Past APECS Councils until term 2019-2020

The following early career researchers served on the 2019-2020 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2019-2020 are also part of the Council: Jennifer Cooper (President), Carolynn Harris, Juan Höfer, Lara F. Pérez and Neelu Singh, as well as Jilda Caccavo (ex-offio), Gabriela Roldan (ex-officio).

• Sean Horvath - Council Co-Chair - University of Colorado Boulder, United States
• Elizabeth Orr - Council Co-Chair - GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany
• Kyle Mayers - NC Coordinator - NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Norway
• Swati Nagar - NC Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India
• Jiangtian Xu - NC Coordinator - University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
• Ellen Ahlness - University of Washington, United States
• Keechy Akkerman - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
• Ivan Alekseev - Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
• Tayana Arakchaa - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Mia Bennett - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
• Alex Borowicz - Stony Brook University, United States
• Madeleine Brasier - University of Tasmania, Australia
• Hélène Bresson - Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
• Jack Buckingham - University of Hull and British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Kate Chenier - University of Portsmouth, Canada
• Arindam Chowdhury - North-Eastern Hill University, India
• Emily Choy - McGill University, Canada
• Ranjan Datta - University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• Evelien Dekker - Stockholm University, Sweden
• Rahul Dey - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
• Rebecca Duncan - University Centre in Svalbard, Norway / Australia
• Clare Eayrs - New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Elmo Francis - Discover, Sri Lanka
• Elise Gallois - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Vikram Goel - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
• Rodrigo Gomez - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Laura Halbach - Aarhus University, Denmark
• Christel Hansen - University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Hans Harmsen - Greenland National Museum and Archives, Greenland
• Alexa Hasselman - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Meghan Helmberger - University of Colorado Boulder, United States
• Charlie Hewitt - University of Leicester, United Kingdom
• Shridhar Jawak - Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Norway
• Aaditya Nath Kapil - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
• Kelly Kapsar - Michigan State University, United States
• Stanislav Ksenofontov - Ammosov North Eath Federal University, Russia
• Charne Lavery - WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand and Department of English, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Kara Layton - Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
• Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University, United States
• Zambra López-Farrán - Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Lina Madaj - MARUM -Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Germany
• Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Zoe Martos - University of Guelph, Canada
• Claudia Maturana - Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Jan-Lukas Menzel Barraqueta - Stellenbosch University, South Africa
• Marta Moreno Ibáñez - University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada
• Shipra Nagar - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
• Arina Nikolaeva - University of Waterloo, Canada
• Prashant H. Pandit - TERI University, India
• Rosaria Erika Pileci - Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
• Priyanka - TERI School of Advanced Studies, India
• José Queirós - MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal
• Arthi Ramachandran - Concordia University, Canada
• Kabir Rasouli - Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
• Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, United States
• Paul Rosenbaum - Uppsala University, Sweden
• Aurora Roth - IRIS/PASSCAL Polar Group, United States
• Elisa Seyboth - Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
• Sarah Shakil - University of Alberta, Canada
• Grace Shephard - University of Oslo, Norway
• Dhanendra Singh - HNB Garhwal University / IIRS-ISRO, Dehrandun, India
• Rupendra Singh - Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
• Alok Sinha - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Reserarch, India
• Maud van Soest - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
• Philip Sontag - Rutgers University, United States
• Simone Stünzi - Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
• Nicholas Szapiro - MET, Norway
• Lauren Thompson - University of Alberta, Canada
• Alexander Thornton - Pride in Polar Research, United States (and ex-officio)
• Ekaterina Uryupova - Russian Federal Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography, Russia
• Florian Vidal - Paris Interdisciplinary Energy Research Institute, France
• Deniz Vural - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center, Turkey
• Maximillian Samuel Van Wyk de Vries - University of Minnesota, United States
• Jonathan Wood - Stefánsson Arctic Institute, Iceland
• Nathaniel Young - University of Tasmania, Australia
• Alice Bradley - ex-officio - Williams College, United States
• Meagan Dewar - ex-officio - Federation University, Australia
• Jean Holloway - ex-officio - University of Ottawa, Canada
• Morgan Seag - ex-officio - University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• José Seco - ex-officio - University of Aveiro & University of St. Andrews, Portugal / United Kingdom

National representatives

• Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina
• Valentina Savaglia - APECS Belgium
• Michele Moraes - APECS Brazil
• Juliana Silva Souza - APECS Brazil
• Boris Stanimirov - APECS Bulgaria
• Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria
• Bryn Dhir - APECS Canada
• Renato Borras-Chavez - APECS Chile
• Chuanjin Li - APECS China
• Minghu Ding - APECS China
• Jhon Fredy Mojica Moncada - APECS Colombia
• Lisa Winberg von Friesen - APECS Denmark
• Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS France
• Cynthia Sassenroth - APECS Germany
• Alexandra Zuhr - APECS Germany
• Rupa - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN)
• Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg
• Linde van Bets - APECS Netherlands
• Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway
• Natalia Ribeiro Santos - APECS Oceania
• Joana Fragão - APECS Portugal
• Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal
• Eduard Galimullin - APECS Russia
• Uliana Yakusheva - APECS Russia
• Heather Forrer - APECS South Africa
• Elizabeth Rudolph - APECS South Africa
• Andrea Bueno Pedraz - APECS Spain
• Paula de Castro-Fernández - APECS Spain
• Julia Kukulies - APECS Sweden
• Rebecca Gugerli - APECS Switzerland
• Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey
• Anna Gebruk - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
• Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
• John Read - USAPECS
• Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay

