1. STATION MANAGERS’ FORUM II INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICALITIES 10-13 October 2011 Sonnerupgaard, Gods, Hvalsø, Denmark

2. 2 Station Mangers’ Forum deliverables The Station Managers’ Forum is a platform for exchange of information INTERACT Station Managers INTERACT Work Packages Local Communities SMF meetings INTERACT Web site Web based Dialogue Forum Meeting minutes and WP reports Tools:

3. 3 Station Managers’ Forum meeting minutes (seven meetings) Best practises of station management Station Mangers’ Forum deliverables - reports and meeting minutes 2011 20122013 20142015 Station catalogue Survey of research and monitoring at INTERACT stations and description of best practises for selected parameters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. 4 INTERACT Administration and coordination INTERACT Work Packages Interaction with stakeholder community -encourage dialogue between INTERACT stations and local communities and other stakeholders. -invite local communities and international organisations to SMF meetings. -contribute with local based monitoring (developed under WP8). Station Mangers’ Forum deliverables - Platform for information exchange Photo: Henrik Spanggård

5. 5 Station Managers’ Forum 2 - Agenda INTERACT station presentations (3) INTERACT Work Packages (8) Associated station presentations (3) Request for Ecosystem Service session Request for project presentation Collaboration with other major Arctic initiatives Photo: Henrik Spanggård

6. 6 Station Managers’ Forum 2 - Agenda Day 1 09.00 Session 1: Introduction and News from the INTERACT Secretariat 10.00 Breather 1: INTERACT Research Facility presentation – Toolik Field Station, Alaska, USA 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee 11.00 Session 2: WP2 Deliverable - Report ‘Station catalogue’ 12.00 Breather 2: Who is who in Polar research 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 Session 3: WP2 Deliverable - Report ‘Best practises of Station Management’ 15.00 – 15.20 Coffee 15.20 Breather 3: Associated research station presentation, Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic 15.30 Session 4: Ecosystem Services delivered by INTERACT stations (WP8) 17.30 End of Day 1 18.30 Dinner

7. 7 Station Managers’ Forum 2 - Agenda Day 2 08.25 Welcome and practicalities of Day 2 08.30 Session 5: Retro- and Prospective Vegetation Change in the Polar Regions: Back to the Future 08.45 Session 6: WP4 Transnational Access – feedback 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee 11.00 Breather 4: INTERACT Research Facility presentation – Abisko Scientific Research Station, Sweden 11.30 - 12.30 Walk in the Park 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 Breather 5: INTERACT Research Facility presentation – Zackenberg Research Station, Greenland 14.00 Session 7: INTERACT web-site 14.30 – 14.50 Coffee 14.50 Breather 6: Associated research station, Czech Arctic Station, Svalbard 15.00 Session 8: WP8 Outreach and involvement of local communities 17.00 End of Day 2 18.30 Dinner

8. 8 JOINT INTERACT, IASC and CBMP workshop DAY 3 08.30 Welcome, agenda and practicalities 08.35 Setting the scene and expected outputs 08.50 Key note speaker: Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (20 min) Session 1, Stakeholders in Arctic Biodiversity (Arctic Council member State, Indigenous Peoples, NGO) Session 2, Inspirational presentations (Circumarctic experiment, Ecosystem based monitoring programme, community-based monitoring, scaling) Session 3, Circumarctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Research and Monitoring initiatives 13.00 CAFF/CBMP Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group 13.30 INTERACT 14.00 IASC Terrestrial Working Group 14.30 AMAP 15.00-15.30 Coffee 15.30 ISAC 16.00 SAON 16.30-17.30 Break (except for Synergies Group members) Session 4 Identification of gaps, recommended activities and potential synergies 17.30 – 18.45 Synergy Group presentation of gaps, recommended activities and areas of potential collaboration, followed by plenum discussion 18.45 Concluding reflections by the Synergies Group 19.00 Closing remarks and the way ahead – the process of turning gaps and areas of collaboration into synergy action (Mike Gill and Terry Callaghan) 19.30 Workshop dinner

9. 9 Day 4 08.40 Welcome and practicalities of Day 4 08.45 Session 9: Conclusions from joint day 09.15 Session 10: WP2 Deliverable D2.2.1 - Report concerning ’Research and Monitoring at INTERACT sites’ 10.30-10.50 Coffee 10.55 Breather 7: Associated research station presentation, Aktru Field Station, Russia 11.00 Session 11: WP5-7 Joint Research Activities, 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch 13.00 WP5-7 Joint Research Activities (continued), 15.00 Session 12: Evaluation, ideas for up-coming Station Manger Forum Meetings and closing remarks 15.30 End of SMF 2 Station Managers’ Forum 2 - Agenda

10. 10 Practical information Dining area and bar Joint workshop SMF II Reception Toilets

11. 11 Practical information Shuttle service to and from Hvalsø Station DayMorningAfternoon Monday07:45 – 09:0017:00 – 17:30 Tuesday07:45 – 09:0017:00 – 17:30 Wednesday07:15 – 09:0019:00 – 19:30 Thursday07:45 – 09:0015:00 – 17:00 For transport outside these hours call Logistics Manager Henrik Spanggaard Munch: +45 87 15 86 75

12. 12 Paying for SMF 2 Practical information D r i n k s

13. 13 Let’s INTERACT Photo: Henrik Spanggård

14. 14 SMF II - Day 1 Session 1 09.00 Introduction Opening statement and Expected results of SMF2 (Morten Rasch) (10 min) - Introduction of participants (20 min) - Introduction of Agenda and practicalities (Elmer Topp-Jørgensen)(5 min) - Presentation of Station Managers’ Forum deliverables including overview of activities and timeframe (Elmer Topp-Jørgensen) (10 min) 09.45 News from the INTERACT Secretariat (Terry Callaghan/Margareta Johansson) Breather 1 10.00 INTERACT Research Facility presentation - Toolik Field Station, Alaska, USA (Brian Barnes/Syndonia Bret-Harte) 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Session 2 11.00 WP2 - Report concerning ‘Abilities of the INTERACT stations’ (AWI, Hugues Lantuit) - Presentation of draft report (30 min) - Initial comments from SMF participants (20 min) - Presentation of plan for finalising report and updating web-site station catalogue (10 min) Breather 2 12.00 Who is who in polar research (AWI, Hugues Lantuit) (30) 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch