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Activities

Action Groups

The Action Groups are the working units of the European Polar Board. They are appointed by the plenary meeting with the aim of developing, implementing and/or managing strategic tasks. The Action Groups have a limited duration and may be comprised of EPB members and external experts. Currently, the EPB has appointed several Action Groups with tasks ranging from science foresight (Horizon 2020) to EPB organisation (Future of EPB), international relationships and agreements, as well as polar infrastructure assessment.

Scientific Initiatives

Since it was created, the European Polar Board has endorsed several scientific and strategic initiatives, some of which have come to a conclusion and provided valuable results and added value to European polar science. Among these, EPICA (European Project on Ice Coring in Antarctica), APE (Airborne Polar Experiment), EUROPOLAR (European Polar Consortium) may be mentioned. The new initiatives range from meetings and papers supporting science and technology foresight to participation in EU Projects and Calls, not excluding initiatives targeted at improving international cooperation and polar science visibility and outreach. The EPB also currently co-coordinates the EU Polar Cluster, a network of collaborative EU-funded polar projects and its permanent members, together with EU-PolarNet 2 and British Antarctic Survey.

Communications

In line with its Strategy 2023-2027, the EPB conducts various communications activities that help to advance its Mission and realise its Vision for European polar research. This includes convening or co-convening cross-discipinary events in various settings, and the EPB webinar series. The EPB has also conducted "Meet the EPB" campaign in order to introduce the EPB Member Representatives who give their thoughts on the EPB and its role in the Arctic and Antarctic research community.