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Join the EPB at the Arctic Science Summit Week 2024 in Edinburgh

The Arctic Science Summit Week (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.

This year's conference will take place between 21-29 March at the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Estate and will include business, community and science meetings (21-26 March); an Arctic Science Day with the theme “Arctic Coasts” in the Dynamic Earth science centre (26 March); and Arctic Observing Summit 2024 (27-29 March).

The EPB is looking forward to several sessions, including the Meet & Greet for EPB members on 28 March 2024 (only for EPB members and alternate delegates attending ASSW24) and the EPB & EU Polar Cluster booths at the main conference venue, Pollock Estate. The EPB is co-organising following sessions:

  • Recommendations to Ease Bottlenecks in Transnational Access for Arctic Research
    25 March 2024 10:30 – 12:30, Room:  St Trinnean's (St Leonards), Open Session - HYBRID
     
  • EU Polar Cluster: Coordination and networking for Polar cooperation projects
    26 March 2024 10:30 – 12:30, Room: Pentland West, Open Session - ON-SITE ONLY
    This session will focus on following topics:
    - Policy briefing best practices
    - Working with stake- and rightsholders, information for polar researchers
    - EU Polar Cluster observation working group - aims and overview
    Find more information and agenda of the meeting here
     
  • Meet & Greet for EPB members
    28 March 2024 13:30 – 17:30, Room Pollock (St Leonards), Closed Session / By Invitation Only - ON-SITE ONLY
     
  • AOS 2024 - PS2: Launch of the EUPolarnet2 White Paper with recommendations to accelerate the development of a sustained and fully integrated Polar observing system
    29 March 2024 13:30 – 15:30, Room: Pentland East, Open Session – HYBRID
     

Members of the EPB secretariat are participating in the following sessions:
 

  • Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO) Annual meeting 2024
    21 March 2024 13:30 – 14:30, Room Prestonfield, Mixture of Open and Closed Session – HYBRID
     
  • European Research Community Priorities for Polar Research: EU-PolarNet’s contribution to the ICARP IV process
    24 March 2024 10:30 – 12:30, Room Nelson (St Leonards), Open Session - HYBRID
     
  • Scientists as ambassadors for an Arctic in crisis
    24 March 2024 16:00 – 17:30, Room Salisbury, Open Session – HYBRID
     
  • Launch meeting of the EUPN2 White Paper with recommendations to accelerate the development of a sustained and fully integrated Polar observing system
    25 March 2024 09:00 - 10:00 , Room:  St Trinnean's (St Leonards), Open Session - HYBRID
     
  • POLARIN: Polar Research Infrastructure Network
    26 March 2024 8:30 – 10:00, Room Pentland West, Open Session - ON-SITE ONLY
     

Find more details and the whole programme of the ASSW 2024 here: https://www.assw.info/program