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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

DAY 1: TUESDAY 25 AUGUST
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Chemical time capsules: What can molecular fossils tell us about past, present and future environmental change in Antarctica?
Bella Duncan, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Plenary session: The past, present and future of Antarctic and Southern Ocean systems
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Glacial-interglacial variations in Antarctic Slope Current intensity and silt-sized detrital provenance in the Denman region
Ms Amy Wells, UTAS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Precipitation: understanding the present and the future of snow and rain over the cryosphere
Dr Simon Alexander, Australian Antarctic Division
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Separating human-induced signals from internal variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current since 1986
Prof. Nathan Bindoff, IMAS/UTAS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Southern Ocean circulation reorganization led to abrupt CO2 outgassing during the Mid-Miocene Climate Transition
Dr Yuhao Dai, ANU
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Keynote and virtual panel
Gaël Durand, Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (Virtual Speaker) Dr Adele Morrison, ANU
Plenary session: Antarctic ice loss and its impacts
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Microalgal Responses to Changing Sea-Ice Regimes: Insights for Future Antarctic Ecosystems
Dr Rebecca Duncan, Linnaeus University Sweden and University of Technology Sydney
4:01 PM - 4:02 PM Influences of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and physical-biological feedbacks
Dr Rob Massom, Australian Antarctic Division
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Ice shelf meltwater parameterisation controls Antarctic Bottom Water projections
Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, UTAS
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Southern Ocean Ice Gauge
Professor Helen Phillips, UTAS
Day 1: Parallel Sessions
7:00 PM - 7:01 PM ‎ Parallel session: Outcomes of the Heard Island and MacDonald Islands (HIMI) 2025-26 campaign
Convenors: Dr Aleks Terauds & Julie McInnes
7:02 PM - 7:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic tourism in practice and in policy
Convenors: Hanne Nielsen & Prof Elizabeth Leane
7:04 PM - 7:05 PM Workshop: SAR Hackathon
Convenor: Kim Baldry
7:06 PM - 7:07 PM Parallel session: Antarctic sea ice in a changing climate: processes, extremes, and system-wide impacts
Convenors: Dr Hannah Dawson, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Johannes Lohse, Mx Elio Campitelli
DAY 1: TUESDAY 25 AUGUST
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Chemical time capsules: What can molecular fossils tell us about past, present and future environmental change in Antarctica?
Bella Duncan, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Plenary session: The past, present and future of Antarctic and Southern Ocean systems
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Glacial-interglacial variations in Antarctic Slope Current intensity and silt-sized detrital provenance in the Denman region
Ms Amy Wells, UTAS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Precipitation: understanding the present and the future of snow and rain over the cryosphere
Dr Simon Alexander, Australian Antarctic Division
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Separating human-induced signals from internal variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current since 1986
Prof. Nathan Bindoff, IMAS/UTAS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Southern Ocean circulation reorganization led to abrupt CO2 outgassing during the Mid-Miocene Climate Transition
Dr Yuhao Dai, ANU
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Keynote and virtual panel
Gaël Durand, Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (Virtual Speaker) Dr Adele Morrison, ANU
Plenary session: Antarctic ice loss and its impacts
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Microalgal Responses to Changing Sea-Ice Regimes: Insights for Future Antarctic Ecosystems
Dr Rebecca Duncan, Linnaeus University Sweden and University of Technology Sydney
4:01 PM - 4:02 PM Influences of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and physical-biological feedbacks
Dr Rob Massom, Australian Antarctic Division
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Ice shelf meltwater parameterisation controls Antarctic Bottom Water projections
Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, UTAS
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Southern Ocean Ice Gauge
Professor Helen Phillips, UTAS
Day 1: Parallel Sessions
7:00 PM - 7:01 PM ‎ Parallel session: Outcomes of the Heard Island and MacDonald Islands (HIMI) 2025-26 campaign
Convenors: Dr Aleks Terauds & Julie McInnes
7:02 PM - 7:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic tourism in practice and in policy
Convenors: Hanne Nielsen & Prof Elizabeth Leane
7:04 PM - 7:05 PM Workshop: SAR Hackathon
Convenor: Kim Baldry
7:06 PM - 7:07 PM Parallel session: Antarctic sea ice in a changing climate: processes, extremes, and system-wide impacts
Convenors: Dr Hannah Dawson, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Johannes Lohse, Mx Elio Campitelli

DAY 1: TUESDAY 25 AUGUST
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Chemical time capsules: What can molecular fossils tell us about past, present and future environmental change in Antarctica?
