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In this section you will find news related to IPF activities, its members, its projects, etc. We will try to keep you up to date as much as we can. If you need specific information, you can always get in touch using the contact form.
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The “general scenario” for the Polaris Climate Change Observatory in Brussels has been finalised
10.11.2005
On the 27th of October, the IPF Management Board approved the PCCO general scenario presented by the Polaris Brussels team. Following on from the previously written Polaris museographic backbone, this 50-page document provides the main message, objectives and a summary of the contents for each room. It also offers suggestions and requests concerning the various media or devices to be…
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The IPF team for the Arctika Observatory has visited the French research ship Antea
10.11.2005
While preparing the IPY 2007-2008 Arctika Obervatory mission, the IPF team went to Dunkerque to visit a small european research ship. The Antea is is a 35m long catamaran belonging to the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD).
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Spanish version of RDT Info magazine on European Polar Research
09.11.2005
IPF collaborated in the production of the special edition of the EU magazine RDT Info dedicated to European polar research. A Spanish version (in addition to the English, French and German versions) is now available on the Internet.
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Sciencepoles IPY Interview Series
08.11.2005
Sciencepoles is conducting interviews with senior figures in polar research about their expectations and hopes for the International Polar Year 2007-2008. The first interviews, held in October 2005, are with Professors Jorn Thiede and Chris Rapley, Directors respectively of Germany's Alfred Wegener Institut and the UK's British Antarctic Survey.
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The IPF and the Antarctic station project chosen by Leica Geosystems for a corporate brochure
20.10.2005
In the framework of the partnership agreement between Leica Geosystems and the International Polar Foundation, Leica Geosystems just released a little folder about their involvement in the BELARE expeditions and in the Antarctic Station project.
