Nearly 20 Countries Attending International Student Conference in the Yukon
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The conference will give students and young researchers the opportunity to develop professional experience, exchange ideas and connect with established scholars, government partners, northern community stakeholders, as well as national and international contacts.
The 9th ACUNS conference; Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy will take place October 2-5th, 2009 and will include representation from
"This student conference is significant not only because of its international content, but also because it has been a long-term goal to hold it in the North, by the North and for the North," says
Student Organizing Committee Co-Chair,
"This conference helps to establish Yukon College as a leader in northern research and provides a tremendous opportunity for Yukon College students to connect with their international counterparts to discuss northern and polar issues," says Yukon College President,
ACUNS is an association of more than 40 universities, northern colleges and centres devoted to supporting and facilitating northern research and education in
For further information: Jacqueline Bedard, Director, College Relations and Int'l, Yukon College, (867) 456-8619, [email protected], www.yukoncollege.yk.ca; Amanda Leslie, Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy Conference, Conference Coordinator, (867) 334-4770, [email protected]; Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies, Ottawa, Ontario, (613) 567-0515, www.acuns.ca
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