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  • INTERACT call is now open

    INTERACT call is now open

    Research station in Abisko, Northern Sweden

    Canadian partners in INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic), Centre d’études Nordiques (Centre for Northern Studies, CEN) and Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), open a call for research grant proposals for European-based research groups to conduct research at two field stations operated by the partners. The call is open from Nov 1-Dec 15, 2013.

    The grants, each a maximum of 5000 €, include open access to station facilities and should be used for travel, daily or weekly accommodation rates at the station, and meals. The research should be conducted in 2014; both stations are open all year round.

    Eligible to apply are the research groups where the group leader and majority of the group members are from EU Member State or Associated State, or from the Russian Federation, are eligible to apply the grant.

    In order to apply for the grand, the research proposal and personal CV should be send by e mail to Hannele Savela by December 15th 2013.

    The evaluation of proposals will be based on scientific merit, feasibility and appropriateness. The evaluation will be conducted by the INTERACT Transnational Access Board with consultation by CEN and AINA.

    The applicants will be notified about the grant decisions in January 2014.

    More information on how to apply and detailed descriptions of the stations and their facilities from the INTERACT website and from the following contact persons:

    CEN scientific coordinator Christine Barnard, PhD
    AINA Executive Director Maribeth S. Murray, Ph.D
    INTERACT WP4 coordinator Hannele Savela, PhD

  • EU – Arctic Initiative at October´s events

    EU – Arctic Initiative at October´s events

    Halldór Jóhannsson, director at Arctic Portal, at the Northern Forum General Assembly

    The month of October brought together international partners from all the Arctic states and their European partners at various events.

    Representatives of EU – Arctic Information Centre have been visible at a number of conferences recently, The 2013 Arctic Energy Summit that took place in Akureyri, northern Iceland, 8-10 October, The 6th Symposium on Polar Law at the University of Akureyri, northern Iceland, 11-12 October, Arctic Circle in Reykjavik, Iceland, 11-14 October, 2013 Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels, Belgium, 16-17 October, the 11th General Assembly of the Northern Forum in Moscow, Russia, 16-18 October and the First International Arctic Media Forum in Arkhangelsk, Russia, 20-23 October.

    The Arctic Canter from Rovaniemi, Finland has been the leader of the network of Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment of development of the Arctic. The project is considered to be first and the most important step to strengthen communication and outreach within the EU and between the EU and the Arctic community.

    Paula Kankaanpää, director at Arctic Centre

    The project consists of 19 leading Arctic research and outreach institutions from various European Members states and EEA countries.

    Currently the network includes members from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom as well as Sámi. Additionally, three international Arctic organizations based in Europe (European Polar Board of European Science Foundation, GRID-Arendal and the University of the Arctic Thematic Networks) constitute important members of the partnership.

    Click here for more information about the project and the project partners.

    The partners will continue their work towards compilation of the existing information related to impacts on development in the Arctic into popularized formats, use in consultation meetings and prepare reports from the results of the consultations followed by recommendations.

  • Arctic Portal – New Websites

    Arctic Portal – New Websites

    Arctic Portal news

    In the past months some important partners have joined the Arctic Portal, establishing their web presence through the Portal. These include the European Commission through the PAGE21 project, the Biodiversity in Arctic Waters website Vistey, new websites for both CAFF and PAME, workgroups of the Arctic Council, the Arctic Yearbook and the European Arctic Information Center Preparatory Action.

    Many other projects and groups are in the process of creating a presence on the portal including IPY projects, as well as the Teachers within IPY, and last but not least the Northern Forum.

    In the process of enabling partners to utilize fully the opportunities of the Portal staff from ICR in Norway, Yukon First Nations in Canada, IASC Secretariat in Sweden and APECS office in Norway have been to Akureyri for training and sharing of knowledge.

    This has proved highly valuable for better co-operation and has in both cases helped speed up the setup face and helped the Partner increase the value of their website. Similar training sessions have taken place with the co-ordinators of APECS at their meeting in Stockholm and by using virtual tools.