Bella Duncan, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Plenary session: The past, present and future of Antarctic and Southern Ocean systems
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Glacial-interglacial variations in Antarctic Slope Current intensity and silt-sized detrital provenance in the Denman region
Ms Amy Wells, UTAS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Precipitation: understanding the present and the future of snow and rain over the cryosphere
Dr Simon Alexander, Australian Antarctic Division
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Separating human-induced signals from internal variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current since 1986
Prof. Nathan Bindoff, IMAS/UTAS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Southern Ocean circulation reorganization led to abrupt CO2 outgassing during the Mid-Miocene Climate Transition
Dr Yuhao Dai, ANU
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Keynote and virtual panel
Gaël Durand, Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (Virtual Speaker) Dr Adele Morrison, ANU
Plenary session: Antarctic ice loss and its impacts
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Microalgal Responses to Changing Sea-Ice Regimes: Insights for Future Antarctic Ecosystems
Dr Rebecca Duncan, Linnaeus University Sweden and University of Technology Sydney
4:01 PM - 4:02 PM Influences of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and physical-biological feedbacks
Dr Rob Massom, Australian Antarctic Division
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Ice shelf meltwater parameterisation controls Antarctic Bottom Water projections
Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, UTAS
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Southern Ocean Ice Gauge
Professor Helen Phillips, UTAS
Day 1: Parallel Sessions
7:00 PM - 7:01 PM ‎ Parallel session: Outcomes of the Heard Island and MacDonald Islands (HIMI) 2025-26 campaign
Convenors: Dr Aleks Terauds & Julie McInnes
7:02 PM - 7:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic tourism in practice and in policy
Convenors: Hanne Nielsen & Prof Elizabeth Leane
7:04 PM - 7:05 PM Workshop: SAR Hackathon
Convenor: Kim Baldry
7:06 PM - 7:07 PM Parallel session: Antarctic sea ice in a changing climate: processes, extremes, and system-wide impacts
Convenors: Dr Hannah Dawson, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Johannes Lohse, Mx Elio Campitelli

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Protecting the blueprints of Antarctic marine life – victims of circumstance and masters of their destiny alike
Dr Sally Lau, James Cook University
Plenary - Protecting Antarctica from existing and emerging threats
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM eXplainable Systematic Conservation Planning (XSCP): A Framework for Transparent Decision-Support in Antarctica
Mr. Hamidreza Lashgarian Azad, University Of Wollongong
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Freedom of Scientific Investigation, Article II of the Antarctic Treaty, and the Legal Limits of Spatial Protection Under the Protocol
Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston, UTAS
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM From outbreak to observing system: integrated field surveillance of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the future of Antarctic wildlife disease surveillance
Dr Jane Younger, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM The Impact of the Creative Arts on Antarctic Knowledge, Interest and Care: Results from an Australian Survey
Dr Carolyn Philpott, UTAS
12:01 PM - 12:02 PM
Day 2: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 1
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
12:05 PM - 12:06 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
12:09 PM - 12:10 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 1
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
12:13 PM - 12:14 PM Workshop: Australian Antarctic requirements for future Earth observation missions
Convenor: Kim Baldry
12:15 PM - 12:16 PM Workshop: Sampling the future: what observations do we need to prepare Australia for Antarctic change?
