suri@suri.ee
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
OF THE SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE OF THE URALIC AND OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
updated 31.12.05 

2005

JANUARY

January 12 Tartu Estonian National Museum (J. Kuperjanov 9) at 5. pm opening of exhibition Seto kirä'. Info: Õiõ Sarv, oie@sarv.ee. Exhibition will be open until February 27.

January 21 Helsinki (Finland) House of Sciences (Tieteiden talo) room 104 (Kirkkokatu 6) 7. pm. Finno-Ugric Society meeting, prof. Ferenc HAVAS ( University of Budapest): Ergativity and Uralic Languages. Info: Finno-Ugric Society, www.sgr.fi

January 27 Tartu 160th anniversary of Mihkel Veske. Info: Jaak Prozes, jprozes@eki.ee, phone +372 6 445 119.

January 25.-26 Inari (Finland) seminar in Sami Museum SIIDA "SieivaGovat - culture landscape and identity of saami people". Programme (in Finnish). Info: Arja Hartikainen, phone +358 (16) 665 225 or +358 40 579 3313

January 27. – 30 Inari (Finland) indigenious people's filmfestival Skabmagovat. Info: siida@samimuseum.fi, festivals website: http://www.siida.fi/skabma/800.html

January 31 deadline for sending abstracts in order to perform at the Conference on Minority Languages in Trieste , Italy, July 1-2 .

FEBRUARY

February 3 Tartu 100th anniversary of academic Paul Ariste. Conference in the hall of University of Tartu. Exhibition in the Literary Museum. Info: Tõnu Seilenthal, University of Tartu, phone: +372 7 375222, e-mail: tonu.seilenthal@ut.ee or Kadi Sarv, phone +372 7 376 216, e-mail: kadi.sarv@ut.ee.

February 6 Tallinn Sami national holyday. Info: Jaak Prozes, jprozes@eki.ee, phone +372 6 445 119.

February 15 Tallinn deadline of giving in projects for Kindered Peoples Programme for funding.

February 16 Tallinn Institute of Estonian Language (Roosikrantsi 6, 3rd floor) 5. pm. Finno-Ugric Club: Richard Villems. Info: Eha Viluoja, phone +372 6 445 119, e-mail: eha@eki.ee

February 18 Helsinki (Finland) House of Sciences (Tieteiden talo) room 104 (Kirkkokatu 6) 7. pm. Finno-Ugric Society meeting, fil. lis. Janne SAARIKIVI (University of Tartu): Permiläiskielten läntisistä uralilaisista lainasanoista. Info: Finno-Ugric Society, www.sgr.fi

February 27 Syktyvkar deadline to register to the Circumpolar Ethnographic Field School ( May 14 - August 14). Programme is held in co-operatin of University of Syktyvkar (Komi) and University of NorthenBritish Columbia (Canada). Price: 6500 USD. Info: http://anthro.unbc.ca/

MARCH

March 2 Institute of Estonian Language (Roosikrantsi 6, 3rd floor) 5. pm Finno-Ugric Club. Info: Eha Viluoja, phone +372 6 445 119, e-mail: eha@eki.ee

March 16 Institute of Estonian Language (Roosikrantsi 6, 3rd floor) 5. pm Finno-Ugric Club.Info: Eha Viluoja, phone +372 6 445 119, e-mail: eha@eki.ee

March 18 Helsinki (Finland) House of Sciences (Tieteiden talo) room 104 (Kirkkokatu 6) 7. pm. Finno-Ugric Society meeting, emer. prof. Kalevi WIIK (Turku): Old and new theories about Finnish People. Info: Finno-Ugric Society, www.sgr.fi

APRIL

April 11-15 Moskva, Russian Federation, V. kongress of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far-East of the Russian Federation. Info: tel./faks +7-095-780-87-27, e-post: bekreneva@bk.ru, raipon@online.ru, http://www.raipon.net/

