Program
The Annual Conference for Science and the Environment Program
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08:00-10:20 | Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
08:00-09:00 |
Registration & coffee
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09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dan Yakir, chair of the conference
Prof. Michal Green, chair ISEES Michele Kimpel-Guzman, Deputy Cultural Attache, US Embassy Prof. Alexander Bligh, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Science and Technology |
09:10-09:50 |
Joel S. Brown, Moffitt Cancer Center
Plenary I: From individuals to global climate change: It is all about consumer-resource dynamics
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09:50-10:20 |
Coffee Break
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10:20-12:10 | 1 – Land - Climate change and predictability: from individual species to ecosystem functioning
Marcelo Sternberg Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
10:20-10:50 |
Shuli Niu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
How are precipitation extremes sufficient to cause an extreme ecosystem response?
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10:50-11:10 |
Dafna Langgut, Tel Aviv University
Climate changes in the Eastern Mediterranean during the last glacial-interglacial cycle and their potential link to human migrations
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11:10-11:30 |
Jaime Kigel, Irit Konsens, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Vegetation changes under climate change - What we have learnt from a long-term rainfall manipulation experiment?
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11:30-11:50 |
Dan Yakir, Weizmann Institute of Science
Soil vs. atmospheric moisture stress: Disentangling two climate change factors
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11:50-12:10 |
Jose Gruenzweig, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Emerging drivers and mechanisms of ecosystem functioning in a warmer and drier world
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10:20-12:10 | 2 - Water - Limnology and Aquatic ecology
Assaf Sukenik Schmidt Lecture Hall |
10:20-10:50 |
Hans W. Paerl, University of North Carolina
Controlling global proliferation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the face of increasing human and climatic pressures
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10:50-11:10 |
Orit Sivan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Iron-coupled anaerobic oxidation of methane in lake sediments
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11:10-11:30 |
Eyal Ofir, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research
Modeling the effect of Water level fluctuations on littoral vegetation and fish catch in Lake Kinneret
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11:30-11:50 |
Shira Ninio, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research
A close look at the microbiome of Lake Kinneret
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11:40-12:10 |
Yair Suari, Ruppin Academic Center
Characterization of problems and suggested mitigation strategies in the Alexander estuary, a model micro-estuary.
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10:20-12:10 | 3 - Atmosphere - Possible impacts of climate change on clouds and precipitation
Orit Altaratz & Ilan Koren Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
10:20-10:50 |
Efrat Morin (keynote speaker) Nadav Peleg & Francesco Marra, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Climate change impacts on precipitation and hydrological regimes: regional and local perspectives
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10:50-11:10 |
Alexander Khain & Mark Pinsky, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
How do entertainment and mixing at cloud edges affect cloud structure and cloud size?
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11:10-11:30 |
Yoav Schechner, Amit Aides, Aviad Levis, Vadim Holodovski, Technion
Sensing aerosol distributions and clouds in 3D to better understand their climatic role
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11:30-11:50 |
Daniel Rosenfeld, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Substantial convection and precipitation enhancements by ultrafine aerosols smaller than 50 nm
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11:50-12:10 |
Guy Dagan, Ilan Koren and Orit Altaratz, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Cloud field lifetime as a key factor for evaluating aerosol effects on climate
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10:20-12:10 | 4 - Human dimension - The Environmental Regulatory Toolbox - Past Israeli Experience and Future Challenges
Orr Karassin Grossman Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
10:20-10:50 |
Oren Perez, Bar-Ilan University
The Shift from Criminal Enforcement to Administrative Enforcement and the De-regulation Trend
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10:50-11:10 |
Alon Tal, Tel-Aviv University
Have Carrots Worked? Assessing Israel?s Experience With Economic Incentives to Improve Environmental Performance
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11:10-11:30 |
Orr Karassin , The Open University of Israel
Waltzing between Strong and Soft Regulation: What is the Evidence for Environmental Effectiveness?
