A Successful Return from Oslo
The IPF had an enjoyable and productive time during their stay at the IPY Oslo Conference. About 2,300 scientists, policymakers, teachers and students gathered at the Norway Convention Centre in Lillestr …
News Archive
Want to learn more about the work of the International Polar Foundation over the years? Begin your research here, in our news archive.
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First News from the IPY Oslo Science Conference
Approximately 260 polar teachers and early career scientists from all over the world have gathered at Oslo prior to the PolarTEACHERS conference and APECS workshop to break the ice. Spirits were …
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Picture This: Sorting the Archives
The International Polar Foundation has for many years, had a hidden treasure in the depths of its server, buried among data sheets and reports. This fortune comes in the form …
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Swiss Delegation visits the IPF
On October 5th, 2009, a delegation of Swiss members of parliament and representatives from the Swiss Embassy in Brussels visited the International Polar Foundation (IPF) headquarters in Brussels. The delegation's …
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Now running on ExpressionEngine
To make a long story short, our websites were running on a custom made Content Management System (CMS) that served us well. We wanted to move to an industry standard …
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Venturi “Buckeye Bullet 2” Sets New Land Speed Records
The Bonneville Speedway in the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah yet again saw new world records set as Venturi, a Monegasque manufacturer of electric automobiles, demonstrated its technological acumen.
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New partnership with SWIFT
The International Polar Foundation (IPF) is honored that SWIFT has joined the ranks of the IPF's sponsors, supporting our mission of bridging the science-society divide.
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A Polar Metro Station in the Centre of Brussels
In collaboration with the International Polar Foundation, STIB / MIVB (Société des transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor Intercommunaal Vervoer van Brussel) inaugurated a new Metro station in …
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IPF featured on the Kid City website of Belgacom
Within the context of a partnership between Belgacom and the International Polar Foundation, Belgacom's educational and interactive website has integrated the IPF into the fictional town of Kid City. …
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So Near - So Far
The pursuit of science in Antarctica has always been a human andlogistical challenge. Not many fields of research are as dependent on acombination of environmental conditions, human ingenuity, andlogistics. There …