{"id":1846,"date":"2019-02-05T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arctrain.de\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2019-12-17T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T14:01:06","slug":"the-story-of-how-i-became-an-emergency-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arctrain.de\/de\/the-story-of-how-i-became-an-emergency-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of How I Became an Emergency Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I can\u2019t recall if I choose to apply or if the decision came naturally. First thing I know, I was submitting my application to participate in the Emerging Leaders program<\/a>. As part of the Arctic Frontiers Conference, about 30 young professionals, scientists, politicians and businessmen (and women) were selected to participate in a week of activities including workshops, discussions, presentations and immersion in the Norwegian culture  and history (since the event took place in Norway). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two days\nafter the application deadline, I was selected! That was right before Christmas\nand less than a month before the event. Let\u2019s just say that my participation\nwas an amazing and slightly stressful surprise that was made possible by LOJIQ\nand Global Affairs Canada. But I managed to deal with all of it and there I\nwas, waiting for my plane on a cold Tuesday evening in Montr\u00e9al. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Emerging Leaders program started in Bod\u00f8. During the first days, I got to know the other participants and how different our views and perceptions of the Arctic were. Some of the attendees lived in the Arctic while others didn\u2019t. Some had the vision of a cold and remote Arctic while others had a vision of industries and smart cities. We got to present our respective work through Pecha Kucha presentations; a stimulating type of presentation of 20 slides lasting 20 seconds each, for a total of 6min40. Pecha Kucha presentations are challenging, quick and funny! It is worth having a look (www.pechakucha.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During our trip, we had the chance to go on the majestic Lofoten archipelago. The location was incredibly beautiful (it was hard to focus on presentations sometimes!) and we got to go fishing for a morning. I am proud to say that I caught a respectable number of saithe (also called coalfish, pollock or coley). In the meantime, presentations were still going on and I learned a lot about the conciliation of scientific knowledge, sustainable development and industries in Europe and more precisely in Norway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n