The workshop was well organized and provided recent information and observed trends on a wide range of topics relevant for fjords. For example, physical oceanography and circulation, glacial/riverine inputs, pollution, organic carbon/methane efflux and burial, as well as oxygen/temperature/sediment/phytoplankton dynamics, pelagic and benthic fauna patterns and diagenetic processes in the sediments along the fjords from several different geographical settings (Chile, Norway, Canada, Scotland, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, Antarctica) by experts from around the world.

The Stalheim Hotel, where the workshop was held was located in the middle of the mountains and the view was absolutely stunning. This was also very evident while travelling there past small lakes, small villages with wooden houses and high still snow-covered mountains. The people attending the workshop were also open and friendly, which made networking easy and fun.

Although the oral presentations were interesting, I enjoyed the poster sessions the most to see what others are doing in related research fields to my PhD and also to show what I’ve been doing myself. This led to the most interesting discussions, providing valuable feedback, which changed my perspective on some aspects of my research project. There was also a hike up the mountain organized and in the evening people would sit down for chat, where I learned surprisingly a lot of funny facts about dog sledging and snow mobile driving from two workshop attendees. Overall, I really loved the experience and already plan to join for the next fjord workshop