15 April 2025

The annual PCAPS Open Session will be held at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK this April. Join and help shape the future of polar environmental forecasting.

Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Time: 13.00–14.30

Place: British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge UK / Online

About PCAPS Open Session

This Open Session is a key opportunity for collaboration and dialogue. We invite stakeholders from polar research, operations, policy, and community sectors to share their perspectives on challenges, bottlenecks, and opportunities in polar environmental services. The session will also provide a platform to map forecast information needs, discuss operational decision-making, and explore avenues for long-term partnerships.

Agenda

Welcome and introduction to the PCAPS project

Keynote presentations:

• How Forecasting Integrates with BAS Antarctic Operations (James Wake, BAS, UK)

• Polar predictions – what do ecosystem scientists and managers need and why? (Aidan Hunter, BAS, UK)

• Met Office forecasting and modelling activities for the polar regions (Ed Blockley, Met Office, UK)

Logistics

• Refreshments will be provided.

• We aim for a primarily on-site workshop. However, the keynote presentations will be streamed online.

• Please register by 1 April 2025. Further information on how to join online will be shared in due course.