About SCAR 2022
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, takes pride and pleasure in hosting the SCAR Meetings of 2022. The SCAR Business Meetings will precede the Open Science Conference and meet online from 27-29 July 2022. The SCAR Delegates will meet from 5-7 September 2022 and the Meeting is tentatively scheduled to be in-person in India (with limited online facilitation of reporting). Further details about the SCAR Business and Delegates Meetings will be provided later. The theme of the SCAR Open Science Conference, “Antarctica in a Changing World,” reflects not only the significance of ongoing changes in Antarctica and their impact on the Earth System, but also symbolizes the interconnections of global earth system processes. The 2022 version of the biennial science conference provides a platform for the Antarctic science community to share the latest outcomes of Antarctic research and foster new paradigms of collaborative research as our planet witnesses accelerating climate change that is often first expressed in the cryosphere, especially in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
The 10th SCAR Open Science Conference of 2022 will feature a comprehensive schedule of meetings, symposia, virtual side events and social activities, daily plenary lectures and poster sessions in an innovative online format. All of the events will be designed to facilitate interactions and collaboration among researchers in different time zones across the globe.
The Open Science Conference, established 20 years ago, has in many ways become the premier activity of SCAR that supports its mission to promote and facilitate international Antarctic and Southern Ocean science. These biennial meetings have become fertile ground for the exchange of the latest and highest profile Antarctic research outcomes and a place where future collaborations are born. The structure and format for the conference has evolved over the years to enhance attendees’ experiences and optimize impact. Recent global events have required innovation and a re-thinking of the delivery and format for the Conference as most of the world’s meeting places went online. At the same time, SCAR has committed to ensuring that its activities are conducted in a manner that minimizes its carbon footprint by example as a lead scientific advisor on global climate change. To this end this year’s conference will once again be online.