Invitation; Speakers; Programme; Poster and banner;
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Invitation
On demand: C2B2 LivingLab North invites to a conference on “Coexisting with ice – in a changing climate”. This one-day on-site event is hosted in Luleå, home port of the Swedish icebreakers. Take the chance to join insightful discussions about changing sea ice in the Gulf of Bothnia, winter shipping, wind energy, winter tourism and regional development.
- Where: Luleå, Kulturens hus, Skeppsbrogatan 17
- When: 17 March 2026, 9 am – 4:45 pm
- Last registration date: 6 March.
Speakers
Introduction, Ice and Shipping:
Technology, Winter Navigation and Energy:
Regional Development, Winter tourism and Cultural perspectives:
Programme
Study Visit & Registration
09:00–10:00 — Study Visit to an Icebreaker (It is winter and it’s possible that all Icebreakers are at sea, we can earliest settle this preliminary activity one week before the occasion, However we are planning for alternative activities – please bring warm clothes!)
10:00–10:30 — Registration and Networking
Introduction, Ice and Shipping
10:30–10:40 — Introduction to Mistra C2B2 and background for the conference. Camilla Sandström, Umeå University
10:40–11:05 — Ice thickness, drift and ridges in the Bothnian Bay. Göran Björk, University of Gothenburg
11:05-11:25 — Future sea ice in the Bothnian Bay. Per Pemberton, SMHI (digital presentation)
11:25–11:45 — ”Facilitating co-existance: Spatial planning in the Gulf of Bothnia”. Frida Åberg, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
11:45–12:45 — Lunch
Technology, Winter Navigation and Energy
12:45–13:00 — Results from WINMOS 3 on ice modelling related to windfarms and shipping. Arttu Polojärvi, Aalto University
13:00–13:15 — Ice growth in ship channels. Vasiola Zahka, Luleå University of Technology & Uppsala University
13:15–13:30 — The impact of windfarms on winter navigation. Jonas Ringsberg, Chalmers
13:30–13:45 — Coexistence between shipping and offshore wind power in areas with sea ice. Maria Bännstrand, RISE
13:45–13:50 — Summing up
13:50–14:50 — Coffee Break, workshops and networking, 2 parallell workshops:
- Studies on ice and windfarms and the effects on winter navigation
- Challenges with unpredictability for winter tourism and regional development
Regional Development, Winter tourism and Cultural perspectives
14:50–15:05 — The ice track in Luleå and ice in urban life. Patrik Zetterkvist, Luleå Municipality
15:05–15:20 — Winter tourism in Norrbotten and implications of a changing climate. Lars Mandahl, Luleå Municipality
15:20–15:40 — Winter City Living Reimagined: An Interreg Aurora project on collaboration for more vibrant winter cities. David Doms, Studio Doms
15:40–16:00 — “Ovinter” – Cultural perspectives on a changing season. Matilda Marshall, Umeå University
Closing
16:05–16:35 — Group discussion: future needs. We aim to produce a shared list of key points from the conference on what the conference sees as future needs for a sustainable ocean usage with reduced potential conflicts.
16:35–16:45 — Summary and Closing Remarks
Poster and banner
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