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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.

BE-POLES kick-off meeting was a success

17.05.2005

IPF organised a Be-Poles kick-off meeting at the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office. 23 people participated in the discussion about the different tasks IPF will coordinate during the next two years, including the website, brochure, newsletter, communication office, IPY, fellowship, workshop, training sessions for teachers and science weeks.
Another direction for sustainability: Gauthier Chapelle went to a seminar on “Biomimicry” in Totnes

09.05.2005

From the 18th to the 22nd of April 2005, Gauthier Chapelle, one of our Scientific Officers, followed for the second time a course about "Biomimicry". This new concept can be best summarised by the words of its creator and speaker at the course Janine Benyus: "innovation inspired by nature" and it could become one of the most powerful tools in…
IPF’s participation in the Fête de l’environnement 2005

06.05.2005

On Monday 5th of June thousands of visitors came to the Fête de l'environnement at the Cinquantenaire in Brussels. More than 80 environmental organisations presented their activities to the public.
The Belgian Antarctic Station: preliminary design concept

28.04.2005

The 28th April 2005 is an important milestone in the base preliminary design phase. IPF partner Art & Build presented 3 different design directions for further development.
BELARE 2004 : Antarctic site survey team arrived in the Sor Rondane Mountains

27.04.2005

Prospecting for a site for new Antarctic summer station in the foothills of the Sör Røndane mountains began on Saturday 27 November. The team split into two parts, seven members heading towards the targeted "Usteinen Nunatak" area, the other two for the old Japanese "Asuka" station.