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
360 Albert Street, Suite 1010,
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H4

Fax: (613) 995-7038

Staff in the IPY Federal Program Office include:

• Director: Robert Fortin
• Manager IPY Science (On maternity leave): Sarah Kalhok
• Manager IPY Science (Acting): Tanuja Kulkarni
• Coordinators:
  • Logistics and Licencing: Katherine Wilson
  • Data Management: Scott Tomlinson
  • Program Reporting and Evaluation: Lillian Hayward
  • Training, Communication and Outreach Coordinator: Jacqueline Lalonde
• Project Officer: Antonia Simmons
• Financial and Administrative Officer: Fanie Lacroix-Lagacé
• Policy Officer: Dan McGarrity
• Program Analyst: Laura Prazeres
• Administrative Assistant: 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) 979-7297; 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