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NTVA Mini seminar:

"Barents Sea - a potential conflict area"
 
Wednesday March 15th,  2006.     14:00 to 18:30- followed by a buffet
 
Nansen Center, Thormøhlensgate 47 (Marineholmen), Bergen
 
 
Chairman:
Prof. Ola M. Johannessen, Mohn-Sverdrup Center, Nansen Center, Bergen
 
 
PROGRAM 
14.00-14.10 Introduction 
14.10-14.30

High latitude regions and potential national, political and economic conflicts
Director Willy Østreng, Centre for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo
14.30-14.50

Future climate in the Barents Sea region
Prof. Helge Drange, Research Director G. C. Rieber Climate Institute, Nansen Center and Group leader at the Bjerknes Center

14.50-15.10

Ice studies in the Barents Sea
Stein Sandven, Research Director, Nansen Center
15.10-15.50

Weather forecast in the Barents Sea
Siri Kalvig, Founder and Meteorologist, Storm Weather Center, Bergen and
Prof. Øystein Hov, Research Director, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo
15.50-16.10

Plans for extraction of oil and gas in the Barents Sea
Dr Eli Aamot, Vice-President, Statoil Research Centre, Trondheim
16.10-16.40 COFFEE BREAK
16.40-17.00

Our fisheries in the Barents Sea and potential conflicts with the oil and gas industry
Dr Ole A. Misund, Research Director at the Institute for Marine Research, Bergen

17.00-17.20

The Barents Sea: a sensitive or a robust ecosystem?
Prof. John Gray, Department of Biology, University of Oslo
17.20-17.30

International Polar Year, IPY
Prof. Øystein Hov, Chairman of  the Norwegian IPY committee
17.30-18.00

Discussions
18.15 Refreshment - Dinner

 

Arrangement in co-operation with the University of Bergen, The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and Bergen University College.                                                                                                                                                                                           
Lectures will be given in English                                                                                              
Seminar is open to the public – No seminar fee

Registration is only necessary for participation at the buffet after the seminar

Deadline for registration is Wednesday March 9th.

Buffet price: NOK 200,- . Registration can be done by:

E-mail: admin@nersc.no  or telephone to Nansensenteret: 55 20 58 00

 

                                                                            Trondheim 13 February 2006
Hein Johnson
Secretary General
NTVA