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The Board of Svalbard Science Forum is appointed by the Interministerial Committee on Polar Affairs with one representative from each of the institutions listed below. The appointment is for 3 years at a time and representatives are nominated by each institution.

The following institutions form the SSF board:
  • The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
    The Research Council is the principal research policy adviser to the government. It acts as a meeting-place and network-builder for the Norwegian research community.
     
  • Kings Bay AS (KB)  
    Kings Bay AS manages the infrastructure of the Ny-Ålesund community . The company’s primary mission is to provide services for international research communities in Ny-Ålesund.
     
  • Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
    The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's central institution for polar research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions.
     
  • The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
    The University Centre in Svalbard is a state-owned limited company and provides university level education in arctic studies and carries out arctic research.
     
  • The Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC)
    The Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee was established to enhance cooperation and coordination amongst research activities at the international research base in Ny-Ålesund.
     
  • Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum (LySEF)
    Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum was established to enhance cooperation and coordination amongst research, education and tourism activities in Longyearbyen.
     

Board members:
 

     Name Address Email/Phone/Fax
Karin Refsnes
* Chair		 The Research Council of Norway
Post box 2700, St. Hanshaugen
N-0131 Oslo, NORWAY		 Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 kre@forskningsradet.no
+ 47 22 03 72 73
+ 47 22 03 70 01
Hallvar Gisnås Kings Bay AS
N-9173 Ny-Ålesund, Norway		 Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 research@kingsbay.no
+ 47 79 02 72 52
+ 47 79 02 72 80
Kim Holmén Norwegian Polar Institute
Polar Environmental centre
N-9296 Tromsø, NORWAY		 Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 kim.holmen@npolar.no
+ 47 77 75 05 30
+ 47 77 75 05 01
Gunnar Sand The University Centre in Svalbard
Post box 156
N-9171 Lonyearbyen, Norway		 Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 gunnar.sand@unis.no
+ 47 79 02 33 05
+ 47 79 02 33 01
Wang Yong 
* NySMAC repr.		 Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA)
No. 1 Fuxingmenwai ST
Beijing 100860, P.R. China		 Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 wang_yong@263.net.cn
+ 86 10 68 03 64 69
+ 86 10 68 01 27 76
Christin Kristoffersen 
* LySEF repr.		 The University Centre in Svalbard 
Post box 156
N-9171 Lonyearbyen, Norway 		Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 christin.kristoffersen@unis.no
+ 47 79 02 64 40
+ 47 79 02 33 01

Observers:

     Institution Representative Email/Phone/Fax
The Governor of Svalbard (SMS)
 		 Espen Stokke Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 est@sysselmannen.no
+47 79 02 43 21
+ 47 79 02 11 66
The Polish Polar Station Piotr Glowacki Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 glowacki@igf.edu.pl
+ 48 22 69 15 890
+ 48 22 69 15 893
The Barentsburg Research Base Sergey Priamikov Email:
Phone:
Fax:		 priamiks@aari.nw.ru
 

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