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11:30-11:50 |
Galit Cohen, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Regulation under uncertainty - Issues and dilemmas in designing desalination policy in Israel
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11:50-12:10 |
Gali Avraham, Bar-Ilan University
General discussion
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12:10-14:00 | The David Lopatie Conference Centre deck |
12:10-14:00 |
Lunch & poster exhibition
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14:00-15:50 | 1 - Land - Emerging Contaminants in the Soil-Water Environment
Brian Berkowitz Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
14:00-14:30 |
Benny Chefetz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Irrigation with treated wastewater: New source of water or an emerging problem?
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14:30-14:50 |
Eddie Cytryn, ARO, Volcani Research Center
Elucidating the impacts of water reuse on antibiotic resistance in downstream environments
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14:50-15:10 |
Jayashree Nath, Weizmann Institute of Science
Interaction of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles with different plants and their potential uptake
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15:10-15:30 |
Ishai Dror, Weizmann Institute of Science
The transport and fate of technology critical elements in the environment
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15:30-15:50 |
Dror Minz, Volcani Center
Anthropogenic impacts on microbial communities
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14:00-15:50 | 2 - Water - The Red Sea Coral Reef Challenge - A precious Ecosystem in an Era of Environmental Change
Maoz Fine Schmidt Lecture Hall |
14:00-14:30 |
Amatzia Genin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
For better and for worse: the unique geological setting of the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba and its vast ecological consequences
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14:30-14:50 |
Jessica Bellworthy, Bar-Ilan University and the Interuniversity Institute of Marine Science
Transgenerational effects of climate change on reef building corals in the Gulf of Aqaba
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14:50-15:10 |
Tom Shlesinger, Tel Aviv University
Can mesophotic reefs replenish shallow reefs? Reduced coral reproductive performance casts a doubt
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15:10-15:30 |
Yaeli Rosenberg, Bar-Ilan University
The impact of Ecological Light Pollution (ELP) on the coral Acropora eurystoma from the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat using transcriptome analysis
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15:30-15:50 |
Assaf Zvuloni, Israel Nature and Parks authority
Challenges and possible solutions to coral reef conservation
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14:00-15:50 | 3 - Land - Current challenges in plant ecophysiology
Tamir Klein Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
14:00-14:30 |
Jean-Christophe Domec, Duke University
Can models of plant physiological processes provide a good understanding of mechanisms underlying vegetation responses to climate?
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14:30-14:50 |
Alon Angert, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Comparison of CO2 and O2 fluxes demonstrate broad retention of respired CO2 in tree stems from a range of tree species
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14:50-15:10 |
David Helman, Bar-Ilan University
Eco-hydrological resilience of Mediterranean pine forests to climatic change
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15:10-15:30 |
Nadav Oren, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sensing forthcoming dehydration in Desert BSC-inhabiting organisms
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15:30-15:50 |
Tamar Azoulay-Shemer, ARO Volcani Center
CO2 regulation of stomatal movements: Plant transpiration in the face of global climate change
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14:00-15:50 | 4 - Human dimension - Current global and local issues in environmental education
Tali Tal Grossman Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
14:00-14:30 |
Arjen Wals, Wageningen University & Research
ESD for the SDGs – Rethinking education in times of global systemic dysfunction
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14:30-14:50 |
Noam Zarazez & Rakefet Sela-Sheffy, Tel Aviv University
Environmental education teachers: Culture and practice
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14:50-15:10 |
Hagit Shasha-Sharf, Technion
