BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21e25c410def7e362ad73ee7dc148056 CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events CREATED:20170412T140135 SUMMARY:Arctic Change – Global Challenge: Workshop for Emerging Leaders LOCATION:University of Lapland’s Arctic Centre\, Rovaniemi\, Finland DESCRIPTION:Rovaniemi, Finland, 30-31 August 2017\nNavigating the combined challenges o f climate change, globalization, and a shifting geopolitical landscape requ ires leadership at all levels and in all sectors of society. The rapidly ch anging Arctic illustrates the complexity of the task, with issues ranging f rom safeguarding human security in the Arctic and globally to managing a tr ansition to a post-petroleum future. Central to the challenge are the close links between Arctic change and global processes. Navigating them will req uire insights about these connections, along with leadership skills and net works for working together across national and cultural contexts.\nThe aim of this workshop is to increase the capacity of individuals who may become the next generation global leaders to understand and act on the new securit y and governance challenges that are developing in the context of global en vironmental change. It will bring together a small group of young professio nals with leadership aspirations with the specific task of using Arctic cha nge as a starting point for defining what global security and governance mi ght entail in the next 20-30 years and to explore their own roles in addres sing them.\n\nThe workshop will take place 30-31 August 2017, hosted by Uni versity of Lapland’s Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland. It is supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra), the G erman Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS), the University of Lapland ’s Arctic Center, and the project Arctic Governance and the Question of Fit in a Globalized World funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas. Conve ner is Dr. Annika E. Nilsson, Mistra-Arctic Fellow at GMFUS and Senior Rese arch Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute.\n\nWe invite young professi onals (age 20-35) with aspirations for leadership roles in relation to poli tics, community development, or research to apply to the workshop. The work shop is free of charge and local costs are covered by the organizers. Some funding is available for travel support, but we also encourage participants to look for other ways to cover travel costs. If you need support for trav el costs, please provide motivation and a budget. We aim for a final select ion of participants that will reflect a diversity of experiences and perspe ctives from within and outside the Arctic.\nThe application should include: \n\n - Cover letter with Short presentation of yourself\n - Motivation: How you and others would benefit from your participation\n - Some words about how you see global-local interactions in your area of interest\n - Some wor ds about where you see yourself as a leader in five to ten years from now\n - Optional: Request for travel support with budget\n - CV\nApplication dea dline: 20 April 2017\nFor further information, please contact: This email a ddress is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vie w it. document.getElementById('cloak51ba220d38f97697965fdcafbe260be6'). innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy51ba220d38f97697965fdcafbe260be6 = ' annika.nilsson' + '@'; addy51ba220d38f976979 65fdcafbe260be6 = addy51ba220d38f97697965fdcafbe260be6 + 'sei- 05;nternational' + '.' + 'org'; var add y_text51ba220d38f97697965fdcafbe260be6 = 'annika.nilss 11;n' + '@' + 'sei-international' + '.' + 'org';document.getElementById('cloak51ba220d38f97697965fd cafbe260be6').innerHTML += ''+addy_text51ba220d38f97697965fdcafbe260be6 +''; \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Rovaniemi, Finland, 30-31 August 2017

Navigating the combined challenges of climate change, globalization, and a shifting ge opolitical landscape requires leadership at all levels and in all sectors o f society. The rapidly changing Arctic illustrates the complexity of the ta sk, with issues ranging from safeguarding human security in the Arctic and globally to managing a transition to a post-petroleum future. Central to th e challenge are the close links between Arctic change and global processes. Navigating them will require insights about these connections, along with leadership skills and networks for working together across national and cul tural contexts.
The aim of this workshop is to increase the capacity o f individuals who may become the next generation global leaders to understa nd and act on the new security and governance challenges that are developin g in the context of global environmental change. It will bring together a s mall group of young professionals with leadership aspirations with the spec ific task of using Arctic change as a starting point for defining what glob al security and governance might entail in the next 20-30 years and to expl ore their own roles in addressing them.


The workshop will take place 30-31 August 2017, hosted by University of L apland’s Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland. It is supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra), the Germ an Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS), the University of Lapland’s Arctic Center, and the project Arctic Governance and the Question of Fit in a Globalized World funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas. Convener is Dr. Annika E. Nilsson, Mistra-Arctic Fellow at GMFUS and Senior Researc h Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute.


We invite young pr ofessionals (age 20-35) with aspirations for leadership roles in relation t o politics, community development, or research to apply to the workshop. Th e workshop is free of charge and local costs are covered by the organizers. Some funding is available for travel support, but we also encourage partic ipants to look for other ways to cover travel costs. If you need support fo r travel costs, please provide motivation and a budget. We aim for a final selection of participants that will reflect a diversity of experiences and perspectives from within and outside the Arctic.

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Ap plication deadline: 20 April 2017

For further information, p lease contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vi ew it.

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