Call for participants: Jokkmokk Winter Conference (Pathways to Sustainable Northern Communities) - Feb 2011

[Sébastien Duyck]

Hi all,

I am happy to forward the call for participants for the 2011 version of the Jokkmokk Winter Conference. The conference this year will focus on "Pathways to Sustainable Northern Communities", please see the call reproduced below as well as the program attached. Pasted from the webpage of the conference:

Jokkmokk Winter Conference is an annual international forum for university students, young decision makers and opinion builders from North America, Northern Europe and Russia. The aim of the conference is to offer young people an opportunity of working with the future, meeting friends and developing new strategies and initiatives for the North. Their recommendations and demands will be handed over and discussed with governmental representatives from Sweden, Norway, Finnland, Canada and the US.

The conference is organized in the Northern Swedish town of Jokkmokk and is targeted at young environmentalists and students. Participation is free of charge. If any of you remembers the doubt expressed on this mailing list one year ago when the 2010 edition was promoted, please note that the organizers seem to have been taking feedback into account and have addressed some of the issues raised.

If you are planning on coming, please let me know :) 

I would be also glad if you can forward this message particularly to youth in the Northern regions of Norway/Sweden/Finland. It feel a little lonely up there in the North ;)

Have a good autumn,

Seb

Sébastien Duyck
duy...@gmail.com

Kuntotie 3 C 381
FIN-96400 Rovaniemi, Finland
+358 (0) 41743 5523

Skype/CS/twitter: duycks

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Forwarded message begins:

Dear friends of Jokkmokk Winter Conference,

herewith, we would like to cordially invite you to Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2011!

Register now for Jokkmokk Winter Conference “Pathways to Sustainable Northern Communities - Regional Empowerment for Change”, January 31 - February 3, 2011:
via email: j...@jokkmokk.se or via website http://www.winterconference.se. There is no conference fee.

Jokkmokk Winter Conference is an annual International Climate Forum at the Arctic Circle in Sweden for Students, Early Career Professionals, Environmentalists and Decision Makers. The conference aims at providing up to date information about climate change and at supporting Early Career Professionals, Young Entrepreneurs and Environmentalists to establish relationships with policy makers and sustainable development professionals.

Main issues 2011
- Local food production and eco-tourism - ideal ways to sustainable development in the North?
- Energy efficiency and local renewable energy production to achieve energy autonomy
- Sustainable development, democracy and power

Why should you take part?
- Learn about climate change and solutions for a sustainable development!
- Present your own activities during the conference and establish new contacts!
- Make new friends and explore the traditional Sámi Winter Market!
- Meet decision makers and make them aware of your demand, questions and requirements!

Who is organising the conference?
Jokkmokk Winter Conference is organized by the Municipality of Jokkmokk in cooperation with beyond others University of Rovaniemi,  the University of Tromsø, the Northern Research Forum, Luleå University of Technology, Vaartoe Centre for Sami Research at Umeå University, Murmansk University, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, Sámi Parliament in Sweden and the Sami Education Centre in Jokkmokk.

A draft programme pls find attached. More information at: http://www.winterconference.se


If you have any question, please do not hesitate to ask.

Looking forward to meeting you soon in Jokkmokk, Sweden!
Best wishes and climatefriendly greetings

JWC Conference Management Team
Silva Herrmann, Wolfgang Mehl