Permafrost Grown Art and Science Walk
Take a stroll to view a free outdoor, or view freely online, an art-and-science exhibit that explores the complexities of permafrost and its effects on farmers’ lives. The installation is … Read more
News
33rd IPA Council Meeting
The 33rd Council Meeting of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) was held online on 20 May 2026, bringing together representatives from IPA’s adhering bodies (link), Executive Committee (EC) members (link), … Read more
PYRN Workshop at ACOP2026
PYRN, with support from the International Permafrost Association, will host an all-day workshop to include guest speakers, seminars, breakout sessions, and networking events relevant to permafrost science and engineering, academic … Read more
Saline Permafrost Action Group Update
The Saline Permafrost Action Group has had an active and productive year thus far, advancing collaborative research on the distribution, evolution, and impacts of saline permafrost across the Arctic. A … Read more
IPY-5 Planning Group meeting
The Fifth International Polar Year (IPY-5) Planning Group successfully held a productive series of meetings in April, bringing together members and representatives involved in planning future IPY-5 activities. During the … Read more
Pre-Conference Workshops at ACOP 2026
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP) 2026: ACOP2026, hosted by Institute of Geography and Geoecology of Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Mongolian Permafrost Association, will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from June … Read more
Applications Now Open for Hosting ICOP2032
The applications for the IPA International Conference on Permafrost 2032 (ICOP2032) now is open. The deadline for submitting proposals to host ICOP2032 is March 31, 2027. If any countries are … Read more
IPA Standing Committee: ANTPAS updates
The ANTPAS (Antarctic Permafrost,Soils and Periglacial Environments) Expert Group of SCAR prepared a questionnaire for all the researchers active in Antarctica or that would like to start their work in … Read more
2nd IPA Action Groups and Standing Committees meeting
On April 29, 2026, the IPA successfully convened the 2nd online meeting of the Action Groups (AGs) and Standing Committees (SCs). The meeting was chaired by IPA Co-Presidents Isabelle Gärtner-Roer … Read more
6th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold Region Environments in Chongqing
The 6th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold Region Environments was successfully held in Chongqing from May 8 to 10, 2026, under the theme “Engineering Resilience and Human … Read more