Steering Committee

  • Grete K. Hovelsrud, Chair Steering Committee, President IASSA, Nordland Research Institute/ Nord University, Norway

  • Tina Bringslimark, IASSA Secretary, Nord University, Norway

  • Andrey Petrov, past-president IASSA, IASSA Council member, University of Iowa, USA 

  • Gary Wilson, IASSA Council member (liaison to Program Committee), University of British Columbia, Canada 

  • Tatiana Degai, IASSA Council member, University of Victoria, Canada 

  • Lars Kullerud, President UArctic, GRID-Arendal, Norway

  • Outi Snellman, Vice-President UArctic, University of Lapland, Finland

  • Kirsi Latola, Chair Programme Committee, Vice-President Networks UArctic, University of Oulu, Finland

  • Scott Forrest, UArctic International Secretariat, Chief Communications Officer, University of Lapland, Finland

  • Frode Mellomvik, Director High North Dialogue/High North Center for Business and Governance, Norway

  • Benedikte Kosmo Underland, Chair Local Planning Committe, Manager High North Dialogue/Adviser High North Center for Business and Governance, Norway

  • Rune Fjellheim, Senior Advisor Saami Council, Norway

  • Anna Degteva, Executive Secretary Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat, Norway

  • Solveig Rossebø, SAO to the Arctic Council, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Programme Committee

  • Kirsi Latola, Chair Programme Committe, UArctic Vice-President Networks, University of Oulu, Finland

  • Jeff Birchall, UArctic Thematic Network on Local-Scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, University of Alberta, Canada

  • Catherine Chambers, UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems, Stefansson Arctic Institute, University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland

  • Scott Forrest, UArctic International Secretariat, University of Lapland, Finland

  • John Moore, UArctic Thematic Network on Frozen Arctic Conservation, University of Lapland, Finland

  • Heli Niittynen, UArctic Thematic Networks Office, University of Oulu, Finland

  • Helena Gonzales Lindberg, IASSA liaison and IASSA Secretariat, Nordland Research Institute, Norway

  • Embla Eir Oddsdottir, IASSA, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Iceland

  • Andrey N. Petrov, IASSA, ARCTICenter and Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, USA

  • Gary Wilson, IASSA liaison, Department of Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

  • Andrey Kazakov, High North Center, Nord University, Norway

  • Andreas Raspotnik, High North Center, Nord University, Norway

  • Elena Zhurova Sæther, High North Center, Nord University, Norway

  • Gerlis Fugmann, IASC, Executive Secretary, Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research, Iceland

  • Sarah Strand, APECS, Executive Director, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

  • Erika Varik, APECS, Board Member, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Local Planning Committee

  • Benedikte Kosmo Underland, Chair Local Planning Committe, Manager High North Dialogue/Adviser High North Center for Business and Governance, Norway

  • Tina Bringslimark, IASSA Secretary, Nord University, Norway

  • Grete K. Hovelsrud, Chair Steering Committee, President IASSA, Nordland Research Institute/ Nord University, Norway

  • Majken Paulsen, Nordland Research Institute, Norway

  • Marta Anna Løvberg, Media contact, Nordland Research Institute, Norway

  • Julia Olsen, Nord University, Norway