Held in Oulu until the afternoon of Thursday, 6 September. It transfers to Helsinki for the Thursday evening reception and full science programme on Friday, 7 September.
Congress Programme Overview
Day 1: Monday – September 3, Oulu
- Meeting section – meeting sessions for the Council of UArctic, Rectors roundtable, and Thematic Networks and Institute leaders meeting.
- Social programme – Ice Breaker Lunch
- Side events - APECS-UArctic Science Communication workshop
- Optional tours in and around Oulu: Guided bus tour of Oulu, Guided walking tour in the city centre and Sound & silence forest walk
Day 2: Tuesday – September 4, Oulu
- Meeting section – Council meeting continuation, "Meet UArctic" info session, and Congress Declaration (joint session for Council members, rectors, etc).
- Side events – Company visits
- Social programme – Visit and Lunch at the Historical Maikkula Mansion
- UArctic Congress 2018 Opening, including Plenary Panel discussion "Arctic Agenda 2030 - a Challenge?"
- Social programme – Congress Dinner at Oulu Theatre
Day 3: Wednesday – September 5, Oulu
- Plenary sessions – Science keynote: Environmental protection, Arctic Council Permanent Participants panel discussion
- Parallel science sessions
- Side events
- Social programme – Venetian Garden Party
Day 4: Thursday – September 6, Oulu & Helsinki
- Parallel science sessions in Oulu
- Plenary sessions in Oulu – Science keynote: Education, Science keynote: Connectivity
- Side events
- Departures for Helsinki
- Social programme – Reception at ThinkCorner in Helsinki
Day 5: Friday – September 7, Helsinki
- Parallel science sessions
- Plenary sessions – Science keynote: Meteorological Cooperation, Science Keynote: Gender
- Side events
- UArctic Congress 2018 Closing – including Plenary Panel discussion & Grand Final presentations
- Social programme - Reception at Helsinki City Hall – sponsored by the City of Helsinki
The science programme is now online! Click here to see the schedule and abstracts for the 50 science sessions. Beginning in Oulu on Wednesday, September 5 and concluding in Helsinki on Friday, September 7.
The themes of the UArctic Congress 2018 science sessions are environmental protection, connectivity, meteorological cooperation, and education. Contact congress.science@uarctic.org for more information.