Stockholm workshop program
A preliminary draft of the program for 26-29 August 2025 can be found below. Please check back on this page for the latest speakers and details.
Please register to attend the Stockholm Workshop by filling out the form here.
Note: The Tarfala Research Station Anniversary Conference is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary with a conference at Stockholm University on August 25-26th, prior to the Stockholm Workshop. There will also be a field trip up to Tarfala beginning the afternoon of August 29th. If interested, please visit the following website for more details: Celebrating Tarfala’s 80th Anniversary
Tuesday, August 26
Registration from 9:00 – 14:00
Opening Session
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Registration | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Welcome Remarks |
Session 1: Mountain Glaciers and Snow Cover
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Science-policy Scene-setter | |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Keynote Presentation | |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Brief Presentations and Science Updates | |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Plenary Discussion |
Summary of Day 1 and Preview of Day 2 from 17:00 – 17:15
Early Career Scientists (Session 1) from 17:15 – 18:30
Wednesday, August 27
Coffee and tea available starting at 8:30
Session 2: Arctic and Mountain Permafrost
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Scene-setter | |
| 9:10 – 9:50 | Keynote Presentation | |
| 9:50 – 10:50 | Brief Presentations and Science Updates | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Plenary Discussion |
Coffee/Tea Break from 11:00 – 11:20
Session 3: Do Policymakers Understand the Implications of a Shrinking Mountain and Permafrost Cryosphere?
| 11:20 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion |
Lunch from 12:00 – 13:15
Session 4: Ice Sheets and Sea-level Rise
| 13:15 – 13:25 | Scene-setter: Representative of AOSIS | |
| 13:25 – 14:05 | Keynote Presentation | |
| 14:05 – 15:05 | Brief Presentations and Science Updates | |
| 15:05 – 15:15 | Plenary Discussion |
Coffee/Tea Break from 15:15 – 15:30
Session 5: How to Raise Awareness of Changing Cryosphere in Global Forums such as IYGP, COP and Climate Week?
| 15:30 – 16:45 | Panel Discussion |
Summary of Day 2 and Preview of Day 3 from 16:45 – 17:00
Early Career Scientists (Session 2) from 17:15 – 18:30
Conference Dinner at 19:00
Note: In addition, today is also the first day of an optional five-day excursion to Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden; this is a planned visit for those who registered for it during the spring. Participants will likely depart during the afternoon. More details can be found here: Excursion to Tarfala: August 27-31.
Thursday, August 28
Coffee and tea available starting at 8:30
Session 6: Polar Oceans and Sea ice: Changes in Sea Ice Cover, Ocean Acidification, Warming and Freshening
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Scene-setter | |
| 9:10 – 9:50 | Keynote Presentations | |
| 9:50 – 10:50 | Brief Presentations and Science Updates | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Plenary Discussion |
Coffee/Tea Break from 11:00 – 11:20
Session 7: Parallel Sessions: Break-out Groups from 11:20 – 12:30
| Parallel Session A: Knowledge Gaps in Cryosphere Components and Projections |
| Parallel Session B: Cryosphere Communications |
Lunch from 12:30 – 13:30
Session 8: World Cafés: What are the Linkages between Different Topics?
Participants discuss the linkages between different cryosphere components and between cryosphere and ecosystems; livelihoods. Six stations, each participant visits a minimum of four stations.
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Rotate between World Café stations | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Feedback and Plenary Discussion |
Early Career Scientists (Session 3) from 17:15 – 18:30
Friday, August 29
Coffee and tea available starting at 8:30
Summary of Day 3 and Preview of Day 4 from 9:00 – 9:10
Session 9: Parallel Sessions from 9:10 – 10:45
| Parallel Session A: How to Write a Policy Brief (Workshop) | |
| Parallel Session B: NDCs and Cryosphere Change |
Coffee/tea break from 10:45 – 11:00
Closing Session from 11:00 – 12:00
| Looking towards COP30, the Decade of Action on Cryospheric Science, and 2032 International Polar Year |
Lunch at 12:00