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Join us on April 1, 2025 for our next Iceland-Canada webinar! The event starting at 11:30 EST / 15:30 GMT will feature rich conversation and fresh insights into the day-to-day realities of northern Canadians and Icelandic citizens with respect to accessing nutritious and affordable food.

Panelists from leading research institutions and the private sector will unpack the similarities and differences between these two contexts. They will discuss the defining characteristics of food production in Iceland; share information on how the private sector is responding to demand for healthy and affordable food in both Iceland and the Canadian north; highlight new nutrition guidelines from the Nordic Council of Ministers; and share youth perspectives on improving access to healthy food in northern contexts.

The event is jointly organized by the Embassy of Iceland in Iceland in Ottawa and the Embassy of Canada to Iceland in cooperation with Matís Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, and Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) / Savoir polaire Canada (POLAIRE).

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Pilot definition of selected Shared Arctic Variables (SAVs)

The Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (Arctic ROADS) process aims to shape investments and partnerships for the improved sustainment of Arctic observing and data systems.
The EU-funded project ArcticPASSION has published a report on the process that has piloted three themes: Permafrost, Wildfires and Sea Ice.
The work emphasizes shared ownership of these variables across scientific, Indigenous
and Arctic communities, as well as relevance at local, regional and global scales. A collaborative
approach in defining Shared Arctic Variables (SAVs) aims to ensure that future Arctic observation systems has the highest societal relevance.

Mapping the Polar Data Ecosystem (MPDE)

The polar data community has been organising information about relationships between data centres where these are either sources for information or aggregators of information. The Polar Data Ecosystem facility is found here.
Organised by the EU-funded project ArcticPASSION, a report has been published with details from an exercise completed in 2024 to update the information in the facility. A summary of the data collected is available through the platform statistics web page. As of March 2025, a total of 96 data catalogues are organised through the platform, and a total of 183 harvesting relationships are documented.
If you are the manager of a data centre that organises polar data and would like your data centre/catalogue to be registered through the facility, then please contact the SAON Secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The next Polar Data Forum

The Polar Data Forum is a place where polar data holders get together and make more use of data. The Forum has two main components: the Conference, where the border between funding, policy and data is explored through presentations and posters; and Workshop Sessions & Hackathons, where the Polar Data Community opens the dialogue to make progress on their shared objectives. Polar Data Forum VI will be hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) from October 20^th through 24^th, 2025 and will be held at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The Forum follows International Data Week (IDW), which is to be held in Brisbane, Australia on the 13^th to 16^th of October, 2025. More information here: https://polar-data-forum.org/

Meet the SAON Board

The SAON Board will have a virtual meeting during the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 23^rd March 13:30 – 17:00 MDT / 20:30-24:00 CET. Focus will be on the work of the Arctic Data Committee (ADC) and the Committee on Observations and Networks (CON). Meeting documents and information about registration are found here.

The 2024 SAON annual report

The 2024 SAON annual report is available here.

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After last successful edition in Copenhagen, with nearly 100 biomass specialists and nearly 30 excellent speakers, we have pleasure to invite you to the 7^th European Conference Biomass PowerON taking place on 8-9 October 2025. This year we are moving back to Stockholm, Sweden.

Biomass is key to a low-carbon future, offering sustainable solutions for energy, fuels, and bio-based products while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Negative-emission bioenergy technologies, like bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), enhance energy system flexibility and integrate renewables.

The 7^th Biomass PowerON programme explores biomass resources, sustainability, policies, and advanced conversion technologies. Key themes include biomass for heat and power, bioenergy’s role in decarbonisation, and the forest industry’s response to increasing wood biomass demand. Discussions will also focus on EU policy impacts on the bioenergy sector, spotlighting legislation’s influence on green solutions and biomass integration into a sustainable energy system.

Early Confirmed Speakers

• Anders Dahlberg, Portfolio Manager - bioenergy, Söderenergi
• Esteban Santirso, Biomass Trading Director, Ence Energia / Magnon
• Olivier Thomas, SVP – Trading Division Director, SUEZ
• Michael Hecquet, Head of R&D Advanced fuels, Total Energies
• Stefan Heyne, Specialist in Energy, Södra
• Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Executive Director, World Bioenergy Association
• Alicia Newton, Senior Scientific Officer, Drax Group
• Victor Smith, Program Business Development Manager, CM Biomass Partners
• Samsher Khan, Vice President, Energy Trading, Stockholm Exergi
• Esther Bustillo Vazquez, Sustainability Expert Engineer, Engie

Key topics

• Navigating Balancing Markets - Global Bioenergy and Bio-Based Products Markets: Trends and Opportunities
• Interactions Between EU ETS, CDR, CRCF, and RED III: Key Insights and Implications - Plant operation challenges in times of unstable feedstock market
• Advancements in the Global Bioeconomy: Fostering International - Cooperation for a Sustainable Future
• Transportation, storage, and supply chain management - National and European Subsidies for Investment Opportunities
• Forest residues as a raw material - Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass: Past, Present, and Future
• The latest technologies enhancing operational efficiency - BECCS role in climate change mitigation
• Progress in CHP technology - Cutting-Edge Technologies Driving Operational Excellence in Biomass Plants
• Pellet stoves and boilers – is it a solution for energy deficyt - Importance of certification – guarantee of sustainability
• The Road to AI: Starting the Transformation Towards the Future of Heating

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Special Early bird offer 1295EUR valid until 16APR2025
 
Regular rate is 1695EUR inc. access to all the sessions, networking, lunches, refreshments, drinks reception and documentation from the event.
 
Group offer, register at the early bird rate and save up €1,295.
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Registration for the 11^th International Conference and Exhibition "Downstream Russia and CIS 2025" (19-20 March, St. Petersburg) is still open. With only two speaking slots and two exhibition stands (including a dedicated manager to arrange meetings) remaining, now is the time to secure your place alongside 150+ executives and senior managers from the leading oil & gas processing and petrochemical companies across Russia and CIS!

Terms of participation

Downstream Russia and CIS 2025 in facts and figures:

• Held with the support of the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region
• 150+ attendees from major oil & gas processing and petrochemical companies in Russia and CIS, including Novatek-Ust-Luga, RusChemAlliance, Tatneftegazopererabotka, Irkutsk Oil Company, Sakhaneftegazsbyt, Caspian Innovation Company, Gazprom Neft, Slavneft-YANOS, Baltic Chemical Complex, LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka, Ilsky Refinery, NAFTAN, Belneftekhim, Titan Group, Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant, Mozyr Refinery, POLYEF, and many more
• High-level participants: 40% are chairpersons, CEOs, chief engineers, technical directors, chief metallurgists, technologists, and processing experts
• Extended delegations from key industry investment projects: Gazprom Neft, Irkutsk Oil Company, Novatek-Ust-Luga, Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant, Sakhaneftegazsbyt, SN Invest
• 40+ speakers and panellists from leading voices in the oil & gas processing and petrochemical sectors: project representatives and industry experts.
• Industry leader support: General Sponsor – Gazprombank; Logistics Partner – FESCO Transportation Group (Far Eastern Shipping Company, PLC).
• Exclusive exhibition and technology showcases: cutting-edge equipment, technologies, and solutions from industry leaders such as PO STRONG, BARS Group, NATEK-Neftekhimmash, and Grover International.
• Two days of business and informal networking: pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings, business lunches, coffee breaks, interactive discussions, and a cocktail reception.

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