Events
Future Events
» Arctic Frontiers 2022
08 - 11 May 2022
The Arctic Frontiers 2022 Pathways Conference reflects on the choices the Arctic is facing when addressing pressing global challenges.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Tromsø, Norway and Online
- Date: 8 - 11 May 2022
» 2022 Living Planet Symposium
23 - 27 May 2022
The Living Planet symposium focuses on how Earth observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions.
In 2022, the event organised by the European Spage Agency will take place at the World Conference Center Bonn, Germany on 23 – 27 May 2022.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: World Conference Center Bonn Bonn, Germany
- Date: 23 - 27 May 2022
» XLIV Antarctic Treaty Consultive Meeting
23 May
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06 June 2022
The Antarctic Treaty Consultive Meeting is the opportunity for the representatives of the participating nations in the Antarctic Treaty meet and discuss topics related to Antarctica and further developments on the coldest continent on our planet.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Date: 23 May - 06 June 2022
» EU Polar Cluster meeting
21 - 22 June 2022
The EU Polar CLuster Meeting will take place in Brussels on the 21st and 22nd of June 2022.
- Location: Brussels, Belgian
- Date: 21 - 22 June 2022



» UN Ocean Conference
27 June
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01 July 2022
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, seeks to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Date: 27 June - 01 July 2022
» 10th SCAR Open Science Conference
01 - 10 August 2022
The SCAR Open Science Conference brings together researchers to engage with one another, exchanging the latest scientific findings in the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean while those outside of the field of research come to find out about what SCAR does in and for the Antarctic.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Online
- New Date: 01 - 10 August 2022
» Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) Final Summit
29 August
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01 September 2022
The Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) Final Summit is the flagship activity of the WWRP Polar Prediction Project, with the aim of enabling a significant improvement in environmental prediction capabilities for the polar regions and beyond.
In 2022, the event will take place at the Centre Mont-Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada between August 29th and 1st September to review progress, share key findings and success stories, and discuss and shape the legacy of the Polar Prediction Project.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Centre Mont-Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- New Date: 29 August - 1 September 2022
» EU-PolarNet 2 General Assembly & Retreat
13 - 15 September 2022
The EU-PolarNet 2 General Assembly & Retreat will take place in Sofia between 13rd and 15th of September 2022.
- Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
- Date: 13 - 15 September 2022



» 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
13 - 16 October 2022
The 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly will be held in Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, on 13-15 October. Registration will open in early June. Governments, universities, companies, research institutions, organizations, associations and other partners are invited to submit proposals for Sessions to the Arctic Circle Secretariat.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Date: 13 - 16 October 2022
Past Events
» High North Dialogue 2022
06 - 07 April 2022
High North Dialogue is an annual conference bringing together major stakeholders concerned with Arctic development. The purpose of the event is to encourage and facilitate dialogue between stakeholders to promote sustainable development in the Arctic, as well as information sharing and discussion of best practices.
In 2022, the event will take place at the Stormen Library, Bodø, Norway and Online on 6-7 April 2022.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Stormen Library, Bodø, Norway and Online
- Date: 6 - 7 April 2022
» Arctic Science Summit Week 2022
26 March
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01 April 2022
The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organized annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organizations involved in Arctic research.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Tromsø, Norway
- Date: 26 March - 1 April 2022
» EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue
10 November -
11 November 2021
The European Commission and the European External Action Service will organise a high-level EU Arctic Forum and the Annual Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue on 10 and 11 November 2021 in Brussels.
Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Brussels
- Date: 10-11 November 2021
» COP26 EU Pavilion - “Polar warming, global warning”
3 November 2021
The “Polar Warming, Global Warning” session, under the topic “Biodiversity, nature-based solutions, oceans” will occur as a side event of the COP26 on the 3rd November 2021.
Organised by Cluster Members EU-PolarNet 2, SO-CHIC, PROTECT, TiPACCs and the EPB, and representatives from the Alfred Wegener Institute, British Antarctic Survey, the Université libre de Bruxelles, and the University of Grenoble, this session will have as moderator Nicole Biebow, from Alfred Wegener Institute and EU-PolarNet 2 coordinator, and a set of invited speakers.
“Polar Warming, Global Warning” speakers
- Larisa Lorinczi, European Commission
- Prof. Frank Pattyni, Université libre de Bruxelles
- Dr. Tamsin Edwards, King’s College London
- Asso. Prof. Bruno Danis, Université libre de Bruxelles
- Prof. Ricarda Winkleman, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Prof. Dame Jane Francis, Director of the Brithish Antarctic Survey
Consult the COP26 Side Events Programme and visit the registration page to find out the details.
- Venue: Brussels Studio Room B, Brussels Bloom Hotel, Rue Royale 250, 1210 Brussels
- Date: 3rd November 2021
- Time: 13:00 (GMT, Glasgow time) 14:00 (CET, Brussels time)
A recording of the side event is available online on the EU Climate Action Youtube Channel and the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKaoyiISHM
» 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
31 October -
12 November 2021
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. Visit the event page to find out the details.
- Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Date: 31 October - 12 November 2021
» Arctic Circle Assembly
14 - 17 October 2021
The Assembly is held every October at Harpa Conference Center and Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland. Visit the event page to find out the details.
» Southern Ocean Decade & Polar Data Forum IV
20 - 24 September 2021
This event will be dedicated to the 2nd Southern Ocean Regional Workshop for the UN Ocean Decade and the 4th edition of the Polar Data Forum. Visit the event page to find out the details, and REGISTER HERE.
» International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X)
15 - 19 June 2021
International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) will take place from 15th to 19th June 2021 in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Visit the event page to find out the details.
» Forty-third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
14 - 24 June 2021
The Forty-third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting will take place from 14th to 24th June 2021 in Paris, France. Visit the event page to find out the details.
» COMNAP Annual General Meeting (AGM) XXXIII
12 - 14 June 2021
The COMNAP AGM XXXIII (2021) will be held as an online virtual meeting with the business (plenary) portion of that meeting to be held on the same dates 12–14 July 2021. Visit the event website to find out the details.
»All-Atlantic2021 – All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean
03 - 04 June 2021
» COP 15 Biodiversity
17 - 30 May 2021
The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will take place from 17th to 30th May 2021 in Kunming, China. Visit the event page to find out the details.
» UArctic Congress
15 - 18 May 2021
The UArctic Congress, originally planned for October 2020, will now take place May 15-18, 2021, in Reykjavik, Iceland in conjunction with the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting (May 19-20). Visit the UArctic website to find out the details.
» 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
08 - 09 May 2021
The 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on the 8th and 9th of May 2021 and will be co-hosted by Iceland.Visit the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial website to find out the details.
» Arctic Science Week 2021
19 - 26 March 2021
The Arctic Science Summit Week 2021, will take place as an online event from 19 to 26 March 2021. The Conference is organized by FCT, Ciência Viva, AIR Center, the Portuguese Arctic Community and by IASC and partners. Visit the conference website to find out the registration details and daily agendas.
» SAO Plenary Meeting
16 - 18 March 2021
The SAO Plenary Meeting, will take place as an online event from 16 to 18 March 2021. Visit the link to find out the event details.
» European Polar Science Week
26 - 27 October 2020
EU-PolarNet 2 will organise its virtual kick-off meeting together with the EU Polar Cluster Annual Meeting 2020 on 26-27th October 2020, both within the upcoming 2020 European Polar Science Week. In Eu-PolarNet, we made a gap analysis on the technical and operational requirements of the European Polar Research Programme for satellite applications. Visit the conference website to find out the registration details and daily agendas.