Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

 
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Location: RANNIS (The Icelandic Centre for Research), Borgartún 30, IS-105 Reykjavík
08:45 - 09:00

Welcoming remarks and opening from the Organizing Committee

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson (Icelandic Center for Research RANNIS)

Volker Rachold (German Arctic Office, Alfred Wegener Institute)

Gerlis Fugmann (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists APECS)

09:00 - 10:30

Keynotes Presentations

Speakers: 

Nicole Biebow (EU PolarNet, Alfred Wegener Institute)  

Henry Burgess (UK NERC Arctic Office)

 10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Breakout Session: “From Science to Policy” (Group A)

Mentors:

Halldór Þorgeirsson (Chair of the Icelandic Climate Council, former director for Strategy UNFCCC, Bonn)

Allen Pope (International Arctic Science Committee IASC)

Margareta Johansson (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic INTERACT)

 

Breakout Session: “From Policy to Science” (Group B)

Mentors:

Tom Barry (Executive Secretary of CAFF)

Sophia Speckhahn (WWF) 

Gosia Smieszek (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Chair of IASC Action Group on Communicating Arctic Science to Policy-Makers)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 13:40 The Arctic Youth Network (Presenter: Pétur Halldórsson, Chair of Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association)
13:40 - 15:00

Breakout Sessions - continued

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 Reports from the Breakout Sessions from all participants and mentors
19:00

Workshop Dinner

 

Wednesday 9 October 2019
Location: RANNIS (The Icelandic Centre for Research), Borgartún 30, IS-105 Reykjavík
08:45 - 09:00

Welcoming remarks and opening from the Organizing Committee

Hallgrímur Jónasson (Director of Icelandic Center for Research RANNIS)

German Ambassador to Iceland Dietrich Becker 

09:00 - 10:15

Keynotes Presentations

Speakers: 

Lilja Dögg Alfredsdottir (Icelandic Minister of Education, Science and Culture)

Fran Ulmer (Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission)

 10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Breakout Session: “From Policy to Science” (Group A)

Mentors:

German Ambassador to Iceland Dietrich Becker

Sophia Speckhahn (WWF) 

Gosia Smieszek (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Chair of IASC Action Group on Communicating Arctic Science to Policy-Makers

 

Breakout Session: “From Science to Policy” (Group B)

Mentors:

Allen Pope (International Arctic Science Committee IASC)

Margareta Johansson (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic INTERACT)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:00

Breakout Sessions - continued

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 Reports from the Breakout Sessions from all participants and mentors and Conclusion

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