Swiss Polar Day revisited

On 16 October, the SPI organises the Swiss Polar Day 2.0, a networking event for the Swiss polar science community. Researchers from all fields of polar studies, from humanities to glaciology, are welcome to join this event on 16 October 2020 from 15:00 to 17:00. The session will be held at the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, room KOH-B-10, but will also be made available online. 

Programm und Anmeldung: https://swisspolar.ch/event/swiss-polar-day-2-0/

News Release of the first SPI science plan

The first SPI science plan defining the institute's future scientific priorities up to 2025 and beyond is now publically available in its final version. With the release of the paper entitled "Polar Science in Switzerland - Proposed priorities for the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) up to 2025 and beyond", the Swiss polar community positions itself towards global challenges and key polar science topics.

This paper has been prepared by the Science and Technology Advisory Board of the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) on the basis of two stakeholder consultations carried out during workshops at the Swiss Polar Day 2018 and a Call for Ideas launched by the SPI in 2017-2018. A draft version of this document was also issued for consultation in February 2019.

Consult Polar Science in Switerland: PDF

Swiss Polar Day 2019 (Where: Uni Bern, UniS, Schanzeneckstr. 1, Room A 003. When: 23 April 2019)

The Swiss Polar Day gathers the Swiss scientific community around international keynote speakers active in the Arctic, Antarctic and high-altitude regions. It will also be the opportunity to debate and give inputs on SPI’s activities and future priorities.

The one-day conference is open to all active or aspiring members of the Swiss academic community interested or experienced in polar regions. Students, young scientists and experienced researchers from all fields are warmly invited to network and contribute to the debate!

Programme

9:00 – 9:30
Welcome coffee and registration

9:30 – 10:00
Welcoming words and opening speeches

10:00 – 10:30
Presentation on the GreenLAnd Circumnavigation Expedition – GLACE, by Prof. Samuel Jaccard

10:30 – 11:30
Searching for the Oldest Ice – Beyond EPICA: Prof. Hubertus Fischer, University of Bern

11:30 – 12:00
Plastic is forever… and everywhere, too – a perspective on Polar Oceans: Prof. Stefano Aliani, CNR Institute of Marine Science, Lerici, Italy

13:00 – 14:30
Standing lunch

14:30 – 15:00
Presentation of the Swiss Polar science plan

15:00 – 17:00
Parallel Sessions on the following themes:
- Cryosphere through time
- The carbon, nitrogen, water cycle nexus
- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
- Technology in extreme environments

17:00 – 17:30
Closing session

17:30 – 18:00
Networking drink

Registration
The event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory before 7 April 2019. To register online, click here and fill out the form. Places are limited – fist come, first served!

Swiss Polar Institute (SPI)