Picture Galleries
These picture galleries are published by the International Polar Foundation to illustrate it's projects and activities.
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Polaris Launch in Cape Town
21.12.2011
Pictures taken during the event launching the Polaris Climate Change Observatory to be built in Cape Town (South Africa). The project was presented at the Clock Tower by Michel de Wouters, Secretary General of IPF South Africa; Nighat Amin, Vice-President of the IPF; and Prof. Uwe Brückner, creator of the scenography for the PCCO project. The event was honored by…
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Arctic Futures Symposium 2011
28.10.2011
Over two and a half days (October 12-14), the International Polar Foundation and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation organized the second Arctic Futures Symposium at the Royal Libray of Belgium in Brussels. Arctic Futures 2011 offered a unique forum for Arctic stakeholders from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines to discuss the pressing issues facing the Arctic…
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10th Anniversary of the University of the Arctic
10.06.2011
The IPF recently became an Associate Member of the University of the Arctic during celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the University of the Arctic on June 8th at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. This gallery shows some photos from the event.
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Pictures: “From Brussels, Xiè Xiè Shanghai” exhibition
31.03.2011
From March 30th to May 31st, the IPF is being featured in the exhibition “From Brussels, Xiè Xiè Shanghai” (“Thank You, Shanghai”) in Tour & Taxi (Brussels). At the exhibition, the IPF presents a scale model of the Princess Elisabeth Station, but also Antarctic meteorites and rocks, a video on the construction of the world’s first “zero emission” station, and…
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Mardis Durables du Palais
03.03.2011
On February 15th 2011, the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica (PEA) was the focal point at the launching event for the 'mardis durables du Palais', a special exhibition focussing on sustainable technologies and innovations, at the "Palais de la Découverte" (Paris). The first of the ‘Mardis durables’ was called ‘Islands, innovation lands for smart grids’, and featured a session dedicated…
