| Atmosphere Working Group | Astrid Lampert, Technische Universität Braunschweig Dörthe Handorf, Alfred Wegener Institut | 
| Cryosphere Working Group | Anne Morgenstern, Alfred Wegener Institut Gunnar Spreen, Universität Bremen | 
| Marine Working Group | Benjamin Rabe, Alfred Wegener Institut 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, Universität Göttingen | 
| Terrestrial Working Group | Nikola Koglin, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Ulrike Herzschuh, Alfred Wegener Institut | 
| IASC Council | Günther Heinemann, Universität Trier | 
| ADC (Arctic Data Committee) | Janine Felden, Alfred Wegener Institut | 
| IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology | Olaf Eisen, Alfred Wegener Institut | 
| 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, Technische Universität Braunschweig | 
| RPT 6: Preparing present and future generations through Education, Outreach, Communication, Capacity Building, and Networking | Inga Beck, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | 
| RPT 7: Technology, Infrastructure, Logistics, and Services | Verena Mohaupt, Alfred Wegener Institut |