The following early career researchers served on the 2018-2019 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2018-2019 are also part of the Council: Jilda Caccavo (President), Jennifer Cooper, Clare Eayrs, Juan Höfer, and Gabriela Roldan, as well as Hanne Nielsen (ex-offio), Alexander Thornton (ex-officio).

• Stanislav Ksenofontov - Council Co-Chair - University of Zurich - Switzerland
• Morgan Seag - Council Co-Chair - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Neelu Singh - Council Co-Chair - Mangalore University - India / Norway
• Emily Choy - National Committee Coordinator - McGill University, Canada
• Swati Nagar - National Committee Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India
• Iqra Choudhry - National Committee Coordinator - University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Kelsey Aho - United States Environmental Protection Agency - United States
• Keechy Akkerman - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Mehnaz Alam - Bangladesh University of Professionals - Bangladesh (partial term)
• Stefano Ambroso - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciencies del Mar Barcelona - Spain
• Tayana Arakchaa - University of Alaska Fairbanks - Russia
• Eda Ayaydın - University of Versailles - France
• Atreya Basu - University of Manitoba, Canada - Canada
• Mia Bennett - The University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
• Françcois Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy
• Linde van Bets - APECS Netherlands - Wing cosultancy - Netherlands
• Natalie Carter - University of Ottawa - Canada
• Mathieu Casado - Alfred Wegener Insittute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research - France
• Paula de Castro-Fernández - APECS Spain - University of Barcelona - Spain
• Nicolas Champollion - APECS Switzerland - International Space Science Institute, Switzerland / University of Bremen - Germany
• Eleonora Conca - University of Turin - Italy
• Matteo Contu - Aru cambridge - United Kingdom (partial term)
• Adrian Dahood - University of Santa Cruz/ NOAA Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division - United States
• Rahul Dey - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
• Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg - Polar.lu - Luxembourg
• Minghu Ding - APECS China - Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences - China
• Mariama Dryak - USAPECS - University of Maine - United States
• Lei Geng - APECS China - University of Science and Technology of China - China
• Vikram Goel - University of Oslo / NCAOR, Goa - Norway / India
• Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS Canada - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
• Rebecca Gugerli - APECS Switzerland - University of Fribourg - Switzerland
• Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal - University of Coimbra - Portugal
• Kaushik Gupta - University of Manitoba - Canada (partial term)
• Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
• Carolynn (Carrie) Harris - Montana State University - United States 
• Alexa Hasselman - University of Canterbury - United States
• Meghan Helmberger - University of Colorado Boulder/National Snow and Ice Data Center - United States
• Andrea Herbert - Gateway Antarctica/Antarctic Environments Portal - New Zealand 
• Charlie Hewitt - United Kingdom / Norway (partial term)
• Doğaç Baybars Işıler - ITU Polar Research Center - Turkey (partial term)
• Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
• Amy Kirkham - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Maria Korneykova - APECS Russia - Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems – Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Science” - Russia
• Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
• Kara Layton - Memorial University of Newfoundland - Canada
• Jasmine Lee - APECS Oceania - University of Queensland - Australia
• Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University - United States
• Martine Lizotte - APECS Canada - Université Laval - Canada
• Sarah Maes - KU Leuven - Belgium
• Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk - Poland
• Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
• Ricardo Matias - APECS Portugal - MARE-UC (Coimbra, Portugal) - Portugal
• Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
• Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - Uni Research Miljø - United Kingdom
• Jhon Fredy Mojica Moncada - New York University Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
• Bernabé Moreno - APECS Peru - Científica del Sur University - Peru (partial term)
• Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
• K M ViSHNU Namboodiri - Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla - India (partial term)
• Özgün Oktar - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC) / Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) - Turkey
• Elizabeth Orr - University of Cincinnati - United States
• Prashant H. Pandit - TERI University - India
• Lindsey Parkinson - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Lara F. Pérez - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
• Carla Pérez Mon - APECS Switzerland - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL - Switzerland
• Jean Polfus - Trent University - Canada
• Ankit Pramanik - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
• José Queirós - MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre - Portugal
• Arthi Ramachandran - Concordia University - Canada
• Kabir Rasouli - University of Calgary - Canada
• John Read - USAPECS - George Mason University - United States
• Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) - United States
• Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
• Paul Rosenbaum - Uppsala University - Sweden
• Marius Rossouw - APECS South Africa - Stellenbosch University - South Africa
• Elizabeth Rudolph - APECS South Africa - University of the Free State - South Africa
• Rupa - Durham University - United Kingdom
• Cynthia Sassenroth - APECS Germany - Saint Petersburg State University - Germany 
• Valentina Savaglia - APECS Belgium - University of Liège | University of Ghent - Belgium
• Morgan Seag - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
• Elisa Seyboth - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
• José Seco - University of Aveiro & University of St. Andrews - Portugal / United Kingdom
• Sarah Shakil - University of Alberta - Canada
• Grace Shephard - University of Oslo - Norway
• Maud van Soest - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Philip Sontag - Rutgers University - United States
• Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay - Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares - Uruguay
• Greta Carrete Vega - APECS Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Spain
• Florian Vidal - University of Paris Descartes - France
• Deniz Vural - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
• Mateusz Waligóra - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
• Samuel Weber - Permafrost Young Researcher Network (PYRN) - University of Zurich - Switzerland
• Maximillian Samuel Van Wyk de Vries - University of Minnesota - United States
• Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria - Bulgarian Antarctic Institute - Bulgaria
• Qinghua Yang - APECS China - Sun Yat-sen University - China
• Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) and Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
• Nathaniel Young - APECS Oceania - University of Tasmania - Australia 
• Alice Bradley - ex-officio - United States
• Jean Holloway - ex-officio - Canada
• Ruth Vingerhagen - ex-officio - Norway
• Trista Vick-Majors - ex-officio - Université du Québec à Montréal - Canada
• Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
• Scott Zolkos - ex-officio - University of Alberta - Canada

