference “Northern regions of the world: economic and social infrastructure and facilities of innovative development” will take place in April 22, 2010. The conference will be held in Syktyvkar within the scope of the program of the VI International social and ecological congress “Ecological safety of Norther...

A warm welcome to the 39th EUCEN conference to be held in Rovaniemi, Finland on 27-29 May 2010. The major theme of the conference is "Lifelong Learning for the New Decade".

The first edition in 2010 of WWF International Arctic Programme's quarterly publication The Circle has been issued and is now available online.

The Northern Research Forum (NRF) has extended its call for applications from young researchers to participate in the Northern Research Forum 6th open assembly “Our Ice Dependent World” in Oslo, Kirkenes, Norway from October 24th-27th 2010. Deadline to apply is April 6th. For more information about this opportunity click here

"Nunavut Governance and the Incorporation of Inuit Traditional Knowledge"ARKTIS Graduate School and the Arctic Centre, with the support of the Embassy of Canada in Finland, organise an open seminar on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 14.00 at the Aurora Hall, Arktikum.

Geopolitical and Legal Aspects of Canada’s and Europe’s Northern DimensionsMay 27-28, 2010 Maple Leaf Room, Lister Conference Center University of Alberta, Canada

The deadline for the 2010 Arctic Voices Fellowship Program is approaching quickly. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

The Conference Board of Canada recently launched a new five-year initiative called the Centre for the North. The Centre brings together Aboriginal leaders, businesses, governments, communities, educational institutions, and other organizations to achieve a shared vision of sustainable prosperity in the North. We are seeking a...

Friday, 19 March 2010Miami, FloridaWebstreaming for the International Day of the State of the Arctic Conference will begin Friday, 19 March 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. An address given by Alaska senator, Hon. Lisa Murkowski, will begin at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

3-8 September 2010 Guovdageaidnu, Norway The First International Conference on Indigenous Place Names (ICIPN) will be held 3-8 September 2010 at Sami University College in Guovdageaidnu, Norway.

13-18 June 2010 Bremerhaven, Germany The 23rd Polar Libraries Colloquy (PLC), entitled "Cool Libraries in a Melting World," will be convened 13-18 June 2010 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Organizers announce the second call for submission of proposals for papers and panel session presentations, which are due by Friday, 19 March 2010.

Indigenous organizations representing groups such as the Sámi, Inuit, Nenet’s, etc have a wealth of information that is useful in helping to adapt to climate change. The incorporation of this knowledge through policy and decisions which affect the Arctic regions could be beneficial. To read more about this click here to read...

Seven Ph.D. students embark upon an educational experience on the coast of Greenland. 2009 is the first year that Dartmouth’s new Polar Environmental Program is offered and it expects to get five or six other students in the coming months.