Antarctica InSync webinars: presentation and community discussion of the draft White Papers
January 20, 2026 @ 17:00 - January 21, 2026 @ 09:00 UTC+2
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Antarctica InSync will host two global webinars on 20 & 21 January 2026 to present draft White Papers for scientific planning and invite feedback from the wider scientific community. These events are designed to foster dialogue across the international science community and disciplines as the White Papers progress toward final publication.
Purpose of the webinars
The webinars will provide an overview of all draft White Papers released in late December on the SCAR website. The lead authors of the White Papers will summarise the scientific priorities and strategies for research activities during Antarctica InSync as presented in each document. Participants are invited to engage in a moderated discussion and offer comments that can guide the next phase of refinement.
White Papers presented
The webinar programme will cover the following Antarctica InSync White Papers:
- Overarching White Paper on Impact and Policy
- Thematic White Papers
- Southern Ocean and Antarctic heat, freshwater, carbon and other element cycles under climate change
- Rapid sea-ice decline: causes and consequences
- Melting ice sheets and ice shelves, and coastal impacts
- Knowledge and protection of unique Antarctic life: land, ocean, and deep sea
- Anthropogenic signatures in Antarctica: pollution and other pressures
- Aerosol–cloud interactions and radiative feedbacks
- Climate variability: extremes, weather, long-term variability, and global teleconnections
- Cross-cutting White Paper on Earth Observation
Additional cross-cutting groups are welcome to contribute White Papers and may be included in the programme.
Event dates and times
To maximise accessibility across time zones, the webinars will be held in two sessions:
- 20 January 2026, 17:00–19:00 (CET)
- 21 January 2026, 09:00–11:00 (CET)
Participants may join either or both sessions.
Please register here if you are interested to join the webinar.
Keep an eye on this page for a more detailed agenda in the coming weeks.
In the meanwhile, the draft White Papers will be available from late December through January for open community comment. Instructions for accessing the drafts and submitting feedback will be posted at www.antarctica-insync.org.