Convenors: Dr Natalia Ribeiro and Dr Will Hobbs
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
4:01 PM - 4:31 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 2
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 2
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
4:06 PM - 4:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Incorporating historic data to understand present-day and future Antarctica: innovations and considerations
Convenors: Dr Helena Baird, Sam Beale and Assoc Prof Justine Shaw
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Protecting the blueprints of Antarctic marine life – victims of circumstance and masters of their destiny alike
Dr Sally Lau, James Cook University
Plenary - Protecting Antarctica from existing and emerging threats
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM eXplainable Systematic Conservation Planning (XSCP): A Framework for Transparent Decision-Support in Antarctica
Mr. Hamidreza Lashgarian Azad, University Of Wollongong
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Freedom of Scientific Investigation, Article II of the Antarctic Treaty, and the Legal Limits of Spatial Protection Under the Protocol
Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston, UTAS
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM From outbreak to observing system: integrated field surveillance of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the future of Antarctic wildlife disease surveillance
Dr Jane Younger, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM The Impact of the Creative Arts on Antarctic Knowledge, Interest and Care: Results from an Australian Survey
Dr Carolyn Philpott, UTAS
12:01 PM - 12:02 PM
Day 2: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 1
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
12:05 PM - 12:06 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
12:09 PM - 12:10 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 1
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
12:13 PM - 12:14 PM Workshop: Australian Antarctic requirements for future Earth observation missions
Convenor: Kim Baldry
12:15 PM - 12:16 PM Workshop: Sampling the future: what observations do we need to prepare Australia for Antarctic change?
Convenors: Dr Natalia Ribeiro and Dr Will Hobbs
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
4:01 PM - 4:31 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 2
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 2
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
4:06 PM - 4:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Incorporating historic data to understand present-day and future Antarctica: innovations and considerations
Convenors: Dr Helena Baird, Sam Beale and Assoc Prof Justine Shaw

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Protecting the blueprints of Antarctic marine life – victims of circumstance and masters of their destiny alike
Dr Sally Lau, James Cook University
Plenary - Protecting Antarctica from existing and emerging threats
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM eXplainable Systematic Conservation Planning (XSCP): A Framework for Transparent Decision-Support in Antarctica
Mr. Hamidreza Lashgarian Azad, University Of Wollongong
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Freedom of Scientific Investigation, Article II of the Antarctic Treaty, and the Legal Limits of Spatial Protection Under the Protocol
Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston, UTAS
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM From outbreak to observing system: integrated field surveillance of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the future of Antarctic wildlife disease surveillance
Dr Jane Younger, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM The Impact of the Creative Arts on Antarctic Knowledge, Interest and Care: Results from an Australian Survey
Dr Carolyn Philpott, UTAS
12:01 PM - 12:02 PM
Day 2: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 1
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
12:05 PM - 12:06 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
12:09 PM - 12:10 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 1
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
12:13 PM - 12:14 PM Workshop: Australian Antarctic requirements for future Earth observation missions
Convenor: Kim Baldry
12:15 PM - 12:16 PM Workshop: Sampling the future: what observations do we need to prepare Australia for Antarctic change?
