{"id":2225,"date":"2025-11-24T14:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:20:22","slug":"call-for-abstracts-now-open-for-essas-2026-in-reykjavik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/call-for-abstracts-now-open-for-essas-2026-in-reykjavik\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Abstracts Now Open for ESSAS 2026 in Reykjav\u00edk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The call for abstracts for the <strong>ESSAS 2026 Annual Science Meeting<\/strong> is scheduled to open in early December. Researchers, students, and professionals across the natural and social sciences will be able to submit abstracts until <strong>15 January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration will open in early December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tentative session titles include the following. Each session is focused around a theme and is designed to span the natural and social sciences and to cover systems from the coast to the deep sea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Marine Heatwaves: Impacts on High Latitude Ecosystems from Physics to Biology and Human Communities<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Tracking Borealization: Physical Change, Biological Responses, Community Impacts&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Gadids under Borealization: Ecology, Fisheries, and Management<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Connections across the Subarctic Atlantic: Physics to Fish, Fjords to Gyres, Surface to Seafloor<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The effects of multiple drivers on Arctic and Sub-arctic costal\/fjord environments: bridging marine chemistry and biology<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/what_s_new\/announcing-essas-2026-in-reykjavik-iceland\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:100px\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ESSAS 2026 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Annual Science Meeting in Reykjav\u00edk, 23\u201325 June 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas (ESSAS)<\/strong> Annual Science Meeting will take place in <strong>Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland<\/strong>, from <strong>23\u201325 June 2026<\/strong>, with the theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cBorealization: Subarctic and Arctic Marine Systems in Transition\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will examine how boreal species and processes are expanding northward and reshaping Arctic and Subarctic marine environments. Sessions are designed to span natural and social sciences and address systems from coastal regions to deep-sea ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tentative session themes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marine Heatwaves:<\/strong> Impacts on high-latitude ecosystems from physics to biology and human communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tracking Borealization:<\/strong> Physical change, biological responses, and community impacts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gadids under Borealization:<\/strong> Ecology, fisheries, and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connections Across the Subarctic Atlantic:<\/strong> From fjords to gyres, and from the surface to the seafloor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Drivers in Arctic and Sub-Arctic Coastal\/Fjord Environments:<\/strong> Integrating marine chemistry and biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting will bring together specialists interested in climate-driven changes across northern marine systems, with Reykjav\u00edk serving as a central hub for Arctic research and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About ESSAS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESSAS (Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas)<\/strong> is an international program focused on understanding the impacts of climate variability and long-term change on Arctic and Subarctic marine ecosystems. The organization promotes interdisciplinary research by connecting oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, social scientists, and resource managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESSAS works to advance knowledge on how environmental changes influence marine systems\u2014from coastal zones to deep ocean regions\u2014and how these shifts affect the communities and economies that depend on them. Its activities support informed decision-making, sustainable resource use, and long-term ecosystem stewardship across northern seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-essas-ecosystem-studies-of-subarctic-and-arctic-seas wp-block-embed-essas-ecosystem-studies-of-subarctic-and-arctic-seas\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z2tIYiaXHh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/what_s_new\/announcing-essas-2026-in-reykjavik-iceland\/\">Announcing ESSAS 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Announcing ESSAS 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland&#8221; &#8212; ESSAS - Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas\" src=\"https:\/\/essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/what_s_new\/announcing-essas-2026-in-reykjavik-iceland\/embed\/#?secret=VXrvNMYsYx#?secret=z2tIYiaXHh\" data-secret=\"z2tIYiaXHh\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ISL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Kall eftir \u00e1gripum \u2013 ESSAS 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kall eftir \u00e1gripum fyrir \u00e1rlegu <strong>ESSAS 2026 v\u00edsindar\u00e1\u00f0stefnuna<\/strong> opnar \u00ed upphafi desember. Rannsakendur, nemendur og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00far n\u00e1tt\u00faru- og f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindum geta sent inn \u00e1grip til og me\u00f0 <strong>15. jan\u00faar 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skr\u00e1ning \u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnuna opnar einnig \u00ed upphafi desember.