ICES Annual Science Conference 2025

Early-career scientists

Early-career scientists can look forward to a programme of events in Klaipėda that will broaden their knowledge as well as their ICES network. The programme will be announced on this page—stay tuned.

Early Career Participation Fund

ICES Early Career Participation Fund supports participation for early career scientists from ICES Member Countries. The fund will open for applications in May.

ICES defines early career scientists as being 35 years or below, or having finished their PhD in the past five years.
To be eligible for the participation fund, applicants must have an abstract accepted to a theme session, for poster or oral presentation. Therefore we will open for funding applications after the notifications to authors have been communicated.

SIIECS seminar series - ASC special

Are you presenting a poster or a paper at the 2024 ASC? Would you like the opportunity to rehearse before the big day in front of an audience and receive feedback?

The Strategic Initiative on Integration of Early Career Scientists (SIIECS) online seminar series provides an informal and supportive forum for early-career scientists to practice giving oral presentations.  

On 10 June, a panel of experts who have previously judged posters and presentations at ICES ASC to give advice and answer questions on how to improve your posters and presentations.

Find out more and sign up to present.

Workshop on species distribution models

Sunday 14 September 13:00–18:00

Join us for a workshop where you will improve your skills in building species distribution models.

This event has a limited capacity. Registration is necessary.

Monday Morning ECS breakfast

Monday 09 September 08:00–09 :15

Kick off your ASC with a good breakfast while getting to know some of the key people within ICES, who will be there to answer all of your questions.

Many early-career scientists, especially those attending the ASC for the first time, have a lot of questions about how to become a member of ICES community and why!

This event has a limited capacity. Registration is necessary.

ASC mentor programme

Are you attending ASC for the first time? Our mentors can help you to get to know ICES and the people in our network.

What does the mentor programme offer?

A personal introduction to the workings of ICES as an organization
A discussion group with your peers about the work being presented at the ASC
An excellent networking opportunity as you are introduced to various new colleagues and find out how you can become more involved in the work of ICES

Deadline to apply is Monday 18 August.

Registration is necessary.

Q&A with Howard Browman, Editor-in-chief of
ICES Journal of Marine Science

Tuesday 16 September Lunchtime

Come along and find out everything you always wanted to know about getting published. Howard Browman, Editor-in-Chief of our journal, ICES Journal of Marine Science, is in the hot seat to answer all your questions.

Want to dip your toes in editing?
You can also use this session to learn more about ICES Journal's mentorship programme.