Time:November 28-29, 2024
Place: The Tallinn Creative Hub, Estonia
Conference will bring together scientists and experts from around the globe to discuss the ongoing changes in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and their impact on the environment and society.
The primary goal of the event is to share experiences and knowledge regarding the transformations occurring in the polar regions and to raise awareness of their global impact. Estonians, in collaboration with international partners, have significantly contributed to scientific research in polar regions.
Additionally we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Estonian Polar Club, which operates by the Estonian Maritime Museum.
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The conference will feature speakers from various countries, including Norway, Finland, Sweden, Chile, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Canada, and Estonia.
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Additional information polaarklubi@meremuuseum.ee
Agenda (Conference is in English):
Conference Day 2 (29.11.2024)
9:30-10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00-12:00 ANTARCTICA TODAY AND TOMORROW
12:00-13:00 Lunch and networking
13:00-15:00 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ARCTIC
15:00-15:30 Coffee break and networking
15:30-17:20 THE FUTURE OF POLAR RESEARCH
17:20-18:00 End of Conference
Speakers:
10:00-12:00 ANTARCTICA TODAY AND TOMORROW(Day 2)
Jonne Kotta (EE) Professor in Marine Ecology, Estonian Marine Institute at the University of Tartu – Towards Developing an Ecological Digital Twin of the
Antarctic Marine Environment
Nelson Valdiva Lahsen(CL) Professor at the Institute of Marine and Limnological Sciences, University Austral of Chile – Research Centre: Dynamics of High Latitude Marine Ecosystems — Responding to the Challenges of Global Change in the Southern Ocean
Priit Tisler (FI/EE) Senior Research Scientist, Ph.D. Finnish Meteorological Institute / FINNARP – Summer Seasons in Dronning Maud Land
Robert Keith Headland (UK) Polar Historical Geographer, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge – Changes Through Local Livelihoods in Antarctica
13:00-15:00 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ARCTIC (Day 2)
Indrek Park (EE) Estonian Linguist and Anthropologist, American Indian Research Institute at the University of Indiana – Indigenous Language Loss in the Arctic: Immediate Concerns
Vladislava Vladimirova (SE) Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Uppsala University – Decolonizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Community Perspectives, Social Justice and the Challenges of Pluralism
Liivo Niglas (EE) Researcher, Department of Ethnology at the University of Tartu Arctic Studies Centre – Ethnographic Fieldwork with a Video Camera in the Arctic
Jean-Loup Rousselot(FR) Guest Lecturer, Estonian University of Arts – The Dispersion of Alaskan Ethnographic Collections in Europe
Thomas Barry (IS) Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Akureyri
Aimar Ventsel (EE) Associate Professor and Senior Researcher, Department of Ethnology at the University of Tartu, Arctic Studies Centre – (Post) Colonialism and Arctic Indigenous people
15:30-17:20 THE FUTURE OF POLAR RESEARCH(Day 2)
Maria Huntsaar (EE) MSc in Arctic Biology – Young Researchers and Open Polar World
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Polar Research and Conclusions of the Polar Conference
Andres Kollist (EE) President of the Estonian Polar Club – Moderator
Riko Noormets (EE) Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics, The University Centre of Svalbard (UNIS)
Fridfjof Mehlum (NO) Chairman, Norwegian Polar Club
Jonne Kotta (EE) Professor in Marine Ecology, Estonian Marine Institute at the University of Tartu
Robert Keith Headland (UK) Polar Historical Geographer, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Urmas Paet (EE) Member of European Parliament
Vladislava Vladimirova (SE) Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Uppsala University
