NORTHERN FORUM SECRETARIAT
as of November 1, 2015
Agenda
November 4 (Wednesday)
CLOSED MEETING OF REGIONAL COORDINATORS COMMITTEE
Venue: Big Hall of Government Building #2 (2nd floor, 30 Lenin Ave.)
Moderator: Vladimir Vasiliev, RCC Chair
13:00-15:00
I. Discussion of the General Assembly decision drafts
1. Setting the quorum
2. Approvement of the Agenda, meeting participation order.
3. Information of Mikhail Pogodaev, NF Acting Executive Director
«Results of Sakha Chairmanship in the Northern Forum and
resolution drafts for approval of the NF Board of Governors»
4. Discussion of resolution drafts, recommended for approvement by
the Board of Governors
5. Discussion of Yakutsk Declaration text
6. Determination of place and time of the RCC meeting in 2016 and
13th General Assembly in 2017.
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-16:10
II. NF development perspectives
Key speakers:
1. Mikhail Pogodaev, NF Acting Executive Director
2. Craig Fleener, Advisor on Arctic politics to the State of Alaska
Governor
16:10-18:30
Discussion and approvement of recommendations for the Board of
Governors
19:00
Welcome dinner. Tygyn Darkhan restaurant
November 5 (Thursday)
RCC Open Meeting
08:30-09:00
Participants registration
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09:00-11:00
as of November 1, 2015
Plenary session
Regional adaptation to climate change
Venue: Government House No.2 Main Hall
(30 Lenin avenue, 2nd floor)
Moderators:
Vladimir Vasiliev, Sakha minister on Federative and Foreign
Relations
Valery Maximov, Sakha minister on Economy
 Lassi Heininen, University of Lapland Climate change in the
Arctic: regional adaptation plan
 Sergei Pikunov, Head of Khanty-Mansi AO – Yugra Control
and supervision body in protection of environment, fauna and
wood relations
Experience of Khanty-Mansi AO – Yugra on environmental safety
implementation
 Craig Fleener, Advisor on Arctic policies of the State of Alaska
Governor
Examples of regional adaptation to climate change
 Nikita Tananaev, Head of Igarka geocryology station of SB
RAS Permafrost Institute, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Water & Climate Change
 Svein Mathiesen, University of Tromso Professor, international
coordinator of EALAT Institute, Uarctic
Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous peoples of the Arctic
 Florian Stammler, University of Lapland Professor
Impact of industrial development on traditional lifestyle of the
indigenous peoples of the North
 Atsuko Sugimoto, University of Hokkaido
Long-term Russian-Japanese interdisciplinary research on
climate change
 John Eichelberger, University of Alaska, Faibanks
Reduction of flood impact for well-being of the Northern
communities
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:30
SESSION №1
PROTECTION OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NORTHERN
BIODIVERSITY Venue: Main Hall
SESSION №2
DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS
COOPERATION WITHIN THE
NORTHERN FORUM
of the Government House No.2
(30, Lenin ave. 2nd floor)
Venue: National Arts Museum (9,
Kirova st.)
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Moderators:
Sakhamin Afanasiev, Sakha
Minister of Nature Protection
Sergei Pikunov, Head of KhantyMansi AO – Yugra Control and
supervision body in protection of
environment, fauna and wood
relations
as of November 1, 2015
Moderator:
Ekaterina Kormilitsina, Sakha
Minister of Enterpreneurship and
Tourism development
Speakers:
 Elena Tikhonova, Murmanskaya
Oblast Minister for economic
development: «International
Business cooperation – experience
Speakers:
of Murmanskaya Oblast»
 Victor Bardyuk, Natural Resources

Egor Makarov, NF business
Deputy Minister: “Protection of
partner: “Business Partnership in the
Khabarovsky krai environment
Northern Forum”
 Yakov Sivtsev, Deputy Minister of
 Oksana Novgorodova, NF business
Sakha Nature Protection
partner: «Rural business – a key to
заместитель министра:
prosperity»
«Development of Protected Areas»

