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Funding of up to 2500€ is available to fund targeted groups working towards the production of well-defined, permafrost-related products.

With sadness, the IPA records the passing of Professor Dr Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Konishchev on July 21, 2020. 

Isabelle Gärtner-Roer and Gonçalo Vieira have been appointed as Vice-Presidents of the IPA for 2020-2024. In addition, Professor Yuanming Lai has agreed to join the Executive Committee for 2020-2022.

The 29th IPA Council Meeting was held online during two sessions on 22 and 23 June 2020.

The IPA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 recipient is Dr. Jerry Brown of the USA.

The IPA regrettably had to announce the cancellation of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost.

Frozen Ground 43, which details IPA activities in 2019, is now available as a PDF! This newsletter demonstrates the diversity of interests among our members, and this issue in particular highlights growing activity in the Southern Hemisphere. Thanks to those that have participated in the highlighted activities and/or contributed material for this volume of Frozen Ground. If you are curious about IPA happenings in other years, all Frozen Ground volumes are available via the "Publications" tab.

The International Permafrost Association has been closely watching the developing situation with the COVID-19 virus in China with the utmost concern for the wellbeing of all our Chinese colleagues. The 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2020) was scheduled for 22-26 June in Lanzhou, China. Given the current situation with COVID-19, the ICOP 2020 Local Organizing Committee has concluded that it is simply not possible to host an international conference as planned in 2020. The Internationa…

The IPA currently has an open call for new Action Groups. Funding up to 2500€ per year is available.