Registration is open for the National Snow Seminar

The 12th National Seminar on Snow on the name day of Pyry (blizzard in Finnish) will be held the first time in Rovaniemi.

The seminar is extended to two-day event on 31 October
– 1 November 2024 and will be hosted by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, in
Rovaniemi at Arktikum building. Prior to the seminar, attendees will have the
opportunity to join a self-funded excursion to the Arctic Space Centre of Finnish
Meteorological Institute in Sodankylä on Wednesday 30 October. 

Rovaniemi event is free of charge. Lunches are self-paid. Sodankylä
excursion is with a separate registration fee (90 €) that covers the transport
between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä and a dinner.

Presentations
will be 10-15 min and they can be held either in English or in Finnish. The seminar
will cover a range of topics including various aspects of snow research, life in
snowy environments, and the role of citizen science.

Deadline for registering a presentation and registering to the Sodankylä excursion
is on Monday 30 September 2024. 

Registration
link: https://forms.gle/mpoMEmU7SRvBBtZc8

Schedule

Wednesday 30.10.2024
13:00-22:00 Excursion
to the Arctic Space Centre of Finnish Meteorological Institute in Sodankylä
including dinner

Thursday
31.10.2024
12:00-18:00 Scientific presentations, Science
& Art session, Keynote talk by Professional Snowboarder Antti
Autti 
18:00-20:00 Dinner (either self-paid or free of charge,
will be informed closer to the event)

Friday
1.11.2024
9:00-13:00 Scientific presentations

Welcome!

Further information:
Leena Leppänen, Arctic Centre and Finnish Meteorological Institute,
leena.leppanen(at)ulapland.fi 
Outi Meinander, Finnish
Meteorological Institute, outi.meinander(at)fmi.fi 
Sirpa
Rasmus, Arctic Centre, sirpa.rasmus(at)ulapland.fi