Date

For more information on this Second Nordic Arctic Research Program
(NARP) Symposium, visit the Stefansson Arctic Institute web site at:
http://www.svs.is or contact the conference secretary, Clayton Tinsley
at: tinsley [at] unak.is

THE SECOND NORDIC ARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAM (NARP) SYMPOSIUM

"The Arctic in the Anthropocene: The North Atlantic Arctic in Focus"
Akureyri, Iceland

23-24 May 2002

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline for English language abstracts: 31 January 2002

Human beings have entered the "Anthropocene," a period in which the
major changes in the global biosphere are the result of human actions
and the complex interactions of natural and human systems. The Arctic is
greatly affected by these rapid social and biophysical changes. This
symposium will bring together a multi-disciplinary group of scientists
concerned with human-environmental relations, history, and cultural
viability in the North Atlantic Arctic, to present and discuss their
research findings and the light they bear on the future of the region.

English language abstracts for oral presentations and posters on topics
relevant to the symposium should be submitted before 31 January 2002.
Conference proceedings are to be published in a peer-reviewed,
international publication. Limited travel support is available and
junior researchers are encouraged to apply.

For more information visit the Stefansson Arctic Institute web site at:
http://www.svs.is or contact the conference secretary, Clayton Tinsley
at: tinsley [at] unak.is Tentative Session Topics Include:

  • Human adaptability and response to global processes: case studies from
    the North Atlantic Arctic

  • History in our genes: the population of northern regions in the light
    of genetic research, anthropology, and archaeology

  • A window to the present and future: the lessons of historical human
    ecology

  • Arctic social science, information dissemination, and human dimension
    assessment projects in the north

  • Complex problems and simple solutions: Is there need for more
    cooperation between social and natural sciences?

  • Endangered cultures of the maritime North Atlantic: reluctant victims
    and alternative visions

  • Rapid environmental change: How much, where, and with what
    consequences?