2024
December 9, 2024 University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
“Science Diplomacy in the Arctic: Addressing the Climate Crisis with Urgent & Ethical Action,” with Soili Nystén-Haarala, Vice-Rector of Research, University of Lapland; Melody Brown Burkins, Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College and UArctic Chair in Science Diplomacy and Inclusion; Johanna Ikäheimo, Board Member at The University of the Arctic (UArctic); Timo Koivurova, Research Professor, International Law, University of Lapland; Rauna Kuokkanen, Research Professor, Arctic Indigenous Studies, University of Lapland; Petteri Vuorimäki, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Juho Kähkönen, Researcher, University of Lapland
November 18, 2024 Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire USA
“Climate Diplomacy on Thin Ice: Navigating Arctic Cooperation and Polar Governance in a Time of Rising Geopolitical Tensions,” with Ole Øvretveit, Manager & Researcher of Arctic Science Diplomacy Project, University of Bergen & Academia Europaea Bergen, Norway Volker Rachold, Head of the German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany Matthias Kaiser, Professor Emeritus at the Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT) at the University of Bergen; International Science Council Fellow, Norway Jenny Baeseman, Arctic and polar consultant; former Executive Director of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR); former Director of the Climate and the Cryosphere Project (CliC), USA Moderated by Melody Brown Burkins, Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dickey Center, Dartmouth
April 1, 2024 Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire USA
“Arctic Security & the Urgency of Understanding Actorless Threats,” with Marisol Maddox, Senior Arctic Analyst at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Operational Research Analyst at PolArctic, LLC, and adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School
2023
October 17-22, 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland
“Arctic Science Diplomacy” plenary session at 2023 ACA with UArctic Chair in Science Diplomacy and Inclusion and Director, Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth, Dr. Melody Brown Burkins; Mark Myers, Director, US Geological Survey; Commissioner, U.S. Arctic Research Commission Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Environment and Climate Advisor, Inuit Circumpolar Council; Indigenous Fellow, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Melody Brown Burkins, Director, Arctic Center, Dartmouth College, USA Henry Burgess, President, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Rachel Tiller, Chief Scientist, SINTEF Ocean, Norway CHAIR Corine Wood-Donnelly, Associate Professor of International Relations & the High North, Nord University, Norway; Uppsala University, Sweden
Mar 7-10, 2023 Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada
UArctic Chair in Science Diplomacy and Inclusion and Director, Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth, Dr. Melody Brown Burkins, gives invited talk, “Centering Arctic Knowledge in Climate & Security Cooperation” to joint program of the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) and Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) in Waterloo, Canada
March 3-7, 2023 Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire USA
“COVID-19 in Arctic Communities” IAP and Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth host 2023 Canada Fulbright Research Chair in Arctic Studies, Dr. Gwen Healey Akearok, Executive Director of the Qaujigiartiit Health Reseach Centre (QHRC) in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Canada-funded researchers for week-long “results workshop” with Dr. Ulla Timlin (Finland), Dr. Lára Jóhannsdóttir (Iceland); Dr. Lena Maria Nilsson (University, Sweden); Dr. Katie Cueva (Alaska,US); Jim Ay'akulluk Chaliak (Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, US); Malory Petersen (Montana/US); Dr. Christina VL Larsen (Denmark/Greenland); Dr. Arja Rautio (Finland); Dr. Josee Lavoie (Canada).
2022
July 27, 2022 Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire USA
"Greenland's Green Transitions” talk by Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar, Dr. Lill Rastad Bjørst, Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Learning, Scientific Director of the SSH Signature: Green Societies, and Head of CIRCLA - Centre for Innovation and Research in Culture and Living in the Arctic (Aalborg University, Denmark).
June 3, 2022 UArctic Assembly, Portland, Maine USA
UArctic Assembly Panel on “The New Future of the Arctic” chaired by US Senator Angus King with Dartmouth IAS Director Melody Burkins, Lars Kullerud, President of UArctic. Drew Horn, Founder and CEO of GreenMet, Karla J. Williamson, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Kjell Stokvik, Manager of Nord University’s Centre for High North Logistics, Justin Milton, Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut, James DeHart, U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, U.S. State Department, Catherina Hvistendahl, First Secretary / Greenland Representation in Washington, D.C.
2022 UArctic Model Arctic Council *paused/cancelled*
4th UArctic Model Arctic Council, co-led by Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies and Univeristy of Alaska Fairbanks was planned for May 2022 Arctic Council meeting in Arkhangelsk, Russia with almost 60 students accepted to participate. However, all Arctic Council and UArctic activities – including the UArctic Model Arctic Council – were formally paused on March 3, 2022, after Russia launched war against Ukraine.