April 13 Tallinn Fenno-Ugria Hõimuklubi Institute of Estonian Language, auditorium on the III floor, Roosikrantsi 6: Ante Aikio or Luobbal Sammol Sámmol Ánte (Oulu uiversity) Past, present and future of the Saami languages. Info: Eha Viluoja, tel 6 445 119, eha@eki.ee

April 14 Tallinn Institute of Estonian Language, auditorium on the II floor, Roosikrantsi 6, Evening of the Härjapea Koda "Ancient Calenders, reading ad using". Info: Ahto Kaasik, +372 56 686892, ahto@maavald.ee.

April 14-15 Tartu Estonian National Museum 46. conference „Culture and Power“. Info: tel: +372 7421 784, +372 7422 266, faks: +372 7422 254, e-post: anepaio@erm.ee; Toivo.Sikka@erm.ee.

April 14-15 Ioshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari-El, Mari State University, Chair for culture and arts, Regional Finno-Ugric students forum "Problems of ethno-cultural development of Finno-Ugric peoples". Info: +7-8362-72-59-81

April 15 Helsinki (Finland) House of Sciences (Tieteiden talo) room 104 (Kirkkokatu 6) 7. pm. Finno-Ugric Society meeting, prof. Marja LEINONEN (Helsingi): Possessive suffixes and definitivity of the Komin language. Info: Finno-Ugric Society, www.sgr.fi

April 16 Tallinn Day of Erzian Language (Institute of Estonian Language, auditorium on the III. floor, Roosikrantsi 6). Info: Jaak Prozes, jprozes@eki.ee, phone: +372 6 445 119

April 17 Krasnoyarsk Krai to hold a referendum on the question of merging the krai with the Taimyr and Evenk autonomous okrugs

April 20 Ioshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari-El, Republican scientific conference "Interconfessional agreement as a factor of social modernisation". Info: Jaak Prozes, jprozes@eki.ee, tel 6 445 119

April 26 Tallinn Mari Sangari Päeva tähistamine, Tallinn Kinohouse, Uus 3, 18.00 Alexey Alexeyev movies "Song Festival in Mari El" and "Holy Mountain". Info: Alexey Alexeyev, tel +3725187074, alexfilm@hot.ee and Ioshkar-Olas, Republic of Mari El, Mari taleške kece, Cultural and Recreation Park, 17.30. Info: Vasli Nikolayev , tel +37255655976, vasli@ut.ee

April 27 Tartu Tartu University, Institute of Geografy (TÜGI, Vanemuise 46-327 ) Human geografy seminar
kl 16.15-18.00 Info: Heno Sarv, tel +3725102983, eha@eki.ee

April 27 Tallinn Fenno-Ugria Hõimuklubi (Institute of Estonian Language, auditorium on the III. floor, Roosikrantsi 6): Evening devoted to the Day of Mari National Hero. Ljubov Zinovjeva movies on Mari traditional religion: "Curer" ja "Take with Heart". Comments by Aleksei Aleksejev. Info: Eha Viluoja, tel +372 6 445 119, eha@eki.ee

April 27-30 Tartu Third Ugri.Info Seminar Info: Konsta Zamjatin, tel +372 6 449 270, suri@suri.ee

MAY

May 4 - 7 Kent, Ohio USA, Kent State University Fourth Biennial International Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. General Theme: Conflict, Negotiation and Mediation across Cultures. Info: Dr. Kenneth Cushner Dr. Janet Bennett, Conference Chair Director, Intercultural Communication Institute; address: 306 White Hall 8835 SW Canyon, Lane, Suite 238; Kent State University Portland, OR 97225, USA, Kent, OH 44242, USA; e-mail: ici@intercultural.org või kcushner@kent.edu.

