Much of the Arctic remains a mystery. Some basic scientific questions remain unanswered, and its vast and diverse natural resources are not adequately assessed. Over the last century, systematic scientific study of the Arctic has been hampered by the natural elements, the extreme financial costs of collecting data, and by limitations in technology.
Financial obstacles for research and exploration in the Arctic are still a major roadblock. Another challenge facing Arctic researchers and explorationists is cooperation, both on the national and international levels and the abandonment of "territorialism" in scientific politics. This kind of cooperation is not only more possible now, but it is now also imperative.
The International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM) was founded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, formerly the Minerals Management Service, in 1991 with the underlying two-point theme of 1) Arctic understanding, 2) international cooperation in Arctic research.
To these ends, ICAM has provided a successful forum for the exchange of information, collaboration in research, and presentation of results.
ICAM is organized, hosted, and conducted by scientists for scientists which makes it a unique forum.
- ICAM Background
- ICAM VII: 2015 International Conference on Arctic Margins, June 2-5, in Trondheim, Norway
- ICAM VI: 2011 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Fairbanks, Alaska
- ICAM VI: 2011 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Fairbanks, Alaska
- ICAM V: 2007 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Tromsø, Norway
- ICAM V: 2007 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Tromsø, Norway
- ICAM IV: 2003 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- ICAM IV: 2003 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- ICAM III: 1998 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Celle, Germany
- ICAM III: 1998 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Celle, Germany
- ICAM II: 1994 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Magadan, Russia
- ICAM II: 1994 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Magadan, Russia
- ICAM I: 1992 International Conference on Arctic Margins Summary, Anchorage, Alaska
- ICAM I: 1992 International Conference on Arctic Margins Proceedings, Anchorage, Alaska