Gateway to the Arctic
Franco - German Seminar
17-19 October 2012
Social sciences meet natural sciences — interdisciplinary seminar on Arctic research for young scientists
The Franco-German seminar “Gateway to the Arctic” is an approach to bring together young scientists from different disciplines of natural and social sciences. The seminar will cover aspects of intensive exchange through a series of lectures and workshops addressing the latest research advances in various fields of Arctic research. The casual and interactive meeting format will privilege the participants, and partner institutions for networking and developing new collaborations. Looking at the two focus regions in the Arctic - Siberia and Alaska - we would like to work on how we can improve and promote interdisciplinary research activities.
Programm:
17th October:
Travel and arrival at Bremerhaven
AWI Building D, AWI Hörsaal, Am Alten Hafen 26
17:00 – 17:15 Karin Lochte Welcome and overview of AWI
17:15 – 17:35 Yves Frenot, Overview of Institut Polaire Francais
17:35 – 17:55 Jan Borm, Overview of European Centre for the Arctic / CEARC
18:00 – 19:00 Guided tour at AWI
19:00 – 21:00 Icebreaker in polar bear hall and poster presentation
18th October:
AWI Building F, Glaskasten, Bussestr. 24
Morning session I:
09:00 – 09:50 Viola König „Life in the 'Great Land' - The peoples of Alaska“
09:50 – 10:40 Michael Karcher "ACCESS - an interdisciplinary European project to assess climatic change impacts on economic sectors in the Arctic Ocean and their environmental, socio-economic and governance related implications"
10:40 – 11:10 coffee break
Morning session II:
11:10 – 11:40 Claire Granier "Air quality in the Arctic region"
11:40 – 12:00 Lars-Eric Heimburger “Mercury in the Arctic Ocean”
12:00 – 12:20 Eric Bernard "Response of a small arctic hydrosystem facing climate changes - Example of Austre Lovén glacier - Spitsbergen (79°N)"
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch
Afternoon session I:
13:30 – 14:20 Alexandra Lavrillier “Perceptions and Consequences of Climate Change among Nomadic and Settled Tungus of Siberia”
14:20 – 15:10 Hans Hubberten – „Arctic warming and consequences for permafrost“
15:10 – 15:40 coffee break
Afternoon Workshop:
15:40 – 17:30 Günther Lottes, Jan Borm, Viola König „Below the North Pole: European perceptions of its peripheries up North“
18:30 – 20:00 Visit of the museum “German Emigration Center” with guided tour
20:00 Joint dinner at the museum
19th October
Morning session I:
09:00 – 09:50 Günther Lottes "Maupertuis - a natural scientist among the philosophes"
09:50 – 10:10 Gudrun Bucher "The northern sea routes and arctic sovereignty"
10:10 – 10:30 Filimonova Nadezhda “Russian state and business oil/gas strategies in the Barents region: challenges and opportunities"
10:30 – 11:00 Presentation of results from afternoon workshop from students
11:00 – 11:15 wrap up of workshop
11:15 end
Posterlist (Downloads); Posterlist (PDF)
Map with locations
How to get to AWI Building D
At the central station Bremerhaven, use bus lines 502, 505, 506, 508 or 509 and exit at the bus stop “Hochschule Bremerhaven”. The trip takes three to five minutes. From here, it only takes a few minutes to the AWI building D
How to get to Havenhostel Bremerhaven
At the central station Bremerhaven, use bus lines 505, 506 and exit at the bus stop “Rotersand”. Please see map for more information: www.havenhostel.de/wissenswertes/anfahrt/