Socioscientific issues in environmental education: The case of exporting natural gas
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15:10-15:30 |
Wisam Sidawi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Regenerating our place: Fostering a sense of place through rehabilitation and place-based education
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15:30-15:50 |
Panel: Citizen science as emerging approach to environmental education
Tamar Dayan, Tel Aviv University Nirit Lavie Alon, Technion and the Society for the Protection of Nature Yaela Golumbic, Technion Ayelet Baram Tsabari, Technion |
15:50-16:20 | |
15:50-16:20 |
Coffee Break
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16:20-18:00 | בדרך לעצמאות מהלכלוך - חדשנות ומציאות
רון מילוא Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
16:20-16:35 |
מיה נגב, אוניברסיטת חיפה
המקום של נקיון ויוזמות נקיון בעולם
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16:35-16:50 |
עופר זילברטל, המשרד להגנת הסביבה
פסיכולוגיה התנהגותית עושה nudge לניקיון
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16:50-17:05 |
רון מילוא, מכון וויצמן למדע
איך טכנולוגיות ורשתות יצרו הזדמנות חדשה לפתרון בעיה ותיקה
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17:05-17:20 |
תומר אשל, סיירת נקיון
קואליציית הארגונים ?נקי? והסברה ככלי אפקטיבי חוצה מגזרים
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17:20-18:00 |
יו"ר הפאנל – ליאת צבי, יועצת סביבתית
פאנל ישראל חוגגת עצמאות מהלכלוך
1. גיא סמט, סמנכ”ל המשרד להגנת הסביבה 2. גילמור קשת, ראש אגף מדעים, משרד החינוך 3. ניר קנטור, איגוד התעשיינים 4. מאיה יעקבס, מנכ”לית צלול 5. לביא זמיר, מנכ”ל חוגי סיירות קק”ל |
16:20-18:00 | כלכלה מעגלית
מיכל איתן Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
16:20-16:35 |
דוד אסף, משרד הכלכלה
תוכנית לאומית להתייעלות במשאבים בתעשיה
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16:35-16:50 |
מיכל איתן, בצלאל
תפקיד העיצוב בכלכלה מעגלית
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16:50-17:05 |
נועה פלק יוגב, HP-INDIGO
טוב לעסקים וטוב לסביבה- תכנון וייצור כחלק מכלכלה מעגלית מקיימת
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17:05-17:20 |
עדיטל אלה, מכון טכנולוגי חולון
חי צומח דומם – פרוייקט עיצוב
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17:20-17:50 |
ורד בלאס, אוניברסיטת תל אביב
חידושים וחדשנות בכלכלה מעגלית, הזוית המחקרית
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16:20-18:00 | שימור בעלי-חיים בסכנת הכחדה
נעם לידר Grossman Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
16:20-16:40 |
נעם לידר, רשות הטבע והגנים
שימור בעלי-חיים בסכנת הכחדה בישראל - תמונת מצב
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16:40-16:55 |
אסף מרוז, רשות הטבע והגנים
הספר האדום של העופות – הערכת מצבן של האוכלוסיות המקננות בישראל
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16:55-17:10 |
עמית דולב, רשות הטבע והגנים
השפעת סניטציה על אוכלוסיות צבאים בגולן
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17:10-17:25 |
ירון הרשקוביץ, אוניברסיטת תל אביב
המרכז הלאומי לאקולוגיה אקווטית: הטמעת הניטור הביולוגי ככלי להערכת מצב הנחלים בישראל
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17:25-17:40 |
יהונתן תיכון, אוניברסיטת בן גוריון
היעלים במדבר יהודה: גורמי סיכון אפשריים לאוכלוסייה הנראית יציבה
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17:40-18:00 |
בינה פרל, המרכז האקדמי רופין ואוניברסיטת בראונשוויג בגרמניה
Population genetic analysis of the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) reveals high genetic diversity and low inbreeding
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18:00-20:00 | The David Lopatie Conference Centre deck |
18:00-20:00 |
Poster event & drinks
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20:00-21:00 | Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre |
20:00-21:00 |
Joel S. Brown
Special talk: Using Ecological and Evolutionary Principles to Define, Understand and Treat Cancer
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Deadline for registration
June 10, 2018
Deadline for poster abstract submission
May 15, 2018
Organizing committee
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Dan Yakir
Weizmann Institute of ScienceJonathan Müller
Weizmann Institute of ScienceTamir Klein
Weizmann Institute of ScienceRon Milo
Weizmann Institute of ScienceNeta Lipman
ISEESMarcelo Sternberg
Tel Aviv UniversityOrr Karassin
Open UniversityHagai Levine
Hebrew University of JerusalemOrit Ben-Zvi Assaraf
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevYaron Ziv
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevYoav Yair
IDC Herzlia -
Moshe Ben Sason
Ministry of science and technology
Sponsors
The Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
The Morton Pickman International Conference Fund
Coordinator & Accessibility Issues
Irit Veksler