The first NySMAC meeting was held in Ny-Ålesund 27 July 1994. Since then the committee has convened twice a year. During this period 10 Ny-Ålesund seminars have been organised.

1st Ny-Ålesund seminar, Potsdam, Germany 4-5 May 1995
The first seminar was a general seminar covering all current research.
53 participants. 37 oral presentations.

2nd Ny-Ålesund seminar, Cambridge, England 28-29 February 1996
The second seminar was devoted to ecosystem studies in the Ny-Ålesund area.
60 participants. 23 oral presentations.

3rd Ny-Ålesund seminar, Kjeller, Norway  9-11 April 1997
The subject of the third seminar was atmospheric research in Ny-Ålesund.
60 participants. 34 oral presentations and 16 poster presentations.

4th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Ravello, Italy 5-6 March 1998
The fourth covered the arctic and global change - multidisciplinary approach and international efforts at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
81 participants. 29 oral presentations and 15 poster presentations.

5th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Tokyo, Japan 23-25 February 2000
The fifth seminar was the second general seminar covering all current research.
152 participants. 66 oral presentations and 61 poster presentations.

6th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Tromsø, Norway 8-10 October 2002
The sixth seminar was devoted to the changing physical environment in Ny-Ålesund.
60 participants. 60 paper and poster presentations.

7th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Tokyo, Japan 22-24 February 2005  
The seventh seminar was arranged in Tokyo hosted by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR).

8th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Cambridge, UK 16-17 October 2007
The eigth seminar, "Ny-Ålesund and IPY", was hosted by NERC/British Antarctiv Survey.
Proceedings from the seminar: 8th Ny-Ålesund Seminar (Cambridge) Proceedings.pdf

9th Ny-Ålesund seminar, Bergen, Norway 24-26 March 2009
The ninth seminar was part of the international symposium of ASSW2009 in Bergen.

10th Ny-Ålesund seminar will be hosted by Norwegian Institute of Air Research (NILU) 25-26 October 2011. http://nyalesund-seminar.nilu.no

Information about upcoming seminars will be linked to this site.