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ASSW 2026 - First Circular: Invitation to Aarhus, Denmark, for ASSW 2026

On behalf of the Danish Forum for Arctic Research (FAF), Aarhus University (AU) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC), we are honoured to invite you to the Arctic Science Summit Week 2026 (ASSW2026) including the Arctic Observing Summit 2026 in Aarhus, the City of smiles in Denmark, on March 25 to April 1, 2026.

Invitation to Aarhus, Denmark, for ASSW 2026

The ASSW2026 will be organised by a strong team of partners under the FAF-umbrella, namely Arctic HubAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientist (APECS), Aalborg University (AAU), Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO), International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)Ministry of Foreign affairs (UM), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Copenhagen (KU), University of the Faroe Islands (Fróðskaparsetur Føroya), University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik), and Aarhus University.

The venue of ASSW 2026 will be the award-winning Campus of Aarhus University, located near the medieval city centre of Aarhus on the east coast of mainland Denmark, Jutland.

Call for Community Meetings and Workshops

The Call for Community Meetings and Workshops is now open https://assw.info/program/assw-2026-community-meetings-and-workshops . We look forward to receiving your proposals and we can’t wait to welcome you to Aarhus next year.

Preliminary ASSW 2026 agenda:

25–29 March 2026: Community Meetings and Workshops

29 March 2026: Science Day

30 March-1 April 2026: Arctic Observing Summit (AOS)

Important dates:

21 May–30 September 2025: Call for ASSW 2026 Community Meetings and Workshops

November 2025: Registration opens

25 March-1 April 2026: ASSW2026

Questions

You can find more information on the ASSW2026 website

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at ASSW2026@au.dk