Conferences and Workshops

12^th Biannual Conference of The  International Biogeography Society (TIBS2026)
Denmark, Aarhus, 6^th -10^th of January, 2026

Entry: Stefan Prost. "Gliding towards and uncertain future: Phylogeography and conservation genomics of the elusive Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)"
Poster: Shreya Pandey.
Poster: Angelika Kiebler. "Population genetics of the Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) in Finland - Shaped by glacial retreat and land uplift during the Holocene"

6^th European Citizen Science Conference (ECSA 2026)
Oulu, Finland, 3^rd-6^th of March 2026

Entry: TBA

29^th Kaamos Symposium
Oulu, Finland, 3^rd-4^th of December 2025

Presentation: Wehrenberg, G. (2025). Conservation Genomics for Threatened Wildlife - from the field to the lab and back again. Morning session, 29th Kaamos Symposium, Oulu, Finland. 3rd of December 2025.

Presentation: Pandey, S. (2025). Comparison of Illumina and Nanopore sequencing technologies from Environmental DNA metabarcoding method for biodiversity monitoring from ancient archive coniferous litterfall samples. Morning session, 29th Kaamos Symposium, Oulu, Finland. 4th of December 2025.

Science in Films: The Forest Archipelago Documentary
Oulu, Finland, 27^th of November 2025

Panel Discussion: University of Oulu researchers Emma Vatka and Angelika Kiebler and future forest owner Katri Kurkela appear in the documentary and participate in a discussion after the film. At: Elokuvateatteri Star, Oulu, Finland, 27th of November 2025.

YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025
Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science
Oulu, Finland, 24^th-26^th of November 2025

Presentation: Nichols, P. (2025). From data to depth: building connections in remote coral reef conservation. Session: Ecosystem Restoration Storytelling Slam: Transdisciplinarity in Performance. YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025, Oulu, Finland. 24th of October 2025.

Presentation: Kiebler, A. (2025). In Search of the Flying Squirrel: A Tale of the Finnish Forest, Patience, and Poop. Session: Ecosystem Restoration Storytelling Slam: Transdisciplinarity in Performance. YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025, Oulu, Finland. 24th of October 2025.

German Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology Conference Cologne, Germany, 29^th of September – 2^nd of October 2025

Entry: Carlson R., Schrade, M. (2025). Tracing the Rhine. Exhibition: Out of Focus. Un/Commoning Curatorial Practices through Multimodal Engagements 29.  29th of September -  2nd of October 2025.

The 47^th Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference: Shaping the future in the era of poly crisis Oulu, Finland, 4^th – 6^th of June 2025

Presentation: Haanpää, O., Kiljunen, N., Schrade, M. (2025). Sometimes you just need to get into the water: Transdicipinary streams to environmental knowledge. Session: Transdisciplinarity in the Anthropocene. 5th of June 2025.

Biodiful Leadership Forum, International Research Workshop: Connecting Biodiversity and Business
Turku, Finland, 23^rd of May 2025

Webinar: Pandey, S. (2025). Biodiversity monitoring using e-DNA Metabarcoding in Finland. Biodiful Leadership Forum, International Research Workshop: Connecting Biodiversity and Business. 23rd of May 2025.

I4WORLD Dissemination Event
Oulu, Finland, 24^th of February 2025

Presentation: Pandey, S. (2025) Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessment. I4WORLD -Imaging and Characterization for a Sustainable World, Sensitizing schools students for Stakeholder Engagement in research. 24th of February 2025.

Webinar for Flying Squirrel LIFE and Metsähallitus:
Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics,
24^th of January 2025

Webinar: Kiebler, A. (2025). Flying squirrel in Finland: Populations Genetics and Citizen Science. Webinar for Metsähallitus: Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics. 24th of January 2025.
Population genetics: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14854.89926
Citizen Science: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21985.21602

Webinar: Wehrenberg, G. (2025). Potential role of Genetically informed Ex-Situ Conservation for the Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans). Webinar for Metsähallitus: Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics. 24th of January 2025.

Webinar: Wehrenberg, G. (2025). First chromosome-level genome assembly of a flying squirrel (Pteromyini: Pteromys volans). Webinar for Metsähallitus: Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics. 24th of January 2025.

Webinar: Prost, S. (2025). Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics. Webinar for Metsähallitus: Siberian Flying Squirrel Genetics. 24th of January 2025.

28^th Kaamos Symposium 2024
Oulu, Finland, 4^th – 5^th of December 2024

Poster: Grethlein, M. (2024). Environmental Genomics in times of global change - The bay mussel (Mytilus trossulus) as an indicator species. 28th Kaamos Symposium 2024, Oulu, Finland. 5th of December 2024.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27047.05281

EMBO Lecture Course: Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics
Nafplion, Greece, 3^rd – 6^th of November 2024

Poster: Pandey, S. (2024). Genomics meets remote sensing: developing integrated, efficient biodiversity monitoring methods for forest and peatland environments in Finland. Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics (EMBO), Nafplion, Greece. 4th of November 2024.

I4WORLD – International Girl Child Day
Oulu, Finland, 11^th of October 2023

Presentation: Pandey, S. (2023). Genomics meets remote sensing: developing integrated, efficient biodiversity monitoring methods for forest and peatland environments in Finland. I4WORLD -Imaging and Characterization for a Sustainable World, Sensitizing schools students on the occasion of International Girl Child Day, Oulu, Finland. 11th of October 2024.

