At the 30th ICSU General Assembly held in Rome, Mike Sparrow (SCAR), Jenny Baeseman (APECS) and Volker Rachold (IASC) were given the unique opportunity to address the ICSU General Assembly and reflected on the past, present and future of polar science, including lessons learnt from IPY. In Siena a two-day symposium on "Research Urgencies in the Polar Regions and their Links to the ICSU Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability" endorsed the continuation of relevant polar activities as a contribution towards the ICSU Grand Challenges and as a legacy of the IPY.

Click here for more information on the two meetings, the presentations held by the SCAR, IASC and APECS representatives and the most important outcomes or copy the following link: http://www.iasc.info/index.php/component/content/article/15-pages/153-icsu-gcs-polar-science