Swiss Polar Institute

Les glaciers fondent: Et alors?
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Alpole, Route des Ronquos 86, Sion, Valais, 1950, Switzerland
Co-organised by CREALP and La Maison des Alpes, the conference “Les glaciers fondent: Et alors?” will offer insights into the evolution of Alpine regions and their glaciers. The presentations will be held in French.
Practical information:
30 October from 18:00 to 19:30
ALP 106 conference room, Alpole, Energypolis Campus, Sion
Free entry, registration recommended →
Programme:
Mot de bienvenue par CREALP et La Maison des Alpes
Evolution des glaciers et ses conséquences au niveau global par Saskia Gindraux, CREALP
Travail scientifique effectué dans les régions alpines et polaires par Bastien Ruols, Swiss Polar Institute
Impact du retrait glaciaire dans les Alpes valaisannes par Amédée Zyrd, La Maison des Alpes
The conference is followed by a networking drink.

Swiss Polar Festival
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-29 | Alpole, Route des Ronquos 86, Sion, Valais, 1950, Switzerland
The Swiss Polar Class Festival is getting bigger! Under its new name, Swiss Polar Festival, the third edition offers a wide range of activities and events for all ages, in collaboration with cultural venues in Sion.
Programme of activities:
26.11 | 14:00-17:00 – Lectures polaires, Médiathèque Valais, in French, 8+ years old
27.11 | 18:30 onwards – Regards croisés, Ferme-Asile, in French, for an adult audience
28.11 | all day – Du polaire pour les scolaires, Alpole, bilingual in French and German, for primary classes (fully booked)
29.11 | 09:00-17:30 – Les pôles en famille, Alpole, bilingual in French and German, all ages, free entry, registration required.

More information & registration on the Swiss Polar Festival webpage

23rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2025
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-06 | Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Fabrikstrasse 6, 8, 12, Bern, 3012, Switzerland
Meet us at the 23rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting in Bern on 5 and 6 December 2025.
SPI will present its activities with a booth and convenes the session n°18 on polar and high-altitude environments with the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) and the Association of Polar Early-Career Scientists (APECS) Switzerland.
Download the abstract booklet for Session 18 “Polar and High-Altitude Environments: From Ice
Ages to Innovations” (pdf) →
Useful information & programme →
