The Proceeding Papers from the 5th NRF Open Assembly in Anchorage Alaska, "Seeking Balance in a Changing North", are now available on the NRF website. The proceedings include 44 papers written by Panelists, Young Researchers, Position Papers authors and other contributors. Furthermore, special rapporteur presentations were prepared by the Young Researchers from each session and discussion group of the Open Assembly.

The NRF encourages you to study the proceedings articles, which are affiliated with the topics of the 5th NRF Open Assembly in Anchorage, Alaska in September 2008. The titles of the plenary sessions were the following: The Future of Northern Co-operation, The Accessible Arctic in the Global Economy and Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty. Apart from the plenary sessions, the program also consisted of open discussion in breakout sessions, special roundtable discussions about the Arctic Council and multilateral cooperation, theme project group discussions and one project session as well as Young Researchers rapporteur presentations.

The Theme Project Group roundtable discussions (with one project session) were the following: Future of Northern Cooperation: Legal and Political Issues, Economies in the North -Migration, Energy Issues, Northern Sea Routes and Climate Change - Northern Security/ies. The title of the Project Session was: How do we sustain and build healthy northern communities.

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