The following early career researchers served on the 2017-2018 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2017-2018 are also part of the Council: Hanne Nielsen (President), Jilda Caccavo, Jean Holloway, Gabriela Roldan and Alexander Thornton, as well as Alice Bradley (ex-offio), Ruth Vingerhagen (ex-officio).

• Jennifer Cooper - Council Co-Chair - University of Kansas - United States
• Clare Eayrs - Council Co-Chair - New York University Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
• Alevtina Evgrafova - National Committee Coordinator - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - University of Bern (Switzerland) / University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany)
• Jose Seco - National Committee Coordinator - University of Aveiro (Portugal) / University of St. Andrews (United Kingdom)
• Neelu Singh - National Committee Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
• Kelsey Aho - U.S.EPA / University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Stefano Ambroso - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciencies del Mar (CSIC), Spain
• Atreya Basu - University of Manitoba - Canada
• Liz Bowman - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Julia Bull - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health / University of New Brunswick / University of Toronto - Canada
• Françcois Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy
• Mathieu Casado - LSCE - France
• Emily Choy - University of Manitoba - Canada
• Nicolas Champollion - APECS Switzerland - International Space Science Institute, Switzerland / University of Bremen - Germany
• Henrik Christiansen - APECS Belgium - KU Leuven - Belgium
• Casey Clark - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Matteo Luciano Contu - ARU Cambridge - United Kingdom
• Jim Crowell - USAPECS - Arizona State University - United States
• Adrian Dahood - George Mason University - United States
• Archana Dayal - University of Sheffield/University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) - United Kingdom
• Donovan Dennis - Boston University - United States
• Meagan Dewar - APECS Oceania / International Penguin Early Career Scientists (IPECS) - Federation University, Deakin University - Australia
• Denis Doronin - FSBI "VNIIOkeangeologia" - Russia
• Mariama Dryak - USAPECS - University of Maine - United States
• Roxanne Frappier - University of Ottawa - Canada
• Natalie Freeman - Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego - United States
• Yi-Ming Gan - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Belgium
• Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS Canada - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
• Vikram Goel - University of Oslo, Norway / NCAOR, Goa - India
• Kaushik Gupta - University Of Manitoba - Canada
• Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
• Laura Hobbs - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Strathclyde / Scottish Association for Marine Science - United Kingdom
• Juan Höfer - Universidad Austral de Chile/Centro IDEAL - Chile
• Bruno Ibañez - APECS Peru - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Peru
• Morgan IP - APECS Norway - The Oslo School of Architecture and Design - Norway
• Cyril Jaksic - Lincoln University - New Zealand
• Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
• Meric Karahalil - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University - Turkey
• Hanna Kauko - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• Amy Kirkham - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University - United States
• Josefine Lenz - APECS Germany - Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) / University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
• Martine Lizotte - APECS Canada - Université Laval - Canada
• Arindan Mandal - Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India / Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
• Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
• Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
• Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - National Oceanography Centre Southampton / University of Southampton - United Kingdom
• Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
• Özgün Oktar - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC) / Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) - Turkey
• Ankit Pramanik - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• José Queirós - University of Coimbra - Portugal
• Kabir Rasouli - University of Calgary - Canada
• Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) - United States
• Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
• Paul Rosenbaum - Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines - France
• Morgan Seag - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
• Elisa Seyboth - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
• Grace Shephard - University of Oslo - Norway
• Runa Skarbø - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
• Petr Sorokin - Moscow State Institute of International Relations - Russia
• Kent Spiers - University of Calgary - Canada
• Sara Strey - University of Oklahoma - United States
• Ekaterina Uryupova - APECS Russia - Smithsonian Institution - United States / Russia
• Linde Van Bets - APECS Netherlands - Wing - Netherlands
• David Velazquez - APECS Spain - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Spain
• Greta Carrete Vega - APECS Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Spain
• Florian Vidal - University of Paris Descartes - France
• Deniz Vural - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team-Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
• Mateusz Waligóra - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
• Gary Wesche - Polar Educators International - United States
• Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria - Bulgarian Antarctic Institute - Bulgaria
• Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) and Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
• Trista Vick-Majors - ex-officio - Université du Québec à Montréal - Canada
• TJ Young - ex-officio - British Antarctic Survey / University of Cambridge /Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
• Scott Zolkos - ex-officio - University of Alberta - Canada

