5th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences at UAF

Submitted by Peter Schweitzer
Phone: (907) 474-5015
05/18/04

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association is organizing the 5th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS V) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus May 19-23, 2004. ICASS V will kick off with registration and a reception Wednesday evening, May 19, at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall.

ICASS V’s theme is "Connections: Local and Global Aspects of Arctic Social Systems."

IASSA congresses are held every three years, bringing together people from all over the world to share ideas about social science research in the Arctic. The last conference, ICASS IV, was held in Quebec City, Canada May 16-20, 2001, hosting some 300 participants from 17 different countries.

Sessions continue Thursay, Friday and Saturday, as well as Sunday morning. Special sessions include a panel on Indigenous Perspectives on Arctic Social Science, the International Polar Year 2007-08, Considerations for Human Subject Protection, Memory and History in Nunavut and a workshop on "Partnering between Arctic Communities and Researchers."

Further information is available at www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa.