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Conference news

The deadline for registration and abstracts is now finished.

The complete program is submitted on the website. It is totally filled up, with a lot of interesting presentations. If somebody can see mistakes, especially if you have an oral presentation and want a poster or vice versa, or if your abstract has been forgotten, please send mail to Jon Øyvind:

jon.oyvind.odland@ism.uit.no

We are sorry that the normal time for each presentation had to be limited to 15 minutes, because of the overwhelming response. Our INCHR-policy is that all interested young scientists should get the chance to present their research for the circumpolar audience, and avoid parallel sessions as much as possible.

Some important information:

• Rector of the University of Tromsø, Jarle Aarbakke, will open the conference on Tuesday 13th May 08.30.
  
  
• Tuesday's programme is totally focusing on indigenous people's health in circumpolar areas. Larisa Abrjutina from the Russian organisation of indigenous people (RAIPON) will be Key Note Speaker together with Valery P. Chaschin, leader of the comprehensive Russian project on indigenous health, diet and contaminants. Torkjel Sandanger from the SAMINOR will facilitate the session.
  
  
• Tuesday afternoon will be a happening, with book release and champagne after the INCHR annual meeting.
  
  
• Wednesday`s program will focus on circumpolar Cohort-studies. Facilitators are Peter Bjerregaard and Eric Dewailly.
  
  
• During the afternoons and evenings a number of separate meetings will be organized, all details are in the program.
  
  
• International Journal of Circumpolar Health (IJCH) invites all presenters to publish their presentations in a special IJCH-supplement after the conference.
  
  
• There will be many interesting posters. We are planning a separate poster session where the scientists will be allowed to use 5 minutes to present their posters.
  
  
• NB! One change and one added Key Note Speaker:  Evert Nieboer had duties in Canada, so Jens C. Hansen from the Centre for Arctic Environmental Medicine in Aarhus, Denmark has stepped in. He has a life long experience from Greenlandic health and contaminant studies, and is the leader of the AMAP Human Health Group. The INCHR-leader professor Kue Young will have the final Key Note on Friday 16 May, to introduce future perspectives on our collaboration.