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The Norwegian National IPY conference will be held in parallel with the main Arctic Frontiers conference on 21-22 January.

Wednesday January 21 

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-13.10 Opening address by Kirsten Broch Mathisen, The Research Council of Norway

13.10-13.15 Introduction to the programme by Olav Orheim

13.15-13.30 Jon Eigil Kristjánsson et al.: IPY-Thorpex - Towards improved forecasts of Extreme weather in the Arctic

13.30-13.45 Jon Ove Hagen: GLACIODYN – The dynamic response of Arctic Glaciers to global warming – Some preliminary results

13.45-14.00 Johannes Schweitzer et al.: The Dynamic Continental Margin between the Mid-Atlantic-Ridge System (Mohns Rigde, Knipovich Ridge) and Bear Island Region

14.00-14.15 Hanne H. Christiansen et al.: TSP Norway – Permafrost Observatory Project – The Thermal State of Permafrost in Norway and Svalbard

14.15-14.30 Break

14.30-14.45 J. I.Svendsen et al.: Ice Age Development and Human Settlement in Northern Eurasia (ICEHUS) – results from a coring campaign in the Polar Urals

14.45-15.00 Bjørn Munro Jenssen: BearHealth.  Effects of persistent organic pollutants on polar bear health

15.00-15.15 Ingeborg G. Hallanger et al: COPOL Seasonality in field derived bioaccumulation factors for chlorinated organic pollutants in Arctic marine zooplankton.

15.15-15.30 T.Nordstad et al.: COPOL – Effects of POPs on hormone levels in black-legged kittiwakes

15.30-15.45 Ida Beate Øverjordet et al.: COPOL - Seasonal and spatial variation of Hg, metal binding proteins and oxidative stress in black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

15.45-16.00 Eldbjørg Sofie Heimstad et al.: Global POP - School students working as environmental scientists

16.00-17.00 Poster session with bar 

18.00-22.00 Reception/dinner 


Social event for IPY participants, including discussions of:

 

  • National celebrations of end of IPY
  • Maintaining legacy of IPY 
  • Presentation of opportunities related to IPY-OSC 8-12 June 2010

 

at Student house 'Driv', near Rica Ishavhotellet 


Thursday, January 22nd

09:00-10:00 Main program key-notes

10:00-12:00 Organisational matters

12.00-13.00 Lunch

 
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