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Message from President Rokkan Iversen

Dear Members of APECS,

Most of you have never met me or communicated with me before, so before I go any further I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Kriss Rokkan Iversen and I am the President of APECS. I was born at 68 degrees north at the Lofoten archipelago and since it was a snow blizzard the day I was born, at May 27, I was predisposed for the Arctic (add extremely low pigmentation and zero tolerance for tropic temperature and you get the picture). Today I am 30 years old and have spent most of my female years north of the Arctic Circle. At the moment, I am doing my PhD on marine microbial ecology in the European Arctic at the University of Tromsø, Norway. I am also very interested in science policy making and outreach and for me APECS is the answer to my polar wishes and goals (for instance: pigments are overrated!).

APECS has today over 1200 members from more than 40 countries. APECS is now recognized as THE PREEMINENT ORGANIZATION FOR YOUNG RESEACHERS INTERESTED IN THE POLAR REGIONS AND THE CRYOSPHERE by both the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Arctic Research (SCAR). APECS is widely accepted and endorsed as THE bipolar, multidisciplinary, international home of tomorrow's leaders, researchers and outreachers in the polar community. APECS is, regardless of its polar orientation, today a hot topic in polar science and policy discussions. APECS is here to stay, thanks to all your help, hardwork, and dedication to “Shaping the Future of Polar Research”.

On 16 June 2008, the APECS Council approved our Terms of Reference (TOR) and Rules of Procedure (ROP), which are the backbone of how our organization operates.  Please read through these documents and if you have any questions, let me know.

When you read these documents, we hope that you also can feel the APECS spirit becoming something tangible. These documents are not only paper and ink - this is the fundament of how APECS operates and will sustain us as an organization for many years to come – perhaps until the next IPY in 2032!

We must never forget that APECS is every single person in our organization. It is together that we will shape the future of polar research!

And once again: thank you all for being part of APECS!

On the behalf of APECS Executive Committee,

Kriss Rokkan Iversen, President