The APECS Nordic Workshop Committee is excited to announce that registration for the 2-day APECS workshop “Connecting Early Career Researchers and Community-driven Research in the North”, 7-8 April 2014 hosted at the 2014 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Helsinki, Finland is now posted to the APECS Nordic Workshop webpage!
To register for the workshop, please to go the APECS Nordic Workshop Registration Form. We encourage registration of early career researchers, indigenous youth and elders, polar scientists and experts, particularly those working in Nordic countries. Registration is free and will be open until 15 February 2014!!
The workshop organizers have a limited amount of travel funding available for workshop participants provided by the generous support of several Travel Award Sponsors. Please see the eligibility criteria and other important information on those Travel Awards. Eligible participants who meet the funding criteria are able to apply for funding through the APECS Nordic Workshop Registration Form. Application deadline for the travel funding is 19 January 2014!
Please note: The workshop organizers are applying for more travel funding to cover travel and accommodation costs of workshop participants. More sponsors will be added over the coming months. If you currently don’t meet the Travel Award criteria and still want to be put on a waiting list for Travel Awards as more become available, please also fill out the Travel Award application part of the Workshop registration by 19 January 2014!
Workshop Information
The APECS Workshop "Connecting Early Career Researchers and Community-Driven Research in the North" is part of the APECS Nordic Project "Bridging Polar Early Career Researchers and Indigenous Peoples in Nordic Countries" funded in part by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Norden). The workshop will bring together key stakeholders including mentors and experts and Early Career Researchers and Indigenous peoples, youth and local expert representatives among indigenous peoples, senior scientists, key representatives of international organizations and other media. Please visit the workshop website for a draft agenda and more information! Results from the workshop will be summarized and compiled into a report and translated into Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Sami and Danish and made available on the APESC Nordic webpage.
Workshop participants are also encourage to attend parts of the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2014 and the Arctic Observing Summit. Registration for both is available here
We look forward to seeing you at the APECS Nordic Workshop!
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