Institute for Planetary Health

Cryosphere 2025: Innovations for Water Security and Climate Resilience

December 9 – 10, 2025 | Hopkins Bloomberg Center

Earth’s cryosphere—the planet’s frozen regions including ice sheets, glaciers, permafrost, snow, and sea ice—is undergoing rapid decline due to climate change. These systems store vital freshwater, regulate weather, protect coastal ecosystems, and sustain livelihoods and cultures. Their breakdown threatens communities worldwide through sea level rise, water scarcity, infrastructure damage, and geopolitical instability. Urgent action informed by interdisciplinary science, engineering, and policy is required to monitor, preserve, manage, and overcome these challenges.

This two-day convening workshop will catalyze innovative thinking, evidence-based debates, and tangible proposals for protecting the planet’s threatened frozen regions. The program will be structured around four key themes:

Monitoring and Analysis of the Cryosphere
Intervention Technologies to Protect the Cryosphere
Planetary Health and the Retreating Cryosphere
International Climate Policies and Cryosphere Preservation

Program Overview

Tuesday, December 9, 2025		Wednesday, December 10, 2025
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Breakfast and Registration	8:30 am – 9:00 am	Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am – 9:50 am	Keynote Speaker 1	9:00 am – 9:50 am	Keynote Speaker 5
9:50 am – 10:40 am	Keynote Speaker 2	9:50 am – 10:40 am	Keynote Speaker 6
10:40 am – 11:00 am	Break	10:40 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Panel Discussion	11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Panel Discussion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch/Networking	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch/Networking
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Keynote Speaker 3	1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Keynote Speaker 7
2:20 pm – 3:10 pm	Keynote Speaker 4	2:20 pm – 3:10 pm	Keynote Speaker 8
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm	Break	3:10 pm – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Panel Discussion	3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Panel Discussion
5:00 pm – 5:20 pm	Poster Session	5:00 pm – 5:20 pm	Closing
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Banquet Dinner

Registration

Registration is not yet open. Please check back for a registration link and abstract submission details.

Venue

Location

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

Nearby Hotels

Name	Location	Distance	Contact Information	URL
Waldorf Astoria Washington DC	1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004	.4 miles 4 minute drive, 10 minute walk	202-695-1100 or email DCAWA.Hotel@Waldorf Astoria.com	Website
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC	700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004	.4 miles 3 minute drive, 10 minute walk	202-628-7177	Website
Riggs Washington DC	900 F St NW, Washington DC, 20004	.5 miles 4 minute drive, 12 minute walk	202-638-1800 or [email protected] om	Website
AC Hotel Washington DC Convention Center	601 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001	.7 miles 5 minute drive, 15 minute walk	202-921-6900	Website
JW Marriott Washington, DC	1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004	.8 miles 5 minute drive, 15 minute walk	202-393-2000	Website

Parking and Transportation

Parking

Parking near the venue is limited, so we recommend reserving a spot in advance through a service like SpotHero.

601 North Building Garage
- 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW
- .1 miles, 2 minute walk
Liberty Place Garage
- 325 7th Street NW
- .3 miles, 5 minute walk
The Lansburgh Garage Lot 416
- 425 8th Street NW
- .4 miles, 8 minute walk
Gallery Place Colonial Parking Station 602
- 777 7th Street NW
- .6 miles, 11 minute walk
Lincoln Square Garage Lot 770
- 555 11th Street NW
- .6 miles, 11 minute walk

Transportation

For those taking public transportation, nearby Metro stations include:

Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Station (Green & Yellow Lines) – 0.2 miles (4-minute walk)
Judiciary Square Station (Red Line) – 0.3 miles (6-minute walk)
Federal Triangle Station (Blue, Orange & Silver Lines) – 0.5 miles (11-minute walk)