Seeking Balance in a Changing North

The 5th NRF Open Assembly was held in Anchorage, Alaska in 24th - 27th of September 2008. The proceedings from the Open Assembly inlcude papers written by Panelists, Young Researchers, Position Papers authors and other contributors. Furthermore, special rapporteur presentations were prepared by the Young Researchers from each session and discussion group of the Open Assembly.

The titles of the plenary sessions were the following: The Future of Northern Co-operation, The Accessible Arctic in the Global Economy and Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty. Apart from the plenary sessions, the program also consisted of open discussion in breakout sessions, special roundtable discussions about the Arctic Council and multilateral cooperation, theme project group discussions and one project session

The Theme Project Group roundtable discussions (with one project session) were the following: Future of Northern Cooperation: Legal and Political Issues, Economies in the North -Migration, Energy Issues, Northern Sea Routes and Climate Change - Northern Security/ies. The title of the Project Session was: How do we sustain and build healthy northern communities.

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Opening Session

Plenary Session I: The Future of Northern Cooperation

Roundtable Discussion: The Arctic Council and Multilateral Cooperation

Breakout Summaries

Position Papers

Plenary Session II: The New Geography of a Warming North

Breakout Summaries

Position Papers

NRF Theme Project Groups

Future of Northern Cooperation: Legal and Political Issues

Economies in the North -Migration

Energy Issues

Northern Sea Routes

Climate Change - Northern Security/ies

Project Session: How do we sustain and build healthy northern communities

Plenary Session III: The Accessible Arctic in the Global Economy

Breakout Summaries

Position Papers

Plenary Session IV: Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty

Breakout Summaries

Position Papers

Closing Remarks

List of Authors in Alphabetical Order

Adalgeirsdóttir, Gudfinna Proceeding Article
Adams, Bill Position Paper
Badmatsirenova, D.B. Position Paper
Bertelsen, Rasmus Proceeding Article, Report
Cameron, Kirk Position Paper
Cockburn, Lisa Proceeding Article, Report 1, Report 2
Dorough, Dalee Sambo Proceeding Article
Emelyanova, L.G. Position Paper
Exner-Pirot, Heather Proceeding Article, Report 1, Report 2
Fielding, Russell Proceeding Article, Report
Footen-Broomfield, Nicole Proceeding Article, Report
Gerkey, Drew Proceeding Article, Report
Giles, Audrey Proceeding Article, Report
Gofman, Victoria Proceeding Article
Grímsson, Ólafur Ragnar Position Paper
Heininen, Lassi Position Paper 1, Position Paper 2, Intro Speech
Hibbard-Rode, Karen Proceeding Article, Report 1, Report 2
Holen, Davin Proceeding Article
Huebert, Rob Position Paper
Kaverin, Dmitry Position Paper
Krone, Oliver Proceeding Article, Position Paper, Report
Laine, Jussi Proceeding Article, Report
Lomagin, Nikita Proceeding Article
Loukacheva, Natalia Proceeding Article
Mager, Markus Proceeding Article, Report
Natcher, David C. Position Paper
Numminen, Lotta Proceeding Article, Report
Nybakk, Marit Position Paper
Østreng, Willy Position Paper
Pearce, Tristan Proceeding Article, Report
Penney, Christopher Position Paper
Petrov, Andrey N. Proceeding Article, Report
Pettersson, Maria Proceeding Article
Piterskaya, Elena Proceeding Article, Report
Reire, Gunda Position Paper
Roburn, Shirley Report
Rostoks, Toms Position Paper
Sabev, Dessislav Report
Senécal, Sacha Position Paper
Slemons, Lia Report
Stammler-Grossman, Anna Position Paper
Sutyrin, Sergei Proceeding Article
Thórisdóttir, Rósa Rut Proceeding Article
Vasiliev, Anton Proceeding Article
Weiss, Lawrence D. Position Paper