MEDIA INVITATION: Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023, 21.–25. August. Save the date!
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Venue: Scandic Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland
Organizers: The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Partner organizations: The Finnish Prime Minister’s Office, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the City of Helsinki.
The Congress is furthermore supported by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and is a part of the Finland's national actions for implementing the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science.
Press conference: 21. August 16:30 to 17:30
Welcome!
Dr. Inga Lips is the general secretary of EuroGOOS. Among other her activities, Inga has developed a unique Baltic Sea monitoring protocol combining traditional and automated measurements methods.
Professor Kevin Parnell is a geomorphologist at Tallinn University of Technology. During his career, Kevin has studied tropical coral reefs in Australia. In the Baltic Sea, he has studied the connections between coastal processes and climate change.
Monika Winder is as a professor of marine ecology at Stockholm University. Monika studies the effects of environmental changes on aquatic food web dynamics using network modeling and DNA coding.
Masfrura Musharraf is an assistant professor in the marine technology group at Aalto University, Helsinki. Masfrura applies artificial intelligence technologies, for example, for developing safety in the maritime industry, aiming also to improve the transparency of the algorithms controlling “smart ships”.
For additional information, please contact
Scientific program: Jari Haapala, Research Professor, The Finnish Meteorological Institute (firstname.lastname@fmi.fi) and Kai Myrberg, Leading Researcher, The Finnish Environment Institute (firstname.lastname@syke.fi)
Meeting arrangements: Eija Rantajärvi, Coordinator, The Finnish Environment Institute (firstname.lastname@syke.fi)
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