May 12–15 Izhevsk (Udmurtia, Russian Federation) International Finno-Ugric Students Conference IFUSCO XXI, YAFUP VII. Congress Info: ifusco2005@yandex.ru, Russian Federation, 426034, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, Universitetskaja st. 1, UdSU, Faculty of Udmurt Philology. Phone: +7 (3412) 75-59-20 Faculty of Udmurt Philology (Lozhkina Liza)

May 20 Helsinki (Finland) House of Sciences (Tieteiden talo) room 104 (Kirkkokatu 6) 7. pm. Finno-Ugric Society meeting, prof. Helle METSLANG (Helsinki University): Imperative and order-giving in Estonian and Finnish. Info: Finno-Ugric Society, www.sgr.fi

May 24-26 Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Regional scientific conference «National cultures of Urals: originality, history and perspectives of mutual influence" Deadline March 30. Info: fax +7-343 371-20-09, e-mail: uralfolk@etel.ru

May 26-27 Saransk, Mordovian Republic, Interregional scientific conference: Mutual influence of languages and literatures of Volga and West-Ural Regions. Info: Mordovian State University, Faculty of Filology, tel. +7-8342-476087, e-mail: filfac@moris.ru, filfak@is.mrsu.ru

May 27-28 Anari (Inari, Finnish Lapland) North peoples' music festival Ijahis idja. Topic of this year is Nenets culture and Saami youth. Info: Annukka Hirvasvuopio: tel. +358 40 76 74 101, www.nikovalkeapaa.com, www.vilddas.net, www.jiella.com, www.samimuseum.fi

JUNE

June 2-5 Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, The University of Victoria, LÁU,WELNEW Tribal School, 12th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium "Weaving Language and Culture Together", deadline May 1. 2005. Info: tel. 1-250 361-3456, faks 1-250 361-3467, e-mail: SILS2005@fpcf.ca, http://www.fpcf.ca/SILS2005/

June 8-10 Antverpen, Flandria, Belgia Congress of World’s Etnic Religions, "Spiritualism and traditions ina an anti-traditional world". Info: Koenraad Logghe, e-mail: traditie@planetinternet.be, http://www.wcer.org

June 6 - July 1 Tucson, Arizona, USA, University of Arizona 26th Annual American Indian Language Development Institute Power and Powerless: Ideology and Practice in Indigenous Communities, tähtaeg 3. juuni 2005. Info: tel. 1-520 621-1068, fax 1-520 621-8174, e-mail: aildi@email.arizona.edu http://www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/AILDI2005.htm

June 10 - August 31 Helsinki (Finland) Töölönlahti, o2 Area of Happihuone, Ugrilehto: Finno-Ugric multicultural events: exhibitions, lectures, concerts and so forth. Info: Papu Pirtola, tel. +358-9-436 22 39, +358-40-58 333 27, e-mail: pirtola@suomi24.fi

June 16 Tartu, Estonia Seminar “South-Estonia and Russia. Info: Mari Mets, tel. +372 7375422

June 24 – July 3 Rovaniemi, Finland, Festival of Polar Day Jutajaiset. Info: tel. +358 (0)16 313 536; fax +358 (0)16 315 453, e-mail: info@jutajaiset.net, www.jutajaiset.net.

June 28 – July 2 St. Peterburg, Russian Federation VI. Congress of Russian Association of Anthropologists and Ethnologists "ETHNO-CULTURAL INTERACTION IN EURASIA", organised by the Russian Association of Anthropologists and Ethnologists. Info: Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Universitetskaya naberejnaya, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Fax: +7(812)-328-08-11, e-mail: congressVI@kunstkamera.ru http://www.kunstkamera.ru/science/con05-1.htm

June 27 – July 3 Haapavesi, Finland, Festival of Folk Music Haapavesi Folk. Info: tel +358 (0)8 459 1284, fax +358 (0)8 459 1245, e-mail: folk@haapavesi.fi; www.haapavesifolk.com.

