
ARCFISH partner, Arne Hestnes (Kongsberg Discovery) heading to Iceland recently to take part in the Arctic Circle Assembly 2024, and to meet colleagues and stakeholders from ARCFISH.
Arctic Circle, which ran from 17-19 October, comprised of 700 speakers and 250 sessions in the Comprehensive Program - Assembly - Polar Dialogue - Business Forum.
During the conference, Arne met with colleagues from Brim, and participated in a special session in cooperating with our friends at HiAOOS and Polar Connect on Digitizing the Arctic.

Arne Hestnes, Kongsberg Discovery, joins a special session - Digitizing the Arctic - organised by HiAOOS and Polar Connect.
Arne also participated in a session about digital twins (DTO), "The EU and Innovation for Sustainable Development in the Arctic", where ARCFISH was mentioned as one of the EC's most promising DTO projects, according to Raphaël Goulet, Head of Unit for Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea and the Arctic, European Commission.
You can find out more about the event from the dedicated website, where you can view the event programme.

Arne Hestnes, Kongsberg Discovery, visits the EU Polar Cluster booth during Arctic Circle 2024.