IPY Interim Secretariat

The interim IPY Secretariat is provided by the Secretariats of IASC and SCAR from its existing staff members with additional contributions from the ISC and WMO. 

A call for a host and funding for a dedicated IPY Secretariat will be issued in 2025. 

Currently assisting with tasks in the Interim IPY Secretariat: 

  • Dr Gerlis Fugmann - IASC Executive Secretary 

  • Dr Chandrika Nath - SCAR Executive Director

  • Dr Morgan Seag - ISC Senior Representative to the UN System, Global Science Policy Unit

  • Angharad Downes - SCAR Science and Operations Officer

  • Federica Scarpa - IASC Communications Manager