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Table of Contents Research Planning in the Face of Change: A Report on "The Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems" workshop held at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, February, 1999 Goals of our presentation & session Origins of the Rovaniemi Workshop Urgent and important problems Workshop Organizing Committee Workshop Project Objectives The "Science Plan" Who participated? The workshop strategy Six topic areas / working groups an Alaska concern a Canadian concern: And Sweden: And Russian: Initial workshop challenges... Cross-cutting themes and directives of the workshop Improve the ability to anticipate and respond to change From the Hunting Systems group: Understanding better the functionality of Human-Rangifer Systems Sample of issues related to functionality Developing regional & Circumpolar monitoring tools... functionality Human-Rangifer Systems... Comparative analysis and theory... North American Barren Ground Caribou herds and some Indigenous Caribou-Hunting Groups Improve methods of research A few specific questions... An example of the project's key relationships Facilitate better communication among key players Suggestions for improving communication Organize researchers into a stronger and better coordinated network Reframe the paradigm Our challenge; our opportunity Conference highlights

Author: Gary Kofinas Email: Gary.Kofinas@Dartmouth.edu