Date

Summer School Program Available
Impact of Climate Change on Resources, Maritime Transport, and
Geopolitics in the Arctic and the Svalbard Area
21-28 August 2011
Svalbard, Norway

Application deadline: Friday, 24 June 2011

For further information, please go to:
http://www.polar-academy.com/

Or contact:
Ola M. Johannessen
Email: ola.johannessen [at] nersc.no


The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, in cooperation with
the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Nansen Scientific
Society, and the University Center in Svalbard (UNIS), invites
applications to a summer school program entitled "Impact of climate
change on resources, maritime transport, and geopolitics in the Arctic
and the Svalbard area." The summer school takes place 21-28 August 2011
at the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research and UNIS.

The program will accept applications from 20 PhD students and
postdoctoral researchers in the fields of arctic climate, arctic
resources, maritime transport, and geopolitics. The summer school will
provide air travel from Oslo to Longyearbyen, Svalbard on Sunday
morning, 21 August, and the return trip on 28 August. Accommodation and
food will also be provided.

Application deadline: Friday, 24 June 2011.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.polar-academy.com/.

Or contact:
Ola M. Johannessen
Email: ola.johannessen [at] nersc.no