Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IASSA Council has voted unanimously to postpone ICASS X to 15-19 June 2021.

ICASS X will mark the 30th anniversary of IASSA. ICASS is held every three years, bringing together people from all over the world to share ideas about social science and humanities research in the Arctic. ICASS IX, held in June 2017 in Umea, Sweden, attracted 800 participants from 25 different countries.
 
ICASS X's theme is Arctic Generations: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Research on social sciences and humanities have a great responsibility to address the challenges for sustainable development in the Arctic, with a specific focus on past, present and future generations of Arctic residents. The generational nature of changes and responses have lately become more recognized by many policy makers and researchers. A focus on generations highlights the long-term, fundamental nature and scope of changes, impacts and adaptation strategies. Another focus of ICASS X is Indigenous knowledge and inter- and transdisciplinary research in the Arctic.

ICASS will welcome sessions and papers on all facets of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic. And, as always, ICASS will also welcome contributions on all other subjects of relevance to IASSA members.
 
We encourage the participation of Indigenous peoples, northern residents, and decision-makers, as well as academics, so that ICASS X provides a rich environment in which to advance discussions on sustainabilities in the Arctic and the North and on other Northern matters.
 
If you need a visa, please check  https://icass.uni.edu/visa-support  

Limited funds may be available to support travel by early career and Indigenous scholars. 

June 20 will be reserved for additional excursions, such as the Solovetsky Islands.

For more information, go to: https://icass.uni.edu

If you have any questions please contact: Andrey Petrov (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) and CC to Elena Golosova (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).