Arctic Partnership Week

Date: 
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 09:00 to Friday, December 13, 2019 - 18:15
Location: 
Busan

Arctic Partnership Week is an international Arctic forum dealing with comprehensive Arctic issues including policy, science, technology and business in order to strengthen domestic partnership between relevant institutions and to promote international cooperation. The “Arctic Partnership Week”, which is an annually organized event since 2016, also provides a unique platform for discussion and exchange of views on current Arctic issues among the Arctic expert communities in Korea, as well as officials and representatives from the Arctic Council and its subsidiary bodies, and the Permanent Participants.

The Arctic Partnership Week is held every December for 5 days in Busan, Republic of Korea. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientist, business leaders, students and others interested in the future of the Arctic.
It is comprised of a series of seminars, exhibitions, and events related to the Arctic. Every year, more than 1,000 participants from Korea and around the world attended the event. In 2018, 1,017 participants from 14 countries attended The 2018 Arctic Partnership Week and 77 topics were presented.
it is consisted of a “Policy Day”, a “Science-Technology Day”, a “Shipping Day”, and a “Energy-Industry Day”. NERSC is represented to give presentation about INTAROS and other Arctic research projects.

More info at http://apw.koreapolarportal.or.kr/APW/html/main_e.html

Public: 
YES