Circular Ocean Innovation Conference 2017
Presentations, Serious Game & #Net_Hack Challenge
17th July 2017, 18th July 2017
Reykjavik
Iceland
Organisers and Supporters
Introduction
Join Circular Ocean in Reykjavik this July for our “Innovation Conference” which will gather Circular Ocean partners with members of the academic, creative and business communities to explore the opportunities around re-purposing waste Fishing Nets & Rope (FNR’s) in the Northern Periphery & Arctic Region.
The conference will open on Monday, 17th July with updates from the Circular Ocean partners, followed by a “Serious Game” facilitated by Dr Laurent Bontoux from the EU Policy Lab with support from Professor Martin Charter from The Centre for Sustainable Design at UCA.
Day Two on Tuesday, 18th July will see Circular Ocean’s second #NetHack Challenge, an innovation workshop designed to develop solutions to a series of challenges surrounding management of FNR’s the builds on a highly successful event held in 2016
Circular Ocean is funded by Northern Periphery & Arctic Programme (European Regional Development Fund) and is being organised between 2015-2018.
The event is free, but registration is essential as places are limited. To register, download the registration form or email rcarruthers@uca.ac.uk
Day 1 – Presentations and Serious Game
17th July 2017
Innovation Centre Iceland
Arlevnir 2-8
112
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Chaired by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK
| 8:30 | Registration and networking |
| 9:15 | Introduction
Neil James, Project Director, Circular Ocean, University of Highlands & Islands, Scotland Kristjan Leosson, Managing Director, Materials/Biotechnology/Energy, Innovation Centre Iceland (ICE), Iceland |
| 9:40 | Overview
Christina Dixon, Coordinator, Global Ghost Gear Initiative, World Animal Protection, UK |
| 10:00 | National Ports: Research on collection on collection and recycling of waste fishing net
Chaired by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK Scotland Neil James, Project Director, Circular Ocean, University of Highlands & Islands, Scotland Ireland Julie Crowley, Programme Coordinator, Macroom E, Ireland Norway Paritosh Deshpande, Researcher, Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Norway Greenland Ida Bertelsen, Researcher, Artic Technology Centre (Artek) , Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark |
| 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:30 | Circular Ocean: Partners Update
Sustainability Impact Assessment of Norwegian Fishing Net Sector Paritosh Deshpande, Researcher, Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Norway Products Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK Construction Ida Bertelsen, Researcher, Arctic Technology Centre (Artek), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark |
| 12:30 | New developments
MARELITT Baltic: ghostnet hunting in the Baltic Sea Andrea Stolte, Project Manager Ghostnets, WWF, Germany New approaches to fishing net recycling Paul L Rendle-Barnes, Group Senior Business Development Manager, Avanti Environmental, UK Marking Fish Gear Dr. Pingguo He, International Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Italy Future Fishing Net Project Kristjan Leosson, Managing Director, Materials/Biotechnology/Energy, Innovation Centre Iceland, Iceland |
| 12:50 | Summary
Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK |
| 1:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 | Serious Game
Facilitated by Laurent Bontoux, Foresight Specialist, Joint Research Council (JRC), European Commission & Professor Martin Charter, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK |
| 5:30 | Summary
Neil James, Project Director, Circular Ocean, University of Highlands & Islands, Scotland Kristjan Leosson, Managing Director, Materials/Biotechnology/Energy, Innovation Centre Iceland, Iceland Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK |
| 5:40 | #Net_Hack Introduction, networking & drinks |
| 6:30 | Close |
Day 2 – #Net_Hack Challenge
18th July 2017
Reykjavik School of Visual Arts
Hringbraut 121
101
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Facilitated by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, UK
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Introduction
Neil James, Project Director, Circular Ocean, University of Highlands & Islands, Scotland Aslaug Thorlacius, Director, Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, Iceland |
| 9:15 | Drawing & Mind-mapping |
| 10:00 | Creativity |
| 12:00 | Concept Test & Lunch |
| 1:00 | Making |
| 4:00 | Presentations & Judging |
| 5:00 | Lessons Learnt & Award |
| 5:15 | Networking |
| 5:30 | Close |
Registration
The event is free of charge but registration is required.
To register, download the registration form and email rcarruthers@uca.ac.uk.