Convenors: Dr Natalia Ribeiro and Dr Will Hobbs
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM ‎ Parallel session: From ice to mud: tools and applications in Antarctic paleoceanography and paleoclimatology - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Elena Di Stefano, Dr Matt Jeromson, Taryn Noble, Molly Hudsell, David Fink, Dr Duanne White
4:01 PM - 4:31 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ice sheet, shelf and ocean interactions: processes, monitoring and modelling Part 2
Convenors: Dr David Gwyther, Cat Vreugdenhil, Prof Craig Stevens, Dr Lenneke Jong
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM ‎ Parallel session: From bench to basin: connecting lab experiments, observations and models in Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems Part 2
Convenors: Dr Amanda Pettersen, Annika Oetjens, Tyler Rohr, Dr Robert Strzepek, Haiting Zhang
4:06 PM - 4:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Incorporating historic data to understand present-day and future Antarctica: innovations and considerations
Convenors: Dr Helena Baird, Sam Beale and Assoc Prof Justine Shaw

Thursday, August 27, 2026

DAY 3: THURSDAY 27 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Modelling the Meeting: Mathematics and Antarctic Treaty Decision-Making
Professor Michael Bode, Queensland University of Technology
Plenary - Antarctic research for decision-making
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Frozen Mandates: Wildlife Conservation Objectives in Antarctic Treaties
Dr Valeria Coscini, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Information and Transparency in International Antarctic Affairs
Miss Georgie Hicks, UTAS/ANU
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Is science still the currency of influence in Antarctica
Ms Anne-Maree Mitford, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM What Antarctic sea-level rise estimates to 2050 should be used for decision-making?
Prof Matt King, UTAS
Day 3: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:06 PM - 12:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity: multidisciplinary perspectives for conservation and management in East Antarctica
Convenors: Dr Jane Wasley & Assoc Prof Justine Shaw
12:08 PM - 12:09 PM Workshop: Detecting, anticipating and learning from tipping points in Antarctica’s changing systems
Convenor: Dr Will Hobbs
Workshop: Building sustainable biological collections infrastructure to support Antarctic science
Convenor: Dr Nerida Wilson
12:10 PM - 12:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:11 PM - 12:12 PM Workshop: Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin
Convenor: Prof Matt King
12:12 PM - 12:13 PM ‎ Parallel session: Marine biodiversity from shelf to shore: status, threats and trends
Convenor: Frances Perry
4:10 PM - 4:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Transparency and science into policy
Convenors: Georgie Hicks, Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston
4:11 PM - 4:12 PM Workshop: Atmospheric sciences over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica: coordinating science and campaigns
Convenor: Dr Sonya Fiddes
DAY 3: THURSDAY 27 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Modelling the Meeting: Mathematics and Antarctic Treaty Decision-Making
Professor Michael Bode, Queensland University of Technology
Plenary - Antarctic research for decision-making
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Frozen Mandates: Wildlife Conservation Objectives in Antarctic Treaties
Dr Valeria Coscini, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Information and Transparency in International Antarctic Affairs
Miss Georgie Hicks, UTAS/ANU
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Is science still the currency of influence in Antarctica
Ms Anne-Maree Mitford, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM What Antarctic sea-level rise estimates to 2050 should be used for decision-making?
Prof Matt King, UTAS
Day 3: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:06 PM - 12:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity: multidisciplinary perspectives for conservation and management in East Antarctica
Convenors: Dr Jane Wasley & Assoc Prof Justine Shaw
12:08 PM - 12:09 PM Workshop: Detecting, anticipating and learning from tipping points in Antarctica’s changing systems
Convenor: Dr Will Hobbs
Workshop: Building sustainable biological collections infrastructure to support Antarctic science
Convenor: Dr Nerida Wilson
12:10 PM - 12:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:11 PM - 12:12 PM Workshop: Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin
Convenor: Prof Matt King
12:12 PM - 12:13 PM ‎ Parallel session: Marine biodiversity from shelf to shore: status, threats and trends
Convenor: Frances Perry
4:10 PM - 4:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Transparency and science into policy
Convenors: Georgie Hicks, Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston
4:11 PM - 4:12 PM Workshop: Atmospheric sciences over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica: coordinating science and campaigns
Convenor: Dr Sonya Fiddes

DAY 3: THURSDAY 27 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote: Modelling the Meeting: Mathematics and Antarctic Treaty Decision-Making
Professor Michael Bode, Queensland University of Technology
Plenary - Antarctic research for decision-making
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Frozen Mandates: Wildlife Conservation Objectives in Antarctic Treaties
Dr Valeria Coscini, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Information and Transparency in International Antarctic Affairs
Miss Georgie Hicks, UTAS/ANU
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Is science still the currency of influence in Antarctica
Ms Anne-Maree Mitford, IMAS
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM What Antarctic sea-level rise estimates to 2050 should be used for decision-making?
