Cryospheric Sciences Working Group (CSWG) Announce

:loudspeaker: REMINDER: 18 February CSWG Meeting

The next (and first) CSWG meeting of 2026 is tomorrow!

The aim of the CSWG meetings moving forwards is to create an open and inclusive space for multidisciplinary cryospheric community engagement, so please feel free to come along and share your thoughts, contribute ideas and get involved.

:incoming_envelope: Also, don’t forget to share this invitation with any interested colleagues!

Look forward to seeing you all there.


Next Meeting

The first CSWG meeting of 2026 is scheduled for February. Details below:

When: February 18, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00 (Canberra / Sydney / Melbourne)
Where: Launch Meeting - Zoom



CSWG Calendar

To help you keep track of what’s happening, we’ve published a CSWG calendar! There are two options to view the calendar:

  • You can view the calendar online here. Don’t forget to bookmark the page so you can revisit it regularly to stay up-to-date!
  • You can “subscribe” to the calendar by adding it to your favourite calendar client. There are some useful instructions how how to do this here. Use this link to subscribe to the calendar: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/17e2d4d09122462f9663915637e01571@anu.edu.au/4b5fdaf4b4734eb8b8a8ee00b3b0c81d2019196239147463980/calendar.ics

The calendar includes all regular CSWG meetings, as well as the CSWG Seminar Series.


2026 CSWG Meeting Schedule

Regular CSWG meetings will occur on the third Wednesday of every 2 months. The scheduled meetings for 2026 are below (all times are Canberra / Sydney / Melbourne):

  • February 18, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00
  • April 15, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00
  • June 17, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00
  • August 19, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00
  • October 21, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00
  • December 16, 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:00

CSWG Seminar Series

In addition to the regular CSWG meetings above, we will host the “CSWG Seminar Series”, providing a platform for members of our community to share their research, as well as to hear from our international colleagues. We encourage all CSWG members to recommend seminar presenters – please send recommendations to CSWG co-chairs: @mtetley, @fmccormack, @Chen_Zhao, or @lmjong.

Seminars will be announced here on the Hive Forum and added to the CSWG calendar on an as-and-when basis, as they are organised. Stay tuned for more updates!


CSWG Zoom Details

All CSWG meetings and Seminars will use the following Zoom Meeting details: