3rd Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium 2025 – Program

4-5 November 2025, Marine Biological Station, Espegrend

This page might be updated during the symposium.

Tuesday 4 November

Start TimeEnd TimeEventFacilitators
09:3010:00Registration and welcome coffee
10:0010:15Welcome and opening remarks
10:1512:00Workshop: Data management // Platforms (Where to find deep-sea data?) – CDeepSea database update & FAIR data sharing through GBIF and OBISMaja Lian Jæger (UiB/GEO/CDeepSea), Katrine Kongshavn (Uni. Museum of Bergen)
12:0013:00Lunch Break
13:0014:45Workshop: Image / video analysis using BiigleRiley Meyer (IMR)
14:4515:00Coffee break
15:0015:45Establishing Bathysphere as an official association
15:4516:00Bathysphere group picture
16:0017:00BREAK
17:0018:00Dinner
18:0020:00Arts&crafts hour: Deep-sea Linocut 101David Rees (UiB/BIO/CDeepSea)
20:00Icebreaker activity: Hot Takes / Hot Vents “Venting it Out”

Wednesday 5 November

Start TimeEnd TimeTitleFacilitators
08:0009:00Breakfast
9:0010:45Workshop: QGISMorgane Le Saout (UiB/GEO/CDeepSea)
10:4511:00Coffee break
11:0012:00Group Discussion: How to get the public to care about deep sea?Christian Nilsson, Petra Hribovšek (UiB/BIO/CDeepSea)
12:0013:00Lunch Break
13:0015:00Workshop: ROV dive and log standardization and Cruise planningMari Heggernes Eilertsen (UiB/BIO/CDeepSea), Riley Meyer (IMR)
15:0015:15Concluding message

Resources in the making (Discussion and Workshop outcomes)

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