The following early career researchers served on the 2016-2017 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2016-2017 are also part of the Council: Alice Bradley (President), Josefine Lenz, Hanne Nielsen, Alexander Thornton and TJ Young, as well as Heather Mariash (ex-offio), Trista Vick-Majors (ex-officio) and Ruth Vingerhagen (ex-officio).

• Lorna Thurston - Council Co-Chair - Northern Arizona University - United States
• Gabriela Roldan - Council Co-Chair - Gateway Antarctica / University of Canterbury - New Zealand
• Jilda Caccavo - National Committee Coordinator - APECS Italy - University of Padua - Italy
• Sara Strey - National Committee Coordinator - Northland College - United States
• Inhye Ahn - Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) - South Korea
• Sara Aparício - APECS Portugal - European Space Agency - Italy
• Devsamridhi Arora - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN) - University of Delhi - India
• Mia Bennett - USAPECS - UCLA Geography - United States
• Ted Bibby - University of North Dakota - United States
• Bruce Boles - University of Tennessee - United States
• Gesche Blume-Werry - Umeå University - Sweden
• Liz Bowman - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) - United States
• Julie Bull - University of Victoria - Canada
• François Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy 
• Marta Bystrowska - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
• Adam J Campbell - University of Otago - New Zealand
• Elizabeth Ceperley - University of Wisconsin- Madison - United States
• Henrik Christiansen - APECS Belgium - KU Leuven - Belgium
• Caroline Coch - APECS Germany / Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung - Germany
• Jennifer Cooper - California State University Los Angeles/University of California Irvine - United States
• Adrian Dahood - George Mason University - United States
• Archana Dayal - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Sheffield - United Kingdom
• Meagan Dewar - APECS Oceania / International Pengiun Early Career Scientists (IPECS) - Deakin University - Australia
• Onur Sabri Durak - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University - Turkey
• Tamara Fletcher - University of Montana - United States
• Friederike Gehrmann - APECS Finland - University of Helsinki - Finland
• Caroline Geisert - ENSTA Bretagne - France
• Vikram Goel - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• Claire Griffin - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - United States
• Maxim Gutenev - South Ural State University - Russia
• Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
• Laura Hobbs - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Strathclyde / Scottish Association for Marine Science - United Kingdom
• Jean Holloway - University of Ottawa - Canada
• Christopher Horvat - Harvard University - United States
• Luis Huckstadt - University of California Santa Cruz - United States
• Bruno Ibañez - APECS Peru - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Peru
• Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
• Lynn Kaluzienski - University of Maine - United States
• Hanna Maria Kauko - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• Minkyoung Kim - Seoul National University - South Korea
• Nikita Kuprikov - Russian Polar Initiative - Russia
• Olivia Lee - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Lydie Lescarmontier - APECS France - Australian National University - Australia / France
• Douwe Maat - APECS Netherlands - Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - Netherlands
• Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
• Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
• Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network - National Oceanography Centre Southampton & University of Southampton - United Kingdom
• Bernabé Moreno - APECS Peru - Científica del Sur University - Peru
• Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
• Karolina Paquin - Freelancing - Norway / Svalbard
• Igor Stelmach Pessi - University of Liège - Belgium
• José Queirós - University of Coimbra - Portugal
• Pablo Rodríguez Ros - Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) - Spain
• Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
• Vicki Sahanatien - APECS Canada - Canada
• Vincent Schulze - Global and European Studies Institute Leipzig - Germany
• José Seco - APECS Portugal - University of Aveiro / University of St. Andrews - Portugal / United Kingdom
• Elisa Seyboth - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
• Evgeniia Sidorova - University of Calgary - Canada
• Neelu Singh - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
• Runa A. Skarbø - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
• Merran Smith - Yukon Government - Canada
• Andrea Spolaor - Ca Foscari University of Venice - Italy
• Alison Thieffry - Laval University - Canada
• Katya Uryupova - University of Salford - United Kingdom
• Gary Wesche - Polar Educators International - United States
• Nadya Yanakieva - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bulgaria
• Scott Zolkos - University of Alberta - Canada
• Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia

The following early career researchers served on the 2015-2016 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2015-2016 are also part of the Council: Ruth Vingerhagen (President), Alice Bradley, Heather Mariash, Hanne Nielsen, Trista Vick-Majors, as well as Jean-Sébastien Moore (ex-officio), and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).

