The Organizing Committee of ACUNS 2015 Due North: Next Generation Arctic Research & Leadership is pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts in now open.
The Conference will take place in Calgary November 5-8, 2015.
Abstracts will be accepted until May 31, 2015.
Please share this information with all colleagues and students.
To submit an abstract, please visit the ACUNS 2015 Abstract Submission Page
To register for the conference, please visit the ACUNS 2015 Conference Registration Page
Conference Themes
C1: Arctic Communities: Resilience, Management, Culture, Indigenous Knowledge.
C2: Arctic Sustainable Development: Sovereignty, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Tourism, Land Management, Protected areas, Citizen Engagement.
C3: Arctic Wildlife, Ecosystem and Biodiversity: Flora & Fauna, Vegetation, Habitats, Food system, Migration patterns, Wildlife health and monitoring, Forest fire, Species Endangerment, Impacts, Conservation, Management.
C4: Arctic Food Security: Food sovereignty, Subsistence, Productivity, Transportation, Food safety.
C5: Arctic Landscapes: Geology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Glaciology.
C6: Climate Change and adaptation: Arctic Warming, Extreme events, Climate variability, Biogeochemical Cycles, Changing Landscapes, Building Resilience.
C7: Disaster Risk Management: Oil Spills, Toxic contaminants, Coastal Floods, Mitigation, Capacity Building.
C8: Policy, Politics and Leadership: Commerce, Geopolitics, Climate Laws, International Organizations.
C9: Arctic Environment (Data and Techniques): Remote Sensing, Modeling, Surveying, Data sources, Ice core drilling.
C10: Arctic Resources: Renewable energy, Fossil fuels, Fishing, Oil and Gas, Exploitation, Consultation.
C11: Future of Arctic: Opportunities & Vulnerabilities, Mitigation, Culture, Climate, Wildlife, Indigenous Communities, Economy, Sustainability
A pdf version of this document is attached.
More conference information can be found on the conference website.
Any questions, please contact the conference organizing committee at acuns15@ucalgary.caCallforAbstracts