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Svalbard Science Conference 2025
The conference will be held at 28-29 October 2025 at Quality Hotel Expo, Fornebu (Oslo). This will be the fifth Svalbard Science Conference. Svalbard as an Arctic hotspot for climate change and international cooperation.

The Second Inter-Polar Conference Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole HKH - Cryosphere, People, and Climate Change, 3.09-5.09, Kathmandu
Building on the success of the First Inter-Polar Conference, the second edition is being planned for September 3-5, 2025, in ICIMOD premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, and jointly organized by the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, ICIMOD, and the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) in coll

EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue, 26-27 June, Kittilä, Finland
The European Commission in cooperation with the Municipality of Kittilä and the Regional Council of Lapland will organise the EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue in Kittilä, Finland, on 26-27 June 2025.

The International Symposium on Polar Sciences (ISPS) at KOPRI 2025
The International Symposium on Polar Sciences (ISPS) is annually organized by Korea Polar Research Institute since 1988.

Symposium "Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers"
The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on ‘Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers’ in 2025. The symposium will be hosted by the Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK, on 21-25th July 2025.

Artico, tracce di farmaci e cosmetici nelle acque delle Svalbard
Uno studio coordinato dall’Istituto di scienze polari del Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, con la partecipazione dell’Università Sapienza e dell’istituto Sintef Ocean, ha rilevato la presenza di farmaci e prodotti per la cura personale nelle acque del fiordo artico Kongsfjorden, alle isole Sva