The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference, fourth in a series, focuses on climate change in the Arctic, especially from the point of view of young people. The conference, which will take place on 12-13 November 2019, wants the voices of the future generations to be heard.

– We no longer need to prove that Arctic climate
change is a fact. Instead, we need to talk about what it really means for the
future. For this reason, young people have an important role in the conference, says
Markku Heikkilä, Head of Science Communications of the Arctic Centre, who
coordinates the event preparations.

The first conference day will
feature expert speeches and panel discussions, and the second day will focus more on
scientific presentations. The side events of the conference may also raise other
themes.

The main organizers of the conference are the Arctic
Centre at the University of Lapland and the City of Rovaniemi. During the event,
Arctic Centre will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Rovaniemi Arctic
Spirit has been organized in Rovaniemi every two years since 2013 and is the only
regular international Arctic conference in Finland. The 2019 conference will bring
continuity to Finland’s Arctic activities after the end of Finland’s
chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Conference registration will
open in May 2019.

For more
information:

www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi
Twitter @TheArcticSpirit
Facebook @rovaniemiarcticspirit
#ArcticSpirit

Subscribe to the conference newsletter: https://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/EN/Contact-us/mail-list

Markku Heikkilä, Head of Science Communications
Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4300,
markku.heikkila(at)ulapland.fi