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Fulbright International Arctic Seminar
From Friday 19 March 2021
To Saturday 20 March 2021
Location Online

The Russian Federation recently assumed leadership of the Arctic Council, which it will chair from
2021 to 2023. The Arctic agenda is enormous and world interest in the region is great, so Russia will
be engaged with issues ranging from natural resource management, trade, and commerce to climate
change, ecology, and sustainable development. The impact of climate change on natural development
and human activity in the Arctic region is of critical and global scale importance and is worthy of
international cooperative effort to address. Yet, the attention this issue receives is affected by
competition between states and multinational corporations, with negative outcomes reflected upon
indigenous culture, languages, and quality of life across the region.


In this context, U.S. Embassy Moscow, the Fulbright Program in Russia, and Institute of
International Education in Moscow will organize a two-day international Seminar focusing on
ecological, social, economic, and political development in the Arctic with the intention of furthering
international collaborative research for improving quality of life and furthering international
cooperation, while supporting a sustainable ecological environment in the region.

The main aim of the Fulbright International Arctic Seminar will be to share research and provide
a forum for discussion to enhance international scientific and educational projects and to consolidate
research in the Arctic countries. Within this Seminar, we intend to establish new scientific contacts
and strengthen existing cooperation in the field of the Arctic development.

We cordially invite you to attend the Fulbright International Arctic Seminar to be held on March
19-20, 2021 (online) in Moscow at the Fulbright Program in Russia.

The main items to be discussed during the Seminar at the thematic round tables are as
follows, but not limited to:
• Climate Change, Ecology, and the Arctic Environment
• Social Development and Human Health in the Arctic Environment
• Economics and Politics of Arctic Resource Distribution

 

Call for applications and abstracts:
Recommended length of each presentation is 10-15 minutes.
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract in English with a brief C.V. (MS word, 12 points; abstract
limited to 500 words) while submitting the registration form or fill in the form and send it together
with the abstract by e-mail to Ksenia Shomnikova (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) no later than February 20,
2021.

Seminar registration will be free of charge.



Important dates:
January 20, 2021: First Announcement
February 20, 2021: Abstract Submission and Registration Due
March 19-20, 2021: Seminar on-line in Moscow

English is the official language of the Fulbright International Arctic Seminar. This language will be
used for all presentations and discussions.



 Organizing Committee
− Joel Ericson, Director of the Fulbright Program in Russia
− Damian Wampler, Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow, Russia
− Michael Bochkarev, Almazov National Medical Research Center, St-Petersburg, Russia
− Elena Grigorieva, Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS,
Birobidzhan, Russia
− Anton Komarov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
− Ksenia Shomnikova, Fulbright Alumni Coordinator

Fulbright Arctic Seminar Information on the Fulbright Website: click here

 

All correspondence should be addressed to: 

Ksenia Shomnikova
Fulbright Alumni Coordinator,  
Secretary of the Seminar
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Friday 19 March 2021

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