PermaCOST Training School
The PermaCOST Training School on “Tools for Tracking Periglacial Change: From Local to…
ACOP Organizing Committee Grants
The Organizing Committee may award travel grants of up to…
PYRN-IPA ACOP Grants Now Open
The application form for the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) early…
VIII Iberian Congress on Permafrost (CIP 2025) held in Salardú, Spain
The VIII Iberian Congress on Permafrost (CIP 2025) took place from…
16th DACH Permafrost Conference Held at the HVHS am Seddiner See near Potsdam, Germany
The 16th DACH Permafrost Conference was held from 21–24 January…
Frozen Ground 48
Frozen Ground 48 is now available online and can be…
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP2026)
The abstract submission process for the Third Asian Permafrost Conference…
Nominations for two Executive Committee members and for the Lifetime Achievement Award
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important…
EU-funded networking project on permafrost monitoring PermaCOST launched!
The European permafrost monitoring COST Network, named PermaCOST (standing for COordinated and STandardized…
New GTN-P Data Platform and Website
The new Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) Data Platform,…
IPA Action Group: Saline Permafrost responds to growing global attention
A recent Science news feature brought unprecedented visibility to saline…
Nominations for two Executive Committee members and for the Lifetime Achievement Award
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important…
IPA Action Group: PermHg
Over the past several months, the Permafrost–Mercury (PermHg) Action Group…
Dr. Christopher Burn, Former President of IPA, Conducts Academic Exchange in NIEER, China
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the IPA, was invited in…
NSERC PermafrostNet Finale Event
In November 2025, the NSERC PermafrostNet network concluded its transformative…
IPA Action Group 2026-2027 call
IPA Action Groups (link) are meant to fund targeted groups working…
IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology 2025
The IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology (RCG) was a great…
New national representative for South Korea
As of July 2025, Dr. Keunbo Park took over as South Korea’s national…
9th Canadian Permafrost Conference
The 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference was held in association with…
Busan IAMAS–IACS–IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025 (BACO-25)
The International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) held its General…
New paper on the history of permafrost conferences and monitoring
Brown, J., 2025. Permafrost Conferences and Observing Networks: Contributions to…
POLARIN call for Transnational Access to polar infrastructure
The EU-funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit…
New Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering
Lewkowicz, A.G., O’Neill, H.B., Wolfe, S.A., Roy-Léveillée, P., Roujanski V.E.,…
Two permafrost monitoring sites in Svalbard within the WMO CryoNet Cluster
Two permafrost monitoring sites at 79 degrees north in Svalbard…
A new permafrost UArctic supported course in Greenland
Who is it for?The course is designed for engineering and…
VIII Iberian Conference on Permafrost (CIP2025)
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the VIII Iberian Conference…
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026)
The 3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026) will be…
IPA Logo Design Call: Deadline Extended to November 30, 2025
The IPA, together with PYRN group, is excited to announce…
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Toolik Field Station
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Toolik Field Station! Its…
VIII Iberian Conference on Permafrost (CIP2025) in Salardú (Val d’Aran, Catalonia, Spain)
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the VIII Iberian Conference…
Call for Abstract Submissions for the CliC Open Science Conference 2026
Call for Abstract Submissions for the CliC Open Science Conference…
IPA Logo Design Call
The IPA is excited to announce a call for logo…
Don Hayley, a former member of the IPA Executive Committee, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada
On June 30th, the Governor-General of Canada announced that Don…
Travels and Hands-On Experience in Permafrost Science
PermaIntern/SEDNA is an international, pan-Arctic initiative dedicated to supporting students…
21st Public Science Day at State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, China
The 21st Public Science Day was taken place on Saturday,…
Dr. Christopher Burn has been appointed as member of the CliC Core Project
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the International Permafrost Association (IPA),…
Upcoming Webinar: Pan-Arctic Volumetric Quantifications of Areas Undergoing Retrogressive Thaw Slumping
The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) invites you to join our…
4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) Summit
The 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV)…
5th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold Region Environments in Beijing
The 5th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold…
Upcoming Webinar: A Transdisciplinary, Comparative Analysis Reveals Key Risks from Arctic Permafrost Thaw
The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) invites you to join our…
3rd Chinese Conference of Cryospheric Science in Lingshui
The 3rd Chinese Conference of Cryospheric Science in Lingshui was…
AAAR 2024 Editors’ Choice Award Winner
The paper “Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental…
15th DACH Permafrost Conference in Davos, Switzerland
The 15th DACH Permafrost Conference took place in Davos from 8 to…
Inuvialuit Land Administration Permafrost Workshop
The Inuvialuit Land Administration (ILA) held a Permafrost Workshop in…
ICOP 2024 wins BRAVO Award
The organizing committee of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP),…
IASC Medal 2025 Winner: Prof. Vladimir Romanovsky
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) awards the 2025 IASC Medal to Professor Vladimir Romanovsky (University…
Call for nominations: 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
UArctic and the Arctic Circle welcome nominations for the 2025 Frederik…
Permafrost Affected Soils & Soils For Our Future 2025 Conference: A Gathering of Global to Local Perspectives
The SOILS FOR OUR FUTURE 2025 Conference will take place…
International Mountain Conference 2025 (#IMC25)
The International Mountain Conference 2025 (#IMC25) will take place from 14…
Permafrost and Periglacial Session in IAG Regional Conference
The International Permafrost Association will be co-hosting with the International…