Editorial board meeting of Biosemiotics attended in Sheffield

Today, during the fourth day of the 26th Gathering in biosemiotics, in Sheffield, UK, I attended the annual editorial board meeting of Biosemiotics.

Dialogue meeting on regulatory development on animal welfare in aquaculture attended

On Monday June 8th I attended a so-called dialogue meeting with Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority) on behalf of Norway´s Council for animal ethics concerning regulatory development for animal welfare in aquaculture (this was the second such meeting on this theme I have attended this Spring).

NASS board meeting attended

Today I have attended this Autumn´s board meeting of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS). Topics included initial plans for the next NASS conference, to be held in 2027.

Council for animal ethics meeting attended

Today I have attended the first meeting of the newly appointed Council for animal ethics (in Norway), at Thon hotel Opera in Oslo. I represent animal protection NGOs in the council.

Last Council for animal ethics meeting in this round attended

Last Friday, May 5th, I attended the last in-person meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics in this round. A new Council is soon to be appointed. The last meeting was devoted to discussing the council´s proposals to the ministries of agriculture and fisheries related to the government´s forthcoming animal welfare parliamentary notice (stortingsmelding). I chaired the discussion.

5 more scheduled appointments

Today I have had 3 employee appraisals (total to date: 44), a meeting, and chaired a job interview.

2 meetings

Today I have attended 2 scheduled meetings. This included the first faculty leadership group meeting after Easter.

2 + 1 meetings including introduction for 2-day Polish delegation visit; NASS board meeting

Today I have attended 2 scheduled meetings and one impromptu meeting. The scheduled meetings included giving an introduction to the 2-day working visit of a Polish delegation in relation to our joint EEA-funded project "The integrated system of domestic violence prevention" (with about 15 people present) at Ydalir hotel, and chairing the board meeting of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS). 

2 meetings and 2 job interviews

Today I have chaired 2 job interviews and taken part in 2 scheduled meetings.

3 meetings and then 3 job interviews

Today I have attended 3 scheduled meetings and chaired 3 job interviews. Meetings included a meeting on candidate of psychology study.

A meeting

Today I have attended a meeting related to Ex.phil. etc.

Meeting

1 scheduled meeting attended today.

6 meetings

Today I have had 6 scheduled meetings, five of them one-on-one and the last one with the psychologists of the department.

A meeting

Today I have attended an ad hoc meeting, despite being on summer vacation.

Meeting(s)

Today I have had one scheduled and one impromptu meeting.

2 meetings and 4 job interviews

Today I have attended 2 meetings and chaired 4 job interviews - plus taken part in handling a potentially threatening situation at the office.

1 employee appraisal and 1 more meeting

Today I have had 1 employee appraisal (total to date: 40) and 1 more meeting - related to development of a master degree in psychology.

3 employee appraisals and 1 more meeting

Today I have had 3 employee appraisals (total to date: 34) and 1 more meeting.

4 meetings

Today I have taken part in four meetings. This included a meeting on the accounts for 2020 and budget for 2021 for our department, and a meeting on inter-faculty collaboration on teaching in pedagogical psychology.

In total I´ve had 16 scheduled appointments this week - a record, I think.

EiC meeting

Today I have participated in a Zoom meeting with two Editors-in-Chief colleagues (one current and one forthcoming) in Biosemiotics, discussing organizational matters.