Organizing Committee

The 19th TICCIH World Congress was convened by a joint academic-heritage-industry committee led by Luleå University of Technology (LTU), working with TICCIH Sweden and Norway, the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet), Kiruna Municipality, LKAB, and Jernkontoret.

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee, drawn from LTU and its international partner universities, curated the six-day programme, refereed more than 400 submitted abstracts, and coordinated the session chairs. The committee represented scholarly traditions in industrial archaeology, heritage studies, Sámi studies, engineering history, and the history of technology.

Academic lead

Luleå University of Technology — Division of History and Heritage Studies, and the Arctic Research Centre. LTU's leadership reflects the university's long-standing research programmes on the industrial history of the Nordic Arctic and on sustainable transitions in resource-intensive regions.

National partners

• TICCIH Sweden — the Swedish national chapter of TICCIH.
• TICCIH Norway — co-organiser for the Nordic excursions, including Røros and Stavanger.
• Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) — Sweden's central authority on cultural heritage.
• Jernkontoret — the Swedish Steel Producers' Association, historical archive partner.

Regional & industry partners

• Kiruna Municipality — host municipality, partner on the Kiruna city-relocation programme.
• LKAB — operator of the Kiruna iron-ore mine and host of several site visits.
• Norrbotten County Administrative Board — regional heritage authority.

International Scientific Committee

The international committee included senior TICCIH board members and invited scholars from institutions in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and India, reflecting the global reach of the 2025 programme.