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Alain Hubert, Presiding Judge at the “Prix Terre d’Avenir”

On October 5th, the Reine Paola Foundation, in collaboration with the Dirk Frimout Foundation, awarded its Terre d’Avenir Prize at the Belgian Royal Palace.

Alain Hubert presents at the “Live Magazine for Kids 2022”

This past Sunday, October 2nd, President and Founder of the International Polar Foundation Alain Hubert took part in the “Live Magazine for kids 2022” event organised by Live Magazine and hosted by the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels

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Alain Hubert Featured at First “Frites & Sciences” Event

On Wednesday, September 14th, Alain Hubert, President and Founder of the International Polar Foundation, joined the first event of the “Frites & Sciences” series.

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
PEA, Venturi Antarctica, Showcased during EU Green Week

On Monday, May 30th, IPF, Schneider Electric, and Venturi held an EU Green Week partner event in Brussels EU Quarter to showcase the technological achievements that allow the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - the world’s first zero emission polar research station - and the Venturi Antarctica, the world’s first electric polar exploration vehicle - to reduce the environmental footprint of conducting polar research.

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
IPF, Schneider Electric and Venturi to Hold Green Week Partner Event on 30 May

On Monday, May 30th, the International Polar Foundation (IPF), Schneider Electric, and Venturi will host an official EU Green Week 2022 partner hybrid event, Striving to Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Polar Research.

Announcements
Nocturnes on Ice Comes to the Museum of Natural Sciences

The International Polar Foundation together with APECS Belgium and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are proud to present Nocturnes on Ice, a polar photography exhibition opening on Thursday, May 19th at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels.

IPF Board of Directors Welcomes Former EU Arctic Ambassador Marie-Anne Coninsx

The International Polar Foundation is happy to announce that Marie-Anne Coninsx, Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, has joined the Board of IPF Directors.

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Letter to the Future Featured in Venice Exhibition

In February 2019, IPF Founder and BELARE Expedition Leader Alain Hubert assisted American artist Jessica Houston with the unique Letter to the Future project in which Alain placed a time capusule in the ice in Antarctica to be found by future generations a thousand years from now. The project is curently being exhibited at the Estonian Pavillion at the Venice Bienniale.

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
IPF contributes to EU4Oceans Ocean Literacy Workshop

On Tuesday, April 5th the International Polar Foundation and the Network of European Blue Schools offered a special workshop for teachers and educators to present an overview of existing Arctic Ocean-related education materials and practices in schools.

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Ready to Leave!!

The final days of the 2021-22 season are upon us and they have been busy ones as we prepare to leave the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica on her own until the next team arrives in November.