Meeting Announcement
Beringia Days Conference
"Tourism, Natural Heritage, Cultural Heritage, and Traditions and Modern Ways"
15-19 September 2005
Anadyr, Chukotka, Russia
Valid passport information will need to be submitted to the conference
organizers by Thursday, 30 June 2005.
For further information, please contact the conference organizers:
Peter Richter
E-mail: peter_richter [at] nps.gov
Phone: 907-644-3601
Katerina Wessels
E-mail: katerina_wessels [at] nps.gov
Phone: 907-644-3602
or go to:
http://www.nps.gov/akso/beringia
The annual Beringia Days conference will be held in Anadyr, Chukotka,
Russia, on 15-19 September 2005. The proposed theme is "Tourism, Natural
Heritage, Cultural Heritage, and Traditions and Modern Ways." In
addition to the conference, the "All Russia Native Sports Games" will be
held in Anadyr in mid September and conference participants will have an
opportunity to view some of the competitions.
Valid passport information will need to be provided by interested
parties by Thursday, 30 June 2005. Please contact the conference
organizers for detailed travel/visa information:
Peter Richter
E-mail: peter_richter [at] nps.gov
Phone: 907-644-3601
Katerina Wessels
E-mail: katerina_wessels [at] nps.gov
Phone: 907-644-3602
Conference Background
Beginning in 1998, the National Park Service conducted an annual
international Beringia Days conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The
conference celebrates the natural and cultural heritage shared by Russia
and the United States across the Bering Strait. It became an open forum
for National Park Service funded Beringian project participants and
other interested parties to report on their work, to learn about other
research in the region, and to promote open communication and
cooperation in the Central Beringia area. In 2003, the Administration of
the Chukotka Autonomous Region agreed to alternately host the conference
with Alaska. The first conference was held in Anadyr that September.