Human activity and pollution in the Arctic

*Workshop on pollution issues on Svalbard – draft agenda* (time of specific lectures may change) 18 September 2015, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Group 1
9.00-9.30	Introduction lecture: Pollution on Svalbard – Agata Zaborska, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences UNIS
9.30-10.00	Lecture 1 : The Svalbard coal geology, mining history and production – Bjarki Friis, Senior geologist, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani AS UNIS
10.00-10.15	Bus to the Governor of Svalbard Office
10.15-10.45	Lecture 2: Dealing with pollution and environmental protection on Svalbard – Solvår Reiten, Environment AdvisorThe Governor of Svalbard Office
10.45-11.00	Bus to the Svalbard Museum
11.00-11.30	Introduction lecture: Contemporary Svalbard – economy and society – Marta Bystrowska, University of Silesia, PolandSvalbard Museum
11.30-11.45	Visiting Svalbard Museum
11.45-13.00	Field trip (bus): coal mine, landfill, power station + soil sampling
Group 2
13.30-14.00	Introduction lecture: Pollution on Svalbard – Agata Zaborska, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of SciencesUNIS
14.00-14.30	Lecture 1 : The Svalbard coal geology, mining history and production – Bjarki Friis, Senior geologist, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani ASUNIS
14.30-14.45	Bus to the Governor of Svalbard Office
14.45-15.15	Lecture 2: Dealing with pollution and environmental protection on Svalbard – Solvår Reiten, Advisor EnvironmentThe Governor of Svalbard Office
15.15-15.30	Bus to the Svalbard Museum
15.30-16.00	Introduction lecture: Contemporary Svalbard – economy and society – Marta Bystrowska, University of Silesia, PolandSvalbard Museum
16.00-16.15	Visiting Svalbard Museum
16.15-17.30	Field trip (bus): coal mine, landfill, power station + soil sampling

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Human activity and pollution in the Arctic

Workshop on pollution issues on Svalbard – draft agenda