Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

 

EL sponsorsTwenty one young people from industry, consulting and academia met under the Emerging Leaders program in conjunction with the Arctic Frontiers 2013 conference. Emerging Leaders program is aiming at strengthening communication and networking between emerging leaders and established Arctic experts within academia and corporative sector. This program is organised by Arctic Frontiers, and its development was carried out in cooperation with the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and ConocoPhillips, and with technical support from SALT, Lofoten.

I was lucky to join this program and to follow lectures and presentations on governance, policy, industry, science related to the Arctic region during the 2.5-day trip between Bodø – Svolvær – Tromsø. It was a great mix of topics providing a broad perspective on the present and future of the Arctic region. During the program, Emerging Leaders were challenged to think about the future of the Arctic in 2050 and to make presentation on the topic. Fruitful brainstorming and discussions resulted in 20 min performance during the second day of the Arctic Frontiers conference. You can watch the presentation online and meet current Emergent Leaders at the Arctic Today Show in 2050 (Tuesday, Session 4 - presentation start at ca. 21:00 min): http://tinyurl.com/2013EmergingLeaders

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