Sep 16, 2024: Presentations by Peter Schweitzer and Ria-Maria Adams at the 29th International Polar Conference
InfraNorth members Peter Schweitzer and Ria-Maria Adams will be presenting at the 29th International Polar Conference, co-organized by the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) and the German Society of Polar Research (DGP). This year’s conference will be held in Rauris, Austria, from September 16 – 20, under the motto “Dynamic Poles and High Mountain Environments.”
On Monday, September 16, at 13:00 CEST, Peter Schweitzer will give a presentation titled “Arctic Transport Infrastructures and Local Communities: What Works and What Doesn’t,” in one of the sessions dedicated to “Integrating Social and Natural Sciences: Collaborative and Inclusive Approaches Beyond Traditional Boundaries.”
On Tuesday, September 17, at 15:15 CEST, Ria-Maria Adams will present the paper “Temporalities of Arctic Tourism in Finnish Lapland: Infrastructural Perspectives,” as part of the same group of sessions.
Apr 9, 2025: Community Talk by Philipp Budka in Churchill, Manitoba
On April 9, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5), Philipp Budka will present a talk titled “Navigating Change: How Transport Infrastructure Shapes Life in Churchill” at the Theatre of the Town Centre Complex in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. As part of this community event, the InfraNorth researcher will explore how transport infrastructures both shape […]
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Mar 20–28, 2025: InfraNorth at the Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
InfraNorth researchers Peter Schweitzer, Olga Povoroznyuk, Alexandra Meyer, Ria-Maria Adams, and Susanna Gartler will participate in the Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 (ASSW) from 20 to 28 March 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. This year’s summit, themed “Arctic Research Planning for the Next Decade,” will include the 4th International Conference on Arctic […]
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Feb 21, 2025: Presentation by Peter Schweitzer and Olga Povoroznyuk at the 2025 Barents Spektakel
Peter Schweitzer and Olga Povoroznyuk will participate in the 2025 Barents Spektakel, an annual art and culture festival in Kirkenes, Norway. In its 21st edition, the festival explores the theme “Remote Control,” fostering a cross-disciplinary exchange on the center-periphery model and the dynamics between central areas and peripheral (or remote) regions. On Friday, 21 February, […]
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Call for Papers “Beyond Infrastructure? (Un-)built Environments in the Anthropocene”
International Conference, September 22 – 24, 2025, at the University of Vienna. Deadline for submissions: April 6, 2025. Infrastructure is often seen as solid, fixed, and inevitable while shaping the way we move, live, and connect. But what about the infrastructures that remain unfinished, abandoned, or merely imagined? How do built, un-built, or non-built environments […]
