Call for ICASS VII session proposals
The Seventh Congress of the International Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VII) will be held in Akureyri, Iceland, on June 22-26, 2011. For earlier announcements see also the website of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) www.iassa.org and list announcements, or latest issues of Northern Notes, the IASSA newsletter.

The working title for ICASS VII in Akureyri is the following: Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue: Social Sciences Beyond the IPY

Call for ICASS VII session proposals
IASSA invites concrete proposals or ideas and thoughts about themes of special interest for sessions and workshops at ICASS VII.

Please submit your session proposals by September 15, 2010 to IASSA secretary Lara Olafsdottir at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and IASSA president Joan Nymand Larsen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The congress will offer various venues to share Arctic social science research and to analyse the outcome of IPY in social, human, and related fields. This includes special project sessions, discussion panels, plenary presentations, and invited talks.

List of proposed ICASS sessions will be announced in October 2010.

Call for ICASS VII abstracts will be circulated by October 1, 2010, with submission deadline by December 15, 2010.

Please visit this webpage to stay updated on ICASS VII. Under ICASS Meetings you will find a special page on ICASS VII which will provide you with updates on ICASS VII as they become available.

You can also stay updated on the ICASS preparations by reading the IASSA newsletter, Northern Notes, which is published twice a year and available on this website. 

ICASS, the International Congress of the Arctic Social Sciences, is held every three years.

IASSA looks forward to receiving your session proposals for ICASS VII.

For further information, please contact:

Lara Olafsdottir

IASSA secretary