| 1991 |
| August - December |
Dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, and subsequent entry of Russia's northern territories into the on-going regional debate about sub-national governmental cooperation. |
| 8 November |
The Northern Forum is formally established with fourteen members from nine countries. |
| 1992 |
| July |
The Northern Forum Secretariat is established in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. |
| September |
The 1st Northern Forum Board of Directors Meeting is held in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. |
| 1993 |
| September |
The 2nd Board of Directors Meeting and the 1st Northern Forum General Assembly is held in Tromsø, Troms, Norway. The Tromsø Declaration is adopted. |
| December |
To facilitate the involvement of Russian member regions in Northern Forum activities, an Associate Secretariat is established in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. |
| 1994 |
| January |
The Northern Forum is accredited by the United Nations as a non-governmental organization. |
| September |
The 3rd Board of Directors Meeting is held in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. The Rovaniemi Code of Conduct, addressing northern business practices, is adopted. The Northern Forum Academy is founded to provide scientific and academic support for Northern Forum projects. |
1995
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| August |
A "Northern Lights International Film Festival" is held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, with assistance from the Northern Forum. Films from nine northern countries are shown |
| September |
The 4th Board of Directors Meeting concurrent with the 2nd Northern Forum General Assembly is held in conjunction with the Northern Festival 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The Hokkaido Declaration is adopted. The reports from the project "Environmental Research and Monitoring of the Atmosphere and Oceans Project," titled, Environmental Status Report on Northern Regions, Volume I & II, are completed. The Northern Forum Symposia: Toward the New Development of Northern Regions is conducted and its results published. |
| 1996 |
| June |
The annual Regional Coordinator's Meeting is held in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia. |
| September |
The 5th Northern Forum Board of Directors Meeting is held in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk within the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Russia. |
| 1997 |
| May |
The annual Regional Coordinator's Meeting is held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. |
| August |
The 5th Board of Directors Meeting meets concurrent with the 3rd Northern Forum General Assembly in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. The Yakutsk Declaration is adopted. |
| 1998 |
| June |
The annual Regional Coordinator's Meeting is held in Bodø, Nordland County, Norway. |
| September |
The 7th Northern Forum Board of Directors meeting is held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. |
| December |
The North European Associate Secretariat opens in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. |
1999
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| March |
The annual Northern Forum Regional Coordinators meeting is held in Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
| May-June |
The 4th Northern Forum General Assembly is held in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. |
| 2000 |
| February |
The annual Northern Forum Regional Coordinators Meeting is held in Skellefteå, Västerbotten and Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden. |
| September |
Early in the month, the Steering Committee meets in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). |
| 2001 |
| March |
The Regional Coordinators hold their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. The Executive Committee convenes in Moscow. |
| October |
The 5th General Assembly, initially scheduled for the third week of September, is postponed because of the disruption caused by the attack on the United States. It is held end of October together with the 10th Anniversary celebration of the Forum in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). |
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2002 |
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May |
The Executive Committee meets in Oulu, Oulu Province (Finland) |
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June
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The Regional Coordinators meet in Harbin, Heilongjiang (China) during the Harbin Trade Fair. |
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2003 |
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April
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The 6th General Assembly is held in St. Petersburg, Russia to
coincide with the celebration of the City's 300th anniversary. |
| October |
The Executive Committee convenes in Iceland for their own meeting and also attend the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting. |
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2004 |
| June |
The city of Khanty-Mansiisk in the Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia (Russia) hosts the Regional Coordinators' meeting at the same time as it holds its annual Ecological Action. |
| July |
Meeting of the Executive Committee in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Russia) together with a Governors' Summit focusing on climate issues. |
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2005 |
| June |
The 7th General Assembly is held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, at the time of the Harbin International Trade Fair to enable regional delegates to visit the Fair. |
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2006 |
| September |
Regional Coordinators Committee meeting - Girdwood, Alaska |
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2007 |
| April |
Regional Coordinators Committee meeting - Moscow, Russia. The meeting was held at the Morozovka Hotel near Moscow to facilitate travel for most regions. |
| September |
The 8th General Assembly is held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, together with a Business Summit and a Northern Cultural Festival |
