Program in english
Catherine and Rémy MARION will show some of the photos in preview from the exhibit in Monaco at the « Galerie des Pêcheurs » (Oct. 26, 2012 – Jan. 9, 2013).
Individual earphones for simultaneous translation will be available (French <>English) during the 2-day conference.
Monday – October 22, 2012
14:00 : Opening of the conference by Lawrence Cannon, Ambassador of Canada to France
14:30–18:30 : Session 1 – Polar bears and Us.
The polar bear’s role in social and political issues of modern day Arctic, the symbolic perception of polar bears in our civilisation. The way we « think » of polar bears, is very significative of who we are
1.1 – The significant media interest in Polar bears, by Rémy MARION (PÔLES ACTIONS). Résumé
1.2 – What is the symbolic meaning of « Nanuq » ? The different perspectives and interpretations between Eastern Canadian Inuit and Westerners , by Vladimir RANDA (LACITO/CNRS). Résumé
1.3 – Polar bear management in Nunavut, and the Inuit role in the management, by Markus DYCK (Polar bear biologist, Government of Nunavut). Résumé
1.4 – The vulnerable status of Polar bears, lacking in sufficient legal recognition, by Hervé LETHIER (EMC2I, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland). Résumé
1.5 – Debrief of « Arctic Futures » Conference of Octobre 4th and 5th, 2012 in Bruxelles, by Thierry TOUCHAIS (International Polar Foundation, Bruxelles).
18:15-Conclusion by Terry Audla (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami https://www.itk.ca/)
20:00 : Evening
- Living with polar bears, by Eric BROSSIER (the « Vagabond »‘s Captain). Presentation of « hivernage » (boat winter station) at Grise Fiord and at Spitzberg (30 mn).
- Preview of the film : « Polar bears in Alaska » by Fabrice SIMON. Résumé
- Round table in presence of Andrew DEROCHER, Vladimir RANDA, Eric BROSSIER, Basile Van HAVRE (environment Canada), presented by Patricia RICARD
Tuesday, Oct 23rd, 2012
9:00 – 18:00 Session 2 – Polar bear, who are you ?
Origins, kinship to the brown bear, evolution of the species and fragilization of the species due to climate change.
How can the species become a biological study model in regards to the appearance of new species , climate change and adaptation. Who was the prehistoric bear and do we know why this « cousin » disappeared and not the others ?
9:00 – 12:30
2.1 – Debrief of Day 1 and introduction of Day 2, by François MOUTOU (ANSES, Maisons Alfort).
2.2 – Arctic climate and evolution, by Valérie MASSON-DELMOTTE (LSCE, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette). Résumé
2.3 – Sea Ice of Arctique Ocean. Situation in Summer 2012 , by Jean-Claude Gascard (UPMC, LOCEAN, Paris). Résumé
2.4 – Brown bears during the glacial periods, by Sébastien CALVIGNAC-SPENCER (Robert Koch Institut, Berlin). Résumé
2.5 – The fate of an arctic icon, by Andrew DEROCHER (University of Alberta, Canada). Résumé
12:30 : Lunch
14:30 – 17:30
2.6 – When genetics come to the rescue of Polar bears, by Johan MICHAUX (CBGP, Montpellier). Résumé
2.7 – The polar bears of the Barents Sea: population size and habitat use, by Jon AARS (Norwegian Polar Institute, Oslo). Résumé
2.8 – The East Greenland polar bear as a messenger of global temporal contaminant trends, by Rune DIETZ (University of Aarhus, Danemark). Résumé
