Alpine areas (www.eu-interact.org). Still, in 2012 it
research logistics at an international level. New
was stated that “there is an unrealized potential in
Terms of Reference were adopted in 2013, and the
the coordination of ships/vessels/stations. It simply
ties between FARO and the newly reformed IASC
needs innovative thinking and cooperation. We will
have been reinforced through a Memorandum of
save money by coordinating of logistics and by help-
Understanding. The potential for the future is open.
ing each other.”
Several national and international research logis-
Leadership of FARO
Chairperson
tics initiatives have been presented and discussed
1998-2003
within FARO, such as the formation of a regional fo-
Bonnie Hrycyk,
rum—the Pacific Arctic Group (PAG), the planning for
Polar Continental Shelf Program, Canada
new research vessels, the initiative for a new Cana-
2004-2005
dian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS), and the
Anders Karlqvist,
Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium for Europe
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Sweden
(ARICE) initiative on icebreaker collaboration.
2006-2009
Simon Stephenson,
The primary function of FARO is to serve the arctic
National Science Foundation, USA
scientific community, and as such FARO maintains
2009-2011
a close relation to IASC. FARO has also maintained
Marty Bergmann,
good contacts with its ‘sister organization’ in the
Polar Continental Shelf Programme, Canada
South, COMNAP, and has been active in major inter-
2012-
national activities such as IPY. Another operational
Magnus Tannerfeldt,
matter of great importance to Arctic scientists re-
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Sweden
lates to harmonizing procedures for permissions to
Executive Secretary
do research on land and in waters of national sover-
1998-2005
eignty. Such questions are discussed in FARO and
Odd Rogne,
will be further addressed with the Arctic Council and
Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway
its member states.
2005-
Morten Rasch,
The organizational structure of FARO has yet to be
Aarhus University, Denmark
developed. It was initiated as an informal platform
Academic Secretary
for information exchange between Arctic logistics
2009-
operators but has not yet evolved into an organiza-
Lillian Magelund Jensen,
tion with the mandate and resources to coordinate
Aarhus University, Denmark
The R/V Lance while anchored to sea-ice during
the Air-Ice-Sea Interaction II course on Svalbard,
fall of 2012. Icebreaker cruise to (81N,1E) to
conduct measurements on the sea ice.
Photo by Jakob Sievers
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