| Atmosphere Working Group | Annette Rinke, Alfred Wegener Institute Astrid Lampert, TU Braunschweig |
| Cryosphere Working Group | Anne Morgenstern, Alfred Wegener Institute Gunnar Spreen, University of Bremen |
| Marine Working Group | Benjamin Rabe, Alfred Wegener Institute Heidemarie Kassens, GEOMAR Kiel (Leiterin Marine Working Group) |
| Social & Human Sciences Working Group | Nina Döring, Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Peter-Tobias Stoll, University of Göttingen |
| Terrestrial Working Group | Nikola Koglin, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Ulrike Herzschuh, Alfred Wegener Institute |
| IASC Council | Günther Heinemann, University of Trier |
| ADC (Arctic Data Committee) | Janine Felden, Alfred Wegener Institute |
| IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology | Olaf Eisen, Alfred Wegener Institute |
| ISIRA (International Science Initiative in the Russian Arctic) | Heidemarie Kassens, GEOMAR Kiel |
Research Priority Teams (RPTs) ICARP IV
| RPT 2: Observing, Reconstructing, and Predicting Future Climate Dynamics and Ecosystem Responses | Astrid Lampert, TU Braunschweig |
| RPT 6: Preparing present and future generations through Education, Outreach, Communication, Capacity Building, and Networking | Inga Beck, LMU Munich |
| RPT 7: Technology, Infrastructure, Logistics, and Services | Verena Mohaupt, Alfred Wegener Institute |