Middle of June Syktyvkar, Komi Republic V. International Finno-Ugric Youth and Children Theatre Festival "Divine Spark". Registration deadline February 1., Confirmation May 1. 2005. Info: Eha Viluoja, eha@eki.ee, tel +372 6 445 119 or Finno-Ugric Centre of the Komi Republic, tel +7 8 8212 44 03 40 and Komi Republican Folklore Theatre, tel +7 8 8212 44 0089.

June 27 - July 3 Hanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation Festival of Finno-Ugric Folklore and Television Programs. Session of the Consultative Committee of Finno-Ugric Peoples. Info: Ryabchikova Zoya Stepanovna, tel./fax +7-34671-57 632, mob. +7-34691-465 27, e-mail: ler_ma@rambler.ru, rzs05@mail.ru

June 27 – July 12 Yoshkar-Ola, Mari-El, Russian Federation Summercourse of Mari language and culture. Registration deadline May 5. 2005. Fee 200 Euro. Info: Vassili Petrov, tel +7 8362 736333, e-mail: vasilek@marsu.ru, vassili.petrov@mail.ru.

June 30 – July 3 Beiging (China) Institute of Ethnic Administrators Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. Info: info-D05@commongroundconferences.com, http://d05.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html

June 30 – July 1 Kudymkar, Komi-Permyak autonomous district, Russian Federation II. International scientific conference "Komi-Permyaks and Finno-Ugric World". Info: tel./faks +7-34260-45330, 42462, 41248, e-mail: inva@permonline.ru.

JULY

July 1 - 2 Trieste-Trst, Italy, X. International Minority Languages Conference, organised by the Slovene Research Institute (SLORI) of Trieste-Trst. Info: http://www.slori.org/conference/index.php.

July 1 - 3 Miehikkälä rural district, Finland, Miehikkälä Pelimann Days devoted to Hungarian culture. Info: tel. +358 5 74 901; fax +358 7 490 219, e-mail: tuula.harju@miehikkala.fi, www.miehikkala.fi

July 3 - 10 Suur Mägi, Aunus, Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation Karelian language course, fee 290 euro, students 170 euro. Info: Vaasan Venäjä-Seura +358 6 3215583, Antti Koski +358 44 5902245, www.karjalanliitto.fi.

July 5 – 22 Eugune, Oregon, USA, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, Northwest Indian Language Institute Summer Course. Info: Janne Underriner, tel. +1-541-346-3199, fax +1-541-346-3917, e-mail: nwili@uoregon.edu, http://babel.uoregon.edu/nili/prog_2005.html

July 7 - 10 Rääkkylä, Finland Kihaus Folk Music Festival. Info: tel. +358 13 229 901; fax +358 13 229 915, e-post: kihaus@kihaus.fi, www.kihaus.fi

July 7 - 14 Kamajevo, Võsokogorski rayon, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Summer Camp of Turkic and Finno-Ugric Youth "Tanbatyr". Info: http://ramay-yuldash.narod.ru/tanbatyr/2005-programm.htm

July 9 Petroskoi, Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation V Karelian National Congress. Info: Natalja Antonova, natalja.antonova@mail.ru

July 9 - 17 Kaustinen, Finland Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. Info: tel. +358 6 8604111, fax +358 6 8604222, e-mail: folk.art@kaustinen.inet.fi, www.kaustinen.net

July 9 - 18 Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation Children's Camp "Shundykar". Info: tel. +7 3412 510796

July 11 - 17 Shorun'ža, Morkinski rayon, Republic of Mari-El, Russian Federation Creative seminar of Finno-Ugric massmedia fotocorrespondents. Info: Andres Heinapuu, tel. +372-6 449 270, e-post: andres@suri.ee

July 22 - 24 Hankasalmi, Finland X. Skiffle Festival Kihveli Soikoon. Info: Kirsi Lajunen, tel. +358 50 340 7176, kirsi.lajunen@summerjazz.net; www.kihvelisoikoon.com

July 26 - 31 Tartu, Estonia 14. International congress of the International Society of Folk Narrative Researchers "Folk Story theories and contemporary researches" Registration deadline December 1. 2004; deadline for abstracts April 15. 2005. Registration at: http://www.folklore.ee/isfnr. Info: Mare Kõiva, ISFNR 14, Vanemuise 42, EE 51003 TARTU, ESTONIA; faks: +372 7 377 706; e-mail: isfnr@folklore.ee.

