– We no longer need to prove that Arctic climate change is a fact. Instead, w e need to talk about what it really means for the future. For this reason, young people have an important role in the conference, says Markku Heikkilä , Head of Science Communications of the Arctic Centre, who coordinates the event preparations.
The first conference day will feature expert spee ches and panel discussions, and the second day will focus more on scientifi c presentations. The side events of the conference may also raise other the mes.
The main organizers of the conference are the Arctic Centre at t he University of Lapland and the City of Rovaniemi. During the event, Arctic Centre will celebrate its 30th anni versary. Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit has been organized in Rovaniemi every two years since 2013 and is the only regular international Arctic conference in Finland. The 2019 conference will bring continuity to Finland's Arctic act ivities after the end of Finland’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council.
< p>Abstract submission deadline: 23 August 2019For more information, see the conference website.