SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope”

The 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 conference website is available at www.scar2024.org.

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.

Registration Fees

Registration for the conference is now open.
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.

Note: For international participants, we recommend using the option “Register now and pay later”. You will then be sent a link to the payment solution WeTravel.

Reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Accommodation and Travel

The local organisers have reserved the Gran Hotel Enjoy Pucón for the duration of the OSC. Details on the rooms and instruction on how to book a room can be found here. Additional accommodation options in and around Pucón are available here.

The nearest airport is La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO), also known as Temuco Airport. Free buses on selected days will be provided by the local hosts from Temuco Airport to Pucón. Additional transport options, including buses, taxis, and transfers, are available. Detailed travel information, including recommended routes, will soon be published on our travel section.

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