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Bjerknes Annual Meeting, 28th of September 2026 Venue: Terminus hall at Grand Hotel Terminus, Zander Kaaes gate 6 08:30-09:00: Registration and coffee 0900-0910: Welcome by director Kikki Kleiven 09:10-10:00 The new internal strategic projects 2026-2030 09:10-09:25: BioCrystal by Jöran März and Shuang Gao 09:25-09:40: Dynamic AI by Sigrid Passano Hellan 09:40-09:55: Gradient by Lea Svendsen 09:55-10:10: NORCPMNext by Yiguo Wang 10:10- 10:30: Coffee break 10:30-11:30 New research from the research themes, (four short talks (10 min) + 5 min for questions) 10:30-10:45: "Introduction to the COMEDI project" by Yue Ying 10:45-11:00: "Light in the Arctic Ocean: Towards better observations and modelling" by Håkon Sandven 11:00 11:15: “Assessing biodiversity shifts in western Norwegian fjords over the last four centuries using sedimentary ancient DNA” by Ingrid Myklestad Sætersdal 11:15-11:30: “Full-depth crossover analysis to explicitly quantify the ocean carbon sink by” Houda Beghoura 11:30-12:15: Bridging Science and Public Debate on Climate. Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, Executive Director at Norsk Klimastiftelse (the Norwegian Climate Foundation). 12:15-13:15: Lunch 13:15-14:00: New opportunities to participate and engage 13:15-13:30: Arctic Ocean 2050 what does it mean for our research by Helene Langehaug 13:30-13:45: IPY 2032-2033, what is it and why and how do we engage by Jostein Bakke 13:45-14:00: WCRP, how can you contribute? by Stefan Sobolowski 14:00-14:30: Coffee break 14:30 -15.15: The Causes and Impacts of the Extreme 2023-2024 Tropical North Atlantic Marine Heatwave. Professor Mingfang Ting, Columbia Climate School and member of the Bjerknes Scientific Advisory Council 15:15-15:35: Presentation of PhD-forum 2026 and poster pitching 1 minute 15:35-17:45: Poster session 18:00 Dinner

Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026 Time: 10:00-12:00 Place: - In person: Bjerknes lecture room 4020 (Jahnebakken 5, top floor) - Online: Zoom Program: 10:00-10:20 RA1: Ramdane Alkama (EPOC/INRAE, online): From large-scale climate signals to regional decadal predictability 10:20-10:40 RA2: Lu Zhou (NUIST/NERSC): Data-driven Tropical Climate Modeling for ENSO Predictions 10:40-11:00 RA3: Kaiyan Yao (UiB): Multidecadal variability and trends of subpolar North Atlantic overturning between 1860-2022 11:00-11:20 RA4: Sara Moreno (visiting PhD student from BSC): Decadal predictions for the renewable energy sector in Europe 11:20-11:40: Helene Langehaug (NERSC): A webpage with marine heatwave predictions from NorCPM 11:40- Lunch, Mingling and Open Agenda (for those who wish to share or discuss) *RA stands for Research Area This informal discussion space is open to all Bjerknes members and guests. Please feel free to join us and we welcome contributions from all.

Dear all, As part of our Bjerknes Proposal Writing Class, we invite the whole BCCR community to a special seminar: "How to succeed with your project proposal - successful applicants share their experience". It is taking place on 13th October 2026, 10:30 – 12:00, the programme and the meeting link are below. We hope that many of you will join! Cheers Cat and Nadine ********** PROGRAMME *********** Invited speakers: Neda Gilannejad, Senior Researcher, Aquaculture and Marine Biodiversity Group, NORCE Successful Proposals: Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists, Research Council of Norway (2026): CopeFISH: Copepod-based Feeds for Improved Salmon Health and Aquaculture Sustainability, and Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (2025): Zinc-SAFE: Optimizing Zinc Supplementation in Salmon Feed for Improved Bioavailability, Fish Health, and Reduced Environmental Impacts Sebastian Wolf, Researcher, Department of Earth Science, UiB Successful proposals: Trond Mohn Research Starting Grant (2026) - ICICLE Our invited speakers will answer the following questions, as well as additional questions from the audience: 1. Why do you think that your proposal was successful? What made the trick, compared to other excellent proposals? 2. Did you submit unsuccessful proposals during your career? 3. How can we be successful? ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/379539299579761?p=6EZdYPqsgKytwKYUUt Meeting ID: 379 539 299 579 761 Passcode: er2SB2n9