The Arctic Frontiers conference

The Arctic Frontiers conference will take place from January 21-26, 2007 in Tromsø, Norway. The last white patches on the map are in the far North, representing large areas with no national boundaries or governing laws. The conference focuses simultaneously on the development potential facing the Arctic region and the environmental challenges it presents. As such it will be a prime venue for stakeholders with interests in circumpolar issues. The themes of the socioeconomic programme are attracting speakers from Russia, EU, US, Canada and Norway – and about 500 participants are expected. You are invited as well.

The following speakers have confirmed their attendance so far:

Oil and Energy /Minister ODD ROGER ENOKSEN; President Conoco-Phillips, Russia BU DON WALLETE: State Secretary LIV MONICA B. STUBHOLT, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; CEO ANATOLY BREKHUNTSOV, Siberian Scientific-Analytical Centre, Russia; Professor DAVID BARBER, University of Manitoba, Canada; His Excellency Ambassador HANS CORELL; Former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Council of the United Nations, Sweden; Party Leader SIV JENSEN, Fremskrittpartiet (the Norwegian Progressive Party); CEO Dr MARTIN FORTIER, ArcticNet, Canada; JOHN B. RICHARDSON, Head Maritime Policy Task Force, EU; Professor JACKIE GREBMEIER, University of Tennessee, USA; Dr RICHARD BELLERBY, University of Bergen; CEO NELLIE COURNOYEA, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Canada; Director of the Barents Secretariat RUNE RAFAELSEN; Head of WWF’s Arctic Programme: Director General (Ekspedisjonsjeff) ROLF E. FIFE; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department: Leader of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Council HILL-MARTA SOLBERG. Also invited are: ALEXEI I. VARLAMOV, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources, Russian Federation.

Deadline for registration is 5 January 2007

Nettsider
http://arctic-frontiers.com/

Kontaktperson
Reinhold Fieler

Epost
rf@akvaplan.niva.no

Tlf/mobil
7775 0323

08.12.2006