July 29 - 31 Billnäs, Finland Faces Etnofestival.

July 29 - 31 Kauhajoki, Finland Folk Music Festival Eteläpohjalaiset Spelit. Info: Spelitoimisto, Hallintoaukio 61800 Kauhajoki, tel. +358 (0)6 231 8223, fax +358 (0)6 231 8409, sirpa.autio@kauhajoki.fi, www.spelit.fi

July 30- 31 Deakin University, Australia Conference on the theme "The Politics of Recognition: Identity, Respect
and Justice
", Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University. Info: Michael Leach, tel: 61-3 9244 3923; fax: 61-3 9244 6755; e-mail: michael.leach@deakin.edu.au

July 30- 31 Kiidi, Estonia Kiidi Cultural Days. Info: tel. +372 505 6293, +372 782 3342, fax 7820 914

AUGUST

1 – 21. VIII Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation Summercourse of Udmurt language and cutlure. Registration deadline May 1. 2005. Fee 205 Euro. Info: e-mail: finugor@udm.ru, Natalia Kondratjeva, e-mail: natkon@udm.ru, Dmitri Jefremov, e-mail: dmitjef@udm.ru

2 - 5. VIII Cambridge (UK), University of Cambridge The Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, see topics. Info: http://h05.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html

4 - 18. VIII Obinitsa, Estonia Taarka” play. Tickets: tel. +372-7440 165, e-mail: kassa@vanemuine.ee

6. VIII Luhamaa, Estonia Seto Kingdom Day. Info: Lembit Sikk, tel. +372-5107041, http://www.estpak.ee/~setomaa/

6. VIII Mazirbe, Latvia Livonian Festivity. Info: Livonian Union, +371 7225725

6 - 7. VIII Kiidi, Estonia Kiidi Cultural Days. Info: tel. +372 505 6293, +372 782 3342, fax 7820 914

9. VIII UN World Indigenous Peoples Day. Info: http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/decade.htm

11-14. VIII Imatra, Finland UgriEvent and 12. VIII Kalevala hall of the Cultural Center, Virastokatu 1, the seminar Survival of small peoples. At the seminar three Finno-Ugric culture are presented: Inari Saami, Viena Carelian and Mari. Info: Jari Klemola, tel. +358 5 6100 151, +358 50 5360 901, e-mail: jari.klemola@humak.edu, www.ugrijuhla.net

12 -14. VIII Vana-Koiola, Estonia XVII Kaika Summerschool. Programm. Info: tel. 78 219 60, e-post wi@wi.werro.ee.

15 - 18. VIII Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation 10th international festival-symposium on ethnofuturism "Artana". Info: Kuchyran Yuri, +7 3412 786993, 587317, e-mail: kuchiran@udmnet.ru

15 - 21. VIII Ioshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari-El, Russian Federation Congressus Decimus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum. Info: tel. +7 8362 454588, e-mail: fu10@mari-el.ru, http://fu10.mari-el.ru/

21. - 26. VIII Värska, Estonia Summerschool "Cross Border Cooperation in the New EU External Border Regions". Registration until 30th June. Info: Iti Aavik, Gerli Hämmal, tel. +372 7 302302, e-mail: gerli@ctc.ee, www.ctc.ee

25. - 27. VIII Prague, Czech Republic Workshop on "Migration Processes in Central Eastern Europe".

