Activities 2009

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Activities 2009

January 4-10 Philip Burgess trains Kristina Labba on Reindeer Portal, Tromso.

January 13-14 Svein Mathiesen convenes EALAT Consortium Meeting. Anders Oskal, Elna Sara, Ole Isak Eira, Minna Makitalo and Philip Burgess in attendance. Kautokeino

January 13 Anders Oskal presents EALAT Information to EALAT Consortium meeting, Kautokeino

January 14 Philip Burgess presents Reindeer Portal progress to EALAT COnsortium meeting, Kautokeino

January 15 ICR webcast Professor Erik Reinert presentation to Sami University College, Kautokeino

January 13-19 ICR host WRH President Dmitry Khorolia., Kautokeino and Tromso.

January 19 - 20 Anders Oskal, Svein Mathiesen attend Arctic Frontiers Conference, Tromso. ICR host WRH President Dmitry Khorolia.

January 21 Svein Mathiesen presents EALAT to IPY National Conference, Tromso.

January 22 Opening seminar on BIRGEN project. KIK

January 26-29 Kristina Labba, Philip Burgess attend NOR conference, Lulea, Sweden. Burgess webcasts.

February 2 Anders Oskal, Elna Sara attend WRH Congress planning meeting

February 3 Anders Oskal, Elna Sara present ICR, WRH, EALAT to Norwegian-Russian Chamber of Commerce, Oslo.

Febraury 5 ICR organise and coordinate Crown Prince and Crown Princess visit to Kautokeino, including visit to herd.

February 6 Host and organizer in conjunction with the Crown Prince's and Crown Princess’s visit in Kautokeino KIK BIRGEN

February 10 Svein Mathiesen, Kristiina Labba attend Arctic Council SAO meeting, Copenhagen.

February 14 ICR Board Meeting, Kautokeino. Anders Oskal, Johan Mathis Turi, Monica Sundset, Berit Marie Jonsson, Juha Magga, Mai Britt Utsi, Elna Sara, Philip Burgess in attendence.

February 16 Planning Meeting World Reindeer Herders Congress Meeting. Anders Oskal, Elna Sara, Johan Mathis Turi, Ole Isak Eira in attendance.

February 16 Philip Burgess interviewed by CBC Iqaluit journalist Patricia Bell about the upcoming World Reindeer Herders Congress.

February 20-28 Anders Oskal, Johan Mathis Turi, Philip Burgess participate in the II EALAT seminar in Khatystyr, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Febraury 22 Anders Oskal, Johan Mathis Turi, Philip Burgess meet with Norwegian Ambassador to Russia Knut Hauge, Moscow.

February 26 Svein Mathiesen presents EALAT, WRH and ICR to Head of Section, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Petter Dreffelin and entourage, Kautokeino

26.02.09: Professional lectures and presentation of the project to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion in Norway. KMEB. BIRGEN

February 27 Svein Mathiesen meets with Olav Thon, Thon Hotels regarding World Reindeer Herders Congress.

18.03.09: Professional lectures and presentation of the project to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in Karasjok. KMEB BIRGEN

March 26-April 4. Anders Oskal, Elna Sara, Svein Mathiesen, Johan Mathis Turi, Philip Burgess, Ole Isak Eira, Ravdna Biret Marja Eira and Kristina Labba coordinate, host and organise the World Reindeer Herders Congress.

May 18-29. Philip Burgess, Mikhail Pogodaev attend the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

28.5.09: Suomen Boazo Sámiid 10 year anniversary in Levi, Finland. Professional lecture, presentation of the project and establishing contact with reindeer herding women in Finland. EMTG

23.03.09: Meetings with Sami videregående school and Sami reindeer school about cooperation and planning of the 4th World Congress of reindeer herders. KIK & KMEB BIRGEN

30.03- 03.04.09: Co-organizer of with the 4’Th World Reindeer Herder’s Congress People 2009 in Kautokeino. Demonstration and documentation of traditional cooking and dining in tents (lavvu) outside Báktehárji. Serving lunch and presentation of the project in Báktehárji BIRGEN

June 2-3. Svein Mathiesen presents EALAT at "Landbruk - en del av løsningen", a conference organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture.

June 5-9. Svein Mathiesen attends EALAT meetings in St Petersburg, Russia.

June 9-11. Kristina Labba presents work of ICR at the Svenska Samernas Riksforbund annual general meeting, the Swedish Sami Reindeer Herders Association in Arjeplog, Sweden.

June 11-12. Elna Sara, Ravdna Biret Marja Eira and Svein Mathisen attend the NBR/ NRL annual general meeting in Honnigsvag, Norway.

June 8-11. Anders Oskal attends the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group in Nuuk, Greenland.

11.-12.06.09: NRL's annual assembly in Honningsvåg. Presentation of the project with information stand. Exhibition of images, collections, documents, posters and power-point presentation. KIK

10.06.09: Presentation of the project to The Reindeer Herding Women’s Network in Kautokeino, Annual Meeting. KIK

June 24-6. Anders Oskal and Anna-Maria Magga attend the IPY International and Interdisciplinary IPY Polar Field School 2009 in Svalbard, Norway.

June 30-July 7 Anders Oskal participates in EALAT field work, Yamal Peninsula

Jun 30- Svein Mathiesen participates in EALAT field work, Yamal Peninsula.

August 1-5 Svein Mathiesen coordinates EALAT seminar on Yamal Peninsula

August 21-3. Anders Oskal, Svein Mathiesen, Johan Mathis Turi participate in UNEP GRID Arendal 20th Anniversary. Turi Presents.

August 25-6. Svein Mathiesen attends EALAT meetings with Norwegian Meteorological Institute

August 25-6. Anders Oskal attends meetings with Swedish Sami Parliament, Stockholm.

August 31-Sept 2. Anders Oskal attends Barents Region Climate Change Conference.

September 8-10. Anders Oskal, Philip Burgess attend Arctic Virtual Learning Tools Meeting, Akureyri, Iceland.

28.09.09: Meeting with the VSP-rein, Innovation Norway in Tromsø. KIK, AX

19.-20.10. 09: Reindeer portal course training course, Kautokeino. AX, PB, ES, KIK, SDM

3.11.09: Official opening of Diehtosiida. Exhibition of fur coats from different reindeer herding areas and images, documents, posters and power-point presentation of the project. KIK

5.11.09 Professional lecture and presentation of the project to Sami Parliament in Norway, Network’s meeting for linguists. KMEB

5.11.09: Presentation of the BIRGEN project to Boazodoallu and luonddufága bachelors student’s in Sami University College. KIK

November 19 High North Dialogue between Norway and Canada, Lecture SDM

27.11.09: Professional lecture and presentation of the project to teachers at University of Stavanger. Kautokeino EMTG, KAB

November 30- December 5 Yamal visit - Presentation to Agro school, Salekhard, Meeting with Met Offic Salekhard, Visit to EALAT partners on tundra, Meetings with municiaplity leaders, Yar Sale. SDM, PB

December 18, 60 års jubileum for Kautokeino Flyttsamelag, seminar om reinkjøtt SDM