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SUMMARY:UArctic Congress 2020
LOCATION:Reykjavik\, Iceland
DESCRIPTION:The UArctic Congress 2020 will be held in conjunction with the Arctic Circl
 e Assembly (http://www.arcticcircle.org/) in Reykjavík from October 6–8, wi
 th shared events on October 8, and the Arctic Circle continuing until Octob
 er 11.\nThe UArctic Congress assembles UArctic meetings and a science confe
 rence into a single gathering. The UArctic Congress 2020 is organized joint
 ly by UArctic’s Icelandic higher education members: <a href="https://www.ua
 rctic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8784/university-of-akureyri">University o
 f Akureyri</a>, Bifröst University (https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles
 /iceland/8387/bifrost-university), <a href="https://www.uarctic.org/member-
 profiles/iceland/8819/university-centre-of-the-westfjords">University Centr
 e of the Westfjords</a>, University of Iceland (https://www.uarctic.org/mem
 ber-profiles/iceland/8856/university-of-iceland), <a href="https://www.uarc
 tic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8695/reykjavik-university">Reykjavík Univer
 sity</a>, Iceland University of the Arts (https://www.uarctic.org/member-pr
 ofiles/iceland/8373/iceland-university-of-the-arts), <a href="http://www.ho
 lar.is/en/english">Hólar University College</a>, and Agricultural Universit
 y of Iceland. (http://www.lbhi.is/study_aui)\nThe UArctic Congress 2020 is 
 part of Iceland’s Arctic Council chairmanship program, and highlights its t
 hemes and priorities:\n\n - Arctic Marine Environment\n - Climate and Green
  Energy Solutions\n - People in the ArcticThe UArctic Congress 2020 will fe
 ature science and meeting sections, including:\n\n - Sessions led by UArcti
 c’s Thematic Networks and following the themes of the Icelandic chairmanshi
 p\n - Acclaimed keynote speakers and scientific experts\n - Key UArctic lea
 dership, governance and program meetings\n - Side meetings and parallel eve
 nts\n - An exciting cultural and social programThe UArctic Congress brings 
 together institutional leaders, indigenous representatives, academics, scie
 ntists and students from around the Circumpolar North and beyond. It is an 
 excellent platform for all UArctic members to engage with each other and pr
 omote cooperation in circumpolar science and higher education. Together wit
 h partners, policy makers and other actors, the UArctic Congress strives to
  take the Arctic agenda forward by creating and strengthening collaboration
 s that produce new findings and solutions for the future of the Arctic.\nSe
 e original website here: <a href="https://www.uarctic.org/news/2019/5/save-
 the-date-uarctic-congress-2020-october-6-8-reykjavik/?fbclid=IwAR0t-d5rDBdI
 MAmUqqFHod_igN1BtVdmcp7ybTCwPMvvFLShw9y57wOEVzU">https://www.uarctic.org/ne
 ws/2019/5/save-the-date-uarctic-congress-2020-october-6-8-reykjavik/?fbclid
 =IwAR0t-d5rDBdIMAmUqqFHod_igN1BtVdmcp7ybTCwPMvvFLShw9y57wOEVzU</a>\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The UArctic Congress 2020 will be held in conjunction with the&nbsp;<a h
 ref="http://www.arcticcircle.org/">Arctic Circle Assembly</a>&nbsp;in Reykj
 avík from October 6–8, with shared events on October 8, and the Arctic Circ
 le continuing until October 11.</p><p>The UArctic Congress assembles UArcti
 c meetings and a science conference into a single gathering.&nbsp;The UArct
 ic Congress 2020 is organized jointly by UArctic’s Icelandic higher educati
 on members:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8
 784/university-of-akureyri">University of Akureyri</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https
 ://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8387/bifrost-university">Bifröst
  University</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/icel
 and/8819/university-centre-of-the-westfjords">University Centre of the West
 fjords</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8
 856/university-of-iceland">University of Iceland</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https:/
 /www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/iceland/8695/reykjavik-university">Reykjav
 ík University</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/ic
 eland/8373/iceland-university-of-the-arts">Iceland University of the Arts</
 a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.holar.is/en/english">Hólar University College<
 /a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lbhi.is/study_aui">Agricultural Universit
 y of Iceland.</a></p><p>The UArctic Congress 2020 is part of Iceland’s Arct
 ic Council chairmanship program, and highlights its themes and priorities:<
 /p><ul><li>Arctic Marine Environment</li><li>Climate and Green Energy Solut
 ions</li><li>People in the Arctic</li></ul><p>The UArctic Congress 2020 wil
 l feature science and meeting sections, including:</p><ul><li>Sessions led 
 by UArctic’s Thematic Networks and following the themes of the Icelandic ch
 airmanship</li><li>Acclaimed keynote speakers and scientific experts</li><l
 i>Key UArctic leadership, governance and program meetings</li><li>Side meet
 ings and parallel events</li><li>An exciting cultural and social program</l
 i></ul><p>The UArctic Congress brings together institutional leaders, indig
 enous representatives, academics, scientists and students from around the C
 ircumpolar North and beyond. It is an excellent platform for all UArctic me
 mbers to engage with each other and promote cooperation in circumpolar scie
 nce and higher education. Together with partners, policy makers and other a
 ctors, the UArctic Congress strives to take the Arctic agenda forward by cr
 eating and strengthening collaborations that produce new findings and solut
 ions for the future of the Arctic.</p><p>See original website here:&nbsp;<a
  href="https://www.uarctic.org/news/2019/5/save-the-date-uarctic-congress-2
 020-october-6-8-reykjavik/?fbclid=IwAR0t-d5rDBdIMAmUqqFHod_igN1BtVdmcp7ybTC
 wPMvvFLShw9y57wOEVzU">https://www.uarctic.org/news/2019/5/save-the-date-uar
 ctic-congress-2020-october-6-8-reykjavik/?fbclid=IwAR0t-d5rDBdIMAmUqqFHod_i
 gN1BtVdmcp7ybTCwPMvvFLShw9y57wOEVzU</a></p>
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20191006
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20191009
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