2021
November 3, 2021 CER-ARCTIC UAB Arctic Research Centre, Barcelona, Spain
IAP co-hosts Stefansson Memorial Lecture in Barcelona, Spain, with Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) Centre for Arctic Research; Keynote by Michael Mann, EU Arctic Envoy “The European Union’s Stronger Arctic Engagement.”
May 14, 2021 Wilson Center Polar Institute, Washington, DC USA
IAP and Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies are cohosts with Wilson Center Polar Institute for presentation: “Arctic Council: Gender Equality in Arctic III Report”
March 31, 2021 Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire & Online
IAP and Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies co-host Wilson Center Polar Institute “New Opportunities for Arctic Science, Policy, and Diplomacy in the Biden Administration” webinar featuring Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, Dr. Melody Brown Burkins, and Dr. Michael Sfraga; moderated by Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies Director Ross Virginia.
2017
June 21-22, 2017, Washington, DC
IAP was a partner organization in the Wilson Center Arctic Circle Forum, which hosted a range of distinguished speakers such as former President of Iceland and chair of the Arctic Circle Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson. The focus of the forum was "The United States and Russia in the Arctic," with particular attention given to past successes as a basis for future cooperation. The Forum was the largest gathering of Arctic expertise to assemble in Washington, DC.
June 26-30, 2017, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
The Model Arctic Council UArctic Thematic Network held a week-long "Science and Diplomacy in the Arctic" workshop at Dartmouth College for 30 students and faculty from the US and Canada during Arctic Science Summit Week. The program included a 2-day interactive program on "Science Diplomacy & Leadership" follow by a 3-day Model Arctic Council simulation focused on Arctic climate, health and sustainability.
2017-2019 Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI) II
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI) continued, creating a second cohort under IAP leadership network to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between people of the US and other countries.
2016
October 26, 2016, Washington, DC
A distinguished group of Arctic policy leaders and the inaugural FAI scholars met at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss "Arctic Policy Challenges and Opportunities: A Fulbright Arctic Policy Leaders Dialogue."
March 9-15, 2016, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
The first UArctic Model Arctic Council took place at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in March 2016 during the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, immediately prior to an Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting. Dartmouth was a participant and helped lead the MAC workshop.
2015
2015 Launch of Inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI)
In partnership with Canada Fulbright and the US State Department, the leadership of IAP created a network to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between people of the US and other countries. In 2016, the inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative researchers and their co-lead scholars gathered in Washington, DC, to participate in policy meetings and public engagement events, including a capstone symposium showcasing the results of the Fulbright Arctic Scholars' research and collaborations over the preceding 18 months. This successful program continues today with the FAI IV cohort - see Fulbright Arctic Initiative website.
2015 Report: Arctic Council Initiatives to Sustain Arctic Cooperation: Priorities for a US Chairmanship, 2015-2017.
IAP hosted a meeting with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, to bring together international Arctic experts to discuss the future of Arctic cooperation within the framework of cooperation. The meeting resulted in short- and long-term policy recommendations for the US Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Download the recommendations.
2013
2013 Report: Euro-Atlantic Action plan for Cooperation and Enhanced Arctic Security
IAP hosted a meeting with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, to convene 40 leading Arctic scholars, government officials, industry leaders and representatives for indigenous peoples to examine key issues facing the region—energy, health, commercial shipping, security and governance—and to make recommendations for challenges facing the Euro-Atlantic community in the Arctic. Download the final report.
2011
2011 Report: Arctic Health: Challenges and Responses to Rapid Climate, Environmental, and Social Change
IAP hosted a meeting of leading international health experts and Indigenous leaders from the Far North at the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth to discuss the effects of rapid environmental and social change on the health and social institutions of peoples living in the North. Download the final report.
2010
2010 Report: Climate Change and Human Security
IAP worked with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, to host scientists, Arctic Indigenous leaders, and other experts from across the North to address issues of climate change and human security. The meeting was also hosted with the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security. Download the final report.
2009
2009 Report: Considering a Roadmap Forward: The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
IAP worked with the University of Alaska Fairbanks to co-host a meeting of 70 international experts to discuss Arctic marine safety, protecting Arctic people and the environment, and building the Arctic marine infrastructure. Download the final report.
2008
2008 Report: The Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference
The first IAP meeting was hosted by the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth in collaboration with the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace. The meeting convened more than 20 academic scholars, policy makers, shipping and energy experts, and Indigenous Peoples for a round-table discussion of security policy issues associated with rapid climate change. Download the final report.
