We invite you to the Polish session at Arctic Circle Assembly 2023, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland!

SATURDAY, 21 OCTOBER – SESSIONS 10:10 – 11:05

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF “THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ICE” BY DOBROWOLSKY – CRYOSPHERIC SCIENCE

Organized by: Polish Polar Consortium, Polar Research Center of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun

Location: Ríma A, Harpa Ground Floor

SPEAKERS:

Dagmara Bożek, Senior Science Communication Specialist, Science Communication and Education Department, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences: Antoni Boleslaw Dobrowolski – Biography in a Nutshell

Wiesław Ziaja, Physical Geographer and Landscape Ecologist, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Poland: Landscape Approach in “Natural History of Ice” by A.B Dobrowolski

Francisco Navarro, Glaciologist, Departamento de Matemátic Aplicada a las TIC ETSI de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain: A.B. Dobrowolski and his “Natural History of Ice” – A Source of Inspiration for Joint Polish-Spanish Glaciological Research in Svalbard

Monika Kusiak, Professor & Geologist, Department of Polar and Marine Research, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences: Reactivation of the Polish Antarctic Station Dobrowolski: Mission (Nearly) Impossible

Wojciech Dobiński, Physical Geographer – Cryospheric and Periglacial Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland; Institute of Earth Sciences, Poland: Natural History of Ice 1923 – 2023, its Value Today as an Specific Inspiration

MODERATOR: Ireneusz Sobota, Professor & Glaciologist, Polish Polar Consortium, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Polar Research Center

Co-financing from the Ministry of Education and Science (AGREEMENT No. MEIN/2023/DN/2647) to cover the travel and stay costs of preparing and organizing the Polish scientific session during Arctic Circle Assembly 2023 on October 19-21, 2023, in Reykjavik, Iceland.