10^th Open Science Conference

XXXVII SCAR, Online, 1-10 August 2022

The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, is hosting the SCAR Open Science Conference 2022. The conference will be held online from 1-10 August. The theme of the conference is "Antarctica in a Changing World". The SCAR Open Science Conference 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.

The abstract submission for the 10th SCAR Open Science Conference opened 15th February 2022 and will close 1st June 2022.

More details will follow soon.

SCAR Open Science Conference 2022 - Website

SCAR 2020 Online

SCAR 2020 Online was held during the week of the original OSC (3rd-7th August 2020) with a combination of live streaming and recorded presentations. There were plenary presentations, mini-symposia, workshops, discussion forums and interactive opportunities.  Related events, including many sessions from the planned physical conference, were held during the weeks before and after the main conference. SCAR 2020 Online consisted of:

• 24 key events
• 21 related events
• 2712 registered participants from 60 countries
• 584 virtual displays.

Authors who submitted abstracts for the physical conference were invited to upload additional materials, such as posters, presentations and videos, for display.  A Book of Abstracts was produced containing the abstracts accepted for the cancelled Hobart OSC.

Many of the presentations, mini-symposia and workshops were recorded and are now available through the SCAR YouTube channel:

• SCAR 2020 Online YouTube channel

• pdf Book of Abstracts (6.17 MB) (abstracts accepted for the cancelled Hobart OSC)

• pdf Report on the Organization of SCAR 2020 Online, 2020 (1.57 MB)

Some information from the SCAR 2020 Online website has been retained.  Please contact the Secretariat if you need access.

9^th Open Science Conference

The physical 2020 conference and meetings were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

XXXVI SCAR was scheduled to be held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 31 July to 11 August 2020

For more information about the cancellation read the LOC's statement.

"Antarctic Science - Global Connections"

8^th Open Science Conference

XXXV SCAR, Davos, Switzerland, 15-26 June 2018

"Where the Poles come together"

SCAR-IASC Open Science Conference 2018 website

Meeting Highlights by Juliana D'Andrilli, published in Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, DOI: 10.1002/lob.10275

Conference Abstracts:

pdf Polar 2018: Where the Poles come together - Abstract Proceedings (9.13 MB)

7^th Open Science Conference

XXXIV SCAR, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-30 August 2016

"Antarctica in the Global Earth System: From the Poles to the Tropics"

Abstracts:

6^th Open Science Conference

XXXIII SCAR, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 August to 3 September 2014 

"Global Messages from Antarctica"

Conference Abstracts:

pdf SCAR Open Science Conference 2014 - Abstracts (with COMNAP Symposium) (3.62 MB)

5^th Open Science Conference

XXXII SCAR, Portland, Oregon, USA, 16-19 July 2012

"Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World"

Conference Abstracts:

pdf SCAR Open Science Conference 2012 - Abstracts (3.85 MB)

4^th Open Science Conference

XXXI SCAR, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-6 August 2010

"Antarctica – Witness to the Past and Guide to the Future"

Conference Abstracts:

 3^rd Open Science Conference

XXX SCAR, St Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July 2008

"Polar Research – Arctic and Antarctic perspectives in the International Polar Year"

Folder Planning Activities for SCAR Open Science Conference 2008

Photos from SCAR Open Science Conference 2008

2^nd Open Science Conference

XXIX SCAR, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12-14 July 2006

"Antarctica in the Earth System"

Folder Planning Activities for SCAR Open Science Conference 2006

 1^st Open Science Conference

XXVIII SCAR, Bremen, Germany, 26-28 July 2004

"Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the Global System"