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30th International Polar Conference 2027

The 30th International Polar Conference will be held in Bremerhaven, Germany, from 22 to 26 February 2027. It will be locally organized by the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

Under the motto “Crossing Boundaries – Poles in Transformation,” the conference will bring together researchers from different disciplines to discuss environmental change in polar and high-mountain systems and its relevance for the 5th International Polar Year (2032/33).

Download: [1st Circular] [2nd Circular]

Key Dates and Deadlines

9 October 2026Abstract submission and registration deadline 

Programme Overview

22/02/2027Welcome Reception
22-25/02/2027Oral and poster presentations including the report colloquium of the DGP Priority Programme 1158 "Antarctic Research" (on 25 Feb 2027)
23-24/02/2027Side Meetings of the DGP Working Groups
23/02/027APECS Workshop
23/02/2027Conference Dinner
24/02/2027Public Lecture
25/02/2027    DGP General Meeting

Registration and Fees

The registration form will be available at the beginning of September 2027. 

The registration fee includes coffee and lunch breaks, the Icebreaker, and the reception on occasion of the public lecture. To participate in the conference dinner on 23 February 2027, a separate fee of € 60.00 will be due.

Registration FeeDGP Memberwithout DGP membership
regular registration fee€ 190.00€ 240.00
reduced registration fee (Bachelor / Master / PhD students, early-career scientists up to five years after PhD) € 130.00€ 160.00

Abstract Submission

Abstracts can be submitted according to the thematc priorities (see below) which have been published in the 2nd Circular. Additionally, the report colloquium of the DFG Priority Program 1158 "Antarctic Research" is integrated in the International Polar Conference. The assignment to a respective theme or the DFG SPP1158 can be given in course of the abstract submission.

The abstracts will be published in the series "Reports on Polar and Marine Research" (BzPM). For drafting your abstract please use this Word Template. When doing so, please delete all advicing notes (written in blue colour) and replace all placeholders with your own information and text. Please comply with the given formatting. The abstract should have one page (in the optimal case), but not more than two pages.

Link to the Abstract Submission Form.

Deadline for abstract submission: 9 October 2026.

Thematic Priorities

  • Earth System Dynamics
  • Cryosphere Processes and Feedbacks in a Changing Climate
  • Climate Variability and Change
  • Biosphere and Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Geological Processes and Earth System History
  • Human Dimensions, Governance, and Geopolitics
  • Transdisciplinary Approaches and Co-Design
  • Education and Capacity Building
  • History and Legacy of Polar Research
  • DFG SPP1158 "Antarctic Research"

Venue

PresentationsAWI Gebäude A (ehemaliges Nordseemuseum)
 Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven
DinnerDeutsches Auswandererhaus
 Columbusstraße 65, 27568 Bremerhaven
Public LectureDeutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
 Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1, 27568 Bremerhaven

Accommodation

For a number of hotels we will arrange for pre-reserved contingents. Information on the participating hotels will be published in the beginning of September 2026 here at the conference web page.

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