XI SCAR Open Science Conference, Pucón, Chile 2024

Open Science Conference logoThe SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope” will be held in Pucón, Chile from 19-23 August 2024. The conference will a feature a comprehensive programme of plenary lectures, mini-symposia, parallel sessions, panel discussions, posters and various opportunities for social activities and excursions in and around beautiful Pucón.

The Open Science Conference, established over 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 conference is planned as an in-person conference with limited hybrid facilities. The opening and closing ceremony, plenary lectures and mini-symposia will be live-streamed. The Business Meetings (17-18 & 24-25 August) and Delegates Meeting will be hybrid. The Science Group Business Meetings (21 August), poster and parallel sessions will be in-person only.

All information about the conference is available from www.scar2024.org.

Travel Grants

We understand that travel funding is often one of the main limitations for people attending conferences. We are delighted to present a variety of travel grants that have been made accessible through our SCAR groups or partners, all conveniently listed on the travel awards section on the conference website.

Please take the time to thoroughly review the eligibility criteria for each grant. It’s important to note that the grants have varying submission deadlines.

The travel awards page will be regularly updated as more information becomes available.

Registration Fees

In order to mitigate the global economic situation, and to facilitate the participation of students and young professionals, a great effort has been made to ensure that registration fees are not a constraint to attendance.

These exceptionally low fees ensure accessibility without compromising the spirit of the meeting: bringing the global Antarctic community together in person after 6 years.

Students are defined as undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students.

Regular Student
Early Bird (until 31 May 2024) $140 USD $100 USD
Regular (1 June – 16 August 2024) $175 USD $130 USD
On-site (during conference) $200 USD

 

Important dates

24 January 2024 Abstract submission opens
19 March 2024 Abstract submission closes
31 May 2024 Early Bird Registration closes
16 August 2024 Regular registration closes
17-18, 21, 24-25 August 2024 SCAR Business Meetings in Pucón
19-23 August 2024 11th SCAR Open Science Conference in Pucón
26-28 August 2024 XXXVIII SCAR Delegates’ Meeting in Punta Arenas