|
Past fora and conferences
|
 |
To view the list of the upcoming fora and conferences,
go to News section.
|
|
| 5th International Deer Biology Congress |
| Every four years this forum brings together scientists from a variety of backgrounds interested in research on and the management of cervids. Held in Quebec City (Canada) on the shores of the St. Lawrence River from August 25 to 30, 2002. |
| Collective and Multiple Forms of Property in Land and Animals |
| August 19-23, 2002, Halle, Germany, organized by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology: Siberia Project. This is a workshop on animals in comparative global ethnography. |
| Natural Pastures and Mobile Animal Husbandry under Pressure: The Cases of Lapland and the Tibetal Plateau |
| June 12-14, 2002, University of Oulu. This workshop aimed to compare mobile animal husbandry in different regional contexts. The core regions are Lapland and the Tibetan plateau. |
| Reindeer Husbandry in a Circumpolar Perspective |
| The workshop met April 26-27 2002 in Kautokeino, Norway. The overall theme of the workshop was the respective countries national legislation concerning the socio-economic development of reindeer husbandry in the circumpolar area. |
| Second Congress of Russian Reindeer Herders |
| The congress met March 11-14, 2002, in Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenetsky Avtonomny Okrug, Russia. Reports on the state of reindeer-herding in Russia paint a grim picture of the industry. |
| 12th NOR's Conference on Reindeer Research |
| March 11-13, 2002, NOR's 12th Nordic Research Conference on Reindeer and Reindeer Husbandry is held in Kiruna, Sweden on March 11-13, 2002. The main topic of the conference is "Reindeer Grazing and Range Use and Management". |
| Who Owns Siberian Ethnography? An International Workshop on Methods and Approaches to Ethnography in the Russian North |
| 7-9 March 2002, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany is hosting a workshop that will mark and critically assess the first decade of a revival of international cooperation in the ethnography of Russia. |
| The Right of Self-determination of the Sami as an Indigenous People |
| February 28 - March 1, 2002. The conference was held at the Centre for Sami Studies, the University of Tromsoe, Norway, Feb 28 - Mar.1, 2002. Main subjects of the conference are the right of self-determination and the issue of land rights. |
| Reindeer herding from the viewpoints of society and the environment |
| Brief summary of the research seminar at the University of Oulu which took place 26 February, 2002 |
| Snowchange 2002 Conference |
| February 22-24, 2002, a three day workshop has been organised in Tampere, Finland to document and discuss the observations and impacts of the Climate Change in the European and Russian North. |
| Convention Nenets in the Netherlands |
| October 4-7, 2001. The meeting was hosted by Arctic Peoples Alert. |
| 7th Circumpolar University Co-operation Conference - When distance is a challenge |
| August 19th - 21st, 2001, Tromso, Norway. The objective of this conference is to encourage increased interaction among people of different cultures in the north and to exchange traditional knowledge and academic learning. |
| Second World Reindeer Herders Congress |
| Held in Inari, Finland on June 18-23, 2001. The World Reindeer Herders Congress serves as a forum to exchange information and increase cooperation between reindeer herders. |
| 11th NOR's Conference on Reindeer Research |
| Held at the Finnish Reindeer Research Station, Kaamanen, Finland, in June 2001. Invited speakers presented papers on the main topic of the meeting «Artifical feeding of Reindeer». Scroll down for the report. |
| 4th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences: The Power of Traditions: Identities, Politics and Social Sciences |
| The conference took place May 16-20, 2001 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This forum took an integrated approach to discussing problems of the North. |
| 9th North American Caribou Conference |
| Met from April 23-27, 2001, in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada. |
| 51st American Association for Advancement of Science's Arctic Conference |
| Held September 21 - 24, 2000 Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada this conference took a wholistic approach to study of the Arctic. A substantial part of the issues raised dealt with caribou directly or indirectly. |
| "Reindeer as a keystone species in the North: biological, cultural and socio-economic aspects" - CAES PhD Course 2000 |
| The innovative interdisciplinary doctoral course by Circumpolar PhD Network in Arctic Environmental Studies (CAES) was focused on the actual research questions in reindeer husbandry and related environmental, social and cultural issues. |
| 12th Inuit Studies Conference |
| The forum took place August 23-26, 2000 at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Check the conference program for presentations related to caribou/reindeer. |
| Effects of Noise on Wildlife |
| The conference (August 22-23, 2000, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada) had a section devoted to responses of caribou to overflights by low-altitude jet aircraft in Alaska and Labrador. Proceedings of the conference in a pdf file. |
| Antler Science and Product Technology Symposium |
| This conference, held in April 2000, in Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada focused on technology, methods of uses of antlers. |
| Sustainable Reindeer Herding and Husbandry |
| The main focus of the international workshop (8-11 March 2000) was on circumpolar reindeer husbandry, but issues raised by the hunting and management of caribou and wild reindeer were also discussed. |
| Managing Forests for Lichen: the Mountain Caribou Issue |
| This workshop held September 29-30, 1999 focused on the issue of managing forests for the high lichen biomass required by mountain caribou. |
| CAES-Workshop "Reindeer 2000" |
| The purpose of the workshop is to stimulate the interdisciplinary approach to studies on reindeer. The research in reindeer husbandry has long been dominated by natural sciences whereas the traditions of social sciences have been weak or missing. |
| Ecology and Management of Ungulates: Integrating Across Spatial Scales |
| This conference, held in August 1999, in British Columbia, Canada, explored key problems and challenges for both researchers and the resource management communities that exist in integrating information across scales. |
| 10th Arctic Ungulate Conference |
| The conference was held in August 1999, in Tromso, Norway. |
| Human Role in Reindeer / Caribou Systems |
| The conference held in February 1999, in Rovaniemi, Finland, explored the impact of human activity on arctic caribou and reindeer systems and the role of those systems in the resilience of arctic communities. |
| 8th North American Caribou Workshop |
| The event was a diverse affair that helped to bring greater understanding to the effects of human activity on caribou. |
| 7th North American Caribou Conference |
| This conference is a unique forum to exchange information on woodland caribou, meet research and management colleagues, transfer new ideas and concepts, and receive feedback on new innovations or ideas. - unavailable |
|
|
To view the list of the upcoming fora and conferences,
go to News
section. |
|
