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The international conference on permafrost is the premier event for permafrost research worldwide and is taking place 20-24 June 2016 Social Media Follow the Twitter account of the ICOP2016: https://twitter.com/ICOP2016 or the one from the journalism students covering the conference: https://twitter.com/chickentheory_ Post updates and pictures on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/505238782868956/ Use the hashtag #ICOP2016 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Program The conference progr…

Dear Permafrost enthusiasts, The Eleventh International Conference on Permafrost will be held in Potsdam, Germany, on 20-24 June 2016 (http://icop2016.org). Many of you have registered for the largest gathering of permafrost researchers, happening every four years. We would like to remind you that the final registration deadline for the ICOP is on 31 May 2016. If you intend to participate in the conference, please register on the conference website as soon as possible: https://www.conftool.pro/icop2016…

Dear Permafrost enthusiast, have you ever tried to explain Permafrost to your friends or family and they had no idea what you are talking about? Check out the new Permafrost video animation available in English and German on YouTube.

The International Permafrost Association is profoundly saddened to announce the passing of Professor Nikolai Romanovskii on March 20, 2016. Professor Romanovskii was educated at Moscow State University and worked there throughout his long career. His more than 300 publications covered a broad range of topics in geocryology, including periglacial processes, sub-sea permafrost and gas hydrates. He played a key role in international research, such as on the Joint Russian-German Laptev Sea project regardin…

Deadline: April 30, 2016 Funding: Up to 2500 €/year More information: IPA Action Groups Frozen Ground (page 3-6) The International Permafrost Association (IPA) is pleased to introduce a call for funded Action Groups. Action Groups are meant to fund targeted groups working towards the production of well-defined products. Action Groups will be funded on a competitive basis at up to 2500 € per year (maximum of 5000 € over the life of an Action Group). Up to 10 000 € per year of the IPA total budge…

Dear Permafrost Young Researchers, Now is YOUR opportunity to shape the future of the next generation of early career permafrost researchers! The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) seeks for a renewal of its current governing bodies – the Executive Committee (ExCom), Executive Council, and National Representatives. The terms for the new committee are for two years (2016-2018) and begin following the International Conference on Permafrost 2016 in June. Apply by May 1, 2016! Positions PYRN is le…

The International Permafrost Association´s annual publication, Frozen Ground, is now available. It describes a selection of the activities of the International Permafrost Association over the past year. The Country Reports give additional details concerning the great variety of permafrost science and engineering initiatives underway around the globe. We hope that you will enjoy reading about these activities. We also ask you to update your IPA membership. If you are not already a member, consider join…

Project Overview The Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD) project began in 1999 as an initiative of the IPA and IASC and quickly developed a vibrant international scientific community. ACD provided significant contributions to International Conferences on Arctic Research Planning, to the International Polar Year, Arctic Observing (SAON, AOS), and the recent transdisciplinary summary of changes in the arctic coastal zone published in 2012 (The State of the Arctic Coast). Since then, the Circumpolar Arctic Coas…

WANTED – Comics artists (comic strips) Context «A Frozen-Ground Cartoon» is a scientific outreach project that aims at presenting and promoting international permafrost research via a series of comic strips and illustrated media products. The project is officially supported by the International Permafrost Association as a targeted ‘Action Group’ (http://ipa.arcticportal.org/activities/action-groups) and will run from February 2016 to January 2018. The scientific aspects will be coordinated by a…

Dear permafrost enthusiasts, thank you for submitting abstracts for the 11th International Conference on Permafrost. We were overwhelmed by the response of the permafrost community.You submitted 979 abstracts in the conference registration system, which will give proper headaches to the international scientific committee to organize. We are already working on organizing the sessions and will get back to the session conveners after this to get the program organized. By 1 February 2016, authors will be i…