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Cryospheric Sciences

Allen Pope

Allen Pope is excited and honored to serve as the fourth Secretary General of IGS since its founding in 1936. Feel free to reach out to Allen to talk about all things snow & ice at allen@igsoc.org. You can find out more about IGS and its activities at www.igsoc.org, LinkedIn (international-glaciological-society), Bluesky (igsoc.bsky.social), Instagram (igsoc), and Facebook.

IGS: A Home for the Global Cryosphere

February 27, 2026
IGS: A Home for the Global Cryosphere

Like many glaciologists (in the broad sense – as in, cryospheric researchers, not just those who study glaciers!), my professional “home” has been the International Glaciological Society (IGS) ever since grad school; My first conference was an IGS branch meeting, I found my postdoc by networking at an IGS symposium, I have published work in IGS journals, and IGS has supported many community activi ...[Read More]

Image of the Week – Promoting interdisciplinary science in the Arctic: what is IASC?

November 9, 2018
Image of the Week – Promoting interdisciplinary science in the Arctic: what is IASC?

The Arctic is one of the fastest changing regions on the Earth, where climate change impacts are felt both earlier and more strongly than elsewhere in the world. As an integral part of the Earth system, the Arctic is shaped by global processes, and in turn, Arctic processes influence the living conditions of hundreds of millions of people at lower latitudes. No one country or community can underst ...[Read More]