1. STATUS AND CHANGE
1.1. Earth Structure and Geodynamics at the Poles
1.2. Polar Ocean Processes
1.3. Evolving Coastal, Near shore and Shelf Processes
1.4. Shrinking Snow and Ice: Rapid Change in the Polar Regions
1.5. Past, Present and Future Polar Climate Change
1.6. Meteorological Processes, weather and climate forecasting
1.7. Polar Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems
1.8. Polar Marine Ecosystems
1.9. General Session
2. POLAR/GLOBAL LINKAGES
2.1. Coupled Cryosphere/Ocean/Atmosphere Systems
2.2. Polar/Global Biological Connections
2.3. The Sun’s Interactions with the Earth’s Atmosphere and Electromagnetic Environment
2.4. Education and Outreach
3. A SENSE OF DISCOVERY
3.1. Deep Sub-ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice sheet Interactions
3.2. Frontiers in Polar Biology
3.3. Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology
3.4. Technological Advances and Polar Exploration
3.5. Frontiers in Polar Scientific Drilling
4. THE POLES AS A VANTAGE POINT FOR OBSERVATIONS
4.1. Polar Observing Systems
4.2. Astronomy and Astrophysics
4.3. Observations of the Poles from Space and advanced Observing Techniques for Polar Regions
4.4. Earth’s Magnetic Field: A View from the Poles
4.5. Data as an IPY Legacy
5. PEOPLE AND RESOURCES AT THE POLES
5.1. People and Change
5.2. Exploiting Natural Resources
5.3. Conservation, Tourism, and Visitor Management
5.4. The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Modern Polar Science
5.5. Polar Bridges and People and Resources at the Poles
5.6. Polar History: The International Polar Years