SDSN Northern Europe Member Conference 2020 goes online

Join us online for a mini-conference

These are strange times. The Covid-19 virus has forced many of us to change the way we work. To make the best of the situation, we will do an online mini-version of our Member Conference. We are happy to present a set of highly interesting speakers! Join us in creating an inspiring, intimate and interactive conference!

Date: 26 March
Time: 13:00-15:00 (CET)

THE EVENT HAS PASSED
The presentation slides are available in the program below.

Program

13:00-13:20 Welcome and presentation of SDSN Co-Chairs

• Jan Pettersson, University of Gothenburg, SDSN NE Network Co-Chair, Professor in Atmospheric Sciences and director of the Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development
• Katherine Richardson, University of Copenhagen, SDSN NE Network Co-Chair, Professor in Biological Oceanography, and director of the Sustainability Science Centre

13:20-13:30 Get to know the SDSN Northern Europe secretariat

Maria Svane (Member coordinator), Nina Silow (Communications Officer), Anders Ahlbäck (Project Leader) and Martin Eriksson (Network Manager)

13:30-13:50 Introduction to the global SDSN and the SDSN Northern Europe strategy
Survey of members opinion on various goals and priorities.

• Martin Eriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, SDSN NE Network Manager, Dr. in Environmental Sciences
  Presentation Slides – Martin Eriksson

13:50-14:30 Panel Discussion

• Katherine Richardson, University of Copenhagen, SDSN NE Network Co-Chair, Professor in Biological Oceanography, and director of the Sustainability Science Centre
• Jan Pettersson, University of Gothenburg, SDSN NE Network Co-Chair, Professor in Atmospheric Sciences and director of the Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development
• Annik Magerholm Fet, Vice Rector of NTNU in Ålesund, Professor of Environmental management, Systems engineering and Lifecycle analysis
• Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Research coordinator of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, HELSUS, PhD, Adjunct Professor in environmental policy, Program Director of strategic research programmes in sustainability

14:30-14:45 How to work strategically within and between organizations to reduce climate impact
The Climate Framework for Higher Education Institutions as an example.

• Maria Djupström, Chalmers University of Technology, Sustainability strategist
• Kristina von Oelreich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sustainability Manager
  Presentation Slides – Maria Djupström 

14:45-15:00 University Impact Rankings by SDGs, reporting to the Times Higher Education

• Magnus Machale-Gunnarsson, University of Gothenburg, Analyst
• Per-Anders Östling, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Senior Administrative Officer
  Presentation Slides – Magnus Machale-Gunnarsson

We will try our best to keep the conference as interactive as possible. We will use polls, the chat function for live questions and provide a Q&A afterwards.

Here is a short guide to make you comfortable to attend the online member conference and to create a high-quality conference:

Guide Online Member Conference_03 (in PDF)

Lessons Learned from doing an online conference