The UArctic is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 2008 Rectors’ Forum, held in Rovaniemi Finland from February 27-29, 2008.

Studying on the 70° parallel, Irina Demina feels like she’s on top of the world. Since arriving in Tromso Norway in early August 2007, the 21 year old Russian exchange student has felt at home in her new northern surroundings, and is thoroughly enjoying her experiences of studying and living above the Arctic circle.

The University of the Arctic’s Thematic Networks (TN) program continues to grow. Kirsi Latola, programme coordinator for TN Programme office, has already received several ideas for new networks.

The conference "Polar Gateways of Understanding to Solar System Exploration for IPY-IHY" will be held on 23-29 January 2008, at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC) in Barrow, Alaska.

The City of Iqaluit, in partnership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Alberta Association of CIP, is now accepting proposals for presentations for the Planning for Climate Change:  Weathering Uncertainty Symposium to be held in Iqaluit from July 20-23, 2008.  

A multinational, interdisciplinary teleconference is being held on Monday, 26 November 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (U.S. East Coast) to discuss and promote community-wide understanding of the final report of the Second International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP II)

The University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George British Columbia Canada,  is hosting an Open Forum on the 'Connection Between the Arts and Vitality of Northern Communities: Lessons Learned from Northern Finland'.  

Universite Laval in Quebec City, Canada, is accepting applications for a PhD or MSc student position in Arctic Oceanography/Biogeochemistry under the supervision of Louis Fortier.

The Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group (IPSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) invites papers for the session, "Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples," to be convened at the 2008 AAG Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

The International Polar Year Data and Information Service (IPYDIS) is a global partnership of data centers, archives, and networks working to ensure proper stewardship of IPY and related data.

NOAA National Weather Service, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geophysical Institute, and International Arctic Research Center invite abstracts for 20-30 minute presentations at the Little Alaska Weather Symposium (LAWS), to be held 12-13 May 2008, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Former Vice-president of the United States of America Al Gore has been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion in Kautokeino, Finnmark Norway, about Knowledge, Climate and Future of Arctic Indigenous Peoples Societies.

Everyone is invited to visit the new IASC website that was developed in cooperation with Arctic Portal.

Finnish MP Erkki Tuomioja will be the new President of the Nordic Council. Tuomioja, Social Democrat, takes over the position from Dagfinn Høybråten, Norway in the new year.

ACA (Academic Co-operation Association) would like to invite registrations for the first European Policy Seminar of 2008: What's New in Brussels: Recent Developments in European Policies and Programmes.