27. VIII Viimsi Open air museum, 21-00, Night of Stone Labyrinth and fairy-tale flames. Info: Loit Jõekalda, tel. +372 55 696086

31. VIII Helsinki, Finland Museum of Cultures (PL 913, 00101), deadline for nomination to the award for helding in museums of Finno-Ugric exhibition expires. Info: Ildikö Lehtinen, tel. +358 9 40509816, fax +358 9 40509820, e-mail: ildiko.lehtinen@nba.fi

SEPTEMBER

1. – 3. IX Christchurch, New Zealand Conference on the theme "Biculturalism or Multiculturalism" Info: Mark Williams, e-mail: mark.williams@canterbury.ac.nz

3. – 4. IX Clayton, Victoria, Australia Conference "Cultural Borders and Bridges: Europe and Asia", Abstracts of 100-200 words should be sent by August 31, 2005 to: Cristian Brasoveanu, email: Cristian.Brasoveanu@arts.monash.edu.au

2. – 12. IX Helsinki, Finland Democratising globally events. Info: http://www.demokratiafoorumi.fi/sept2005helsinki/

7. – 9. IX Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Conference 2005 on the Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy. Info: http://www.helsinkiconference.fi/HC2005/

8. – 10. IX Fribourg, Switzerland Fourth International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and
Multilingualism
. Info: Doris Penot, IRDP Neuchâtel, e-mail: doris.penot@ne.ch

9. – 10. IX Tartu, Estonia International cooperation forum - Estonia: from transborder to international cooperation. Registration deadline 15. August. Info: Eilika Mölder, tel. 7302 302, e-mail: eilika@ctc.ee

10. IX Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic Session of the All-Udmurt National Association "Udmurt Kenesh".

13. – 14. IX Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic Practical seminar on management of project circle for ethno-cultural organisations of the Udmurt Republic.

14. – 17. IX Moscow, Syktyvkar International meeting of parliamentarians from the state of Finno-Ugric group

16. IX Ioshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari El Scientific conference «Vepsa, Mari, Merja, Mordva, Muroma: issues of linguistic and ethnic unity and homeland», devoted to 75. anniversary of professor Ivan Galkin. Info: ?-mail: vorontsova@marsu.ru (Voroncova Olga), fax: +7 8362 45-45-81, phone: +7 8362 42-65-98

16. – 17. IX Petroskoi, Karelian Republic Carelian Faces.

29. IX – 2. X Tampere, Finland Folk Dance and Song, Wedding Traditions festival Pispalan Sottiisi organised by: Tampere Town and Youth Center. Info: Puutarhakatu 11 FIN-33210 Tampere, tel. +358 (0)3 212 2147, fax +358 (0)3 3146 6756, e-mail: sottiisi@sottiisi.net, www.sottiisi.net

30. IX - 02. X Inari, Finland Siida, seminar "Komsasta kirkkokenttiin", 10 000 years at the Saami areas with the eye of an arhceologist. Info: Arja Hartikainen, tel. +358 16 665 225, +358 40 579 3313, fax +358 16 671 486

OCTOBER

10. - 16. X Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia Pan-Finno-Ugrian Days. Info: Jaak Prozes, tel. +372 6 445 119, e-mail: jprozes@eki.ee

21. - 22. X Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Conference "The Art of the State: Sovereignty Past and Present". Info: Kate Kramer, e-mail: kkramer@uwm.edu

20. - 22. X Põlva, Estonia "Multilinguality and language shift in the Baltic sea area". Registration deadline 31. May at the internet-site of the Võru Institute http://www.wi.ee. Info: Triinu Ojar, Võru Instituut, Tartu tn. 48, 65609 Võru, tel. +372 78 21960, faks +372 78 21315, e-mail: wi@wi.werro.ee

25. - 28. X Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic International scientific conference "Problems and prospects of mother tongue functioning". Registration until July, 30th. Info: Ministry of Education UR, tel. +7-3412-787828, 784933, fax 510934, e-mail: mnour@udmnet.ru, Institute of National Education, +7-3412-514304, e-mail: niino@udmnet.ru.