• Rachel Downey - Council Co-Chair - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - Germany
• Scott Zolkos - Council Co-Chair - University of Alberta - Canada
• Alexander Thornton - APECS National Committee Coordinator - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Mar Fernandez Mendez - APECS National Committee Coordinator - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• Adam Campbell - University of Otago - New Zealand
• Jennier Cooper - CSULA - United States
• Kristina Creek - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) - United States
• Archana Dayal - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) - India
• Alena Dekhtyareva - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
• Ivan Dubinenkov - Alfred-Wegener Institute - Germany / Russia
• Friederike Gehrmann - University of Helsinki - Finland
• Vikram Goel - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
• Meagan Grabowski - University of British Columbia - Canada
• Gunnar Mar Gunnarssson - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Svenja Halfter - University of Rostock - Germany
• Lara Hughes-Allen - University of Southern California - United States
• Ming Jing - China Meteorological Administration - China
• Alia Khan - University of Colorado Boulder - United States
• Nikita Kuprikov - Russian Polar Initiative - Russia
• Elena Kuznetsova - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
• Béatrice Laudet - France
• Lydie Lescarmontier - Australian National University - France / Australia
• Juliana Marson - University of Alberta - Canada
• Claudia Marturana - Chile
• Ellorie McKnight - University of Alberta - Canada
• Bernabé Moreno - Científica del Sur University - Peru
• Karolina Paquin - Norway
• Vicki Sahanatien - Canada
• Sara Strey - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - United States
• Camila Signori - University of São Paulo - Brazil
• Paul Suprenand - Mote Marine Laboratory - United States
• Zuzanna Swirad - Durham University - United Kingdom
• Lorna Thurston - Northern Arizona University - United States
• Ekaterina Uryupova - University of Salford - United Kingdom
• Anna Varfolomeeva - Central European University - Hungary / Russia
• Matthias Wietz - University of Oldenburg - Germany
• Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
• Mariette Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa

The following early career researchers served on the 2014-2015 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2014-2015 are also part of the Council: Jean-Sébastien Moore (President), Ivan Dubinenkov, Ruth Hindshaw, Heather Mariash, Trista Vick-Majors as well as Jennifer Provencher (ex-offio), and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).

• Hanne Nielsen - Council Co-Chair - University of Tasmania - Australia
• Michael Laiho - Council Co-Chair - Durham University - United Kingdom
• Jennifer Balmer - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme - United States
• Erik Behrens - NIWA - New Zealand
• Roxanne Beltran - University of Alaska Anchorage - United States
• Alice Bradley - Co-Chair Research Activities Committee - University of Colorado Boulder - United States
• Archana Dayal - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) - India
• Alena Dekhtyareva - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
• Rachel Downey – Co-Chair Research Activities Committee - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - Germany
• Francyne Elias - Piera – Co-Chair Education and Outreach Committee - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) - Spain / Brazil
• Ellyn Enderlin - University of Maine - United States
• Laura Ferguson - Hariot-Watt University - United Kingdom
• Dave Grant - American Littoral Society - United States
• Laura Kelvin – Co-Chair Education and Outreach Committee - University of Western Ontario - Canada
• Alia Khan - University of Colorado – Boulder - United States
• Elena Kuznetsova - Co-Chair Membership and Involvement Committee / Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
• Silvia Lourenco – Co-Chair Membership and Involvement Committee - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Minkyoung Kim - POSTECH - South Korea
• Lydie Lescarmontier - Australian National University - Australia / France
• Claudia Marturana - Chile
• Adam Naito - Texas A&M University - United States
• Daria Shapovalova - University of Aberdeen - United Kingdom
• Laura Sharp - Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - United States
• Astrid Surmatz - University of Amsterdam - Netherlands
• Zuzanna Swirad - Durham University - United Kingdom
• Anna Varfolomeeva - Central European University - Hungary
• Amanda Winegardner - McGill University - Canada
• Scott Zolkos - University of Alberta - Canada
• Russell Fielding - ex-officio - United States
• Christie Logvinova - ex-officio - United States / Russia
• Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
• Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
• Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio - France
• Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Norway
• Mariette Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa

The following early career researchers served on the 2013-2014 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2013-2014 are also part of the Council: Christie Logvinova (President), Frigga Kruse, Russell Fielding, Jean Sébastien Moore, Iglika Trifonova as well as Jennifer Provencher (ex-offio), Penelope Wagner (ex-officio) and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).

