IPY-5 Planning Group

The IPY-5 Planning Group is comprised of representatives of international organisations. It meets twice a year and:

Task Groups will be set up by the IPY-5 Planning Group to work on specific aspects of the planning process in more detail. The task groups report back periodically to the IPY-5 Planning Group.

 

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Organisations currently involved in the IPY-5 Planning Group: 

Members of the IPY-5 Planning Group (updated September 2025):

  • Liza Mack — Aleut International Association (AIA)

  • Jessica Veldstra — Aleut International Association (AIA) 

  • Susan Bengtson Nash — Antarctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AnMAP)  

  • Rolf Rødven — Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)  

  • Jon L Fuglestad — Arctic Science Funders Forum (ASFF)  

  • Niall J Janssen — Arctic Youth Network (AYN)  

  • Wei LU — Asian Forum for Polar Sciences (AFoPS)

  • Thamban Meloth — Asian Forum for Polar Sciences (AFoPS)  

  • Sarah Strand — Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)  

  • Edward Hanna — Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)  

  • Mark Parsons — Committee on Data (CODATA) 

  • Jean-Claude Worms — Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) 

  • Michelle Rogan-Finnemore — Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) 

  • Maria Grigoratou — European Polar Board (EPB)

  • Dirk Mengedoht — Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO)  

  • Emma Cavan — Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics (ICED) 

  • Nadine Johnston — Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics (ICED)  

  • Stuart Corney — Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics (ICED) 

  • Henry Burgess — International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)  

  • Gerlis Fugmann — International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)  

  • David Hik — International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)  

  • Johanna Franke — International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) 

  • Andrey Petrov — International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) 

  • Grete Hovelsrud — International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)  

  • Elmer Topp-Jørgensen — International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT)

  • Lizzie Meek — International Polar Heritage Committee (ICOMOS) 

  • Salvatore Aricò — International Science Council (ISC)  

  • Morgan Seag — International Science Council (ISC)  

  • Andrew Mackintosh — International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)  

  • Richard Essery — International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) 

  • Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) — Sara Olsvig

  • Daniela Liggett — Polar Coupled Analysis and Prediction for Services (PCAPS) Project of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) / Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) SC-ATS

  • Sophie Weeks — Polar Educators International (PEI)  

  • Gunn-Britt Retter — Saami Council 

  • Chandrika Nath — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)  

  • Gary Wilson — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 

  • Johanna Grabow —Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 

  • Angharad Downes — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)  

  • Dogac Isiler — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 

  • Louise Ireland — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)-SCAGI

  • Peder Roberts — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) SC-HASS

  • Bettina Meyer — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) SC-ATS 

  • Laura de Santis — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Geosciences

  • Byron Adams — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Lifesciences   

  • Adriana Gulisano — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Physical Sciences 

  • Jilda Caccavo — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) EDI  

  • Inga Beck — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) EDI 

  • Allison Jaynes — Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) 

  • Wojciech Miloch — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - AGATA  

  • Lucilla Alfonsi — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - AGATA 

  • Nicole Biebow — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - Antarctica InSync 

  • Paul Myers — Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) 

  • Alyce Hancock — Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)  

  • Heikki Lihavainen — Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)

  • Jan Rene Larsen — Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)  

  • Heikki Lihavainen — Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) 

  • Lars Kullerud — University of the Arctic (UArctic)

  • Larry Hinzman — University of the Arctic (UArctic)  

  • Melody Burkins — University of the Arctic (UArctic)  

  • Amanda Lynch — World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)

  • Mike Sparrow — World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) 

  • Narelle Van Der Wel — World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)

  • Anders Oskal — World Reindeer Herders (WRH)  

  • Svein Mathiesen — World Reindeer Herders (WRH) 

 

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