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PC1 and NPF project meetings in Helsingborg
This week in Helsingborg, Sweden, project partners in the North Pole Fiber and Polar Connect Step 1 projects came together for a focused two-day workshop, generously hosted by the Swedish
High-level Polar Connect meeting on board the Oden Icebreaker
On 17 June 2025, a high-level meeting was held aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, attended by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Swedish Minister of Education
North Pole Fiber Presented at EGU 2025
From April 27 to May 2, 2025, Julia Muchowski from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat participated in the EGU General Assembly 2025 in Vienna, Austria. During the event, Julia Muchowski
Polar Connect Presented at Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
The Polar Connect team participated in the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Boulder, US, from 20–28 March 2025. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) organises the yearly conference to
Polar Connect presented at Arctic Frontiers 2025
On January 27th – 30th 2025, Katarina Gårdfeldt and Julia Muchowski from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat attended the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway. On the first evening of
The Polar Connect Initiative: A Key Topic at the PTC25 Conference
On January 19th–22nd, the Polar Connect team, in collaboration with NORDUnet, attended the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s (PTC) annual conference in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. This conference focuses on advancements in global communications
The Polar Connect Event Fosters Stronger Collaborations in Japan
On 16th December 2024 the North Pole Fiber project team hosted the Polar Connect Event in Tokyo, Japan. Supported by the Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden, we invited regional
Strengthening Arctic Collaboration at Arctic Partnership Week in Korea
On December 12, the Polar Connect team represented by Lisa Olsson (VR/Sunet), Per Nihlén (VR/Sunet) and Valter Nordh (NORDUnet), participated in the Arctic Partnership Week in Busan, Korea, together with
Polar Connect represented at the first Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic in Kiruna
On November 6-7, researchers, authorities and actors from civil society gathered in Kiruna for the Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic. In the session News from the Swedish platforms for
Polar Connect highlighted at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik
The session “Digitizing the Arctic – Science and Industry Synergies” was held at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik on October 19, 2024. Jørgen Qvist, Katarina Gårdfeldt and Julia Muchowski