UArctic member bulletin for the month of December 2023 has just been released.
Lead story
Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 call for abstracts now open
The Call for Abstracts submission portal for the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 is now open at arcticcongress.com/call-for-abstracts. The abstract submission deadline is 5th January 2024 at 1700 CET.
News:
- UArctic Board met in Fairbanks, Alaska
- UArctic and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference sign a Memorandum of Understanding
- UArctic Staff Meeting 2023 in Pyhä, Finland
- 19th UArctic Danish Realm members Caucus Meeting 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- UArctic’s new Arctic maritime safety program learns from the past to address today’s challenges
- Takeaways: Meet UArctic Assembly Representatives session November 2023
- The Arctic Urgency – Breaking boundaries with research taboos
- Save the date: UArctic Rectors Meeting
Highlights from Thematic Networks and Chairs:
- Panel session at the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023
- Call for Abstracts for the Session "Youth in the Arctic: Challenges and possibilities: Relationships and processes of participation and belonging"
- Call for Abstracts for the Session "Educational innovation for the Circumpolar North" at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
- Publication: Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern
- Northern and Arctic Islands workshop: Setting the Agenda
Student Highlight
Alex Taitt - Making new connections in Iceland
In October, Alex Taitt flew all the way from Alaska to Iceland to join the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly, thanks to the support of a private donor. Although her main reason to participate was the My Northern Project science popularization contest, it was just a fraction of what she gained from the event.