Several hundred professionals, researchers, and Indigenous representatives from Canada, Greenland (Denmark), USA, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and other countries will be gather in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada on July 11-16, 2009, for the International Congress on Circumpolor HealthAbstracts from students will be considered for both presentation in the main conference as well as for presentation in the student-focused conference activities. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2009 and decisions will be announced February 14, 2009.