The 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913

The 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913  (28.10.2013)
An Arctic event focused on the life of Vilhjálmur Stefansson and the 100^th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913 will be organized on November 5, 2013, titled Science, People & Sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: From the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition to the 2013 Arctic Council Chairmanship. This event will trace the legacy of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, launched in 1913, and its leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson, in his day one of the most colorful and notorious students at UND. Speakers will draw on Stefansson’s work and influences to examine new linkages between the United States and the Canadian Arctic.

The event can be found and registered for at this link: http://goo.gl/480PQ4
To participate in the event proceedings online: https://conted.breeze.und.nodak.edu/cae100/
For more information, please contact Timothy J. Pasch (timothy.pasch@und.edu), Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of North Dakota.