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The online symposium "Interdependency as a condition" will be held on the 16th - 18th October 2020 by the Arctic Art Institute.
The symposium will expand the discussion field of the 4th Arctic Forum "Ecosystems of the Invisible" Forum through joint attempts to decolonize knowledge about the North and discuss regional problems of the Arctic in the context of global political and environmental changes through the prism of modern curatorship, art production and academic research. Symposium Curators: Anna Bitkina and Maria Veits / Creative Association of Curators TOK
The symposium will be divided into 4 panels:
- Panel 1: On the conditions: the periphery of global capitalism and the Arctic region
- Panel 2: Overall Forecast: Challenging Geographic, Political and Mental Boundaries
- Panel 3: Step Backward: Exploring Repressed Environmental History and Working through Trauma
- Panel 4: In pursuit of non-violent existence
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Date: 26th - 27th November 2020
Place: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
On 27th November, the Online Technical Visit to Petersburg Oil Terminal will be held within the event. Virtual guided tour around the terminal will be available for all Conference participants.
Why is Petersburg Oil Terminal worth visiting?
- A large-scale revamp of the terminal is ahead – equipment replacement, construction of a transshipment complex for light petroleum products (mainly gasoline and components), new scaffoldings with hermetic discharge, applying petroleum steam traps and recuperators are planned. Overall project investment exceeds $100 million!
- In December 2019, the system of accelerated discharge of high velocity fuel oils applying steam-jacketed carriages was adopted. In May 2020, construction of the fourth 40-thousand tank was completed.
- The Online Technical Visit will provide opportunities not only to see major units and facilities, but to pose questions to company’s top managers, including the Chief Engineer Yuriy Katorgin.
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The ARICE project which Arctic Portal is a part of, has released its newsletter for the month of October 2020.
Amongst the news are:
- ARICE Cruise GO-WEST
- Welcome back, MOSAiC Expedition!
- The European Polar Science Week - 26-30 October 2020
- COVID-19 impacts on ARICE activities
The newsletter is available in online format.
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The Canadian Studies Center newsletter for the month of October 2020 is out now.
Amongst the latest news are:
- A tribute to Robert "Bob" Monahan (1928-2020)
- Welcome first Banting scholar to JSIS
- First virtual study abroad to Laval
- Funding continues for UW Translation Studies Hub
- New issue IJCS, Vol. 57
It can be viewed in online format.
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The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network newsletter for the month of October 2020 is out now.
It is available for online viewing.