The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is getting older: The past, present, and future of our evolving community

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Tanski, George, Bergstedt, Helena, Bevington, Alexandre, Bonnaventure, Philip, Bouchard, Frédéric, Coch, Caroline, Dumais, Simon, Evgrafova, Alevtina, Frauenfeld, Oliver, Frederick, Jennifer, Fritz, Michael, Frolov, Denis, Harder, Silvie, Hartmeyer, Ingo, Heslop, Joanne, Högström, Elin, Johansson, Margareta, Kraev, Gleb, Kuznetsova, Elena, Lenz, Josefine, Lupachev, Alexey, Magnin, Florence, Martens, Jannik, Maslakov, Alexey, Morgenstern, Anne, Nieuwendam, Alexandre, Oliva, Marc, Radosavljevic, Boris, Ramage, Justine, Schneider, Andrea, Stanilovskaya, Julia, Strauss, Jens, Trochim, Erin, Vecellio, Daniel, Weber, Samuel, Lantuit, Hugues
• Other Authors: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam (VU), University of Salzburg, Government of British Columbia, University of Lethbridge, Géosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Potsdam = Universität Potsdam, Université Laval Québec (ULaval), Universität Bern = University of Bern = Université de Berne (UNIBE), Texas A&M University College Station, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute (DRI), Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research = Institut Alfred-Wegener pour la recherche polaire et marine (AWI), Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), McGill University Health Center Montreal (MUHC), Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (Fédération OSUG), Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: Early-career scientists; Education; IPY; International Polar Year; Outreach; Permafrost Young Researchers Network; PYRN; Science communication; [SDU.STU.GL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Glaciology; [SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History; Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences; International Permafrost Association; permafrost; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02479929; https://hal.science/hal-02479929v1/document; https://hal.science/hal-02479929v1/file/Manuscript_PYRN_Polar_Records.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247418000645

International audience A lasting legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008 was the promotion of the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), initially an IPY outreach and education activity by the International Permafrost Association (IPA). With the momentum of IPY, PYRN developed into a thriving network that still connects young permafrost scientists, engineers, and researchers from other disciplines. This research note summarises (1) PYRN’s development since 2005 and the IPY’s role, (2) the first 2015 PYRN census and survey results, and (3) PYRN’s future plans to improve international and interdisciplinary exchange between young researchers. The review concludes that PYRN is an established network within the polar research community that has continually developed since 2005. PYRN’s successful activities were largely fostered by IPY. With >200 of the 1200 registered members active and engaged, PYRN is capitalising on the availability of social media tools and rising to meet environmental challenges while maintaining its role as a successful network honouring the legacy of IPY.