Prof Matt King, UTAS
Day 3: Parallel Sessions
12:03 PM - 12:04 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 1
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:06 PM - 12:07 PM ‎ Parallel session: Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity: multidisciplinary perspectives for conservation and management in East Antarctica
Convenors: Dr Jane Wasley & Assoc Prof Justine Shaw
12:08 PM - 12:09 PM Workshop: Detecting, anticipating and learning from tipping points in Antarctica’s changing systems
Convenor: Dr Will Hobbs
Workshop: Building sustainable biological collections infrastructure to support Antarctic science
Convenor: Dr Nerida Wilson
12:10 PM - 12:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 2
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
12:11 PM - 12:12 PM Workshop: Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin
Convenor: Prof Matt King
12:12 PM - 12:13 PM ‎ Parallel session: Marine biodiversity from shelf to shore: status, threats and trends
Convenor: Frances Perry
4:10 PM - 4:11 PM ‎ Parallel session: Transparency and science into policy
Convenors: Georgie Hicks, Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston
4:11 PM - 4:12 PM Workshop: Atmospheric sciences over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica: coordinating science and campaigns
Convenor: Dr Sonya Fiddes

Friday, August 28, 2026

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
DAY 4: FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote Presentation
Dr Beatriz Pena-Molino, CSIRO
11:30 AM - 11:31 AM
Plenary - Innovations in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research capabilities
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimized Observing (COCO2): collecting winter observations in the Southern Ocean with uncrewed surface vehicles
Dr Elizabeth Shadwick, CSIRO
Detection and analysis of Antarctic glacial earthquakes to study transient glacial processes
Dr Thanh-son Pham, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Deploying at the Edge: SAR Satellite Calibration on Heard Island
Dr Melissa Fedrigo, Australian Antarctic Division
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Keynote: Sustained monitoring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: past, present, and where do we go from here
Dr Patricia Miloslavich, Australian Antarctic Division
Plenary - Looking forward: Australian Antarctic research over the next decade
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Antarctic sea-level fingerprints amplify future sea-level rise across the Pacific Islands
Dr Chen Zhao, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Vertical exchanges in the fast-thinning Denman Glacier area explained by the SWOT satellite and in situ oceanography.
Dr Benoit Legresy, CSIRO
Climate impacts of Antarctic meltwater: insights from the SOFIA
Dr Ariaan Purich, Monash University
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Emerging Australian capabilities in global sea-level modelling
Dr Mark Hoggard, ANU
Day 4: Parallel Sessions
2:41 PM - 2:42 PM ‎ Parallel session: Drivers and impacts of Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone processes
Convenors: Dr Noah Day, Dr Klaus Meiners, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Alex Fraser
‎ Parallel session: Multidisciplinary understanding of the Denman (marine/terrestrial) system
Convenors: Laura Herraiz-Borreguero, Dr Duanne White, Richard Jones, Dr Katharina Hochmuth, Dr Sarah Thompson
2:43 PM - 2:44 PM Workshop: The ACCESS-AIS3 ice sheet model configuration and Cryosphere Sciences working group meet-up
Convenors: Dr Lenneke Jong, Dr Felicity McCormack, Dr Chen Zhao
2:44 PM - 2:45 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 3
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
Disclaimer: AARC 2026 reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
DAY 4: FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote Presentation
Dr Beatriz Pena-Molino, CSIRO
11:30 AM - 11:31 AM
Plenary - Innovations in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research capabilities
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimized Observing (COCO2): collecting winter observations in the Southern Ocean with uncrewed surface vehicles
Dr Elizabeth Shadwick, CSIRO
Detection and analysis of Antarctic glacial earthquakes to study transient glacial processes
Dr Thanh-son Pham, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Deploying at the Edge: SAR Satellite Calibration on Heard Island
Dr Melissa Fedrigo, Australian Antarctic Division
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Keynote: Sustained monitoring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: past, present, and where do we go from here
Dr Patricia Miloslavich, Australian Antarctic Division
Plenary - Looking forward: Australian Antarctic research over the next decade
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Antarctic sea-level fingerprints amplify future sea-level rise across the Pacific Islands
Dr Chen Zhao, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Vertical exchanges in the fast-thinning Denman Glacier area explained by the SWOT satellite and in situ oceanography.
