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).
Preliminary conference program
We are looking forward to seeing you in October. Here are some of the highlights:
Tuesday 28 October: Plenary sessions
- Strategies for the next International Polar Year (IPY-5)
- Svalbard in a pan-Arctic context
- Managing risks in a changing Arctic
- Science-to-policy: Challenges and opportunities for Arctic Science
Wednesday 29 October: Parallel sessions
- New technologies and methods: how can they benefit polar science?
- Coast and fjords as systems in change
- Climate resilience of Arctic settlements and the footprint of anthropogenic activities
- Svalbard in transformation: from seasonal variability to long-term trends
Other sessions
- Art and science session
- Poster session (Posters will be accessible throughout the whole conference.)
Side events
- Ny-Ålesund Research Station: 26-27th October: Kongsfjorden System Flagship Annual Meeting
- Ny-Ålesund Research Station: 27th October: Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere Flagship workshop
- Early Career Researchers workshop: 27th October: Research in Svalbard: An APECS Workshop
- Ny-Ålesund Research Station: 30-31st October: Ny-Ålesund Glaciology Flagship Workshop
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.
Accommodation bookings related to the conference should be made via a dedicated booking link above.
- If guests require accommodation beyond what is available through this link, they are welcome to contact the reception at q.expo@strawberry.no.
- For inquiries regarding group bookings of hotel rooms and/or conference facilities, please contact booking.expo@strawberry.no for a tailored offer. Please note that we cannot guarantee the same rates for new bookings.