The Canadian Circumpolar Institute and University of Alberta Libraries invite submissions for presentations and poster sessions related to the theme Currents of Change: The Future of Polar Information for the 22nd Polar Libraries Colloquy to be held at Edmonton, Canada, June 2-6, 2008. Submit abstracts of no more than 500 words for poster and presentation proposals addressing this theme. Paper presentations should address the results of recent research or content that advances the field of polar libraries or information. Poster presentations should address products or projects such as websites, databases, or other information tools.

The theme of the 16th Inuit Studies Conference hosted at the University of Manitoba is "Imagining Inuit Imagining." It refers simultaneously to investigations of Inuit culture that mark the place of Inuit within the western imagination (imagining Inuit); discussion and reflection on Inuit imaginative productions (Inuit imaginings); and examination of the place of Inuit imagination in Qallunaat constructions or the way in which Inuit imagination is imagined (imagining Inuit imagining). Imagining is to be taken in its broadest sense, not only as a reference to creative works but also how both Qallunaat and Inuit imagine each other through theory.

WWF, the global conservation organization, is building its capacity to achieve transformative change in the Arctic region. The Arctic Program is seeking several key new staff to lead the network in achieving these goals. The positions are unique team leadership opportunities in a dynamic international environment.

Yukon College and University of the Arctic announce an international offering of the online course, International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise. This second-year-level, multidisciplinary course presents an overview of the historical and scientific context of the fourth International Polar Year 2007-2008 and offers an examination of its development, planning, and execution. The overall orientation of the course is historical and descriptive rather than analytical or theoretical. The course will be of particular interest to individuals working in government, media, or business who seek a greater understanding of this international enterprise, as well as students of history, science, and contemporary issues of the North.

The aim of this conference is to bring together scholars from Russia and elsewhere to discuss different aspects of the Cold War in Northern areas. The following topics may be covered: theoretical problems in Cold War international policy; international relations during the Cold War; the arms and space races and their influence on technology and the environment; the lessons of Cold War history.

Dr. Arn Keeling, Department of Geography, and Dr. John Sandlos, Department of History, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, are seeking graduate students at the MA level to work on the project, Mining and Northern Development: Toward a Historical Political Ecology. This SSHRC-funded project will assess the social and environmental impacts of northern mining projects on Indigenous people and landscapes.

Rapidly changing political, social, and natural environments in Canada's North are effecting changes in policies and practice. A northern-centric discussion of the issues and challenges is paramount to understanding the depth and scope of the issues, and applying northern knowledge in addressing the issues is equally imperative, especially in consideration of such topics as sovereignty, resource development, governance, and the ongoing process of devolution. This event aims to provide a forum for northern perspectives on these issues.

The School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, is looking for a highly motivated individual to start a graduate thesis focused on developing teaching modules that incorporate the results of a larger International Polar Year project on the causes and consequences of treeline movement. The successful applicant would receive full funding to start a Masters of Environmental Studies program starting in September, 2008, and supervised by Drs. Karen Harper and Tarah Wright. The student would also receive funding to travel to three northern communities as part of the project.

Registration and abstract submission is available online for the 38th Annual International Arctic Workshop, which will be held on 5-7 March 2008, at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado at Boulder. The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic and will consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of high-latitude environments, past and present. The workshop will include a keynote presentation by Dr. James White, University of Colorado at Boulder. Previous Arctic Workshops have included presentations on arctic and Antarctic climate, archeology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more.

In Siberia, fewer than 25 elderly people speak Chulym, a language spoken for generations by traditional hunter-gatherers and fishermen in small rural villages. In Bolivia, a language once spoken by healers to the Inca emperor is on the verge of extinction. In the Orissa state in the east of India, younger generations no longer speak Sora, a language of the region with a complex and expressive way of putting words together. These examples are brought vividly to life in "The Linguists," a documentary funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Producer-directors Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller and Jeremy Newberger of Ironbound Films accompanied scientists David Harrison of Swarthmore College and Gregory Anderson of the Living Tongues Institute on a journey to record these languages and understand the cultural and political pressures threatening their extinction.