Social summit III

About

The theme for Social Summit III is Social relations and welfare work in the Arctic.

The summit is a social research and social pedagogical conference that aims to strengthen the interaction between practice and research.

There has long been a need for a continuous professional forum where knowledge can be exchanged between professional practice and social educational research.

The conference is organized by Ilisimatusarfik's Center for Arctic Welfare.

All questions are welcome at [email protected].

Submit abstract

20 May 2025 is the deadline to submit an abstract for a presentation at Social Summit III (there has been great interest in submitting abstracts - and we can see that the interest is growing. Therefore, we are now extending the deadline for submitting abstracts until 20 May).

The submission must include:

• Please write Abstract Social Summit III in the subject field of the email

Then:

• Full name(s) of presenter(s)
• Title(s)
• E-mail(s)
• Title of abstract
• Text on abstract of no more than 250 words of social science / social pedagogical relevance

If applicable, link the abstract to one of the summit themes below.

Theme of the summit

The following are preliminary sessions during the summit:

• Children & youth
• Outreach work
• Education
• Senior citizens
• Creativity
• Homelessness
• Placement
• Social work
• Pedagogy
• Handicap

Session suggestions in addition to the above are still welcome.

Important dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 20 May 2025
• Accepted abstracts will be notified on 15 May 2025
• Early bird registration deadline 15 May 2025
• General registration deadline 15 August 2025

Proposals for abstracts should be sent to [email protected].

Registration