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SCAR initiates, develops and coordinates scientific research in the Antarctic region and provides objective independent scientific advice to the Antarctic ... QuickLinksMenu Home AboutUs Back History Members Leadership Governance StandingCommittees Finance Partners OurValues Secretariat Science Back Geosciences LifeSciences PhysicalSciences HumanitiesandSocialSciences ScientificResearchProgrammes ProgrammePlanningGroups HorizonScan Policy Back SciencetoPolicy AntarcticTreatySystem AntarcticEnvironmentsPortal FieldCodesofConduct StandingCommitteeonATS Resources Back SCARLibrary Data&Databases DataManagementCommittee Maps&GeographicInfo GeographicInfoCommittee EducationalResources GeneralFAQs CapacityBuilding Back Awards Early-CareerFellowships VisitingScholars WomeninAntarcticResearch CBETAdvisoryGroup Events Back AllEvents UpcomingSCAREvents ConferencesandSymposia Delegates&EXCOMMeetings EventsArchive News Back SCARGeneralNews ResearchFeatures CommunityNews SCAR60thAnniversary SCARNewsletter Search... WelcometoTheScientificCommitteeonAntarcticResearch RecentNews AdvancesinPolarScienceSpecialIssuelookingforsubmissions AntArchitectureWorkshopAnnounced TurkishPolarSciencesWorkshopandFestival SCARappointsnewAntarcticEnvironmentsPortalEditor AntArchitecturepaper:NewradiostratigraphicdatasetforcentralEastAntarctica SCAR2021Fellowshipawardsannounced 2021AntarcticParliamentariansAssembly CelebrateAntarcticaDaywithuson1stDecember2021 IIIChileanConferenceonAntarcticLawheld SCARcelebratesPolarPrideDay2021 SCARfeaturedinUnlockingScienceseries:WhatAntarcticacanteachusaboutclimatechange MaptheGapsSymposium BEPSIIPolicyBrief Ant-ICONnewlogo SCARatCOP26 CallforSCARINSTANTSocialMediaCommunicator NewINSTANTLogo NewPublication:PlatetectonicsdrivescoolingaroundAntarcticaduringtheglobalclimatetransitionfromGreenhousetoIcehouse SCARjoinscallforUNFCCCCryosphereDialogue Schemetosupportdevelopment/stewardshipofAntarcticclimatemonitoringdatasets TheScientificCommitteeonAntarcticResearch(SCAR)isathematicorganisationoftheInternationalScienceCouncil(ISC),andwascreatedin1958.SCARischargedwithinitiating,developingandcoordinatinghighqualityinternationalscientificresearchintheAntarcticregion(includingtheSouthernOcean),andontheroleoftheAntarcticregionintheEarthsystem.SCARprovidesobjectiveandindependentscientificadvicetothe AntarcticTreatyConsultativeMeetings andotherorganizationssuchastheUNFCCCandIPCConissuesofscienceandconservationaffectingthemanagementofAntarcticaandtheSouthernOceanandontheroleoftheAntarcticregionintheEarthsystem.Learnmoreaboutus,andaboutourscienceandpolicyadviceactivities. TheSCAROpenScienceConference2022willbeheldonlinefrom1-10August2022.TheNationalCentreforPolarandOceanResearch(NCPOR),anautonomousorganizationundertheMinistryofEarthSciences(MoES),GovernmentofIndia,ishostingtheSCAROpenScienceConference2022.Thethemeoftheconferenceis"AntarcticainaChangingWorld".TheSCAROpenScienceConference2022willfeatureacomprehensivescheduleofmeetings,symposia,virtualsideeventsandsocialactivities,dailyplenarylecturesandpostersessionsinaninnovativeonlineformat.ClickheretoviewthePre-ConferenceCircular. Proposalsforadditionalsessionsarewelcomed.PleasesendyoursuggestionstoThisemailaddressisbeingprotectedfromspambots.YouneedJavaScriptenabledtoviewit.byMonday,17thJanuary2022forconsideration.     ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ReadMore ©TheScientificCommitteeonAntarcticResearch(SCAR)2020|AcommitteeofInternationalScienceCouncilSCARisregisteredasaCompanyandaCharityintheUK:CompanyNumber6564642;CharityNumber1124840 WebsiteDisclaimerandCookiePolicyJoomlaMigrationandDesignbyMigrateMyJoomla.