26. - 28. X Aberystwyth, Wales, UK Fourth Mercator International Symposium on European Minority Languages "Translation of Culture, Culture of Translation: Languages in Film, Television and Literature".

27. - 28. X Hanty-Mansiysk Conference "Indigenous peoples, Oil, Law"

27. X Perm Perm state university, scientific conference "Devlopment of contemporary Komi-Permian language and literature". Info: Lobanova Alevtina Stepanovna, tel. +7-3422-386 486, e-mail: filfak49@mail.ru, filfak@pspu.ac.ru

28. -30. X Syktyvkar, Komi Republic All-Russian demography congress. Info: Igor Zherebtsov +7-8212 245500, Jevgeni Rozhkin +7-8212 285548

28. X Kullervo, Finland Right of indigenous peoples to education. Ulla-Maija Kulonen, Irja Seurujärvi-Kari, Ildikó Lehtinen, Lassi Saressalo. Info: www.helsinginkirjamessut.fi

31. X Oulu, FinlandSession of Oulu Tuglase Society. Helena Sulkala (Oulu University): Greetings from the Congress of Fennougrists in Mari El Republic. Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa: Mari people from perspective of European Council and European Union. Info: Erja Gullstén, tel. +358-8-5568546, oulu@tuglas.fi

NOVEMBER

1. XI - 31. XII Petroskoi, Karelian Republic IV International festival "Nationalities' palette of Karelia-2005", program. Info: Republican center for nationalities' cultures, tel. +7-8142-782048, 768875, Youth information-legal center "NEVOND", tel. +7-8142-764689

1. – 2. XI Izhkar, Udmurt Republic International scientific conference "M.?. Petrov and literature process in the XX centure", Registration deadline is 01.06.2005. Info: tel. +7-3412-760209, +7-3412-755920, e-mail: uawoz@udm.ru, lanasvet@udm.ru, pijasch@udm.ru.

1. – 3. XI Syktyvkar, Komi Republic International conference “The Memory of Ancestors: the National Epos and Folklore of Finno-Ugrians through the Prism of the Literature for Children” in the framework of the 170th anniversary of the Finno-Karelian epos “Kalevala”. Registration form is to be sent before 01.08.2005. Info: Golovina Valentina Nicolayevna +7-8212-245296, Kiselyova Tatiyana Vasiliyevna +7-8212-241148, coordinator of the organizing committee Zalesskaya Marina Nicolayevna +7-8212-244672, e-mail: komdet@online.ru, http://www.komi.com/ndbmarshak.

5. XI Helsinki, Finland Seminar "Get known with Saamis". Info: Museum of Cultures, Tennispalatsi

6. – 9. XI Petroskoi, Karelian Republic International conference "Problems of teaching of seriously endangered languages: theory and practice of creation of new generation of testbooks and study materials". Questionnaire. Application and theses and electronic form until 10.09.2005. Info: Shustova Yevgenia Alexandrovna tel./fax +7-8142-76 46 89, e-mail: nevond@mail.ru.

7. – 8. XI Tallinn, Estonia Play in the theatre NO99, Lemminkäinen. Info: http://www.loomine.ee/lemmin/index.htm

10. XI Syktyvkar, Komi Republic Session of the Consultative committee of Finno-Ugric peoples

11. – 13. XI Syktyvkar, Komi Republic International seminar "Broadening of international activities of the Consultative committee in the framework of existing international cooperation". Info: Botalova Tatjana Valerjanovna +7-8212-285 505, +7-8212-285 542 fax, e-mail: komi@komivoityr.ru, markov@rkomi.ru

14. – 19. XI Turku/Åbo, Finland Intensive Course on Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Info: tel. +358-2-215 4713, fax +358-2-215 4699, e-mail: johanna.bondas@abo.fi, http://www.abo.fi/instut/imr/courses.htm

