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Activities

At the outset, the activities described here are thought to be the activities initiated by the network.

The NMR board has decided to  hold board meetings thrice a year. These meetings are two-day events, with one day reserved for NMR board meetings, and the other for activities open to NMR members. These could include a panel at a relevant conference or researcher training activities.

Activities in the network has so far included:

• Five board/network meetings
• Malmø, January 12th 2009
• Stockholm June 2nd 2009
• Joensuu October 21st 2009
• Copenhagen, January 25th, 2010
• Oslo, June 15th, 2010
  
• Membership seminar, Stockholm University, June 3rd 2009
• The Metropolis Conference, September 2009
• Involvement in planning and hosting
• Setting up and manning a NMR booth – including development of NMR folder and poster
• PhD student grants
• Participation in The 6th ETMU Days: Finland and Innovative Cultural Diversity
• Planning and finalizing negotiations in relation to issuing the Nordic Journal of Migration Research
• Planning and launch of the first issue of a quarterly NMR newsletter