This schedule will be updated as more information becomes available
May 1, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening remarks: Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, McGill University |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Scientific Presentations Convened by Professor Bruno Tremblay, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University Presenters: Pier Paul Overduin, Senior Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute Joint Canadian-German Work on Permafrost Dynamics in the Northwest Territories Martin Losch, Senior Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute Advancing Arctic sea ice model dynamics Stephan Gruber, Associate Professor (Carlton University), Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Impacts/Adaptation in Northern Canada Considerations for networking permafrost knowledge in Canada and internationally |
| 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Scientific Presentations Convened by Professor Bruno Tremblay, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Professor, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources (University of Manitoba), Canada Excellence Research Chair Center for Earth Observation Science What ice cores tell about the climate variability Isla Meyers-Smith, Professor, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences (University of British Columbia), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems German-Canadian collaborations to understand tundra ecosystem responses to a rapidly warming Arctic Brenda Parlee, Associate Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (University of Alberta), Canada Research Chair Rethinking participation, collaboration, and leadership in Arctic research Jackie Dawson, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (II) in Environment, Society and Policy; Scientific Director, Network of Centres of Excellence, ArcticNet Title TBC |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Research Lightning Talks Peter Douglas, Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (McGill University) Title TBC Natalya Gomez, Associate Professor (McGill University) Canada Research Chair in Geodynamics of Ice sheet - Sea level interactions Title TBC Kyle Elliot, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences (McGill University); Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Chair in Arctic Ecology Diving into the world of Arctic seabirds: Using biologgers to study the world’s longest migrations Mette Bendixen, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography; Associate Member, Bieler School of Environment Can Greenlands’ changing coast solve the global demand for sand Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography (McGill University) Title TBD |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Groups: Emerging Research Themes Convened by Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, McGill University |
| 3:30 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Reports from the working groups and discussion |
| 5:00 p.m. | Wrap up |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception at the Redpath Museum hosted by the Consulate General to Germany in Montreal in honour of Sabine Sparwasser, Germany's Ambassador to Canada |
May 2, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Panel Discussion on International Collaboration Moderated by Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University Panelists: Thomas Jung, head of the Climate Dynamics section, spokesperson of the research programme "Changing Earth - Sustaining our Future" and Vice Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and Professor at the University of Bremen. Tino Johannson, Research Coordinator, Department of Agricultural Sciences (University of Helsinki), Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Earth Change Observation Laboratory (ECHOLAB) Other panelists TBC |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Words of Welcome: Ambassador of Germany to Canada, Sabine Sparwasser Public lecture: The Arctic Ocean: What Lives Under the Ice, Antje Boetius, Scientific Director, Alfred Wegener Institute |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Next Steps Moderated by Professor Bruno Tremblay, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Panelists: Jean-Éric Tremblay, Professor, Department of biology (Laval University), Director, Institut Nordique du Québec, Associate Scientific Director, Canada First Program “Transforming Climate Action Isla Meyers-Smith, Professor, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences (University of British Columbia), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems Other panelists TBC |
| 3:05 p.m. | Closing Remarks: Bruno Tremblay, Murray Humphries, Martha Crago |
