The City of Iqaluit has joined forces with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Alberta Association, CIP to host a groundbreaking symposium on planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The conference will take place from July 20-23 2008, in Iqaluit, Nunavut Canada.

The workshop "New integrated approach of models and measurements to describe local soil climate and climate impacts at northern latitudes" will be held on 7-8 November 2007, in Lulea, Sweden.

Preparations have begun for the 5th NRF Open Meeting, to be held in Anchorage, Alaska USA, from 24-27 September 2008.

The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) invites applications for tenure-track, full-time assistant/associate professorships in marine biology in the Institute of Marine Science, one with a specialty in mammalogy/population genetics and one with a specialty in early life ec...

The Polar Climate Program, Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) in Tromso, Norway invites applications for a three-year position as research scientist/postdoc in sea ice modeling and physics on the project "NorClim - Climate of Norwayand the Arctic in the 21st Century,"financed by the Research Council of Norway and participating i...

Collectively, the observations indicate that the overall warming of the Arctic system continued in 2007. There are some elements that are stabilizing or returning to climatological norms. These mixed tendencies illustrate the sensitivity and complexity of the Arctic System.

The Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies Program is once again enjoying another successful year. With registration at a maximum for the fall term, the 2007 academic year is looking very promising. 21 year old Victoria Rudakova is one of over 130 students currently pursuing BCS classes through online delivery.

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) invite applications for the position of Director of the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) International Project Office (CIPO).  The Director leads the international coordination and support of CliC activities, and ensures that the Project Office o...

Government officials, politicians, organisational representatives and citizens met in Saariselkä Finland, from October 4-5 to discussion the situation of cross-border obstacles between Finland, Sweden and Norway.

This aim of this conference is to provide a forum to present and discuss good practice in spatial planning, with particular reference to Northern Europe. The conference will take place at the Newton Hotel in Nairn, Scotland.

The Government of Canada Program for IPY is now issuing a Call for Proposals inviting interested Canadian organizations to submit proposals for funding for training, communications and outreach projects in conjunction with International Polar Year.

ArcticStat, a socioeconomic circumpolar database covering thirty arctic regions in eight countries, is now available online.

The University Centre of the West Fjords seeks a capable person for a demanding new positions: director of the master's program in Coastal and Marine Management.

The National Inuit Education Summit scheduled to take place in Inuvik, NWT on November 7-9th 2007 has been postponed until the Spring of 2008.

The Department of Arctic Biology at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is accepting applications for the following two positions: