December 3rd to 7th 2008 several Indigenous and local delegations will travel to Mt. Taranaki Region in New Plymouth in Aoteoroa / New Zealand.

Please be informed that EMECW LOT4 project Triple I has launched its second application round.

 “The NGPR Symposium was amazing. It inspired me to continue to explore interdisciplinary avenues in my research and helped me realize that the future of science, like everything else, hinges on attitudes and abilities of the next generation.” -- NGPR participant

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark.The position require an understanding of issues affecting Arctic Indigenous Peoples, the environment, and sustainable development.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks campus was home to the Eighth Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians Aug. 12-14, 2008. US Senator Lisa Murkowski was the host of the Conference.

IPY 07/08 celebration Congress of Finnish geoscientific studies in polar areas will be held at the Geological Survey of Finland in Espoo, November 12–13, 2008.

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) IPY Higher Education and Outreach (HEO) Office, hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is pleased to announce that the IPY section of the UArctic web site has been updated and expanded.