• Michael Laiho - Council Co-Chair - University of Lapland - Finland
• Heather Mariash - Council Co-Chair - McGill University - Canada
• Cristian Aldea - University of Magallanes - Chile
• Elaine Alves dos Santos - University of Stat of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Sarah Bartholow - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - United States
• Roxanne Beltran - University of Alaska - United States
• Vincent Carrier - Laval University / University Centre of Svalbard - Canada / Norway
• Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Archana Dayal - The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi - India
• Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
• Francyne Elias-Piera - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Spain
• Ellyn Enderlin - University of Maine - United States
• Laura Ferguson - Hariot-Watt University - United Kingdom
• Laura Fleming-Sharp - Arctic Studies Center - United States
• Ruth Hindshaw - University of St. Andrews - United Kingdom
• Patricia Johnston - University of British Columbia - Canada
• Laura Kelvin - Western University - Canada
• Alia Khan - University of Colorado - United States
• Minkyoung Kim - POSTECH - South Korea
• Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
• Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Sanna Majaneva - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
• Adam Naito - Texas A&M University - United States
• Karolina Paquin - University of Tromsø - Norway
• Hugo Romero - University of Manchester - United Kingdom / Chile
• Kristen Shake - Clark University - United States
• Sara Strey - University of Illinois - United States
• Astrid Surmatz - University of Amsterdam - Netherlands
• Zuzanna Swirad - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Ines Tavernier - Consortium Marine@UGent - Belgium
• Alexandre Trindade Niewendam - University of Lisbon - Portugal
• Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
• Bianca Zhang - The Arctic Institute - Iceland
• Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio
• Francisco Fernandoy - ex-officio
• Silje-Kristin Jensen - ex-officio - Norway
• Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
• Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Norway
• Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
• Angelika Renner - ex-officio - Norway
• Mariëtte Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa

The following early career researchers served on the 2012-2013 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2012-2013 are also part of the Council: Penelope Wagner (President), Erli Costa, Jennifer Provencher, Ines Tavernier, Yulia Zaika as well as Gerlis Fugmann (ex-officio) and Allen Pope (ex-officio).

• Sanna Majaneva - Council Co-Chair - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / Marine Research Centre / University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
• Christie Wood - Council Co-Chair - Clark University - United States
• Emily Choy - Fisheries and Oceans Canada / University of Manitoba - Canada
• Sarah Crowley - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - United States
• Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
• Russell Fielding - University of Denver - United States
• Jolie Gareis - Simon Fraser University - Canada
• Maeva Gauthier - Coastal and Ocean Research Inc. - Canada
• Kristen Gorman - Simon Fraser University - Canada
• Molly Zhongnan Jia - University of Tasmania - Australia
• Alia Khan - University of Colorado - United States
• Michael Laiho - University of Lapland - Finland
• Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
• Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Heather Mariash - McGill University - Canada
• Jean-Sébastien Moore - University of British Columbia - Canada
• Dagmar Obbels - APECS Belgium - Ghent University - Belgium
• Julia Schmale - Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V., Potsdam - Germany
• Anton Van de Putte - APECS Belgium - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Belgium
• Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
• Mariette Wheeler - Endangered Wildlife Trust - South Africa
• Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio
• Ben Beall - ex-officio
• Francisco Fernandoy - ex-officio
• Silje-Kristen Jensen - ex-officio 
• Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
• Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
• Inga May - ex-officio - Germany
• Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
• Angelika Renner - ex-officio - Norway 
• Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio

The following early career researchers served on the 2011-2012 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2011-2012 are also part of the Council: Yulia Zaika (President), Allen Pope, Jennifer Provencher, Angelika Renner, Luis Guilhereme Resende de Assis as well as Gerlis Fugmann (ex-officio)

• Tosca Ballerini - Council Co-Chair - Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography - France
• Penelope Wagner - Council Co-Chair - University of Delaware - United States
• Alexandre Bevington - University of Ottawa - Canada
• Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
• Emily Choy - Fisheries and Oceans Canada and University of Manitoba - Canada
• Erli Schneider Costa - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
• Gerlis Fugmann - University of Saskatchewan - Canada
• Jolie Gareis - Simon Fraser University - Canada
• Meagan Grabowski - Wildlife Conservation Society - Canada
• Silje-Kristin Jensen - Funding Working Group Chair - St. Andrews University, United Kingdom / Institute of Marine Research, Tromsø, Norway
• Molly Zhongnan Jia - University of Tasmania - Australia
• Lisa Marie Leclerc - University Centre in Svalbard - Norway / Canada
• Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
• Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Candice Lys - Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
• Heather Mariash - University of Jyväskylä - Finland
• Sanna Markkula - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / Marine Research Centre; University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
• Oliver Marsh - Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
• Claudia Maturana - University of Chile - Chile
• Inga May - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair - University of Munich - Germany
• Benjamin Merkel - University of Tromsø - Norway / Germany
• Pablo Nicolás Núnez Pölcher - Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina
• Ana Salomé - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Julia Schmale - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz - Germany
• Nikolas Sellheim - Membership and Inolvement Committee Co-Chair - University of Lapland - Finland
• Philipp Semenchuck - University of Tromsø - Norway
• Paloma Serrano - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany/Spain
• Ines Tavernier - Universiteit Gent - Belgium
• Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
• Anton Van de Putte - APECS Belgium - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Beligum
• Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
• Mariette Wheeler - Endangered Wildlife Trust - South Africa
• Christie Wood - Clark University - United States
• Ben Beall - ex-officio - United States
• Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
• Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
• Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
• Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Russia
• Alexandra Taylor - ex-officio - Canada
• Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio

