Implementing Early Career Engagement and Priorities in IPY-5 and Antarctica InSync - A Workshop

Join PSECCO at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 2026 Open Science Conference and Meetings in Oslo, Norway on August 13, 2026 at 11.30am to 1.00 pm CEST.

Session Description: 

Building on the outcomes of the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) 2025, this workshop – hosted by the APECS International Directorate – will advance the conversation on how ECR engagement can be enhanced and ECR priorities can move from vision to implementation in the planning of Antarctica InSync activities and the lead-up to the next International Polar Year (IPY).

The workshop will highlight concrete opportunities for ECRs to contribute directly to IPY preparations and will provide a space to identify coordination mechanisms, strengthen community momentum, and establish clear pathways for sustained engagement. The workshop aims to ensure that early-career perspectives inform both strategy and practice for long-term polar research planning. Participants will get the chance to connect across disciplines and national initiatives to discuss how ECR perspectives can be effectively integrated into planning and implementation from a personal to an international scale.

Participation is open to everyone – including community members that are not connected to Antarctic InSync or have not engaged with IPY planning efforts yet. We will provide an introduction to IPY-5 and Antarctica InSync to inform everyone that has not been involved before.

Learn more at the SCAR website.