Location: Jokkmokk - Jokkmokk
Category: NRF Calendar

Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2012

Transition: from Knowing to Implementing - How to cope with (climate) change?

Register now for Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2012 - visit  http://www.winterconference.se to see the draft programme and for registration!

Jokkmokk Winter Conference is an annual International Climate and Energy Forum at the Arctic Circle in Sweden for Early Career Professionals, Environmentalists and Decision Makers.

Main issues 2012:

• Adaptation and change managment: human impacts and human challenges
• Climate resilience and traditional ecological knowledge: a contribution to sustainability
• Efficient and renewable: the future of energy technologies
• Connecting research and practice - from understanding to acting

Why you should register?

• Unique networking opportunities, skill sharing and up to date information about climate change, energy and the Arctic.
• Explore concrete tools and innovative strategies you can use in your daily work - learn from inspiring practice examples!
• Occasion to enjoy famous traditional Saami Jokkmokk Winter Market  with more than 40.000 visitors each year

Practical information:

• There is no conference fee.
• To assist participants in finding suitable lodging, have a look at http://www.jokkmokksmarknad.se<http://www.jokkmokksmarknad.se/> (available in English, "service")
• For any further information, contact experts and conference management team Silva Herrmann / Wolfgang Mehl:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > or call +46-971-173 05 or +46-70-201 37 48

Who is organising the conference?

Jokkmokk Winter Conference is organized by the Municipality of Jokkmokk in cooperation with, beyond others, the Swedish Sami Parliament, the University of Rovaniemi, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, the University of Tromsø, Norrbotten Energy Agency Nenet, the Northern Research Forum, Luleå University of Technology, and the Sami Education Centre in Jokkmokk. The conference is part of the project "Northern Network on Climate Change" that is funded by the European Programme Interreg IVA Nord.

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