Researcher’s Night 2024,
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland, 27^th of September 2024

Exhibition & Presentation: Pandey, S. (2024). Application of Drones in Biodiversity monitoring. Researcher's Night 2024, Oulu, Finland. 27th of September 2024.

5^th Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium
Joensuu, Finland, 24^th – 27^th of April 2024

Presentation: Wehrenberg, G. (2024). A reduced SNP panel for non-invasive assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison. Session 2: Conservation genetics, Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium 2024, Joensuu, Finland. 24th of April 2024.

Poster: Pandey, S. (2024). Genomics meets remote sensing: developing integrated, efficient biodiversity monitoring methods for forest and peatland environments in Finland. 5th Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium, Joensuu, Finland. 24th of April 2024.

Poster: Schrade, M. (2024) eDNA in arctic environments - usage in research, education and citizen science. 5th Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium, Joensuu, Finland. 24th of April 2024.

Poster: Grethlein, M. (2024). Environmental Genomics in times of global change - The bay mussel (Mytilus trossulus) as an indicator species. 5th Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium, Joensuu, Finland. 4th of April 2024.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27047.05281

UniOulu Science Day 2024
Oulu, Finland, 17^th of April 2024

Poster: Pandey, S. (2024). Genomics meets remote sensing: developing integrated, efficient biodiversity monitoring methods for forest and peatland environments in Finland. UniOulu Science Day, Oulu, Finland. 17th of April 2024.

CinemANTS: ‘The Forest Archipelago’ Documentary Screening
Oulu, Finland, 18^th of March 2024

Panel Discussion: Couturier, C., Kurkela, K., Virranniemi, J., Vatka, E., Wehrenberg, G. & Prost, S. (2024). Moderation: van den Berg, M. & Koivumäki, K. CinemANTS: 'The Forest Archipelago' Documentary Screening, Oulu, Finland. 18th of March 2024.

Global Cheetah Summit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28^th -31^st of January 2024

Panel Discussion: Sliwa, A., McKeown, S., Rietkerk, F., Beetem, D., Muir, R., Schmidt-Kuentzel, A., Prost, S., Moehrenschlager, A., Traylor-Holzer, K., Marker, L., Yadav, SP. & van der Merwe, V. (2024). How to increase cheetah populations and ranges? Moderation: Cynthia Smooth, C. & Thibault, G., Session 2.2: How to increase cheetah populations and ranges?, Global Cheetah Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 30th of January 2024.

Presentation: Schmidt-Kuentzel, A. & Prost, S. (2024). Overview of Cheetah Genetics. Session 1.5: What is our current understanding on cheetah genetics?, Global Cheetah Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 29th of January 2024.

27^th Kaamos Symposium 2023
Oulu, Finland, 30^th of Nov – 1^st of December 2023

Panel Discussion: Hurme, E., Auvinen, AP., Kiljunen, N., Lennert, AE., Koivumäki, K., & Jouni Aspi, J. (2023). Bridging Research, Practice, and Outreach in Conservation. Moderation: Prost, S., Afternoon Session: Applications and Outreach, 27th Kaamos Symposium 2023, Oulu, Finland. 1st of December 2023.

Poster: Kiebler, A. (2023). The Siberian Flying Squirrel, Project Plan: Citizen Science and Genetic Monitoring. 27th Kaamos Symposium 2023, Oulu, Finland. 1st of December 2023.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32025.33125

Poster: Pandey, S. (2023). Application of Geospatial techniques to determine the spatial distribution of Fishing cats Prionailurus viverrinus and co-occurring species smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata in and around Astaranga, Puri, Odisha, India. 27th Kaamos Symposium 2023, Oulu, Finland. 1st of December 2023.

EAZA Annual Conference 2023
Helsinki, Finland, 12^th – 16^th of September 2023

Presentaion: Prost, S. (2023). Cheetah Conservation Genetics. Session: Felid TAG I, EAZA Annual Conference 2023, Helsinki, Finland. 15th of September 2023.

Presentaion: Wehrenberg, G. (2023). Conservation of the Eurasian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) - Potential role of ex situ conservation?. Session: Small Mammal TAG I, EAZA Annual Conference 2023, Helsinki, Finland. 13th of September 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15211.52009

Oikos Finland 2023 Conference
Helsinki, Finland, 14^th – 15^th of February 2023

Presentation: Wehrenberg, G. (2023). Conservation management tool: A reduced SNP panel for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished species, the European bison. Parallel Session 11: Evolutionary biology, OIKOS Finland Conference 2023, Helsinki, Finland. 15th of February 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32494.28482

26^th Kaamos Symposium 2022
Oulu, Finland, 8^th – 9^th of December 2022

Presentation: Prost, S. (2022). In situ biodiversity monitoring with nanopore. 26th Kaamos Symposium 2022, Oulu, Finland. 8th of December 2022.

Presentation: Prost, S. & Prous, M. (2022). Miniture sequencing devices by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT). 26th Kaamos Symposium 2022, Oulu, Finland. 8th of December 2022.