The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2024 starts tomorrow, Thursday March 21 st in Edinburgh in Scotland. The ASSW is organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic research.
It was initiated by the IASC in 1999 and has evolved into the most important annual gathering of the Arctic research organisation. In even number years as now in 2024 the ASSW includes the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS), a high-level, biennial summit that aims to provide community-driven, science-based guidance for the design, implementation, coordination and long-term operation of Arctic observing systems.
This year, the programme is very diverse and includes three parts:
- ASSW 2024 Business and Community Meetings (21 - 29 March 2024)
- ASSW 2024 Science Day 2024 "Arctic Coasts" (26 March 2024)
- Arctic Observing Summit 2024 (27 - 29 March 2024)
The main venue is the Pollock Estate of the University of Edinburgh with the exception that the ASSW 2024 Science Day on 26 March will take place at Dynamic Earth
The Business and Community Meetings includes annual meetings of the participating organisations:
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO)
Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat (IPS)
International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC)
University of the Arctic (UArctic)
In addition, other organizations and projects regularly hold workshops and project meetings at ASSW.
For further information and the full program visit the conference website https://www.assw.info/
The next upcoming ASSWs will be:
- ASSW 2025 in Boulder, Colorado, United States from 21 - 28 March 2025
- ASSW 2026 in Aarhus, Denmark in March 2026
Source: ASSW
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