The following early career researchers served on the 2010-2011 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2010-2011 are also part of the Council: Allen Pope (President), Gerlis Fugmann, Angelika Renner, Suras Suresh Shetye and Mariette Wheeler

• Silje-Kristin Jensen - Council Co-Chair - APECS Norway - Institute for Marine Research, Tromsø - Norway
• Tosca Ballerini - Council Co-Chair - APECS Italy - Old Dominion University - United States
• Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
• Claudia Maturana Bobadilla - APECS Chile - University of Chile - Chile
• Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
• Erli Schneider Costa - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Bryany Denning - Polar Heath Discipline Coordinator - Public Health Agency of Canada/Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
• Francisco Fernandoy - APECS Chile - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany
• Jenny Fisher - Atmospheric Sciences Discipline Co-Coordinator - Harvard University - United States
• Kim Jochum - Virtual Poster Session Chair - University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) & Anchorage (UAA) - United States
• Dubrava Kirievskaya - APECS Russia - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
• Silvia Lourenco - APECS Portugal - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
• Oliver Marsh - Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
• Inga May - University of Munich - Germany
• Jennifer Rhemann - Polar Policy Discipline Coordinator - University of Akureyri - Iceland
• Virginie Roy - ArcticNet Student Association - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
• Julia Schmale - Research Activities Committee Chair / Atmospheric Sciences Discipline Co-Coordinator - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz - Germany
• Nikolas Sellheim - University of the Arctic Representative - University of Lapland - Finland
• Paloma Serrano - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany/Spain
• Matt Strzelecki - APECS Poland - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland) / Durham University (United Kingdom)
• Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
• Penelope Wagner - Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
• Yulia Zaika - Khibiny educational and scientific station of the Geography Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
• José Araos Espinoza - APECS Chile - Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas, La Serena - Chile
• Emily Jateff - Archaeology Discipline Coordinator - Flinders University - United States
• Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
• Anna Wagner - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Fairbanks, Alaska - United States
• Ben Beall - ex-officio - United States
• Hugues Lantuit - ex-officio - Germany
• Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
• Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
• Kate Sinclair - ex-officio - Australia
• Alexandra Taylor - ex-officio - Canada
• Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
• Jose Xavier - ex-officio - Portugal

The following early career researchers served on the 2009-2010 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2009-2010 are also part of the Council: Gerlis Fugmann (President), Francisco Fernandoy, Daniela Liggett, Kate Sinclair, Alexandra Taylor, Allen Pope.

• Joscelyn Bailey - ArcticNet Student Association - University of Manitoba in Winnipeg - Canada
• Tosca Ballerini - APECS Italy - Old Dominion University - United States
• Benjamin Beall - University of Western Ontario - Canada
• Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
• Matteo Cattadori - APECS Italy - Italy
• Erli Schneider Costa - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Bryanny Denning - Polar Health Discipline Coordinator - Public Health Agency of Canada/Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
• Natalia Goryunova - APECS Russia - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology - Russia
• Claudia Halsband-Lenk - Biological Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United States
• Emily Jateff - Archaeology Discipline Coordinator - Flinders University - Australia
• Silje-Kristin Jensen - APECS Norway - Institute for Marine Research, Tromsø - Norway
• Kim Jochum - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair / Terrestrial Biology Discipline Coordinator - University of Alaska, Anchorage - United States
• Loic Jullion - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair / Physical Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - National Oceanography Centre - United Kingdom
• Dubrava Kirievskaya - APECS Russia - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
• Elena Kortylo - APECS Russia / APECS Sweden - Umea University, Sweden
• Hugues Lantuit - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research / International Permafrost Association - Germany
• Natalia Malygina - APECS Russia - Russia
• Cameron McNaughton - Atmospheric Science Coordinator - University of Hawaii - United States
• Nathalie Morata - ARCTOS Network - University of Tromsø - Norway
• Dirk Notz - Max-Planck Institute - Germany
• Layla Osman - APECS Chile - Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile
• Alexey Pavlov - Marine Geosciences Discipline Coordinator - Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg - Russia
• Allen Pope - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Angelika Renner - Sea Ice Discipline Coordinator / UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey / University of East Anglia - United Kingdom
• Alejandro Veliz Reyes - Engineering Discipline Coordinator - University of Magallanes - Chile
• Jennifer Rhemann - Polar Policy Discipline Coordinator . University of Akureyri - Iceland
• Torsten Sachs - German IPY Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam / GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
• Ivan Sudakov - Climate Systems Discipline Coordinator - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
• Matt Strzelecki - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland) & Durham University (U.K.) / The Association of Polish Geomorphologists
• Liz Thomas - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
• Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Univeristy of Paris - France
• Tina Tin - Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
• Adrienne Tivy - University of Alaska-Fairbanks - United States
• Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
• Anna Wagner - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Fairbanks, Alaska - United States
• Penelope Wagner - Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
• Pablo Wainstein - Glaciology / Hydrology Discipline Coordinator - University of Calgary - Canada
• Carolyn Wegner - Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences - Germany
• Jose Xavier - APECS Portugal - Center for Marine Sciences - Portugal
• Jason Davis - Policy / Law Discipline Coordinator - The Ohio State University - United States
• Chao Tang - Microbiology Discipline Coordinator - University of California - United States
• Cassie Wheeler - University of Colorado - United States
• Gifford Wong - Dartmouth University - United States
• Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States
• Hugues Lantuit - ex-officio - Germany
• Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
• Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
• Liz Thomas - ex-officio - United Kingdom

