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✦2026
Arctic Partnership Week
Space for Cooperation, Future for the Arctic
협력의 공간, 북극의 미래
2026. 12. 7. (Mon) – 12. 9. (Wed)5F, BPEX · Busan
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Program at a Glance
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TIME
DEC. 7 (MON)POLICY · SCIENCE
DEC. 8 (TUE)ECONOMY · INDUSTRY
DEC. 9 (WED)COMMUNITY · EDUCATION
A+B
1+2
3+4
8+9
A+B
1+2
3+4
8+9
A
1+2
3+4
8+9
09:00
09:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
Registration12:30 – 13:30
Session preparation12:00 – 12:30
Session preparation09:30 – 10:00
SCIENCE · RESEARCHPolar Interpreter Conference10:00–11:30 · 1+2POLICY · COOPERATIONKoNAC General Meeting & Expert Seminar10:00–11:30 · 3+4SCIENCE · RESEARCHKoARC Seminar10:00–12:00 · 8+9OFFICIALMAINOpening Ceremony13:30–14:40 · A+BPOLICY · COOPERATIONMAINArctic Ocean Policy Dialogue14:45–16:00 · A+BSCIENCE · RESEARCHMAINArctic Science Cooperation Seminar16:30–18:00 · A+BPOLICY · COOPERATIONObserver Seminar16:00–17:30 · 1+2COMMUNITY · EDUCATIONArctic Career Supporters Award Ceremony16:00–16:30 · 3+4SCIENCE · RESEARCHArctic Marine Bio & Biosecurity: Toward a Green Arctic Route16:00–17:30 · 8+9ECONOMY · INDUSTRYMAIN15th International Seminar on the Arctic Shipping Route09:00–12:00 · A+BCOMMUNITY · EDUCATIONPolicy, Industry & Economic International Cooperation Program12:30–15:30 · 8+9ECONOMY · INDUSTRYMAINKorea–Arctic Economic Cooperation Seminar13:00–14:30 · A+BECONOMY · INDUSTRYStrategies for Commercializing the Arctic Shipping Route14:30–15:30 · 1+2ECONOMY · INDUSTRYMAINFuture of the Arctic Route: Safe Navigation, Innovation and Sustainability15:30–17:30 · A+BECONOMY · INDUSTRYConnecting the Future of the Arctic16:00–17:30 · 3+4POLICY · COOPERATIONInternational Cooperation Consortium Policy & Legal Initiative for Arctic Route Development16:00–18:00 · 8+9COMMUNITY · EDUCATIONMAINNEXT BUSAN: Arctic Route, Opening the Future10:00–11:30 · AECONOMY · INDUSTRYAX Strategy for Arctic Shipping10:00–12:00 · 3+4COMMUNITY · EDUCATIONSpaces of Arctic Expansion and Contraction12:30–14:30 · 1+2COMMUNITY · EDUCATIONNext Generation Arctic Dialogue13:00–14:30 · 8+9ECONOMY · INDUSTRYMAINArctic Resources, Supply Chains and Pohang’s Future in an Era of Transformation14:00–15:30 · ACOMMUNITY · EDUCATIONMeeting with Arctic Indigenous Peoples14:30–15:30 · 3+4COMMUNITY · EDUCATIONPolar Citizen Lecture15:00–16:30 · 1+2SCIENCE · RESEARCHHUFS Polar Research Center Academic Symposium15:00–16:00 · 8+9OFFICIAL13:30 – 14:40
Opening Ceremony
Arctic Partnership Week 2026ROOM A+B
→POLICY · COOPERATION14:45 – 16:00
Arctic Ocean Policy Dialogue
KMIROOM A+B
→SCIENCE · RESEARCH16:30 – 18:00
Arctic Science Cooperation Seminar
KOPRIROOM A+B
→SCIENCE · RESEARCH10:00 – 11:30
Polar Interpreter Conference
Polar Future Maritime ForumROOM 1+2
→POLICY · COOPERATION10:00 – 11:30
KoNAC General Meeting & Expert Seminar
KMIROOM 3+4
→SCIENCE · RESEARCH10:00 – 12:00
KoARC Seminar
KOPRIROOM 8+9
→POLICY · COOPERATION16:00 – 17:30
Observer Seminar
KMI · Nord UniversityROOM 1+2
→COMMUNITY · EDUCATION16:00 – 16:30
Arctic Career Supporters Award Ceremony
KMIROOM 3+4
→SCIENCE · RESEARCH16:00 – 17:30
Arctic Marine Bio & Biosecurity: Toward a Green Arctic Route
Korea Maritime & Ocean UniversityROOM 8+9
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