Partial Support of the Seventh International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VII)

该项目将主要为北极土著学者和学生提供支助，以参加将于2011年6月22日至27日在冰岛阿库雷里的斯特凡松研究所举行的第七届北极社会科学国际大会。ICASS是一个重要的国际会议，由国际北极社会科学家协会（IASSA）管理，每三年举行一次会议，汇集国际北极社会科学家，其他领域的科学家，土著学者和社区成员以及学生，为期5天。 会议提供了一个场所，这些团体可以讨论他们的研究成果，更新IPY在社会和人文学科研究的进展，并为科学学科之间的合作创造新的机会，并与北方社区进行未来的研究。第七届大会的主题是“全球对话中的北极圈观点：国际极地年之后的社会科学”，并将在2008年在格陵兰努克举行的第六届国际南极社会科学理事会会议的成功基础上再接再厉，来自17个国家的300名与会者参加了由国际极地年资助的社会科学研究。

This project will provide support to primarily Arctic indigenous scholars and students toparticipate in the Seventh International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VII) to be held June 22-27, 2011 at the Stefansson Institute in Akureyri, Iceland. The ICASS is a major international conference, administered by the International Arctic Social Scientists Association (IASSA) and meeting every three years to bring together international arctic social scientists, scientists from other fields, indigenous scholars and community members, and students for 5 days. The meeting provides a venue where these groups can discuss their research findings, update on the progress of IPY research in the social and human disciplines, and create new opportunities for collaborations between scientific disciplines and with northern communities for future research. The main theme of the VII Congress is "Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue: Social Sciences beyond the International Polar Year" and will build on the success of the ICASS VI held in 2008 in Nuuk, Greeland, which featured 300 participants from 17 countries involved in IPY-funded social science research.