The application deadline for this conference is February 15.
Contact Hirnsperger Markus arctic [at] gmx.at or visit
http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a9502345/
Siberia and the Circumpolar North:
Contributions by Anthropologists and NGOs
A Conference to be held from
June 2-4, 2000 at the
Institute of Ethnology, Cultural and Social Anthropology
University of Vienna, Austria
The Working Group Arctic and Subarctic (A.A.S.), Dr. Peter Schweitzer
(University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Vienna), and the Institute
of Ethnology, Cultural and Social Anthropology (University of Vienna)
are planning to conduct a 3-day conference to discuss research results and
contemporary problems regarding Siberia and other parts of the circumpolar
North. The conference intends to foster the dialogue among scholars
students, and non-governmental organizations. The format of the meeting will
accommodate paper presentations (about 20 min.), round-table discussions,
and informal presentations of work-in-progress.
Scheduled keynote speakers are:
Dr. Igor Krupnik (Research Anthropologist, Arctic Studies Center,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC)
Arat Khaydyp (Executive Director of the Indigenous Information
Center L'auravetlan, Moscow)
If you are interested in presenting or participating, please reply by
February 15, 2000.
Conference language:
German, English, Russian (without translation).
Conference fee: ATS 250 (DM 35, EUR 18,17)
Contacts for further information and registration:
Working Group Arctic and Subarctic (A.A.S.)
http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a9502345/
c/o Hirnsperger Markus
Boschstr. 17/58/10
A-1190 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43-1-3188400
fax: +43-1-4277-9485
arctic [at] gmx.at
c/o Institute of Ethnology, Cultural and Social Anthropology
(University of Vienna)