Accepted papers will be published in volume 11 of the , Brill Publishers. The organizers of the 11th Symposium will consider all proposals related to law and policy in the polar regions but are particularly interested in receiving submissions related to the following topics: Indigenous peoples in the Arctic region, especially implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; climate change; climate change and the law of the sea; ecosystem management approaches; areas beyond national jurisdiction and polar regions; the future of the law of the sea; fisheries issues; protected areas; navigation issues in polar regions; gender issues in indigenous discourse; seaborne tourism; polar institutions and linkages with global institutions. Conference fees, meals and funding There is no funding available for travel or accommodation but the organizing committee does not expect that there will be any conference fee for speakers. The organizing committee expects to be able to provide lunches during the two and a half days of the conference for those whose abstracts are accepted as well as a conference banquet. Organizing Committee Øyvind Ravna, Nigel Bankes, Margherita Poto and Christin Skjervold Advisory Committee Timo Koivurova, Gudmundur Alfredsson, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Ágúst Þór Árnason Scientific Committee and Special Editors for the Yearbook of Polar Law, volume 15 Tore Henriksen, Øyvind Nigel Bankes, Margherita Poto and Erik Molenaar Inquiries Inquiries with respect to abstracts and articles should be directed to Nigel Bankes at or at . Inquiries with respect to administrative matters should be directed to Christin Skjervold at
Accepted papers will be published in volume 11 of the , Brill Publishers. The organizers of the 11th Symposium will consider all proposals related to law and policy in the polar regions but are particularly interested in receiving submissions related to the following topics: Indigenous peoples in the Arctic region, especially implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; climate change; climate change and the law of the sea; ecosystem management approaches; areas beyond national jurisdiction and polar regions; the future of the law of the sea; fisheries issues; protected areas; navigation issues in polar regions; gender issues in indigenous discourse; seaborne tourism; polar institutions and linkages with global institutions. Conference fees, meals and funding There is no funding available for travel or accommodation but the organizing committee does not expect that there will be any conference fee for speakers. The organizing committee expects to be able to provide lunches during the two and a half days of the conference for those whose abstracts are accepted as well as a conference banquet. Organizing Committee Øyvind Ravna, Nigel Bankes, Margherita Poto and Christin Skjervold Advisory Committee Timo Koivurova, Gudmundur Alfredsson, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Ágúst Þór Árnason Scientific Committee and Special Editors for the Yearbook of Polar Law, volume 15 Tore Henriksen, Øyvind Nigel Bankes, Margherita Poto and Erik Molenaar Inquiries Inquiries with respect to abstracts and articles should be directed to Nigel Bankes at or at . Inquiries with respect to administrative matters should be directed to Christin Skjervold at
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