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrirhuga\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hafa m.a. eftirfarandi heiti \u00e1 m\u00e1lstofum en hver m\u00e1lstofa er bygg\u00f0 upp kringum \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00feema og spannar b\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00e1tt\u00faru- og f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindi auk \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 yfir kerfi allt fr\u00e1 strandsv\u00e6\u00f0um til dj\u00fapsj\u00e1var:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hafhita\u00f6ldur:<\/strong> \u00c1hrif \u00e1 vistkerfi \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um, fr\u00e1 e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0i til l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0i og mannlegra samf\u00e9laga.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 borealiseringu:<\/strong> L\u00edkamlegar breytingar \u00e1 l\u00edffverum, l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 og samf\u00e9lagsleg \u00e1hrif.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00deorskur, \u00fdsa og skyldar tegundir \u00ed borealiseringu:<\/strong> Vistfr\u00e6\u00f0i, vei\u00f0ar og stj\u00f3rnun.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tengingar yfir sub-arkt\u00edska Atlantshafi\u00f0:<\/strong> Fr\u00e1 fj\u00f6r\u00f0um til strauma og fr\u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 hafsbotn.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c1hrif margra \u00fe\u00e1tta \u00e1 strandsv\u00e6\u00f0i og fir\u00f0i \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um:<\/strong> Sam\u00fe\u00e6tting hafefnafr\u00e6\u00f0i og l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0i hafsins.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/what_s_new\/announcing-essas-2026-in-reykjavik-iceland\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:100px\">Lesa meira<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ESSAS 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>\u00c1rleg v\u00edsindar\u00e1\u00f0stefna \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, 23. \u2013 25. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESSAS (Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas)<\/strong> heldur \u00e1rlega v\u00edsindar\u00e1\u00f0stefnu s\u00edna \u00ed <strong>Reykjav\u00edk<\/strong> dagana <strong>23. \u2013 25. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026<\/strong>, me\u00f0 yfirskriftinni:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201eBorealisering: Umbreyting sj\u00e1varvistkerfa \u00e1 heimskautum og sub-arkt\u00edskum sv\u00e6\u00f0um\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnunni ver\u00f0ur fjalla\u00f0 um a\u00f0 boreal tegundir og ferlar eru a\u00f0 f\u00e6rast nor\u00f0ur \u00e1 b\u00f3ginn og umbreyta vistkerfum \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um. M\u00e1lstofur eru hanna\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 samtvinna n\u00e1tt\u00faru- og f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindi og fjalla um vistkerfin allt fr\u00e1 strandl\u00ednu til dj\u00fapsj\u00e1var.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrirhuga\u00f0ar m\u00e1lstofur eru:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hafhita\u00f6ldur:<\/strong> \u00c1hrif \u00e1 vistkerfi \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um, fr\u00e1 e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0i til l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0i og mannlegra samf\u00e9laga.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 borealiseringu:<\/strong> L\u00edkamlegar breytingar \u00e1 l\u00edfverum, l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 og samf\u00e9lagsleg \u00e1hrif.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00deorskur, \u00fdsa og skyldar tegundir \u00ed borealiseringu:<\/strong> Vistfr\u00e6\u00f0i, vei\u00f0ar og stj\u00f3rnun.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tengingar yfir sub-arkt\u00edska Atlantshafi\u00f0:<\/strong> Fr\u00e1 fj\u00f6r\u00f0um til strauma og fr\u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 hafsbotn.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c1hrif margra \u00fe\u00e1tta \u00e1 strandsv\u00e6\u00f0i og fir\u00f0i \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um:<\/strong> Sam\u00fe\u00e6tting hafefnafr\u00e6\u00f0i og l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0i hafsins.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnunni ver\u00f0a s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar sem starfa vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 loftslagsdrifnum breytingum \u00ed hafkerfum nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0a me\u00f0 <strong>Reykjav\u00edk<\/strong> sem mikilv\u00e6gan vettvang ranns\u00f3kna og samstarfs \u00e1 nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Um ESSAS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESSAS (Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas)<\/strong> er al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt ranns\u00f3knarverkefni sem einbl\u00ednir \u00e1 \u00e1hrif loftslagsbreytileika og langt\u00edmabreytinga \u00e1 vistkerfi \u00e1 heimskautum og sub-arkt\u00edskum hafsv\u00e6\u00f0um. Verkefni\u00f0 sty\u00f0ur \u00feverfaglega ranns\u00f3knarstarfsemi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tengja saman haffr\u00e6\u00f0inga, l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0inga, vistfr\u00e6\u00f0inga, f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindaf\u00f3lk og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga \u00ed au\u00f0lindastj\u00f3rnun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markmi\u00f0 ESSAS er a\u00f0 efla \u00feekkingu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig umhverfisbreytingar hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hafkerfi, allt fr\u00e1 strandl\u00ednu til dj\u00fapsj\u00e1var, og hvernig sl\u00edkar breytingar snerta samf\u00e9l\u00f6g og atvinnul\u00edf sem byggja \u00e1 \u00feessum vistkerfum. Starfsemi ESSAS sty\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsta \u00e1kvar\u00f0anat\u00f6ku, sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6ra au\u00f0lindan\u00fdtingu og langt\u00edma verndun vistkerfa nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0a.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The call for abstracts for the ESSAS 2026 Annual Science Meeting is scheduled to open in early December. 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