International Permafrost Association (IPA)
New Website Address
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, GO TO THE NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS:
http://www.geo.uio.no/IPA/
OVERVIEW
The International Permafrost Association, founded in 1983, has as its
objectives to foster the dissemination of knowledge concerning
permafrost and to promote cooperation among persons and national or
international organizations engaged in scientific investigation and
engineering work on permafrost.
The IPA is governed by its officers and a Council consisting of
representatives from 24 Adhering Bodies having interests in some aspect
of theoretical, basic and applied frozen ground research, including
permafrost, seasonal frost, artificial freezing, and periglacial
phenomena. Committees, working groups, and task forces organize and
coordinate research activities and special projects.
The IPA became an Affiliated Organization of the International Union of
Geological Sciences in July 1989. The Association's primary
responsibilities are convening International Permafrost Conferences,
undertaking special projects such as preparing databases, maps,
bibliographies, and glossaries, and coordinating international field
programs and networks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, GO TO THE NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS:
http://www.geo.uio.no/IPA/