ASSW 2025 Program
ASSW 2025 will be held in Boulder, Colorado, USA from 20 - 28 March 2025 and includes
- ASSW 2025 Business and Community Meetings (20 - 24 March 2025): This part of ASSW 2025 includes meetings, workshops and other events of several Arctic organisations and projects. The entire Arctic community is encouraged to use ASSW as a venue for bringing together their organisations, collaborations, and teams. The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) was initiated by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in 1999 to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic research and to economise on travel and time. ASSW is now an annual venue for meetings of Arctic organisations, scientific collaborations, and more. ASSW 2025 organizers will provide the logistical support and your meeting attendees only have to register for ASSW 2025 and show up. As ASSW 2025 will be organised as a hybrid conference, opportunities for on-site and online meetings will be offered during the conference. We are still accepting late meeting proposals as long as space is still available. Meeting proposal can be submitted via this application form.
- ICARP IV Summit (25 - 28 March 2025) “Arctic Research Planning for the Next Decade”: The ASSW 2025 will include the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) Summit. This is the summative event of the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) process, which is a multi-year effort that began in 2022 to engage the international community on critical topics and priorities for Arctic research in the next 10 years that cut across disciplines and knowledge systems, and that require new and innovative thinking and collaboration. The Summit will engage Arctic researchers, Indigenous Peoples, policymakers, and other interested parties from around the world, serving as a crucial milestone for shaping the Fifth International Polar Year in 2032–33.
- The ICARP IV Summit will provide an opportunity to discuss and consult on the initial outcomes of the seven ICARP IV Research Priority Teams.
- The Role of the Arctic in the Global System
- Observing, Reconstructing, and Predicting Future Climate Dynamics and Ecosystem Responses
- Understanding the dynamics and resilience of Arctic social-ecological systems to foster sustainable futures
- Arctic Research Cooperation and Diplomacy
- Co-Production and Indigenous-led Methodologies
- Education and knowledge-sharing in and about the Arctic: Research and Practice
- Technology, Infrastructure, Logistics, and Services
- The Summit also includes further sessions on important research questions and priorities for Arctic research that should be considered in the ICARP IV process. Following the ICARP IV Summit, the ICARP IV International Steering Committee during 2025-2026 will oversee the development of the final outcomes of the ICARP IV process along with a vision for implementation.
- The ICARP IV Summit will provide an opportunity to discuss and consult on the initial outcomes of the seven ICARP IV Research Priority Teams.
Colour Legend (ASSW 2025 Business and Community Meetings):
- Blue = Open sessions (open to all conference participants)
- Orange = Closed sessions (by invitation only)
- Green = Session with open and closed parts - exact timing still missing
- Purple = Receptions / Social Events
- Grey = Breaks
All meeting times in the schedule below were listed in the local time zone in Boulder, Colorado, USA (Mountain Daylight Time - MDT).
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Photo credit: Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado
