The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
Call for Nominations: 2023 Arctic Academic Action Award Nominations are…
ICOP 2024: Call for Session Proposals
On behalf of the Canadian Permafrost Association. Deadline: February 24,…
NSERC PermafrostNet International Day of Permafrost
NSERC PermafrostNet invites the international permafrost community to an online…
Deadline Extension for Environmental Research Letters special issue
The deadline to submit manuscripts to the Environmental Research Letters’…
IPA Photography Contest
We are pleased to welcome back the IPA’s Photography Contest!…
Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) Webinar Series
Join the Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) monthly webinar series this spring! The…
Job Posting: Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Lead (Cascade Institute)
Are you an expert in environmental or climate science/policy or…
Engadine rockglaciers recognized as one of 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites
In 2022, the Engadine rockglaciers in the European Alps were…
EUCOP6: Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions for the 6th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP6) are…
PYRN – IPA Worskhop
Young Permafrost enthusiasts! Please, consider subscribing to the next Permafrost…
ICOP2024: Call for Session Proposals
Deadline: 24 February 2023 In recent decades, the impacts of…
Call for new IPA Action Groups
The IPA currently has an open call for new Action Groups….
The IPA’s Yedoma Region Action Group publishes a special issue in Frontiers in Earth Science
Facilitated by the IPA’s Action Group The Yedoma Region a…
Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) Webinar Series
Join the Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) monthly webinar series this fall! The…
Country Reports 2021
Reports from the Adhering Bodies of the International Permafrost Association…
Permafrost Pathways Panel Q&A
Join the Arctic Initiative for a virtual panel Q&A on 14 June…
Dr. Mike W. Smith (1944-2022)
On 12 May 2022, Mike W. Smith passed away peacefully…
Dr. Sue Natali’s TED Talk on the new Permafrost Pathways project
On Monday, April 11, 2022, the Woodwell Climate Research Center‘s…
The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award serves to promote…
Read the annual news bulletin: Frozen Ground 45
Frozen Ground 45 (2021) is now available! Frozen Ground 45 highlights the…
International Symposium on Ice in a Sustainable Society (ISS)
The International Symposium on Ice in a Sustainable Society (ISS)…
EUCOP6: call for session proposals
The 6th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP6) will be held…
6th European Permafrost Conference (EUCOP6)
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the forthcoming 6th European…
Permafrost Engineering Short Course (University of Alberta)
The University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre is offering an International…
Dr. Jerry Brown – Lifetime Achievement Laureate 2020
Dr. Jerry Brown is awarded IPA Lifetime Achievement Award for…
Call for new IPA Action Groups
The IPA currently has an open call for new Action…
Circum-Arctic Map of the Yedoma Permafrost Domain
Last week Strauss et al. published the “Circum-Arctic Map of…
Dr. Geoffrey “Graeme” Carré Claridge (1931-2021)
With great sadness, the IPA has been informed of the…
Country Reports 2020
Reports from the Adhering Bodies of the International Permafrost Association…
Welcome to our NEW website!
We’ve got a fresh new look with fantastic photos from…
Dr. Arthur H. Lachenbruch (1925-2021)
A tribute to Arthur H. Lachenbruch (1925-2021)and reflections on his…
Cryosphere Forum 2021: Status of research on changing permafrost and associated impacts in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
The cryosphere initiative at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is…
Introduction to Permafrost Science and Cold Regions Engineering – A Short Course
Hello permafrost scientists and engineers! Are you interested in learning…
Permafrost Discovery Gateway webinars
The NSF NNA funded Permafrost Discovery Gateway is starting a…
RCOP21 / 19th ICCRE Permafrost Conference
Abstract submission is now open for the virtual 2021 Regional Conference on Permafrost…
International Conference in Salekhard, Russia
On behalf of the Yamal-Nenets Department for External Relations, the…
Read the annual news bulletin: Frozen Ground 44
Frozen Ground 44 (2020) is now available! This year the news bulletin…
IPA Photo Contest
We are pleased to launch a Permafrost Photo Contest. Enter…
Call for New Action Groups
Funding of up to 2500€ is available to fund targeted groups working towards the production of well-defined, permafrost-related products.
Prof. Dr. V.N. Konishchev 1938-2020
With sadness, the IPA records the passing of Professor Dr Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Konishchev on July 21, 2020.
New IPA Vice-Presidents and Executive Committee
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.
First virtual IPA Council Meeting and new Executive Committee
The 29th IPA Council Meeting was held online during two sessions on 22 and 23 June 2020.
IPA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 awarded to Dr. Jerry Brown
The IPA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 recipient is Dr. Jerry Brown of the USA.
International Permafrost Association Conferences 2021-2023
The IPA regrettably had to announce the cancellation of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost.
Read the annual news bulletin: Frozen Ground 43
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.
Cancellation of the International Conference on Permafrost in 2020
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…
Call for New Action Groups
The IPA currently has an open call for new Action Groups. Funding up to 2500€ per year is available.
10 years of permafrost research at the famous Matterhorn in Switzerland
A team led by Jan Beutel (ETH Zürich) just published a high-resolution dataset from 17 different types of sensors installed on the Matterhorn’s Hörnli ridge (115 million data points over 10 years!)
Passing of IPA Founder and Past President, Dr. Hugh M. French
The IPA is saddened to announce the sudden passing on May 11, 2019 in Victoria, B.C. of Dr. Hugh M. French, former Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor Emeritus in the departments of Geography, Environment and Geomatics and of Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Hugh is internationally recognized as a specialist on periglacial processes and permafrost science. In a career as a professor that started with his first visit to the Arctic in 1967 and spanned 36 years, plus a further …
Advances in hemispheric permafrost mapping
New permafrost mapping at the hemispheric scale has just been published by Dr. Jaroslav Obu (University of Oslo) and co-authors. Here is Dr. Obu’s introduction to the work: We are delighted to present a new permafrost map of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a result of joint collaboration between 21 permafrost experts from 9 different countries. The map presents mean annual ground temperature, permafrost occurrence probability and permafrost zones at 1km2 resolution. Access the article here: https:/…