For more information please contact the IPY Program Office at api-ipy@ainc-inac.gc.ca, or write to us at:

Government of Canada Program for International Polar Year
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington St. 7^th Floor, Room 745
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
K1A 0H4

Phone: (819) 953-2007
Fax: (819) 934-0584

Staff in the IPY Federal Program Office include:

• Executive Director: Kathleen Fischer
• Director: Robert Fortin
• Manager IPY Science: Sarah Kalhok
• Coordinators:
  • Health: Stephanie Rees
  • Logistics and Licencing: Katherine Wilson
  • Data Management: Scott Tomlinson
  • Training, Communication and Outreach: Jennifer Bellman
  • Program Reporting and Evaluation: Lillian Hayward
• Executive Assistant: Antonia Simmons
• Finance Officer: Fanie Lacroix
• Administration Officer: Lucia Merchan

IPY Northern Coordination Offices

IPY Northern Coordination Offices are integral to the overall coordination and delivery of IPY in Canada.  These offices coordinate IPY activities on a regional and community level, provide guidance and support to scientists carrying out IPY research, and facilitate the involvement of Northerners and northern communities in IPY activities.

The IPY Northern Coordination Offices are located as follows:

Northwest Territories : hosted by Aurora Research Institute in Inuvik
Coordinator: Alana Mero, tel: (867) 777-3298 ext. 30; fax: (867) 777-4264;
email: amero@auroracollege.nt.ca

Nunavik : hosted by Nunavik Research Centre in Kuujjuaq
Coordinator: Barrie Ford, tel: (819) 964-2951; fax: (819) 964-2230;
email: b_ford@makivik.org

Nunavut : hosted by Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit
Coordinator: Amanda Kilabuk, tel: (867) 979-7298; fax: (867) 979-7109
email: Amanda.Kilabuk@arcticcollege.ca

Yukon : hosted by Council of Yukon First Nations in Whitehorse
Coordinator: Bob Van Dijken, tel: (867) 393-9237; fax: (867) 668-6577;
email: Bob.VanDijken@cyfn.net