ARKHANGELSK, January 31. /TASS/. More than 400 Russian and foreign scientists will participate in the 21st Arctic Science Summit Week, which Arkhangelsk will host on May 22-30, Head of the event’s media center Nikolai Gernet told TASS on Wednesday.
The Arctic Science Summit Week, established by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), a non-governmental organization, is an annual event, which takes place in different countries. Russia will host the summit for the second time.
"The 21st Arctic Science Summit Week, which this year will take place in Arkhangelsk, will feature more than 400 Russian and foreign researchers," the media center’s representative said. "Scientists will come from IASC countries - those are 23 countries, including Russia, and we also plan inviting participants from other countries."
In 2019, the forum will be devoted to aspects of climate change and human developments in the Arctic. "Arkhangelsk has been chosen to host the summit as it is the world’s biggest city in the Arctic," he continued. "The main venues will be at the Northern Arctic Federal University and at the Northern State Medical University."
The program will offer discussions on 22 topics, a few dozen roundtables and several hundred reports. "Keynote speakers will be members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, well-known foreign researchers from leading scientific centers in the Arctic and non-Arctic countries, top managers of Russian biggest national companies, working in the region: Gazprom, Alrosa, Atomflot (nuclear fleet), USC (shipbuilding corporation), and the Arctic regions’ officials," he added.
The Arctic Science Summit Week is one of the biggest annual international meetings of scientists, who support and promote Arctic research projects. The summit promotes international cooperation in all spheres of the Arctic studies.