As stated on the Nicop website:

The main technical conference events will take place on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks during the week of June 29 - July 3, 2008. The format of the formal meetings will remain much the same as in prior conferences and include local field trips, and pre- and post-conference extended field trips. Approximately 150 contributed papers will be presented orally; with other contributions to be presented as posters. Several pre-conference courses and workshops for graduate students and professionals, and for K-12 teachers and students are planned. The official language will be English. Conference updates will be posted on the web site as information becomes available.