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The position papers are written specifically for the 3rd NRF Open Meeting by people prominent in Northern issues and activities from a variety of backgrounds. These essays focus on the different themes and sub-themes that will be addressed during the meeting and are meant to serve as a springboard inspiring discussion in the various sessions as well responses from panelists and other speakers.
Northern Dimensions - Expanding Circumpolar Cooperation A report on a symposium that was held in Brussels on June 3-4, 2004, and hosted jointly by the Northern Research Forum, the Canadian Embassy in Finland and the Canadian Mission to the EU. Co-option in Siberia: The Case of Diamonds and the Viliui Sakha Susan A. Crate, Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science and Policy George Mason University, USA Governance in Canada's Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues Stephanie Irlbacher Fox, University of Cambridge, England and Yellowknife, NT, Canada Balancing Cultural Tourism Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr., Executive Director Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, USA Security in the North Dr. Lassi Heininen, Chairman of the NRF Steering Committee, and Senior Scientist, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Report from the Workshop on Governance in the North. April 1-3, 2004, Tornio, Finland Lassi Heininen, Docent University of Lapland, Chairman of Northern Research Forum, Finland Toms Rostoks, Lecturer, University of Latvia, Latvia Arctic Security: Different Threats and Different Responses - A Discussion Paper Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of Uncertainty C.Dickson is the Executive Director, AAC, and works for the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN). She is a member of the Vuntut Gwich’in Old Crow. S.Nickels is the Director of environment, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). L.Chan is an National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Northern Research Chair and a faculty member of Center for Indigenous Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University. He is co- principle investigator on the Climate Change Impacts Adaptations Directorate (Natural Resources Canada -NRCan), Earth Science Secretariat research on climate change and human health, under the Impacts and Adaptation Program. C.Furgal is a faculty member of Center for Health University of Laval (CHUL) and a co-lead of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Report (ACIA) Health Chapter. He is also co- principle investigator on the NRCan funded project.Problems of Nuclear and Radiation Safety in the Murmansk Region Alexander Ruzankin, Dr. of Economics Head of Department of Economic Development Administration of the Murmansk region, Russia Getting Traction on the Thinning Ice Road Clive Tesar Editor of Northern Perspectives (Journal of the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee) and of the Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat Arctic Update, Ottawa, Canada Polar Bear as a Resource: An Overview George W. Wenzel, Professor Department of Geography, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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