The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will host a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the five Arctic Ocean coastal states on March 29, 2010, in Chelsea, Quebec.

The Arctic Voices Fellowship program is up and running and we need your help in identifying Northern applicants, aged 25 - 35, from across the Canadian North who are embarking on a path of public and community service and would benefit from participation.

Norges Varemesse Oslo, Norway 8-12 June 2010 Organizers of the IPY-Oslo Science Conference (IPY-OSC) announce the availability of meeting space for side meetings.

8-12 June 2010Oslo, Norway Organizers of PolarCINEMA announce that registration for the program is open. This event will take place as part of the IPY Oslo Science Conference (IPY-OSC).

4 - 13 June 2010Tromsø, NorwayNordic Youth Film Competition

14 - 15 April 2010Moscow, RussiaOn behalf of the 6 Permanent Participants organizations to the Arctic Council that represent indigenous peoples of the circumpolar region we have a great honor to invite you to participate in the 5th Arctic Leaders Summit.

16 - 19 March 2010Miami, FloridaArctic Research Consortium of the U.S. Poster Abstract Submission Deadline:        Monday, 1 February 2010 Early-Bird Registration Deadline:                 Sunday, 7 February 2010 Hotel Reservation Discount Deadline:         Monday, 15 February 2010

14-16 June 2010 Reykjavik, Iceland Organizers of the 2nd Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing - Evolution in Remote Sensing - (WHISPERS 2010) announce a call for abstracts.

The abstract deadline for the 6th Canadian Conference on Permafrost (CanCOP6) has been extended. The new deadline is 12:00 p.m. PST on Sunday, 31 January 2010. The conference will be held 12-16 September 2010 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

10 - 12 March 2010Winter Park, Colorado Registration and abstract submission are now available online.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a Call for Proposals for the Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC) Program. The deadline for letters of intent is 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Monday, 15 March 2010. Full proposals are due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Thursday, 15 April 2010.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a Call for Proposals for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program. Full proposals are due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Wednesday, 21 April 2010.

Today (Jan 27, 2010) in Tromsø, in connection with the Arctic Frontiers conference, representatives of UArctic and its member institutions met with counterparts from the Nordic Council of Ministers involved in supporting higher education and research in the Nordic region.

The Office of Undergraduate Studies welcomes a new addition to its staff.

The Office of Undergraduate Studies welcomes a new addition to their staff.