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The ACUNS-APECS: Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy
9th Annual ACUNS International Student Conference on Northern Studies
October 2 to 5, 2009
Yukon College - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Yukon College in Whitehorse is pleased to host the 9th ACUNS International Student Conference on Northern Studies - Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy - in partnership with the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).

This special event marks several "firsts" for an ACUNS Student Conference.

It is the first time the conference will be hosted north of 60 and is the first to highlight an international focus that includes both Polar Regions.

Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy will give you - students and young researchers - the opportunity to develop professional experience, exchange ideas and connect with established scholars, government partners, northern community stakeholders, national and international contacts.

This conference will highlight International Polar Year (IPY) activities and changes to human and other communities as a result of factors such as climate change, increased development and changes in scientific culture.

Anticipated are 250 delegates from around the world to this important conference.

Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy will consist of plenary talks, student presentations, discussion sessions and a dynamic roster of speakers and panelists.

Conference Themes

• The impact of sustainable development, economic activity and polar law on communities, governance and natural habitats.
• The use of natural, physical and social sciences to help understand the causes and effects of the changing polar climate.
• Changes to polar marine and terrestrial communities over the short and long term.
• Changes in research communities and how research is undertaken in the Polar Regions.
  

For more detailed information, please visit the conference website: www.communitiesofchange.ca

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