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Swiss Polar Day 2.0
16th October 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Swiss Polar Institute invites you to participate in its next event.
The Swiss Polar Day is the annual networking event for the Swiss polar and high-altitude research community. Please book the date in your diary for the Swiss Polar Day 2.0 on 16 October 2020 from 15:00 – 17:00 at the University of Zurich, room KOH-B-10, to exchange with experts and catch up with news and colleagues. The event will also be made available online.
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Programme
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Welcome coffee and registration |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Opening and welcome by Danièle Rod and Gabriela Schaepman-Strub (SPI) Homage to Konrad Steffen by Atsumu Ohmura (ETHZ) Welcome speech by Michael Schaepman (University of Zurich) |
| 15:15 – 15:35 | News from the Swiss Polar Institute by Gabriela Schaepman-Strub and Danièle Rod |
| 15:35 – 16:05 | Keynote speech by Nicolas Gruber (ETHZ) on the “Variability of the Southern Ocean carbon sink” |
| 16:05 – 16:35 | The MOSAiC expedition from personal perspectives Julia Schmale (EPFL) and Martin Schneebeli (WSL-SLF) on their projects and experience on board |
| 16:35 – 16:55 | Open forum and Q&A session New projects, ideas, future projects … |
| 16:55 – 17:00 | Closing |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Networking drink |
Please note that the places are limited due to social distancing: first come, first served.
The registrations are now closed. Thank you for your interest in the Swiss Polar Day 2.0!