Svalbard Science Conference 2025
Svalbard as an Arctic hotspot for climate change and international cooperation. Conference 28-29 October 2025 at Quality Hotel Expo, Fornebu (Oslo).
Call for abstracts
As for previous Svalbard Science Conferences, we invite participants to submit abstracts for presentations and/or posters. We also invite the participants to tell us about all the unexpected things that can happen during fieldwork during the “A polar bear ate my zodiac” session. Four plenary and six parallel sessions are planned. The main difference between the two formats is the structure and the slightly larger outlook of the plenary themes. See the preliminary program for details.
The abstracts will be assessed by the SSC Scientific Committee. The Committee will select abstracts for oral presentations and the poster session. Decision on abstracts is expected to be taken in August.
Deadline for submitting abstracts is 1st May.
Preliminary conference program
We are looking forward to seeing you in October. Here are the highlights of the program:
Tuesday 28 October: Plenary sessions
The plenary sessions will be organised around a keynote speaker (invited), several talks of 8 min each followed at the end by a 15 min questions and panel discussion with the session’s participants and a moderator.
Wednesday 29 October: Parallel sessions
The parallel sessions are more topic-oriented and include several oral presentations (8 min presentation + 2 min questions). We invite all research fields in each session.
- New technologies and methods: how can they benefit polar science?
- Coast and fjords as systems in change
- The increasing footprint of anthropogenic activities
- Climate resilience of Arctic settlements
- Unstable ground: Instabilities in the solid and frozen earth
- Svalbard in transformation: from seasonal variability to long-term trends
Other sessions
- A polar bear ate my zodiac
- Art and science session
- Poster session
Practical information
Conference registration fee
The registration fee for the conference is as follows:
- Full paying participant (all other than registered students): NOK 4 200 incl. VAT.
- Student discount: NOK 2 100 incl. VAT. To be given a student discount you must be registered as a student at a university, college or similar.
The registration fee covers participation to the conference both days, lunch both days and dinner on the 28thOctober.
The registration fee will be fully refunded except for a licence fee of NOK 200 (full paying participants) / NOK 100 (students) if the registration is cancelled by 15 August. After 15 August the participation fee will not be refunded.
Hotel room bookings
We have booked a limited number of rooms for the conference participants at the Quality Hotel Expo. The cost per night is NOK 1 595. If you want to book a room at the conference hotel, please use the following link when you book your room: Quality Hotel™ Expo - New booking.