Call for abstracts: 18th Inuit Studies Conference
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Organizers of the 18th Inuit Studies Conference, entitled "Arctic/Inuit/Connections: Learning from the Top of the World," announce a call for abstracts. The conference is organized by the Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian Institution, and will be held 24-28 October 2012 in Washington, D.C.
The conference will cover a broad spectrum of topics, including climate change and indigenous people; international cooperation in the Arctic; roles of museums and museum collections in preserving Inuit languages, heritage, and culture; governmental programs in the northern regions and their interactions with local communities; and Inuit cultural/political institutions.
The 2012 conference will be held in various Smithsonian museums. Several special Inuit-themed exhibitions will be displayed across the Institution. Opportunities for visiting collections, archives, and laboratories are available.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2012.
Early registration deadline: 1 September 2012.
For further information about the conference, registration, and how to submit an abstract, please go to: http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/ISC18/index.html.
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Lauren Marr
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