16. XI Inari, Finland Press-conference. Info: Northern Lapland Nature Center Siida, Aune Musta, Sámi Duodji ry, tel. +358-16 671 254, +358-400 637 178, sami.duodji@co.inet.fi

17. XI Helsinki, Finland Book presentation in M.A. Castren society "Sukukansaohjelman arki". Info: tel. +358-9-6222784, fax +358-9-6222315, e-mail: helsinki@viipurikeskus.fi, www.helsinki.fi/macastren/ www.ugri.net

18. - 20. XI Tartu, Estonia III HEEMP Days of Hungarian movies. Info: www.heemp.org

19. XI Inari, Finland Powerduo concert. Info: Northern Lapland Nature Center Siida.

19. - 21. XI Inari, Finland Eigth Camera Borealis, old documentaries about nature. Info: Northern Lapland Nature Center Siida.

25. – 27. XI Helsinki, Finland Course of Karelian language. Info: tel. +358-9-2722430, fax +358-9-72881710, e-mail: helsinki@viipurikeskus.fi, www.viipurikeskus.fi

DECEMBER

1. -2. XII Helsinki, Finland Seminar "The Saami - cultural encyclopaedia". Program. Info: Irja Seurujärvi-Kari, tel. +358-400 876 222, e-mail: irja.seurujärvi-kari@helsinki.fi

5. – 9. XII Ioshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari El Scientific conference "Traditions and modernisation in contemporary ethnic school", devoted to 230. anniversary of Mari written langauge and 85. anniversary of the Republic of Mari El. Info: +7-8362-451538, Ishalin A.S., Ministry of Education of Mari El, +7-8362-412304, Artyushkina Z.S., Mari Institute of Education

10. XII World Indigenous peoples Day

9. – 11. XII Helsinki, Finland Course of Karelian language. Info: tel. +358-9-2722430, fax +358-9-72881710, e-mail: helsinki@viipurikeskus.fi, www.viipurikeskus.fi


EXHIBITIONS

January 12 to February 27 Tartu, Estonia Exhibition building of the Estonian National Museum (J. Kuperjanov 9) at 5. pm opening of exhibition Seto kirä'. Info: Õiõ Sarv, oie@sarv.ee.

January 25 – February 26 Tartu, Estonia Tartu Town Central Library II. floor (Kompanii 3/5) 15.00 opening of the exhibition "I am writing you...: Letter and letter exchange in changing time". Art Leete, Professor, Chair of Ethnology, Tartu Univ?rsity, "Wood and flame letters of indigenous peoples". Info: Halliki Jürma tel +372-736 1382, +372-56 226213 and Tiina Sulg tel +372-736 1385, +372-55 544247

28. X – 9. XII Tallinn, Estonia Exhibition of painter Erno" Koch in the Gallery of the Hungarian Institute. Info: www.unginst.org.ee , www.filharmoonia.ee

7. - 28. XII Petroskoi, Karelian Republic Exhibition "Unity of different", in the framwork of IV International festival "Nationalities' palette of Karelia-2005", program. Info: Republican center for nationalities' cultures, tel. +7-8142-782048, 768875, Youth information-legal center "NEVOND", tel. +7-8142-764689

24. IX - 29. I Espoo, Soome Minds afar - Kalevala in Karelia, America and Africa. Info: +358-9 541 33 88, www.gallen-kallela.fi

Continuously Tartu, Estonia Exhibition building of the Estonian National Museum (J. Kuperjanovi 9) standing exhibition "Estonia. Land, People, Culture". Info: tel +372-7 421 311, e-mail: erm@erm.ee.

CD introducting the Saami culture is published in th internet: http://www.helsinki.fi/~sugl_smi/senc/index.htm

on-line exhibition at the Saami Museum “Siida”: Life of Kolta Saami. Introduction in Finnish. http://www.siida.fi/saamjiellem/flash/index.html


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