This symposium will explore various areas of scientific research shared between Norway and Alaska and promote meaningful institutional networks and collaborative projects for closer and more targeted research cooperation.

The symposium will emphasize the human dimension of arctic change to provide a greater understanding of the impact on traditional communities in the Arctic region.

The symposium honors the Norwegian explorer, scientist and author Helge Ingstad, who spent time with the Nunamiut (Eskimo) people of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. As part of the symposium, a celebration officially naming Ingstad Mountain in Anaktuvuk Pass will take place September 10, 2006.

Symposium Chair: Buck Sharpton
Vice Chancellor for Research, UAF