EU-PolarNet Final Symposium
Together for the poles - Advancing European Polar Research through European Collaboration
EU-PolarNet is, as stated in the 2021 EU Arctic Strategy, one of the central columns of the EU to strengthen and support the European Polar research community. As the world’s largest consortium of scientific expertise and infrastructure for Polar research, EU-PolarNet has developed since 2015 effective and societal relevant polar research priorities in close cooperation with stake- and rightsholders. These cooperative efforts address urgent needs for deepened knowledge regarding the changes observed in the Arctic and Antarctic and their local, regional and global effects.
EU-PolarNet will end in December 2024. The symposium “Together for the poles – Advancing European Polar Research through Collaboration“, taking place on 19 November 2024, will provide the opportunity to share our results and experiences from nine years of collaborative work and introduce the future European cooperation platform, the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO). The symposium will also stimulate a dialogue between European and national policy makers, polar scientists, industries, local communities and civil society to explore how a stronger European cooperation in Polar Research can benefit science and societal needs.
EU-PolarNet Final Symposium
- 19 November 2024
- Norway House, Brussels
- Nicole Biebow
» Meeting agenda
Time
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:45
- Welcome and Opening by Nicole Biebow, EU-PolarNet 2 Project Coordinator
- Welcome by Anders Eide, Norwegian Ambassador to the EU
- Welcome by Christina Abildgaard, Director of the Department for Polar and Ocean Research
- Welcome by John Bell, Director DG-RTD
- Welcome by Claude Véron-Réville, EU Arctic Ambassador
09:45 – 10:15
Keynote talk on Research collaboration towards a new Arctic Ocean: From the Nansen Legacy to the Arctic Ocean 2050
Marit Reigstad, University of Tromsø, Arctic University of Norway
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15
Moderated panel on the achievements of EU-PolarNet: short introductory speeches/presentations and a moderated discussion on the impacts of stronger European cooperation on Polar Research.
Moderator: Antonio Quesada
Panellists:
- Carlo Barbante (ISP-CNR): Setting Research Priorities for Polar Regions: Europe’s Role in a Changing Climate
- Annette Scheepstra (NWO): Safeguarding societal relevance in polar research: the role of stake and rights holders
- Andrew Fleming (BAS) Infrastructures with a focus on coop. with ESA
- Jon Børre Ørbæk (RCN): Funding landscape and role of funders in European polar research
- Anneli Strobel (AWI): The EU Polar Cluster and International cooperation
- Gael Lymer (RBINS): Recommendations for polar observations.
12:15– 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 13:45
Keynote talk on Future Cooperation and the way to IPY – Antarctica InSync
Dame Jane Francis, British Antarctic Survey
13:45 – 15:00
Moderated panel on the future after EU-PolarNet: Short introductory speeches/presentations, followed by a moderated discussion on the future scientific initiatives and cooperation.
Moderator: Kirsi Latola
Panellists
- Olaf Eisen (AWI): The future of Beyond EPICA
- Kai Bischof (Uni Bremen): Future research needs for Arctic biodiversity.
- Diego Fernandez (ESA): Future cooperation between ESA and EC
- Anja Márjá Nystø Keskitalo (Saami Council): Future cooperation with rightsholders in the Arctic
- Gerlis Fugman (IASC): How do we prepare Europe for the IPY
- Szilvia Nemeth (EC): Outlook on FP 10
15:00 – 15:30
Outlook: European Polar Coordination Office by R. Badhe (EPB) and Keith Larson (Director of the Arctic Centre at UMU)
Closing words by Nicole Biebow