UArctic Assembly 2024
Program Overview

Breakout sessions: 

1. UArctic External Evaluation: Academic and Education (Chair: Kirsi Latola and Diane Hirshberg)
2. UArctic External Evaluation: Fundraising (Chair: Morgan Dulian)
3. UArctic External Evaluation: Community and Indigenous engagement (Chairs: Sheila Downer and Nadia Joe)
4. UArctic External Evaluation: Member engagement / Communications (Chairs: Natalia Nikolaeva, Lisa Goulet, Heli Niittynen)
5. UArctic External Evaluation: Research (Chairs: Gunnar Stéfansson and Rickard Danell)
6. UArctic External Evaluation: Mobility (Chairs: Isabelle Guissard)
7. UArctic Support to Academic Activities (Chairs: Lars Kullerud, Anne Husebekk)

Agenda items:

1. Opening
   Presenter: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly
   
   
2. Introduction to Meeting Rules & Voting Procedures: validity, rights, proposals & voting procedures
   Presenter: Janette Peltokorpi, Director of Governance and Finance Support
   
   
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda and Selection of Examiners
   Presenter: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly
   
   
4. UArctic Reports
   
   4.1. Report from the Board of UArctic
         Presenter: Anne Husebekk, Vice-Chair of the Board
   
   4.2. Report from the President
         Presenter: Lars Kullerud, President
   
   
5. UArctic Membership
   
   5.1.Introduction to New Member Applicants 2024
         Presenters: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly, Chair of the Membership Committee and representatives of new member applicants

15:15 -16:30 

Agenda items:

        5.2. Approval of new Arctic Members of UArctic
               Presenter: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly, Chair of the Membership Committee

        5.3. Approval of new Non-Arctic Members of UArctic
               Presenter: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly, Chair of the Membership Committee

        5.4. Removal of UArctic Membership
               Presenter: Lars Kullerud, President

      6. Elections of Board Members

        6.1. Election of Board Members
               Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary of the Nominations Committee

        6.2. Election of Board Student Representatives
               Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary of the Nominations Committee

      7. Development items from breakout sessions

        7.1. UArctic External Evaluation
               Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary General

        7.2. UArctic Support to Academic Activities
               Presenter: Lars Kullerud, President

Agenda items:

     8. UArctic Finances

       8.1. Approval of Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 2023
              Presenter: Lars Kullerud, UArctic President

       8.2. Approval of UArctic Annual Report 2023
              Presenter: Lars Kullerud, UArctic President

       8.3. Verification of UArctic Operating Budget 2024
              Presenter: Lars Kullerud, UArctic President

       8.4. Approval of UArctic Membership fees 2025
              Presenter: Lars Kullerud, UArctic President

       8.5. Election of Auditing Firm
              Presenter: Lars Kullerud, UArctic President

    9. Endorsement of UArctic Thematic Networks

       9.1. Introduction to New Thematic Network Applications
              Presenters: Kirsi Latola, Vice-President Networks and new Thematic Network applicants

        9.2. Approval of new Thematic Networks 2024
               Presenter: Kirsi Latola, Vice-President Networks

        9.3. Endorsement of provisional Thematic Networks 2023
               Presenter: Kirsi Latola, Vice-President Networks

10:50

Assembly Meeting

Agenda items:

    10. Election of Assembly Officers
          Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary of the Nominations Committee

    11. Election of Nominations Committee Member
          Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary of the Board

    12. Invitation to join the Friends of UArctic
          Presenter: Outi Snellman, Secretary of the Board

    13. Update on Plans for the Assembly 2025
          Presenters: Mika Aromäki ja Janne Näkkäläjärvi, Sámi Education Institute

    14. Plans for the UArctic Congress and Assembly 2026
          Presenter: Representative of the host

    15. Other Business - Announcements

    16. Closing of meeting
          Presenter: Lindsay Whaley, Chair of the Assembly