Terrestrial ecosystem flagship meeting – from workshops to research projects

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship in Ny-Ålesund has recently been awarded funding for the project titled “The Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship in Ny-Ålesund: From workshops to research projects”

The project aims at building on the network and collaboration already established within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship group at Ny-Ålesund and progress from literature review to multi-party and multi-disciplinary collaborative research projects in the field. This will be achieved by organizing several meetings from 2021 to 2023. This one-day meeting is the first of these.

The agenda of the workshop includes both keynote speakers and discussion sessions about the topic of the project “The Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship in Ny-Ålesund: From workshops to research projects”.

Agenda

Practicalities

Hotel and Venue

The venue is Scandic Fornebu. If you would like to stay in this hotel, you have to book it yourselves at Scandic Fornebu. Use the booking code BSVA011121 for discounted rates. You may also contact the hotel directly to ensure that you get the discounted rate. The hotel rooms can be cancelled up to 48 hours before your stay.

Scandic Fornebu is responsible for hygiene and we ask participants to observe the hygiene advice (safety measures here) and to be aware that some people still prefer to avoid physical contact with others.

How to find you way to Scandic Fornebu, Martin Linges vei 2, 1364 Fornebu. +47 21 05 70 00. There are direct trains from the airport via Oslo Central station to Lysaker station. You can either take the airport express (trains F1 or F2) or the regular trains (trains R10, R11 or L12). The airport express runs more often and is slightly faster but more expensive. At Lysaker station you shift to bus 81 Fornebu, 31 Fornebu or 31 Snarøya. It is 5-10 min to “IT Fornebu” 200m from the hotel. Find more information on departures and how to buy tickets on Ruter.no.

Within the limit of project budget, we can cover some travel costs to a few participants that need economic support. In this case, please contact Jesper Mosbacher that, as project leader, can provide with info and availability.

Travel

All Corona restrictions in Norway are lifted and infection rates are generally low. However there are still travel restrictions for some travellers entering the country and masks are mandatory in the airports. Information and advice about the coronavirus situation from Norwegian authorities.