Antonida Barashkova, NF
 Innokenty Okhlopkov, SB RAS
business partner: «Collection and
Institute of Biological problems of
processing of wild berries»
Cryolithozone Deputy Director:
 Alexey Vasiliev, PAKO, NF
«Working group on Brown Bear
business partner: «Credit Unions in
population monitoring»
the North»
 Valentina Kochetygova, «Torum
 Ian Turov, Director of Economic
Maa» ethnographic museum
Programs Fund NGO, Nenets AO,
Director, Khanty-Mansi AO.
«Partnership for Arctic tourism
«Festival: Bears and Natives»
development»
 Eduard Condratiev, First Deputy
 Ludmila Alferova, First VP of
Minister on Sakha Education
“Saving Yugra” social organization;
ministry: «the Youth Eco Forum»
project “Youth forum of the Yugra
 Luka Safonov, Sakha Orto Doidu
indigenous peoples”
Zoo Director: «Northern Zoos
 Patricia Chichmanov, FrenchCooperation»
Russian project coordinator
 Olga Stycyuk, «Reflection»
«Transpolar Express»
historical museum Director, KhantyMansi AO: Endangered Species
Book through the eyes of children
Opening of exhibition «Drawings of
 Peter Prokosch, Head of «Linking
«Transpolar Express»»
Tourism & Conservation (LT&C)»,
Norway
 Lassi Heininen, Professor of
University of Lapland
 Florian Stammler, University of
Lapland Professor: Impact of
climate change on the indigenous
peoples lifestyle
13:30-15:00
Lunch (paid for by organizers)
Venue: “Sedmoe Nebo” Restaurant (12, Kirova st., 7th floor)
15:00-18:00
SESSION №4
SESSION №3
POSITIVE LIFE STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT
NORTHERN POPULATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Coffee
Break:
16:30-17:00
Venue: Government House No.2
Main Hall (30, Lenin avenue, 2nd
floor)
Moderators:
Valentina Kondratieva, Head of
Sakha Center for Strategic
Maksim Syomin, Deputy Head of
Arctic territories development
department; Russian Ministry of
Economic development
Lars Kullerud, Uarctic NGO
President, Norway
as of November 1, 2015
Venue: National Art Museum (9,
Kirova st.)
Moderators:
Nikolai Duraev, Sakha Utilities
Deputy
Nils Andreassen, Institute of the
North Director, Alaska, USA
Speakers:
 Vassily Zakharov, science fellow
of energy dept., Institute of
physical-technical problems of the
North: Energy safety of Sakha
Republic – current condition and
Speakers:
vector of development
 Valentina Kondratieva, Head of
 Nils Andreassen, Director of the
Sakha Center for Strategic:
Institute of the North, Alaska;
Development of Human potential
coordinator of Arctic Council
in the Arctic – current results of
summits on energy: Heat and energy
“Humans in the Arctic” Project
in remote communities of Alaska
 Andrei Novikov, CMO of Surgut
 Alexei Pakhomov, Head of
psycho-neurological clinical
Republican Agency of energy
(KMAO-Yugra): Psychological
resource conservation: investments
health of Northern population
and inception of new technologies
 Alexander Kravchenko, Project
to energy saving
coordinator, Phthisiathry SPO «of
 Galina Novikova, Deputy Minister
Sakha Healthcare Ministry:
for Sakha Architecture and building
Infectious Diseases Monitoring - TB
complex: Effective building
 Alexander Tsaregorodtsev, URIIT
technologies in the Far North
Deputy Director on science
 Sergei Vladimirov, Sakha Deputy
(KMAO-Yugra): Telemedicine
Minister for transport and roadways:
 Feodosia Gabysheva, Sakha
On condition of use of seasonal
Education Minister: International
roadways in the Northern and arctic
Arctic School
regions of the Sakha Republic
 Dora Egorova, Project coordinator,  Valery Lepov, Deputy Director of
Yakutsk State Gynmasium, Sakha
Institute
of
physical-technical
Republic (Yakutia): School
problems of the North: Technogenic
Partnership
safety in the regions with cold
 Dr. Sardana Boyakova,
climate
Head of Arctic research sector,
Institute of Humanitarian research
and problems of the Northern
indigenous peoples: Social vector of
Arctic
research
in
Yakutia:
perspectives
of
international
cooperation
 Sargylana Ignatieva, Rector of
Arctic Arts and Culture Institute
Sakha Republic: International Arctic
Art and Culture Center (IAACC)
 Eduard Isakov, member of Russian
Federation Council, Khanty-Mansi
AO - Yugra: Ethnic sports games
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
Natalia Simonova, Archangelsk:
Professional healthcare in shift-style
labour in the Far North
 Nikolai
Syomin,
Switzerland:
Bridgeof Health
 Ellin Sabassen, Norway: Northern
reindeer
herding:
international
partnership in development of small
scale business
19:00-21:00
Reception from the Sakha Ministry on Federative and External
Relations
Venue: Muus Khaia Restaurant (13, Petrovskogo st.)
November 6 (Friday)
10.00-10.45
Presentation of historical album «Ways of great performances»,
book 3 «Heading - Arctic», book 4 «Through dunes and
mountains»
Venue: Government House No.2, Main Hall (30 Lenin avenue, 2nd floor)
Moderator: Georgy Nikonov, Permanent representative of the Sakha
Republic in the Far Eastern region
11:00-11:45
Tour on the international exhibition «Technologies of the Arctic»
Venue: Sports Center «50 let Pobiedy» (28, Ordzhonikidze st.)
12:00-13:30
Lunch for delegation leaders (by invitations)
Venue: restaurant «Tygyn Darkhan», 2nd floor
Rest of participants own lunch
12th General Assembly
Venue: Republic Hall of the Government House No.1
(11 Kirova st., 2nd floor)
Participants registration
Opening of 12th General Assembly
Topic: Global Challenges – Local solutions
12:00-13:30
13:00-14:00
14:00-14:30
14:30-16:03
Board of Governors Meeting
Moderator: Vladimir Vasiliev, NF RCC Chair, Sakha minister for
federative and external relations

