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Team & Honorary Members

The IPF is internationally represented by foreign offices in Switzerland, France and the United Kingdom, and local correspondants in the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, South Africa and the United States of America.

Management Committee

Alain Hubert
Civil Engineer
Director of the Board
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: alain.hubert@polarfoundation.org

Nighat Amin
Bachelor's in Environmental Chemistry
Vice-President, International Affairs
Tel.: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 358 59 50
E-mail: gg@polarfoundation.org

Henri Tassenoy
Treasurer & Accounting
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: henri.tassenoy@polarfoundation.org

Thierry Touchais
MS Mechanical Engineering
Master's of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive Director
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: thierry.touchais@polarfoundation.org

International Offices

Michel de Wouters
Cape Town Office
Executive Secretary for IPF-SA
E-mail: michel.dewouters@polarfoundation.org

Liz Pasteur
PhD in Environmental Science
Bachelor's in Environmental Chemistry
Executive Secretary for IPF-UK
Phone: +44 (0)16 29 734 442
E-mail: liz.pasteur@polarfoundation.org

Thierry Touchais
MS Mechanical Engineering
Master's of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive Secretary for IPF-FR
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: thierry.touchais@polarfoundation.org

Laurent Dubois
Master's in Educational Sciences
Executive Secretary for IPF-CH
Phone: +41 (0)22 793 79 60
Mobile: +41 (0)76 343 34 63
E-mail: laurent.dubois@polarfoundation.org

Communications

Joseph Cheek
Bachelor's in Mathematics and Physics
Master's in International Relations
Journalist
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: joseph.cheek@polarfoundation.org

Jérôme De Cock
Graphic Designer & Multimedia
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 97 33
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: jerome.decock@polarfoundation.org

Jean-François Delhez
Master's in Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: jean-francois.delhez@polarfoundation.org

Jean de Pomereu
Master's in Polar Studies (Scott Polar Research Institute)
Journalist
Phone: +33 (0)6 83 86 25 63
E-mail: jean.depomereu@polarfoundation.org

Michel Brent
Journalist & Film Director
Tel.: +32 (0)2 346 38 06
E-mail: michel.brent@antarctica.org

Office Management

Sabrina Mertens
Accountancy
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: sabrina.mertens@polarfoundation.org

Education

Sandra Vanhove
PhD in Biology (Polar Marine Biology)
Science Education Manager
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 97 36
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: sandra.vanhove@polarfoundation.org

Isabelle Du Four
Master's in Agronomy
Master's in Marine and Lacustrine Sciences
Certificate of Aptitude for teaching
Education Officer
Tel.: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
E-mail: isabelle.dufour@polarfoundation.org

Isabelle Noirot
Master in Biological sciences
Master in Oceanology
Research Master in Science
Education officer
Tel: + 32 0()2 543 06 98
E-mail: isabelle.noirot@polarfoundation.org

IT & Web

Jérôme Coupé
Master's in Philosophy
Master's in Communication
Communication & Web developer
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 97 33
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: jerome.coupe@polarfoundation.org

Pierre-Vincent Ledoux
IT manager & Web developer
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 97 33
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: pvl@polarfoundation.org

Science

Nathalie Van Isacker
Master's in Agronomy
Scientific Officer
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: nathalie.vanisacker@polarfoundation.org

Polaris Climate Change Observatory

Mieke Sterken
Master's in Geography
Master's in Marine & Lacustrine Sciences
PhD in Biology
Polaris Climate Change Observatory Content Developer
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 97 36
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: mieke.sterken@polarfoundation.org

Princess Elisabeth Station

Johan Berte
Design engineer and project manager: industrial & space applications
Antarctic Station Project Manager
Tel.: +32 (0)476 84 70 86
Fax: +32 (0)16 77 70 32
E-mail: johan.berte@polarfoundation.org

Erik Verhagen
Station's Engineer
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: erik.verhagen@polarfoundation.org

Karel Moerman
Station's Electrician
Phone: +32 (0)2 543 06 98
Fax: +32 (0)2 543 06 99
E-mail: karel.moerman@polarfoundation.org

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