IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology 2025
The IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology (RCG) was a great success. The conference took place from 16 to 18 September 2025 in Timișoara, Romania under the theme Geomorphology for society: … Read more
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New national representative for South Korea
As of July 2025, Dr. Keunbo Park took over as South Korea’s national representative to the International Permafrost Association council. Dr. Keunbo Park is currently serving as a researcher at the Korea Polar Research Institute in South … Read more
9th Canadian Permafrost Conference
The 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference was held in association with the 78th Canadian Geotechnical Conference at GeoManitoba 2025 in Winnipeg, 20 – 25 September, featuring over 250 presentations in total. … Read more
Busan IAMAS–IACS–IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025 (BACO-25)
The International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) held its General Assembly in collaboration with the International Association of Meteorological and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) and the International Association for the Physical … Read more
New paper on the history of permafrost conferences and monitoring
Brown, J., 2025. Permafrost Conferences and Observing Networks: Contributions to International Cooperation and Monitoring. Arctic 72, no. 1, pp. 108-115. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/81997/58494
POLARIN call for Transnational Access to polar infrastructure
The EU-funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit proposals for access to 42 Research Infrastructures (RIs) across both polar regions. Deadline for submission of proposals: 30th of October 2025, … Read more
New Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering
Lewkowicz, A.G., O’Neill, H.B., Wolfe, S.A., Roy-Léveillée, P., Roujanski V.E., Hoeve, E., Gruber, S., Brooks, H., Rudy, A.C.A., Koenig, C.E.M., Brown, N., Bonnaventure, P.P. (2025). Glossary of Permafrost Science and … Read more
Two permafrost monitoring sites in Svalbard within the WMO CryoNet Cluster
Two permafrost monitoring sites at 79 degrees north in Svalbard – Kvadehuken and Bayelva – are now officially accepted as part of the Ny-Ålesund Integrated CryoNet Cluster within the Global Cryosphere … Read more
A new permafrost UArctic supported course in Greenland
Who is it for?The course is designed for engineering and geoscience master students and offers insights from the permafrost-related disciplines of physical geography, geotechnical engineering and Arctic social sciences. All … Read more
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026)
The 3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026) will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 29 June to 2 July 2026, under the theme “Challenges Posed by Asian Permafrost Thaw … Read more