Inuit Studies Conference October 2012: Learning From the Top of the World

该提案将为第18届北极学者两年一度的会议提供资金，即因纽特人研究会议（ISC），以扩大北极土著人民，学生和早期职业科学家在会议中的参与，并支持数字媒体平台，以扩大会议的公众受众。 第18届国际科学委员会将讨论中心主题“因纽特人/北极/联系：从世界之巅学习”，这将是第一次在“下'48”在史密森学会2012年10月24日至28日。会议将讨论当今北极世界的突出问题，即气候迅速变化和海冰急剧减少，正在将一个“冰冻”的世界转变为季节性无冰环境。这些物理变化已经对北极文化和居民以及维持北方人民生存的自然资源产生了深远的影响，并首次直接影响到更广阔的世界，因为人们可以进入以前冰冻的土地和沃茨水域。会议将侧重于交流关于北方广泛主题的新研究，并将通过一系列全体会议、讲习班、专题讨论会、小组讨论、媒体活动、和展览。NSF支持的一个重要部分将是通过将ISC-18.在当代数字环境中，通过开发一个广泛的网站，并利用互动通信技术以流媒体广播重要会议和活动，该提案寻求资金，以确保年轻和经验丰富的学者的参与，并实施数字通信计划，将会议的影响力从与会者扩大到更广泛的世界。

The proposal is to provide funding to the 18th biennial gathering of Arctic scholars known as the Inuit Studies Conference (ISC) for broadening participation of Arctic indigenous people, students and early career scientists in the conference and to support digital media platforms to widen the public audience for the conference. The 18th ISC will be addressing the central theme, "Inuit/Arctic/Connections: Learning from the Top of the World," which will be held for the first time in the "Lower '48" at the Smithsonian Institution 24-28 October, 2012. The conference will address the outstanding issue of the Arctic world today, it's rapidly changing climate and the dramatic reduction of sea ice that is transforming a "frozen" world into a seasonally ice-free environment. These physical changes have already had a profound impact on Arctic cultures and residents, on the natural resources that sustain northern peoples, and for the first time directly affect the wider world as a result of new access to formerly frozen lands and waters. The conference will focus on communicating new research on a broad array of northern topics and will raise awareness about these issues in a series of plenary sessions, workshops, symposia, panel discussions, media events, and exhibitions.An important part of the NSF support will be to expand the traditional format by situating ISC-18 in a contemporary digital environment by developing an extensive website and by broadcasting key sessions and events in streaming media with interactive communication techniques. This proposal seeks funds to ensure participation of young as well as seasoned scholars and to implement a digital communication plan that expands the impact of the conference from attendees to the wider world.