The Conference Programme is now available (2.0 MB).

  The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available (4.0 MB).

Hard copies of the programme will be included in the registration packages.

Building on the success of previous ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meetings, Arctic Change 2008 is designed with the intent to inform participants of innovative Arctic research, essential to the understanding and management of the natural and built environments of the Arctic impacted by climate change and globalization. In the spirit of trans-sectoral research, the programme will be composed of a mix of concurrent topical sessions and multidisciplinary plenary sessions.

Arctic Change 2008 will begin on the morning of Tuesday, 9 December with the International Student Day, organized by the ArcticNet Student Association. The official Arctic Change 2008 registration reception will follow on Tuesday evening, providing the opportunity to register and meet fellow participants. Topical and plenary sessions will be presented from 08:30 am to 05:00 pm from Wednesday, 10 December to Friday, 12 December. A dedicated poster session/reception will be held on the evening of Wednesday, 10 December. Posters will also be available for viewing during the entire week. A conference banquet dinner will be hosted in the Hilton Hotel Ballroom on Thursday evening.

Preliminary agenda: