Program

Updated 30th of September 2014
Presentations added

Monday 22 September 2014

11:15 Transportation from Radisson Blu to UiT The Arctic University of Norway

11:30 Lunch (University cafeteria)

12:30 Registration (Outside auditorium B 1005)

PLENARY SESSION
Venue: Auditorium B 1005, HSL-faculty, UiT

12:45 Welcome

  • Anne Husebekk, Rector, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • David Sproule, Canada’s Ambassador to Norway

13:00 Presentations on programs that promote cooperation (provided by governments and agencies that support bilateral and multilateral/multi-stakeholder programs) Chaired by Ambassador David Sproule

  • Mona Elisabeth Brøther, Norway’s Ambassador to Canada (Oral presentation)
  • David J. Scott, Canadian Polar Commission (Presentation)
  • Fridtjof Unander, Research Council of Norway (Presentation)
  • Ian Potter, National Research Council, Canada (Presentation)
  • Vidar Pedersen, Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) (Presentation)
  • Martin Fortier, Executive Director, ArcticNet (Presentation)

14:45 Health Break

15:00 Presentation of initiatives and examples of cooperation, best practices, and innovative projects Chaired by Fridtjof Unander, Research Council of Norway 

  • Signing of MOU between ArcticNet/Université Laval and the ARCTOS network/UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Signing of MOU between Memorial University and UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Norinnova Technology Transfer (Asbjørn Lilletun, CEO) (Presentation)
  • Taking on the GENI: Lessons from the development of a joint masters degree between Canada and Norway (Emmy Neuls, International Center for Northern Governance and Development, University of Saskatchewan) (Presentation)
  • Model Arctic Council (Diddy Hitchins, University of Alaska Anchorage Piotr Graczyk) (Presentation)
  • The Newfoundland/Labrador & North Norway Arctic Forum initiative (Gordon Slade, Shorefast Foundation) (Presentation)

Discussion

17:00 Transportation from UiT The Arctic University of Norway to Radisson Blu 


18:30 Official Dinner hosted by UiT The Arctic university of Norway
Venue: Polaria – including tour and presentation of Polaria.

 

Tuesday 23 September 2014

08:00 Transportation from Radisson Blu to UiT The Arctic University of Norway

08:15 Coffee/Tea

PLENARY SESSION 
Venue: Auditorium B 1005, HSL-faculty, UiT

08:30 UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Anne Husebekk, Rector (Presentation)

08:45 Presentations covering the three overarching themes of the initiative
Chaired by Ivan C. Burkow, CEO Norut

Regional Development/Public Sector

  • Community/Stakeholder relations / Else Grete Broderstad, Centre for Sami Studies, UiT The Arctic university of Norway (Oral presentation)
  • Community innovation / Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation (Oral presentation)
  • Telemedicine / Line Linstad, Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine (Presentation)

Resource Development and Research

  • Sustainable Fisheries / Alf Håkon Hoel, Institute of Marine Research (Presentation)
  • Marine Bio-economy / Michaela Aschan, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Presentation)
  • R&D Support for Arctic Technology Development and International Collaboration / Doug Trask, Research Development Corporation (Presentation)

From Research to Business

  • Commercialization of Research and Technology / Ian Potter, National Research Council (Presentation)
  • Renewable Energy in the Arctic / Fred Godtliebsen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Presentation)
  • Remote sensing/Space technology / Pål Julius Skogholt, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (and Tromsø Centre for Remote Sensing) (Presentation)

11:00 Health Break

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

11:15 Concurrent workshops covering the main themes
Opportunity to develop specific collaborative projects linking back to earlier discussions/presentations.

Chairs:
Regional Development and Public Sector: Maribeth Murray (University of Calgary, Arctic Institute of North America)
Resource Development and Research: David J. Scott (Canadian Polar Commission)
From Research to Business: Asbjørn Lilletun (Norinnova Technology Transfer)

13:00 Lunch (University cafeteria)

PLENARY SESSION
14:00 – 17:30 Site visits in Tromsø 

14:00 – 15:00
Venue: Auditorium B 1005, HSL-faculty, UiT

The Tromsø Study (Inger Njølstad) (Presentation)
Lab for Design Thinkers (Federico Lozano) (Presentation)
Nofima (Arne Mikal Arnesen) (Presentation)
K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea – JCLOS (Tore Henriksen) (Presentation)
K. G. Jebsen Thrombosis Research and Expertise Center -TREC (John-Bjarne Hansen) (Presentation)
Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate – CAGE (Maja Sojtaric) (Presentation)
Centre for Computational and Theoretical Chemistry – CCTC (Bjørn Olav Brandsdal) (Presentation)
Centre for Marine Bioactives and Drug Discovery – MABCENT (Trond Ø. Jørgensen) (Presentation)

15:00 – 15:15 Walk from UiT to the Science Park

15:15 – 16:15
Venue: Science Park

Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine (Line Linstad)
Norut (Erling Sandsdalen) (Presentation)
Institute of Marine Research (Tore Haug) (Presentation)
Aker Solutions (Alfred Hanssen) (Presentation not available)
Biotech North (Jaran Rauø) (Presentation)
SINTEF Nord (Jørn Eldby) (Presentation)

Norut, Institute of Marine Research, Aker Solutions, Biotech North, SINTEF Nord, Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine

16:15 – 16:30 Bus to the Fram Centre

16:30 – 17:30
Venue: Fram Centre

Norwegian Polar Institute (Jan-Gunnar Winther) (Presentation)
Akvaplan-niva (Salve Dahle) (Presentation)
Kongsberg Satellite Services (Jan Petter Pedersen) (Presentation)
BarentsWatch (Kjell Knudsen) (Presentation)
Arctic Council Secretariat (Magnús Jóhannesson) (Presentation)

Norwegian Polar Institute, Akvaplan-niva, Arctic Frontiers, BarentsWatch, Kongsberg Satellite Services, Arctic Council Secretariat

17:30  Bus from the Fram Centre to Radisson Blu

 

18:00 Closing Reception hosted by Canada’s Ambassador to Norway

Venue: The Art Museum of North Norway