The IPA action group on permafrost-associated gas hydrates held its kick-off meeting in April 2025, a progress meeting in September 2025, and multiple discussions among smaller sub-groups in between. We … Read more

Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the IPA, was invited in November 2025 by the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering (SKL-CSFSE), Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and … Read more

In November 2025, the NSERC PermafrostNet network concluded its transformative six-year journey with a celebration at Carleton University’s Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (ARISE) Building in Ottawa, bringing … Read more

IPA Action Groups (link) are meant to fund targeted groups working on permafrost towards the production of well-defined products. Action Groups are funded on a competitive basis at up to €3000 per … Read more

The IAG Regional Conference on Geomorphology (RCG) was a great success. The conference took place from 16 to 18 September 2025 in Timișoara, Romania under the theme Geomorphology for society: … Read more

As of July 2025, Dr. Keunbo Park took over as South Korea’s national representative to the International Permafrost Association council. Dr. Keunbo Park is currently serving as a researcher at the Korea Polar Research Institute in  South … Read more

The 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference was held in association with the 78th Canadian Geotechnical Conference at GeoManitoba 2025 in Winnipeg, 20 – 25 September, featuring over 250 presentations in total. … Read more

The International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) held its General Assembly in collaboration with the International Association of Meteorological and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) and the International Association for the Physical … Read more

Brown, J., 2025. Permafrost Conferences and Observing Networks: Contributions to International Cooperation and Monitoring. Arctic 72, no. 1, pp. 108-115. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/81997/58494  

The EU-funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit proposals for access to 42 Research Infrastructures (RIs) across both polar regions. Deadline for submission of proposals: 30th of October 2025, … Read more