Khomus Greeting

Setting the quorum

Agenda approval
 Vladimir Vasiliev, NF RCC Chair, Sakha minister for federative and
external relations Report of the RCC and resolution drafts for
approval by the Board of Governors
 Voting and approvement of resolutions
Greetings and Presentations of Heads and representatives from the
regions
 Egor Borisov, Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
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 Eirikur Bjorn Bjorgvinsson, Mayor of Akureyri, Iceland
 Vyacheslav Shtyrov, member of Federation Council, Federal
Assembly of Russian Federation; Chair of Expert Council on Arctic
and Antarctic, Russian Federation Council.

Eduard Isakov, member of Russian Federation Council, KhantyMansi AO - Yugra: Ethnic sports games
 Mikhail Nikolaev, Member of Russian State Duma
 Craig Fleener, Advisor on Arctic politics to the State of Alaska
Governor
 Dmity Khorolya, Member of Russian State Duma, member of
Russian State Duma Committee on regional politics, problems of the
North and Far East
 An Jean Sok, Director of international relations dept., Gangwon
Province Administration; Republic of Korea.
 Victor Ilyin, Nenets AO Deputy Governor
 Carles Llorens Vila, ORU FOGAR Secretary General
16:03-16:10
16:10-16:22
16:22-16:37
16:37-17:00
18:00-20:00
Throughout
the day
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 Lassi Heininen, University of Lapland Professor, Finland
 Representative of Youth project «Model of Arctic Council»
Speech of new NF Chair
Walter J. Hickel Medal Award ceremony
Yakutsk Declaration signature
Photo opportunity, meeting press
Reception from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Venue: «Sedmoe nebo» restaurant (12 Kirova st., 7th floor)
November 7 (Saturday)
Delegations departure
ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN FORUM
- International workshop of the Arctic Council project SDWG EALLU - Arctic
Indigenous Youth: Traditional Knowledge and Food Culture, Yakutsk, November
2015.
- Youth Projects – NEFU: Model of Arctic Council, November 6, 2015
- Arctic Arts and Culture Institute: Future leaders of Arctic culture, arts, crafts;
November 6, 2015
- 16th session of an international workshop “Cold Lands” on topic “International
cooperation in the Arctic”;
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- Belmont project fund «C budget of ecosystems and cities and villages on permafrost»;
- FY2016 Peer-to-Peer Program of the USA Project “Reducing spring flood impacts
for wellbeing of communities of the North”
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