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  • Arctic Circle to be held again in Reykjavik

    Arctic Circle to be held again in Reykjavik

    The audience at Arctic Circle

    Second Annual Arctic Circle Assembly to be held September 5-7, 2014, in Reykjavík, Iceland

    On behalf of President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland, Parliament of Greenland Member Kuupik Kleist, Alaska Dispatch Publisher Alice Rogoff and distinguished partners, the Arctic Circle Team would like to thank everyone for participating in the inaugural Arctic Circle assembly.

    This new open assembly drew more than 1,200 participants from over 40 nations, bringing together both individuals and organizations for a series of meetings and presentations addressing the challenges and opportunities of the changing Arctic.
    The Arctic Circle will reconvene September 5-7, 2014, in Reykjavík, Iceland, and will move to Anchorage, Alaska, in the fall of 2015.

    The Arctic Circle is non-profit and nonpartisan. Organizations, forums, think tanks, corporations and public associations around the world are invited to hold meetings within the Arctic Circle platform to advance their own missions and the broader goal of increasing collaborative decision-making without surrendering their institutional independence.

    The Arctic Circle is designed to increase participation in Arctic dialogue and strengthen the international focus on the future of the Arctic. Participating organizations will maintain their full institutional independence, identity and decision-making abilities.

    To this end, the Arctic Circle aims to create opportunities for everyone to attend different meetings, conduct their own networking and engage in one-on-one informal discussions. Organizations will be able to decide their own agendas and convene their own meetings.

  • Arctic Day ’13 to take place in Reykjavik

    Arctic Day ’13 to take place in Reykjavik

    Aquaculture

    The Day of the Arctic will officially take place on Thursday, 14th of November. The event will be held in Icelandic at the Icelandic Marine Research Institute in Reykjavik.

    The discussion will focus around possibilities and ways of strengthening the participation of Icelandic research community in international cooperation and policy.

    The Day of the Arctic 2013 will focus on the position of Icelandic research community in changing Arctic and the challenges that are being faced and might occur in the future.

    What is more, the event will answer an important dispute on how well are the Icelandic research institutions prepared to join international cooperation in the Arctic field.

    Alongside the lectures and panel discussions on international cooperation monitoring, research, human resources and education, Icelandic research institutions and commercial companies will promote themselves during poster sessions.

    More information about the Day of the Arctic and detailed agenda can be found here.

    The Icelandic Marine Institute (MRI) was established in 1965 as a governmental institute under auspices of the Ministry of Fisheries.

    MRI conducts various marine research and provides the ministry with scientific advise based on its findings on marine resources and environment.

    Click here to read more about the MRI.

  • Arctic Circle now FREE of charge

    Arctic Circle now FREE of charge

    Arctic Circle

    We are pleased to announce further collaboration between the Arctic Energy Summit and the Arctic Circle. Anyone that is registered for the 2013 Arctic Energy Summit will also be able to attend the inaugural Arctic Circle that will be held 12-14 October in Reykjavik, Iceland FREE OF CHARGE.

    To find out more about the Arctic Circle, explore their website at www.ArcticCircle.org and watch the promotional video at http://vimeo.com/72587962.

    If you are interested in attending the Arctic Circle, please email or call Geoff Cooper at gcooper@institutenorth.org or 1(907) 786-4663 so that we can let the Arctic Circle organizers know.

    If you have already paid to attend the Arctic Circle, please contact the event organizers by email at info@ArcticCircle.org. If you have not yet registered for the Arctic Energy Summit, you can register now and check the box for free registration to the Arctic Circle.

    We also want to remind you about the optional energy tour that will take place on 11 October. This exciting tour will visit several of Iceland’s remarkable energy developments while traveling from the site of the Arctic Energy Summit in Akureyri to Reykjavik where the Arctic Circle will begin the following day. For more information, please see the details and online registration here.

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    Arctic Circle

    Arctic Energy Summit

  • NORDNET 2013 to be held in Reykjavik

    NORDNET 2013 to be held in Reykjavik

    Southern Iceland

    NORDNET 2013, Cool Projects and Arctic Opportunities, the unique project managment event will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland, 3 – 5th September 2013.

