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The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces calls for submissions for events occurring during their International Polar Week Spring 2017 Week Spring 2017. International Polar Week will take place 20-26 March 2017.
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An expert roundtable on international cooperation in the Arctic took place in Moscow, Russia, on the 2nd of March. The roundtable looked at the upcoming International Artic Forum, The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, as a platform to discuss economic cooperation in the Arctic.
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UArctic and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) are pleased to announce an opportunity for students from UArctic member institutions in Arctic States to participate in the 3rd Korea Arctic Academy in Korea - a 10 day study program in July 6-15, 2017 at KMI together with students from Korean universities.
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ACI’s 10th Arctic Shipping Summit will be taking place next week 8-9th March, 2017 in Montreal, Canada.Registration is Closing This Friday, 3rd March 2017.
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The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who played a key role in establishing the Arctic Portal, died in New York on Monday of a heart attack.
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A seminar within the Pro-Active Diving project will take place in Akureyri, Iceland, the afternoon of Wednesday 22 February from 1:00 pm at the University of Akureyri.
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A session of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) took place on February 8 in St. Petersburg in the run-up to the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 4th International Arctic Forum. The session marks the first time an AEC delegation has met on Russian soil.
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Representatives from the 16 partner organisations of the EU Horizon 2020-funded APPLICATE project have just wrapped up their two-day kickoff meeting at Klimahaus (Climate House) in Bremerhaven, Germany. The goal of the consortium is to colalborate to improve climate and weather prediction for the Arctic and the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as contribute to improved Arctic observations.
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The programme of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 4th International Arctic Forumis now available. The Forum will take place in Arkhangelsk, Russia, on March 29–30, 2017.
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The decision by the U.S. and Canada to ban offshore oil development in much of their Arctic waters drew cheers from conservationists, but angered northern leaders – a reminder of why greater collaboration is critical, says Nils Andreassen, of the Institute of the North.
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The Arctic Frontiers conference, which is discussing the gaps in knowledge about the Arctic, is currently being held in Tromso, Norway, from 22 until 27 January.The live streaming is avalable online in both English and Russian.