This schedule will be updated as more information becomes available
May 1, 2024
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee and refreshments and poster set-up | Arts 150 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening remarks: Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, McGill University | Arts 150 |
| 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 and Bennet Juhls, Postdoctoral Fellow, 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 |
Arts 150 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break | Arts 150 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Scientific Presentations Convened by 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, Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (University of Alberta) Rethinking participation, collaboration, and leadership in Arctic research Jackie Dawson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society and Policy (University of Ottawa); Co-Scientific Director, ArcticNet Climate Change and Arctic Shipping – Current and Future Patterns |
Arts 150 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | Arts 150 |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Research Lightning Talks convened by Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research and Innovation Peter Douglas, Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (McGill University) Title: Tracing Changing Arctic Carbon Fluxes with Isotopes Natalya Gomez, Associate Professor (McGill University) Canada Research Chair in Geodynamics of Ice sheet - Sea level interactions Title: Polar ice sheets, sea levels and coastal change Kyle Elliot, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences (McGill University); Canada Research Chair in Arctic Ecology Title: 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 Title: Can Greenland’s changing coast solve the global demand for sand? Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography (McGill University) Title: Monitoring New Arctic Sea Ice |
Arts 150 |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Breakout Groups: Emerging Research Themes Convened by Bruno Tremblay, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (McGill University) |
Arts 150 |
| 3:45 p.m. | Coffee break | Arts 150 |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Reports from the working groups and discussion Convened by Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, (McGill University) |
Arts 150 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Wrap-up Murray Humphries and Bruno Tremblay |
Arts 150 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Reception hosted by the Consulate General to Germany in Montreal in honour of Sabine Sparwasser, Germany's Ambassador to Canada | Redpath Museum |
May 2, 2024
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee and refreshments | Arts 150 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Panel Discussion: Existing Circumpolar Collaborations Moderated by Professor Murray Humphries, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University Panelists: Thomas Jung, Professor (University of Bremen) and Head of the Climate Dynamics Section; Spokesperson of the research programme "Changing Earth - Sustaining our Future"; Vice-Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute Tino Johannson, Research Coordinator, Department of Agricultural Sciences (University of Helsinki), Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Earth Change Observation Laboratory (ECHOLAB) 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 Stephan Gruber, Associate Professor (Carleton University), Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Impacts/Adaptation in Northern Canada |
Arts 150 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break | Arts 150 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Words of Welcome: Ambassador of Germany to Canada, Sabine Sparwasser The Arctic Ocean: What Lives Under the Ice Delivered by Antje Boetius, Scientific Director, Alfred Wegener Institute |
Leacock 132 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | Arts 160 |
| 1:30 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 (L'Université Laval), 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 Antje Boetius, Scientific Director, Alfred Wegener Institute Douglas Wallace, Professor of Oceanography (Dalhousie University), Science Director, MEOPAR |
Arts 150 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks: Bruno Tremblay, Murray Humphries, Martha Crago |
Arts 150 |
| 3:15 p.m. | End of Event |
