Registration is open for National Seminar on Snow 2024
The 12th National Seminar on Snow on the name day of Pyry (blizzard in Finnish) will be held the first time in Rovaniemi on October 31 - November 1, 2024.
The seminar is extended to two-day event on 31 October - 1 November 2024 and will be hosted by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi at Arktikum building. Prior to the seminar, attendees will have the opportunity to join a self-funded excursion to the Arctic Space Centre of Finnish Meteorological Institute in Sodankylä on Wednesday 30 October.
Rovaniemi event is free of charge. Lunches are self-paid. Sodankylä excursion is with a separate registration fee (90 €) that covers the transport between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä and a dinner at Jaakkola reindeer farm.
Presentations will be 10-15 min and they can be held either in English or in Finnish. The seminar will cover a range of topics including various aspects of snow research, life in snowy environments, and the role of citizen science. Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake SnowLoad Action organizes a session related to snow mass monitoring.
Deadline for registering a presentation and registering to the Sodankylä excursion is on Monday 30 September 2024.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/mpoMEmU7SRvBBtZc8
Program
Wednesday October 30, 2024
13:00-22:00 Excursion to the Arctic Space Centre of Finnish Meteorological Institute in Sodankylä including dinner
Thursday October 31, 2024
12:00-18:00 Scientific presentations, Science & Art session, Keynote talk by Professional Snowboarder Antti Autti
18:00-20:00 Dinner (either self-paid or free of charge, will be informed closer to the event)
Friday November 1, 2024
9:00-13:00 Scientific presentations