Dr Benoit Legresy, CSIRO
Climate impacts of Antarctic meltwater: insights from the SOFIA
Dr Ariaan Purich, Monash University
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Emerging Australian capabilities in global sea-level modelling
Dr Mark Hoggard, ANU
Day 4: Parallel Sessions
2:41 PM - 2:42 PM ‎ Parallel session: Drivers and impacts of Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone processes
Convenors: Dr Noah Day, Dr Klaus Meiners, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Alex Fraser
‎ Parallel session: Multidisciplinary understanding of the Denman (marine/terrestrial) system
Convenors: Laura Herraiz-Borreguero, Dr Duanne White, Richard Jones, Dr Katharina Hochmuth, Dr Sarah Thompson
2:43 PM - 2:44 PM Workshop: The ACCESS-AIS3 ice sheet model configuration and Cryosphere Sciences working group meet-up
Convenors: Dr Lenneke Jong, Dr Felicity McCormack, Dr Chen Zhao
2:44 PM - 2:45 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 3
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
Disclaimer: AARC 2026 reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
DAY 4: FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote Presentation
Dr Beatriz Pena-Molino, CSIRO
11:30 AM - 11:31 AM
Plenary - Innovations in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research capabilities
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimized Observing (COCO2): collecting winter observations in the Southern Ocean with uncrewed surface vehicles
Dr Elizabeth Shadwick, CSIRO
Detection and analysis of Antarctic glacial earthquakes to study transient glacial processes
Dr Thanh-son Pham, ANU
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Deploying at the Edge: SAR Satellite Calibration on Heard Island
Dr Melissa Fedrigo, Australian Antarctic Division
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Keynote: Sustained monitoring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: past, present, and where do we go from here
Dr Patricia Miloslavich, Australian Antarctic Division
Plenary - Looking forward: Australian Antarctic research over the next decade
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Antarctic sea-level fingerprints amplify future sea-level rise across the Pacific Islands
Dr Chen Zhao, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Vertical exchanges in the fast-thinning Denman Glacier area explained by the SWOT satellite and in situ oceanography.
Dr Benoit Legresy, CSIRO
Climate impacts of Antarctic meltwater: insights from the SOFIA
Dr Ariaan Purich, Monash University
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Emerging Australian capabilities in global sea-level modelling
Dr Mark Hoggard, ANU
Day 4: Parallel Sessions
2:41 PM - 2:42 PM ‎ Parallel session: Drivers and impacts of Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone processes
Convenors: Dr Noah Day, Dr Klaus Meiners, Dr Amelie Meyer, Dr Alex Fraser
‎ Parallel session: Multidisciplinary understanding of the Denman (marine/terrestrial) system
Convenors: Laura Herraiz-Borreguero, Dr Duanne White, Richard Jones, Dr Katharina Hochmuth, Dr Sarah Thompson
2:43 PM - 2:44 PM Workshop: The ACCESS-AIS3 ice sheet model configuration and Cryosphere Sciences working group meet-up
Convenors: Dr Lenneke Jong, Dr Felicity McCormack, Dr Chen Zhao
2:44 PM - 2:45 PM ‎ Parallel session: Ocean dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Continental Shelf - Part 3
Convenors: Dr Julia Neme, Dr Wilma Huneke, Dr Monica Nelson, Johanne Jan Hus, Dr Fabio Boeira Dias, Dr Jiheun Lee
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