    NORDNET 2013 will gather researchers, engineers, and practitioners of project, portfolio and programme management interested in networking and knowledge sharing.

    The conference will concentrate on themes related to leadership, teamwork, strategy and execution of complex and challenging projects.

    The conference will explore how it is best to take on the task of managing the emerging project management challenges and opportunities in the Nordic territories and in the Arctic region in particular where major ecological changes could open up access for new shipping routes and energy resources.

    The conference programme will focus on new methodologies, technologies and practical applications developed in the specific areas of project, programme and portfolio management.

    The congress venue will be Harpa, the new Reykjavik Conference Center, recently awarded the prestigious World Architecture Award.

    Harpa is located by the old harbor in the heart of Reykjavik, overlooking the bay and mount Esja and is close to most of the congress hotels, art galleries, shopping areas and restaurants.

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    NORDNET 2013

  • Nordic Film Festival starts today

    Nordic Film Festival starts today

    A Hijacking film poster

    Today, Wednesday 11th of April in the capital city of Reykjavik Nordic Film Festival begins.

    The event will take place at the Nordic House from the 11th of April until the 21st of April.

    Organizers will be showing films from all the Nordic countries.

    The festival will be opened with Kapringen (A Hijacking), a Tobias Lindolm film about a Danish cargo ship hijacked on the Somalian coast.

    All films will be shown with English subtitles. There is no entrance fee to the festival. The event is being supported by the Nordic Embassies in Reykjavik and Green Light Films enterprise.

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    The Nordic House

  • AMATII Workshop starts today

    AMATII Workshop starts today

    AMATII

    Monday, 3rd of December 2012 the workshop on Arctic Transportation Infrastructure Response and Capacity and Sustainable Development in the Arctic starts today in Hotel Natura in the capital city of Iceland – Reykjavik.

    The registration opens at 14.00 after which the small group brainstorming and crowd sourcing of definitions and terminology will take place.

    Arctic experts will meet in both plenary and work sessions to discuss infrastructure vis-à-vis response, technology and investment. Case studies and illustrative stories of northern aviation and marine infrastructure – contributed by participants – will serve to highlight the challenges of infrastructure development in the Arctic and its role in facilitating sustainable development.

    Participants will also have a chance to view and evaluate the Arctic Port and Airport Database and web-based map, which is the primary deliverable of this project. Subject matter expert input will help refine and strengthen this tool.

    The workshop will end with an interactive plenary session, discussing next steps and outlining areas of consideration for a Guidance Document, a deliverable for this Arctic Council project.

    Please, follow the links to read about the Arctic shipping and aviation challenges on the Arctic Portal Shipping Portlet.

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    Institute of the North

  • Just one week away

    Just one week away

    Passenger plane

    Arctic Transportation Infrastructure: Response Capacity and Sustainable Development one important component of the Arctic Marine and Aviation Transportation Infrastructure Initiative (AMATII) – opens Monday, December 3 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

    International relationships are reflected in the workshop’s agenda and point to the global and systemic nature of Arctic transportation.

    The conference will treat about current activities in the Arctic in relation to marine and air transportation.

    The Arctic Maritime and Aviation Transportation Infrastructure Initiative (AMATII) is a platform for addressing critical needs in the Arctic’s aviation and maritime environment.

    The Initiative will approach Arctic air and maritime transportation policy, education, and research from various vantage points and will facilitate ongoing and increased communication and collaboration throughout the Arctic. It will serve as a coordination point for research and will facilitate technology transfer within and between Arctic nations.

    The Arctic Portal will play the active role in the project, developing the database to include the baseline assessment of maritime and aviation infrastructure that will accommodate continual update on Arctic maritime and aviation features.

    The Arctic Portal Interactive Mapping System will be used to illustrate the overlapping spheres of responsibility and capacity. It will be also used as an informative tool for the Arctic´s nations to understand and respond to both needs and capacity of Arctic maritime and aviation infrastructure.

    To read more about the conference and subscribe to the event, please click here. To browse the conference agenda, please access here. Information about workshop logistics, such as hotel and transportation are available here.

    Please, follow the links to read about the Arctic shipping and aviation challenges on the Arctic Portal Shipping Portlet.

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    The Institute of the North