PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT AND AN INVITATION TO A PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY 11th OF DECEMBER AT 12.30 AT THE ARCTIC CENTRE

On 10-11 December 2007 the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland will host a 2-day workshop involving key stakeholders from northern Russia, Finland and Norway. Among the participants will be indigenous representatives, oil and gas industry personnel, NGO representatives, government personnel, and a broadly international mixture of natural and social scientists.

The International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry held an information seminar in Oslo, November 21, for the various Norwegian state ministeries that have an interest in reindeer husbandry. Presentations were made by board members of the Centre and by the General Secretary of the Association of World Reindeer Herders  and reflecting the international nature of the centre, there were presentations by Sami from Norway, Finland and Sweden, by a Chukchi from Russia, and other presentations from Norway and Ireland.

You can see all the links to the seminar - the video archive, the photos, the powerpoints and the news item here.

The International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry held an information seminar for the supporting state ministeries of the Centre in Oslo this week.The event was very well attended, with nearly 30 participants from the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ICR employees in attendence were Anders Oskal, Elna Sara, Svein Mathiesen, Philip Burgess and Ole Isak Eira. ICR Board members Mai Britt Utsi (Sami University College), Juha Magga (Suoma Boazosamit),

As part of discussions with the International Peace Research Institute of Oslo, under a planned project coordinated by Åshild Kolås, Hao Shiyuan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was hosted by Anders Oskal and Elna Sara of ICR, October 19-22. The fall slaughter in Oskal's home reindeer husbandry district in Troms was visited and they also took time to visit the Sami school in Bardufoss. Hao Shiyuan was accompanied by a Tibetan student at the University of Oslo, Tashi Nyima, who acted as translator.