Programme for the Polar Night Week 2020

Last updated: October 18, 2019

The Programme may be subject to changes. There will be a silent room as working space available during the entire week. All sessions in the programme are open for all particpants.

To register your participation go to the PNW registration form.

Location: Svalbard Science Centre, Longyearbyen (except first day: Radisson BLU hotel)

Monday, 13 January

Location: Radisson BLU hotel

14:00 - 16:00 Arrival and registration

16:00 - 18:00 Welcome and SESS report 2019 release

18:00 Icebreaker

Tuesday, 14 January

Location: Svalbard Science Centre

09:00 - 09:30 Keynote talk (TBA)

09:30 - 10:30 Work report from the working groups

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 SIOS data management

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:00 Polar Night Week Seminar

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 - 16:00 SESS report 2019 - Feedback from authors

16:00-18:30 InfraNor meeting

Evening programme TBA

Wednesday, 15 January

Location: Svalbard Science Centre

09:00 - 09:30 Keynote talk (TBA)

09:30 - 10:15 Presentation of the updated SIOS Infrastructure Optimisation Report

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00 Core data seminar

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:00 Poster session with coffee

14:00 - 15:00 Keynote talk (TBA)

15:00 - 17:00 Parallel sessions: Mini-workshops

Workshop 1: Making your research irresistible - Mini-workshop on science communication

We will have a science communicator teaching us how to improve our communication skills towards the public and important stakeholders.

Workshop 2: Promoting Svalbard as a potential cal/val site for satellite missions

This mini-workshop will facilitate interaction between participants and highlight how their research activities can help promote Svalbard as a potential site for calibartion and validation for satelitte missions. Draft agenda available here.

Workshop 3: SIOS and Earth System Models

If we had exact data for everything everywhere we would not need models. If we had perfect models we would not need data. Neither of the two will happen anytime soon. An important issue for SIOS is to consciously meld model development and sampling / monitoring strategies such that we acquire the most rapid and cost effective development of both to maximize the amount of understanding from the available information. Inevitably, data will be limited in time and space and the gaps between can only be “filled” through models. (C. Ellis-Evans and K. Holmén, A strategy for prioritization within SIOS, 2011)

The modellers are underrepresented in developing SIOS. The obejective of this mini-workshop is to discuss how to improve the interation with modellers.
The discussion will focus on:
·        how to improve communication between modellers and field scientists?
·        how to make your data more attractive for modellers?
·        how can results of models be useful for your field work design?
·        can models be used to optimise your data collection?

19:00 SIOS Dinner at Huset

Thursday, 16 January

Location: Svalbard Science Centre

09:00 - 12:00 Working group meetings (SOAG, SDMS, IAG)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 Working group meetings (RSWG, RICC)

16:00 - 18:00 Cross working group meeting: Mingling with soda, beer and pizza

Friday, 17 January

Location: Svalbard Science Centre

09:00 - 09:30 Keynote talk (TBA)

09:30-11:30 Concluding plenary

11:30 Lunch (Take away)

Afternoon: Departure of participants

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Programme for the Polar Night Week 2020

Monday, 13 January

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Wednesday, 15 January

Thursday, 16 January

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