BioGov and CBA Fall Meeting - Nov. 12-13, 2025

On November 12 - 13, 2025, the Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene (CBA) will gather for a two-day meeting. Here, CBA members will present their research, as well as give and recieve constructive feedback with their colleagues. The event will be held in Domus Juridica, located in central Oslo.

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Program

NB!

  • 20 minute slots are for 10-15 minute talks + 5-10 minutes for questions/ discussion.
  • 40 minute slots are for 25-30 minute talks + 10-15 minutes for questions/ discussion

Wednesday, 12 November

Day 1

☕️ 08.30 - 9.00 Doors open, coffee and tea available

  • 09.00 - 9.15 Alex Eiler: Welcome Keynote
  • 09.15 - 10.00 Dag Hessen: BioGov and SFF status
  • 10.00 - 10.20 Elisabeth Woerner: BioGov WP5
  • 10.20 - 10.40 Anfisa Pismeniuk: BioGov

☕️ 10.40 - 11.00 Coffee and tea break

  • 11.00 - 11.20 Mats Ippach: BioGov WP2
  • 11.20 - 11.40 Xiang Lu: BioGov WP3
  • 11.40 - 12.00 General discussion on BioGov

🥙 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

  • 13.00 - 13.40 Dag Hessen: New Tipping Points Report 2025
  • 13.40 - 14.00 Heleen de Wit: Langtjern, carbon cycling
  • 14.00 - 14.20 Johan Fredrik Agerup: UAV-based data acquisition of GHG emission
  • 14.20 - 14.40 Isolde Callisto Puts: Carbon cycling from land to coast
  • 14.40 - 15.00 Discussion: topic TBD

☕️ 15.00 - 15.20 Coffee and tea break

  • 15.20 - 15.40 Simone Maria Stünzi: Canopy-Mediated Climate Feedbacks in the Boreal Continuous Permafrost Zone
  • 15:40 - 16:00 TBD
  • 16.00 - 16.20 Rowen Monks: Algal blooms and algal processing of DOM in freshwaters with connection to soils
  • 16.20 - 16.40 Eira Catharine Lødrup Carlsen: Greenhouse gas production kinetics and metabolic traits in thawing permafrost peat from Northern Norway
  • 16.40 - 17.00 Rosie Fisher: Overview of CLM-FATES related efforts in Norway
  • 17.00 - 17.45 Open discussion

🍽️ 18.00 - Dinner 

Thursday, 13 November

Day 2

☕️ 08.30 - 09.00 Doors open, coffee and tea available.

  • 09.00 - 09.30 - Alex Eiler - Welcome back and Ancient Ocean Analogs
  • 09.30 - 09.50 Christine Riis-Pedersen: Microbial drivers of methane cycling in meromictic as compared to holomictic lakes
  • 09.50 - 10.10 Franck Lejzerowicz: Biodiversity and functional potential of microbial genomes and communities from Norwegian lakes
  • 10.10 - 10.30 Terje Berntsen: The new NorSink project -- objectives and plans

☕️ 10.30 - 10.40 Coffee break

  • 10.40 - 11.00 TBD
  • 11.00 - 11.20 Frans-Jan Parmentier: SnowLess
  • 11.20 - 11.40 Gunnar Thorsen Liahjell: Rising treelines: A threat to norwegian hydropower
  • 11.40 - 12.00 Discussion: topic TBD

🥙 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

  • 13.00 - 13.30 Alexander Eiler: Wrap-up

Participation

Goals of the meeting:

1. Foster Collaboration

Encourage networking and open discussions among collaborators to identify potential synergies. With all the data we have gathered so far there is lots of potential.

Facilitate the formation of new partnerships to leverage data with diverse expertise and perspectives.

2. Provide Constructive Feedback

Allow researchers to present their individual projects and preliminary results.

Offer a platform for receiving constructive feedback from peers to refine research approaches, methodologies, and analyses.

3. Share Insights and Best Practices

Encourage participants to share lessons learned, challenges faced, and successful strategies employed in their projects.

Promote knowledge exchange on research techniques, data management practices, and analytical methodologies.

4. Discuss Data Integration Opportunities

Identify opportunities for combining datasets, and discuss methodologies for data integration that can enhance research outcomes.

Explore the potential for joint analyses or collaborative studies that utilize data from multiple projects.

5. Explore Future Directions

Discuss emerging trends and areas of interest within the field that may inform future research directions.

Brainstorm ideas for pilot projects or funding opportunities that align with collective goals.

6. Establish Milestones and Action Plans

Define clear next steps for ongoing projects based on discussions and feedback received during the meeting.

Develop action plans for proposed collaborations, including timelines, authorship, responsibilities, and anticipated outcomes.

Establish follow-up mechanisms, such as regular progress updates or collaborative working groups.

Transport

The Tullinløkka trikk stops directly in front of Domus Juridica.

Alternatively, it is ca 5 min walk from Nasjonalteateret.

Language

The event will be held in English.

Published Nov. 9, 2025 8:55 PM - Last modified Nov. 12, 2025 12:57 PM