Ocean Research and International Scientific Collaboration
Workshop on Ocean Research and International Scientific Collaboration on Tuesday, September 23. The aim of the workshop is to create an open forum for dialogue on key challenges and domestic research capacity related to the ocean, strengthen scientific collaboration, and support the efforts of Icelandic actors in applying for international competitive funding.
The workshop is organized by the University of Akureyri, the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, and Rannís, and is the second in a series of four workshops under the project A Stronger Position for Arctic Research in Iceland. The workshop series aims to promote dialogue and coordination within the domestic research environment on Arctic issues and is funded by the university cooperation fund of the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education.
The workshop will take place in the Ceremonial Hall of the University of Akureyri on September 23 from 8:30 to 16:00.
Please note that the workshop will be held in Icelandic. Registration is open until September 12 and can be completed here.
08:30 Arrival and coffee
08:40 Opening words
Tom Barry, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Akureyri, Ríkey Þöll Jóhannesdóttir, Project Manager, Centre for Arctic Studies, University of Iceland
08:45 Challenges and contributions of research
Halldór Björnsson, Group leader, weather and climate at the Icelandic Meteorological Office
09:00 Arctic Marine Cooperation and the Arctic Council
Kári Fannar Lárusson, Programme Manager, CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna), a working group of the Arctic Council
09:15 The role of the Arctic in marine research in Iceland
Anna Heiða Ólafsdóttir, Fisheries Scientist at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute and Chair of the Marine Science Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
09:30 Research planning: from ICARP IV to IPY-5
Federica Eyja Scarpa, Communications Manager, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Johanna Maria Franke, Project Officer, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
09:45 Opportunities in international funding programs for ocean and Arctic projects
Egill Þór Níelsson, Kolbrún Bjargmundardóttir, and Björg María Oddsdóttir, Specialists, Research and Innovation Division, Rannís (The Icelandic Centre for Research)
10:00 Coffee break
10:10 Introduction to the working group process
10:15 First round of working group discussions:
Climate change, ecosystem resilience, and sustainable use of marine resources
11:30 Presentation of results from the first working group session
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Presentations of university projects on Ocean Research
Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir, Hólar University
Catherine Chambers, University Centre of the Westfjords
Marianne Helene Rasmussen, Research Centre of the University of Iceland in Húsavík
Steingrímur Jónsson, University of Akureyri
14:00 Second round of working group discussions:
Pollution in the Arctic and the health of Iceland’s marine environment
15:00 Closing remarks
Tom Barry, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Akureyri, Ríkey Þöll Jóhannesdóttir, Project Manager, Centre for Arctic Studies, University of Iceland
15:10 – 16:00 Light refreshments – networking session
*After the meeting concludes and light refreshments have been served, the networking event will continue at Centrum Lounge in downtown Akureyri.