First Announcement and Call for Sessions
5th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS V)
19-23 May 2004
Fairbanks, AK
For more information see the IASSA website:
http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa
Contact: IASSA secretariat
PO Box 757730
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7730 USA
Tel: (907)474-6367
Fax: (907)474-6370
E-mail: fyiassa [at] uaf.edu
Proposals for sessions due by 15 April 2003
Abstract deadline is 31 December 2003
ICASS V-First Announcement and Call for Sessions
The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces
the 5th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS V) to be
held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, Fairbanks, Alaska,
USA from May 19-23, 2004.
These international congresses are held every three years, bringing
together people from all over the world to share ideas about social
science research in the Arctic. The last one, ICASS IV, was held in
Quebec City, Canada from May 16-20, 2001, hosting some 300 participants
from 17 different countries.
IASSA is now seeking proposals for sessions. Please submit them by April
15, 2003 to Anne Sudkamp, fyiassa [at] uaf.edu, or the mailing address below.
Please include session title, name of session organizer and his or her
complete contact information, and a brief description of the session.
General ideas on sessions also will be gratefully accepted.
The call for papers will be announced next spring, along with a
preliminary list of sessions. Abstract deadline is December 31, 2003.
People already planning to attend are encouraged to notify IASSA now.
ICASS V's theme is Connections: Local and Global Aspects of Arctic
Social Systems:
"Today few people would question the concept that arctic social and
natural systems are inextricably connected with global processes. In the
past, however, scholarly interest was often driven by the presumption
that arctic regions were isolated from other parts of the globe. With
the recent emphasis on global connections, scholars are now challenged
to maintain focus on the local and regional ties that form the backbone
of northern communities. Because any research agenda highlights some
aspects of the Arctic while obscuring others, a critical review of these
perspectives is warranted.
We encourage conference participants to examine past, present, and
future aspects of this theme. We hope that such an inquiry will
encourage dialogue among different groups of stakeholders, including
indigenous peoples and other northern residents, politicians and
scholars, now setting research and other agendas for the Arctic."
For more information, contact IASSA coordinator Anne Sudkamp at
fyiassa [at] uaf.edu or go to IASSA's website:
http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa