This one-week event will focus on the interrelations of ice in all its forms with the formal, natural, applied and social sciences, and the humanities.
MRI Executive Director Carolina Adler is part of the Cultural and Scientific Steering Committees (CSSC) for the Symposium and the team of Scientific Editors of the thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology that IGS will publish on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Find out more about this thematic issue on 'Ice in a Sustainable Society' here, and submit your manuscript by 1 September 2022.
The ISS Symposium will be held at Bizkaia Aretoa, Conference Auditorium, Bilbao (Spain). This venue is located on one of the most emblematic sites of Bilbao, which opens out onto the estuary and the Guggenheim Museum. The main presentation sessions of the Symposium will take place from Monday morning, 6 June, until the afternoon of Friday 10 June (see the timeline). On World Environment Day, Sunday 5 June, there will be several celebration activities and a pre-symposium icebreaker event in the late afternoon at Bizkaia Aretoa. Different Social Events are scheduled throughout the Symposium.
During the ISS Symposium we will celebrate the 85th anniversary of IGS. The first official meeting of the Association for the Study of Snow and Ice was held in April 1937. The Association would go through a few name changes through the years until it acquired its current name in 1962 The International Glaciological Society. We will be celebrating the anniversary throughout the year, and of course during the ISS Symposium in Bilbao.
Come and attend* what will be a stimulating, innovative and productive symposium in a beautiful setting in the north coast of Spain!*Required and recommended COVID-19 prevention measures will be followed during all ISS-related activities and remote participation options will also be offered. More details on the event website and in the Second Circular.
IMPORTANT: EARLY CAREER GRANTS are still available to fund the registration fees of early career researchers up to and including 30 years old! Candidates should send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., following the instructions described at the bottom of this page: https://iss.bc3research.org/registration-timeline/registration/
Registration closes at the end of May 2022.
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