- Environment and natural resources
- Economy and society
- Event start date:
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8:00
- Event end date:
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12:00
- Event location:
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Kuopio Campus, Medistudia Buildings, and online
- Additional information:
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Yliopistonranta 1 A
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The 2nd International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society: Seizing a sustainable future is an international two-day conference jointly organized by a consortium of University of Eastern Finland Research Communities focused on challenges of sustainability transition in society, environmental change and sustainable use of natural resources.
The conference will be held on-site at the Kuopio campus of the University of Eastern Finland accompanied with a limited online participation. The general conference theme is organized around the following thematic tracks (working groups): biosociety, climate, water, energy & minerals, circular economy and sustainable society.
The conference offers a platform for researchers across various fields to share research insights and discuss the complex global and local challenges on sustainability transitions, use of natural resources, environmental and climate change, and circular economy.
We are looking forward to meeting you all in Kuopio! Welcome!
Conference Programme
Thursday 3 November
8:00-15:00 (GMT+2) Registration; Badge, lunch tickets and general information (Medistudia, Entrance Hall, Yliopistonranta 1A, Kuopio)
9:00-12:00 Limnological Division of Water Association Finland, Sessions
Session 1. Surface Waters are Browning – Does it Show and How? (Medistudia, MS300).
WATER and Limnologists Posters available at 9:00 (Medistudia, MS307).
11:00-12:30 Conference Lunch (Canthia, B-wing, 2nd floor)
13:00-13:30 Opening by Conference Chairs (Medistudia, MS301, IKEA Hall)
Welcome to the Conference:
Professor Rauno Sairinen, Head of RESOURCE
Greetings:
Professor Heli Peltola, Head of FOBI
Professor Annele Virtanen, Head of CLEHE
Professor Jussi Kukkonen, Head of WATER
Professor Jyrki Saarinen, Head of PHOTONICS
13:30-14:15 Keynote (Medistudia, MS301, IKEA Hall)
Climate change and biodiversity loss – challenges to policies and research
Professor, Chairperson Markku Ollikainen, University of Helsinki, and The Finnish Climate Panel 2020-2023
14:15-14:45 Coffee Break (Medistudia, Entrance Hall)
14:30-15:30 Limnological Division of Water Association Finland, Sessions
Session 2. Surface Waters are Browning – Is There Anything We Can Do? (Medistudia, MS300)
14:45-17:30 Parallel sessions 1
Session 3: Climate Smart Forestry (Medistudia, MS301, IKEA Hall)
Session 4: Social Perspectives on Sustainability (Medistudia, MS303)
Session 5: Organizational Perspectives on Sustainable Circular Economy (Medistudia, MS305)
Session 6: Regulative Perspectives on Energy and Industrial Production (Medistudia, MS400)
Session 7: Measuring, Monitoring, and Modelling Aquatic Systems in Changing Climate (Chair Raine Kortet, Medistudia, MS304) – NOTE: Session starts at 15:30
WATER and Limnologists Posters available at 9:00 (Medistudia, MS307)
19:00-23:00 Dinner, Original Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi, Puikkari Conference (address Minna Canthin katu 16, 70100 Kuopio).
Friday 4 November
8:00-10:00 Registration; Badge, lunch tickets and general information (Medistudia, Entrance Hall, Yliopistonranta 1A, Kuopio)
8:30-10:00 Parallel sessions 2
Session 8: Sustainable use of aquatic systems (Chair Anssi Vainikka, Medistudia, MS303)
Session 9: Critical Materials in Sustainable Mining (Medistudia, MS304)
Session 10: Perspectives on Sustainable Transition – Institutions and Education (Medistudia, MS305)
WATER and Limnologists Posters available at 8:30 (Medistudia, MS307)
10:00-10:20 Break (Medistudia, Entrance Hall)
10:20-12:00 Parallel sessions 3
Session 11: Adaptive Governance of Catchments (Medistudia, MS303)
Session 12: Mining, Minerals, and Society (Medistudia, MS304)
Session 13: Businesses Accelerating Sustainable Transition (Medistudia, MS400)
12:00-13:00 Conference Lunch (Canthia, B-wing, 2nd floor)
Please see detailed program of the Conference here.
For further information, please contact Ville-Veikko Piispanen, email ville-veikko.piispanen@uef.fi or Kristina Leppälä, email kristina.leppala@uef.fi.
Please see additional information in the links below:
Climate Forcing, Ecosystems and Health (CLEHE) Research Community
Forests and Bioeconomy (FOBI) Research Community
Sustainable Co-management of Water Resources and Aquatic Environments (WATER) Research Community
The Limnological Division of Water Association Finland
