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The International Polar Year Joint Committee invited project proposals, for activities to take place during the International Polar Year, from interested parties. The proposals were to be submitted by the 1 …
In January 2005, the Belgica Prize was awarded to Dominique Raynaud, Director of the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement of Grenoble, in a ceremony held at the …
The IPF will participate in the building of a new Antarctic summer station in the foothills of the Sor Rondane Mountains, where Belgium has a historical presence, with the previous …
The animations produced by IPF on polar regions and climate change have been so successfull that we have decided to have them translated in more languages.
In November 2004, the New Zealand government hosted the Belgian Federal Minister for Science Policy, Mr Marc Verwilghen at the Antarctic Research station, Scott Base, in McMurdo Sound. Alain Hubert of …
On Monday 29 November 2004, the Belare 2004 team located the optimal site for the new Antarctic summer station in the Sör Røndane Mountains, 200 metres north of the Usteinen …
Located in Brussels (Anderlecht), the museum will house exhibitions on Polar history as well as highlighting the scientific aspects of Polar exploration beginning with the overwintering of the Belgica off …
The EONS project is a "low-tech initiative" aimed at making science attractive to younger people and familiarising older school age children (from 14years) with the application of scientific method to …
Founding Member of the International Polar Foundation, Prof. André Berger, was created Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, at the French Embassy in November 2004, for his exceptional contribution …