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The Nansen-NVP interdisciplinary PhD and Post-Doc summer school 18th – 26th August 2013

SHIPPING IN ARCTIC WATER: The interaction of sea ice, ship technology, climate change, economy and other operational conditions

Venue: Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP), “Isdammen 1” and UNIS, ,

Sunday 18th August: Arrival in Longyearbyen, transport to Nybyen/UNIS

1355 SK4414 arrival at LYR 1430 Bus to Gjestehuset 102, Nybyen and UNIS Guesthouse. Check in @ hotels.

1700-1800: Registration at UNIS – the University Centre in Svalbard (≈3 km from Nybyen, individual walk).

Chairman: Willy Østreng 1800: Brief information about the Academy and the summer school (Willy Østreng, Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research) 1815: Definition of Arctic transport passages: The northeast, the northwest and transpolar passages (Willy Østreng)

2000: Welcome dinner@ UNIS Canteen

Nansen-NVP summer school, Longyearbyen 18th – 26th August 2013 Program/26.08.2013/lhp 1 Monday 19th August, Chairman: Willy Østreng All presentations 50 minutes, including questions

0900: Buss from Nybyen to Isdammen.

0930: Stakeholders in Arctic shipping. (Lawson Brigham, University of Alaska) 1020: Asia in the Arctic. (Njord Wegge, Fridtjof Nansen Institute) 1110: Coffee break 1130: Ship operation technology in Arctic ice-covered waters. (Morten Mejlænder-Larsen, DnV) 1220: Destination Arctic and transit transport: oil, gas and mineral resources. (Arnfinn Jørgensen-Dahl, Ocean Futures)

1310-1410: Lunch @ Isdammen

1410: Student life and security at UNIS (Fred Schanke Hansen, UNIS)

1500: Arctic Climate and sea ice: present and future perspectives. (Ola M. Johannessen, NERSC) 1550: Coffee break 1640: General discussion related to the lectures. 1800: End of day @ Isdammen, 20 min. walk to UNIS.

1830: Public lecture @ UNIS-Lassegrotta: The New Maritime Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities. (Lawson Brigham, University of Alaska)

1930: Dinner @ UNIS canteen.

Tuesday 20th August @ Isdammen. Chairman: Lasse H. Pettersson, NERSC

0900: Buss from Nybyen to Isdammen.

0915: Introduction to and establishment of thematic student groups, the interdisciplinary work and expectations. (Lasse H. Pettersson, NERSC) 0950: Group work: Formulation of questions to first day lectures. 1100: Coffee 1130: Plenum questions from students and discussion with the lecturers from previous day.

1300-1400: Lunch @ Isdammen 1400-1800: Student poster presentations: max. 5 minutes (up to 3 slides) each in plenum and discussion around the posters, coffee break included.

1830: Dinner @ UNIS canteen.

2000: Increased shipping in the Arctic - Impact of Shipping on Environment and Ecosystems. (Ole A. Misund, UNIS)

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Wednesday 21st August @ Isdammen. Chairman: Ola M. Johannessen, NERSC/NANSI

0900: Buss from Nybyen to Isdammen.

All presentations each 30 minutes.

0915: Student poster presentations - continued 1000: Ice information for strategic and tactical navigation support. (Stein Sandven, NERSC) 1030: Conditions for and experiences with shipping operations in the Northern Sea Route. (Sergey Balmasov, Centre for High North Logistics) 1100-1115 Coffee 1115: Group work: Formulation of questions to the lectures.

1230-1330 Lunch@ Isdammen

1330: Monitoring, Search and rescue along the Arctic transportation passages. (Jon Erik Hagen, Norwegian Coastal Directorate) 1400: Effects of increased shipping and industrial activities on indigenous and non- indigenous communities: Implications for adaptation and policy. (Grete Hovelsud, CICERO). 1430 Coffee break 1500: The geopolitics of the High North: From confrontation to Cooperation. (Sverre Jervell, former Norwegian diplomat) 1530: Group work: Discussion and formulation of questions. 1630-1830: Plenum questions from students and discussion with the lecturers from today.

1900: Dinner and concert @ UNIS canteen.

Thursday 22nd August @ Isdammen. Chairman: Lasse H. Pettersson, NERSC

0900: Buss from Nybyen to Isdammen.

0915-1730 (included lunch and coffee breaks): Interdisciplinary work, define key questions across the disciplines, create contents of a report/paper, writing assignment, start writing the report/paper based on all the previous days’ presentations and discussions. Lecturers will be available for the groups and Students may rotate between the thematic groups. Working title of the report/paper: “Shipping in Arctic Water: The interaction of sea ice, ship technology, climate change, economy and other operational conditions”. Moderators; Ola M. Johannessen, Lasse Pettersson, Stein Sandven and Willy Østreng.

1900: Dinner @ “Kroa”.

Nansen-NVP summer school, Longyearbyen 18th – 26th August 2013 Program/25.08.2013/lhp 3 Friday 23rd August @ Isdammen. Chairman: Stein Sandven, NERSC

0900: Buss from Nybyen to Isdammen.

0915-1300: Continue writing the report/paper and prepare for reporting in the afternoon.

1300-1400: Lunch

1400-1800: Reporting, discussion and schedule for finalizing the report/paper from the summer school (including coffee break). Moderators; Caroline Troein and Kathy Thompson.

1830: Dinner @ UNIS canteen.

Saturday 24th August: Excursion

0830: Buss from Nybyen to harbour.

0900- 1930: Boat trip and excursion to Nordenskjold Glacier and .

1930: Dinner @ UNIS canteen.

Sunday 25th August: Summary and Group discussions

1000-1600: Conclusion of reporting, discussion and schedule for finalizing the report from the summer school @ UNIS-Lassegrotta. Moderators; Ola M. Johannessen, Lasse Pettersson and Willy Østreng.

1330 Lunch @ UNIS canteen

1900: Dinner @ UNIS canteen

2030: A sense of adventure – a slide show about the life of Fridtjof Nansen (http://www.nersc.no/content/sense-adventure) @ Lassegrotta. UNIS

Monday 26th August: Departure

1000: Visit to Svalbard Museum.

1230: Buss from Svalbardbutikken (P) and Gjestehuset 102 (1300) in Nybyen to LYR airport for departure.

1445: Flight SK4425 LYR-TOS-OSL, scheduled arrival in Oslo @ 1900.

Nansen-NVP summer school, Longyearbyen 18th – 26th August 2013 Program/25.08.2013/lhp 4 Organizing committee • Willy Østreng, Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, [email protected] • Lasse H. Pettersson, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, [email protected]. Cell phone; +47 93 22 35 63. • Stein Sandven, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, [email protected] • Ole Arve Misund, The University Centre in Svalbard, [email protected] • Thor Larsen, Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, [email protected] • Synnøve Vetti, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, [email protected], Phone; +47 55 20 58 00 (air tickets) • Bente E. Johannessen, Nansen Scientific Society, Bergen, [email protected] • Kine Stiberg, Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, [email protected]. Cell phone; +47 99 74 87 04.

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