The newsletter contains articles and information about:
- the upcoming Sixth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences
-  Progress Report on the International Polar Year 2007-2008;
- Sustained Arctic Observing Networks (SAON);
- other conferences and meetings;
- News from IASSA Members; and
- New Books, Dissertations, and Film.
 
The "Northern Notes" newsletter can be found on the IASSA website at http://www.iassa.gl/