THE CRYOSPHERE: CONNECTING PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE in Arctic Circle Conference 2026

The 2026 Arctic Circle Assembly took place in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 8 to 10 October. 

Yubao Qiu of the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was scheduled to present “GEOCRI - Information Service for Cold Region at Earth Intelligence Era” in the session “The Cryosphere: Connecting Past, Present & Future.” Organized by Eurac Research, Italy, the session included a focus on cold-region information services in the Earth intelligence era.

Andrea Dietz from German Aerospace Center, a GEOCRI Point of Contact and Italian National Delegate to the Copernicus Programme, was also listed as a speaker. His presentation, “Remote Sensing of Polar and Mountain Regions at DLR: How We Can Quantify The Impact of Climate Change With Satellite Time Series”.

Both sessions were scheduled for the morning of 10 October, bringing cold-region information services, polar observations and user needs into discussions on cryosphere research and international cooperation.