International Ph.D. School for Studies of Arctic Societies (IPSSAS)
Seminar:
Building Capacity in Arctic Societies: Dynamics and Shifting
Perspectives
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
May 26 to June 9, 2003
For more information see: http://www.hum.ku.dk/ipssas/index.html
Deadline for registration is 24 March 2003
IPSSAS is both an international Ph.D. school and an international
network of researchers centered on the study of Arctic Societies. Its
main objectives are:
- to promote the study of Arctic societies in the fields of history,
culture and language - to explore new research trends in those fields and to develop
coordinated and collaborative post-graduate teaching - to stimulate international networking and synergy between participating
scientific institutions - to foster partnerships between Arctic societies and participating
scientific institutions; and - to encourage participation of and knowledge sharing with Arctic
communities in its activities, so as to bring more students from Arctic
societies to register at the Ph.D. level.
The main activity of IPSSAS is an annual seminar of two week's duration
for Ph.D. students and senior M.A. students. The second IPSSAS seminar
will take place in Iqaluit, from May 26 to June 9, 2003, under the
theme: Building Capacity in Arctic Societies: Dynamics and Shifting
Perspectives. Deadline for registration is March 24.
See more at: http://www.hum.ku.dk/ipssas/index.html
Contact: IPSSAS
c/o Department of Eskimology
University of Copenhagen
Strandgade 100H,
1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
tel: +45 35 32 96 66
fax: +45 35 32 96 61
email: ipssas [at] hum.ku.dk
website: http://www.hum.ku.dk/ipssas/index.html http://www.hum.ku.dk/eskimo
Registration procedure to the Second IPSSAS Seminar
Students wanting to register to the Second IPSSAS Ph.D. Seminar in
Iqaluit in 2003 are asked to E-mail a proposal to the IPSSAS Secretariat
before March 24, 2003, to the following address:
IPSSAS Secretariat, Department of Eskimology, University of Copenhagen:
ipssas [at] hum.ku.dk
This proposal should be:
a two-page statement outlining the title, objectives, theoretical
framework, methods and current state of advancement of your project; a
proof of your registration in a Ph.D. graduate program; an up to date
C.V.; a short statement as to how you plan to finance your travel and
pay for your expenses to participate to the Iqaluit seminar.
All enquiries on the IPSSAS Network and Seminary should be sent to the
above E-Mail address.
There is a registration fee of 200$ CAD to the IPSSAS Ph.D. Seminar. As
for the rest, participants are expected to pay for accommodation and
personal expenses. Estimated maximum cost of accommodation (room and
meals) : 80$ CAD per day.