Invitation: Opportunities for a long-term Arctic Observatory using Submarine Cables (Webinar)

💡 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁,  𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱!
📅 7 October 2024, 2:00PM CEST
👉 https://nordu.net/PC_0710 👈

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has the pleasure of inviting you to a webinar on Polar Connect. The goal of Polar Connect is to build a submarine cable system between Northern Europe and East Asia, equipped with environmental sensing technology. Please see the Polar Connect Vision 2030 for more information.
The event is co-organized with the Vetenskapsrådet / Swedish Research Council and NORDUnet.
Polar Connect will enable novel Arctic Research Infrastructure and provide access to unprecedented data from the deep Ocean. As part of the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility, CEFDigital funded project 22-EU-DIG-NPF North Pole Fiber, we will present and discuss opportunities for scientific data collection along the route of Polar Connect with a focus on the seas between the Nordics and Svalbard.

Agenda (tentative)
Part I
1. Introduction to Polar Connect Valter Nordh (CEO, NORDUnet)
2. Science Opportunities on Polar Connect Julia Muchowski
(Project manager, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat)
3. Sensing with Submarine Cables Martin Landrø (Professor,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
4. Technological Advances in Sensing on Submarine Cables Terje Nilsen (Director, Disruptive Technologies at Kongsberg Discovery)

Part II
5. Extended Q&A with all speakers
6. Discussion Session, exploring potential synergies with Polar Connect. Discussion of sensing opportunities and wishes from the scientific community in detail – separated by topic in breakout rooms: oceanography, geophysics/seismology, marine biology.
7. Wrap-up and Next Steps

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵! 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿!
📅 7 October 2024, 2:00PM CEST
👉 https://nordu.net/PC_0710 👈


Per Nihlén

Organisation: Sunet, Swedish Research Council
Title: Chair of the Polar Connect Board and Chief Technology Officer

Per is the Chair of the Polar Connect Board. He serves as Head of Department at the Swedish Research Council, where he leads the development and operation of Sweden’s national infrastructure for research and education in networking and digital communication. With over three decades of experience in digital infrastructure and public-sector innovation, Per leadership has been instrumental in advancing high-capacity networks that support research collaboration, data-intensive science, and education across the Nordic region. Per is also Chair of the Board of the Foundation for the Development of Telematics, a grant-making foundation that supports the advancement of high-performance digital infrastructure in Sweden. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Netnod, representing the foundation as owner and contributing to the governance of Sweden’s critical internet infrastructure. Per has been a trusted advisor to government agencies, research institutions, and international collaborations.

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