Issue 18, July - August 2009

On September 10-12 the University of Akureyri in collaboration with the Stefansson Arctic Institute, the Northern Research Forum and the Association of Early Polar Career Scientists hosted the second Polar Law Symposium, bringing together scholars, policy-makers and students dealing with the legal regimes of the Polar regions.

University of Alberta biologist David Hik has reported that to ensure proper understanding of a variety of arctic issues from climate change to ecology, Canada must strengthen its postsecondary presence in the north. September 14, 2009Sean Steels, Senior News Editor, The Gateway

24-29 January 2010 in Tromsø, Norway.

Current State and Challenges for Sustainable Development of Infrastructure October 15-16, 2009 , Helsinki, Finland

'What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All': is the theme of the upcoming Polar Week.

Reconstructing Rural Places in a Globalized World, Advantages and disadvantages of proximity to urban centers.Gargia Fjellstue, Alta: 22-23. October

Grande Prairie Regional College is conducting an alumni survey.

The Arctic Centre of University of Lapland Rovaniemi, Finland Application Deadline: Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Norwegian Polar Institute Tromso, Norway Application Deadline: Friday, 18 September 2009

First invitation 19.8.2009 Tradition and modernity in an indigenous contextNovember 4th – 5th 2009, Diehtosiida, Kautokeino, Norway

Editors are seeking items to include in the Fall 2009 issue of the Polar Libraries Bulletin.