Council for animal ethics meeting attended in Oslo

Today I have attended Council for animal ethics´ meeting in Oslo (at Næringslivets hus). This is one of four meetings this year, two of which are now physical (and two digital, due to an insufficient budget).

Council for animal ethics meeting attended

Today I have attended a meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics, at Næringslivets hus in Oslo. Among other things, we discussed the consultative statement we are in the process of writing on climate change and animal ethics, and recent developments in the ethical work that is done in relation to Norway´s Government Pension Fund Global.

Wonderful World program committee meeting attended

Today I have attended a meeting in the program committee for Wonderful World - Den nordiske festivalen for filosofi og vitenskap, at the campus of University of Stavanger.

Meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics attended; ongoing work on consultative statement on climate concerns and animal ethics

Today I have attended the third meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics held this year (I also attended the second, in June, whereas I fell sick on my way to the first in February). The meeting was held digitally. Among other topics we discussed the organisation of this year´s Animal ethics conference (Dyreetikkonferansen), which takes place November 17th in Oslo. We also touched upon a consultative statement on trade-offs between climate concerns and animal ethics concerns in food production which a work group which includes me currently works on.

Council for animal ethics meeting

Monday this week, June 16th, I attended the meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics, in Oslo.

Council of animal ethics meeting attended; encountering GPFG Council on ethics representatives

Yesterday I attended a meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics, the first this year, at Thon Hotel Opera in Oslo. Among other things, we were visited by representatives of the Council on ethics of Norway´s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).

"Wonderful world" editorial board meeting attended

Today I have attended the first meeting - held digitally - of the editorial board for the Norwegian philosophy and science festival "Wonderful world", which will be held for the second time, in Stavanger, May 30 - June 2nd.

NASS board meeting attended

Today I attended the board meeting of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS), as the organization´s Secretary.

In Oslo for Council for animal ethics meeting

Today I have attended the meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics, in Oslo, at Thon hotel Opera.

A meeting - Council for animal ethics

Today I have had one meeting related to a statement of Norway´s Council for animal ethics.

3 meetings on third last day as Head of department

Today, on my third last day as Head of department, I have attended 3 meetings, including my last faculty leadership group meeting and my final department council meeting.

3 meetings

Today I have attended 3 meetings. This included the final weekly meeting with our office manager which we have had over the last 2 years.

2 meetings; 7 this week; 197 + 3 this Autumn

Today I have attended 2 scheduled appointments. This week I have had 7 meetings, and one day of sick leave. Altogether this Autumn I have attended 197 meetings and 3 conferences.

2 meetings

Today I have had 2 scheduled meetings.

3 appointments Monday 19th

Yesterday, on Monday December 19th, I had 3 scheduled meetings/appointments. This included the annual department Christmas lunch at hotel Victoria, with some 40 colleagues attending.

10 appointments this week; 190 + 3 so far this Autumn

With 10 scheduled appointments this week including 3 ph.d. defense-related appointments - and 3 days of sick leave Monday to Wednesday - I have so far this Autumn attended 190 scheduled meetings/appointments and 3 conferences.

2 meetings Friday; opponent at Juan Mendoza-Collazos´ ph.d. defense at Lund university, Sweden, this weekend

On Friday I had 2 meetings at UIS. 

This weekend I have been faculty opponent at the ph.d. defense of Juan Mendoza-Collazos´, who defended the thesis "Agency and Artefacts: A cognitive semiotic exploration of design" at Lund university, in Lund, Sweden, December 17th. My presentation and opposition in dialogue with the candidate went on for about two and a half hours. Some 35 people attended, most of which physically.

Related to the ph.d. defense, I also attended an informal dinner Friday evening, and a celebration party Saturday evening.

5 appointments

Today - after three consecutive days of sick leave - I have attended half of the "fagdag" for Cognitive Lab at UIS, where I was part of opening the day, and three more scheduled appointments. I will furthermore attend the faculty leadership group´s dinner on town this evening, where my stepping down as Head of department will be marked.

A meeting; 12 meetings this week; 180 + 3 so far this Autumn

Today I have attended one scheduled meeting. This week´s total is 12 meetings, despite 1 day sick leave (yesterday). So far this Autumn I have attended 180 meetings and 3 conferences.

3 meetings

Today I chose to have home office, and have attended 3 scheduled meetings.