BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:692f01c5e500b2601340fefb2f62a970 CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events CREATED:20170609T140729 SUMMARY:UArctic Congress 2018 LOCATION:Oulu\, Finland DESCRIPTION:The University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki are excited to invite you to the second UArctic Congress, September 3-7, 2018.\nHeld in Finland, the UArctic Congress 2018 will begin in Oulu from September 3-6, and concl ude in Helsinki on September 7.\nThe UArctic Congress 2018 will bring toget her key UArctic meetings and a science conference into one single gathering , including business meetings of the Council of UArctic, Rectors’ Forum, St udent Forum, Thematic Networks, and UArctic Institutes Leadership Team.\nTh e Congress is an integral part of the Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship program, and open to the public. The event will highlight the themes and p riorities of the Finnish chairmanship, including the goals of the United Na tions’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement und er the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.\nWith the aim to foster c ontacts and enhance networking, the biennial UArctic Congress brings togeth er institutional leaders, indigenous representatives, academics, scientists and students from around the circumpolar north and beyond. Together with p artners, policy makers, and other actors, the Congress strives to take the Arctic agenda forward by creating and strengthening collaborations that pro duce new findings and solutions for the future of the Arctic region.\nThe U Arctic Congress 2018 will feature Science and Meeting sections, including:\ n\n - Sessions aligned with the four priorities of Finland’s chairmanship; i.e. Environmental protection, Connectivity, Environmental cooperation, and Education.\n - Acclaimed keynote speakers and scientific experts presentin g their views and latest research.\n - Formal meetings for representatives of the Council of UArctic and UArctic Rectors’ Forum.\n - Side-meetings and events.\n - A UArctic Student Forum with workshops. An exciting cultural a nd social program.We welcome proposals for session sessions which can be co mprised of different forms including dialogues and discussions. Any innovat ive or new ways of arranging sessions are welcomed. In general the sessions runs for 90 minutes and can have several conveners, however we need one de signated primary convener who will also be the main contact person.\nThe th emes of the science sections follow are:\n\n - Environmental protection\n - Connectivity\n - Meteorological cooperation\n - Education\nProposals are s ubmitted ONLY via our online submission form (https://app.oxfordabstracts.c om/stages/84/submission). Please note that you will have to register to the system. The registration will allow you to go back to your submission and also to evaluate and accept/decline abstracts in the later stage if your se ssion is accepted to the congress.\nDeadline Sept 30, 2017: submission form.\nMark your calendar and keep yourself i nformed via the UArctic Congress 2018 webpages (http://congress.uarctic.org /) and our social media feeds.\nWe look forward to seeing you in Finland in September 2018!\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki are excited to inv ite you to the second UArctic Congress, September 3-7, 2018.

Held in Finland, the UArctic Congress 2018 will b egin in Oulu from September 3-6, and conclude in Helsinki on September 7.

The UArctic Congress 2018 will bring together key UArctic meetings and a science conference into one single gathering, including business meeting s of the Council of UArctic, Rectors’ Forum, Student Forum, Thematic Networ ks, and UArctic Institutes Leadership Team.

The Congress is an integr al part of the Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship program, and open to t he public. The event will highlight the themes and priorities of the Finnis h chairmanship, including the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Con vention on Climate Change.

With the aim to foster contacts and enhanc e networking, the biennial UArctic Congress brings together institutional l eaders, indigenous representatives, academics, scientists and students from around the circumpolar north and beyond. Together with partners, policy ma kers, and other actors, the Congress strives to take the Arctic agenda forw ard by creating and strengthening collaborations that produce new findings and solutions for the future of the Arctic region.

The UArcti c Congress 2018 will feature Science and Meeting sections, including:

We welcome proposal s for session sessions which can be comprised of different forms including dialogues and discussions. Any innovative or new ways of arranging sessions are welcomed. In general the sessions runs for 90 minutes and can have sev eral conveners, however we need one designated primary convener who will al so be the main contact person.

The themes of the science sect ions follow are:

Proposals are submitted ONLY via our online submission form. Please note that you will have to register to the system. The registration will allow you to go back to your submission and also to evaluate and accept/decline abstracts in the later s tage if your session is accepted to the congress.

Deadline Se pt 30, 2017: submission form.

Mark your calendar and keep yourself informed via the UArctic Con gress 2018 webpages and our social media feeds.

We look f orward to seeing you in Finland in September 2018!

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