The Arctic in the Anthropocene
The Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 will be held 17 - 24 February 2023 in Vienna, Austria and Online.
The general theme of the ASSW 2023 Science Symposium is "The Arctic in the Anthropocene". Vienna and the Austrian Polar Research Institute invite researchers from all scientific disciplines to discuss the role of the Arctic in the Anthropocene, spanning the time frame from the past to the future.
Never before has the Arctic experienced such a high pressure by human impact either by local environmental disturbances or by global climate change leading to long-term changes and massive challenges to the resistance and resilience of polar ecological systems and Arctic societies. The Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 will bring together scientists, Indigenous people, Arctic community members, and Arctic science stakeholders from all over the world to present and discuss the most recent advances on Arctic knowledge in the natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities as well as in the field of Indigenous knowledge. Besides the major Arctic focus of ASSW 2023, the OSC will also be an opportunity to foster research synergies between both Polar Regions, with sessions that integrate Arctic and Antarctica in order to understand global dimensions of anthropogenic impact.
The OSC will have plenary lectures and a large number of parallel science sessions, accepting both oral and poster presentations. Abstract submission for the ASSW 2023 Science Symposium is now open!
Never before has the Arctic experienced such a high pressure by human impact either by local environmental disturbances or by global climate change leading to long-term changes and massive challenges to the resistance and resilience of polar ecological systems and Arctic societies. “The Arctic in the Anthropocene” is a quite appropriate theme to focus on the increasing pressure of high latitudes. Several sessions offer space to shed light on short- and long-term changes, respectively, on human, terrestrial, aquatic or aerial systems. Despite the focus on the Arctic, contribution on the Antarctic, aiming at fostering networking and advances on research on both poles, are accepted and appreciated.
The conference will be held in a hybrid format including opportunities for both in-person and online oral / poster presentations.
Extended deadline for abstract submission is 2 October 2022.
The ASSW was initiated by International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in 1999 to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organizations involved in Arctic research and to economize on travel and time. Over the years the summit evolved into the most important annual gathering of the Arctic research organizations.
The Conference is organized by the Austrian PolarResearch Institute (APRI), the Austrian Arctic Community, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and partners. The venue will be the University of Vienna, one of the oldest universities in Europe. To meet the requirements of a potential influence of Covid-19 on the conference, but also to make the event as CO2 friendly as possible, the conference is planned as a hybrid event.
Important Dates
- 12 June 2022: Call for sessions extended deadline
- May - October 2022: Call for Community / Business Meetings
- 2 October 2022: Abstract submission extended deadline
- November 2022: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
- November 2022: Registration opens