Navigating your Polar Career: Mentorship, Skills and Networks for Women in Polar Science
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 — SCAR Open Science Conference, Oslo, Norway
A lunchtime panel with polar women sharing their insights and experience:
Birgit Njåstad — Programme Leader, Antarctic; Norsk Polarinstitutt, Norway
Dr Emilia Kyung Jin — Principal Research Scientist and Director, Department of Policy & Partnership; KOPRI, South Korea
Dr Sandy Thomalla — Chief Scientist and Research Group Leader, SOCCO; CSIR, South Africa
Dr Francyne Elias Piera — Instituto Gelo na Bagagem, Brazil
Closing address by Dr Renuka Badhe, Secretary General at EuroGOOS, co-founder of WiPS.
Supported by The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.