The following early career researchers served on the 2008 -2009 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2008-2009 are also part of the Council: Daniela Liggett (President), Benjamin Beall, Francisco Fernandoy, Matt Strelecki, Liz Thomas. As well as for part of the ExCom term: José Xavier, Tina Tin.

• Kristina Bäckstrand - APECS Sweden - Stockholm University - Sweden
• Joscelyn Bailey - ArcticNet Student Association - University of Manitoba in Winnipeg - Canada
• Narelle Baker - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Tosca Ballerini - APECS Italy - University of Siena - Italy
• Philip Bonnaventure - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - University of Ottawa - Canada
• Matteo Cattadori - APECS Italy - Italy
• Armelle Decauline - CNRS - France
• Jennifer Dunn - APECS Arts and Humanities Discipline Coordinator - Canada
• Natalia Goryunova - APECS Russia - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology - Russia
• Claudia Halsband-Lenk - APECS Biological Discipline Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United Kingdom
• Kim Jochum - Institute for Wildlife Research - Germany
• Loic Jullion - APECS Physical Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - National Oceanography Centre - United Kingdom
• Bettina Kaiser - German Youth Steering Committee - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
• Hugues Lantuit - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - International Permafrost Association - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany
• Kriss Rokkan Iversen - University of Tromsø - Norway
• Cameron McNaughton - APECS Atmospheric Science Coordinator - University of Hawaii - United States
• Alexandre Trinidade Nieuwendam - APECS Permafrost Discipline Coordinator - University of Lisbon - Portugal
• Dirk Notz - APECS Sea Ice Discipline Coordinator - Max-Planck Institute - Germany
• Layla Osman - APECS Chile - Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile
• Allen Pope - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Daniel Pringle - Alaska Young Researchers Network - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
• Angelika Renner - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey and the University of East Anglia - United Kingdom
• Alejandro Veliz Reyez - APECS Engineering Discipline Coordinator - University of Magallanes - Chile
• Torsten Sachs - German Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
• Kazuyuki Saito - APECS / CliC Science Representative - Nagoya University / University of Alaska - Japan and United States
• Rhian Salmon - APECS Education and Outreach Committee Co-Chair - International Polar Year International Programme Office - United Kingdom
• Mieke Sterken - Belgium Youth Steering Committee - University Ghent - Belgium
• Ivan Sudakov - APECS Climate Systems Discipline Coordinator - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
• Matt Strzelecki - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań / Durham University / The Association of Polish Geomorphologists - Poland and United Kingdom
• Chao Tang - APECS Microbioloogy Discipline Coordinator - University of California,Riverside - United States
• Liz Thomas - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
• Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - APECS Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
• Tina Tin - APECS Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
• Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
• Penelope Wagner - APECS Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
• Pablo Wainstein - APECS Glaciology / Hydrology Discipline Coordinator - University of Calgary - Canada
• Carolyn Wegner - APECS Marine GeoScience Discipline Coordinator - Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences - Germany
• Cassie Wheeler - University of Colorado, Boulder - United States
• Jose Xavier - Portuguese Youth Steering Committee - University of Algarve (Portugal) / British Antarctic Survey (United Kingdom) / CEBC-CNRS (France)
• Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States

The APECS Council was created in September 2007 at a meeting outside of Stockholm, Sweden. The Council was made up of representatives for various national committees as well as research discipline representatives and representatives from our partner organizations. It also includes the members of the first APECS Executive Committee 2007-2008: Kriss Rokkan Iversen (President), Narelle Baker, Hugues Lantuit, Daniel Pringle, José Xavier

• Kristina Bäckstrand - APECS Sweden - Stockholm University - Sweden
• Arvid Bring - Swedish Youth Steering Committee - Stockholm University - Sweden
• James Cheshire - UK Polar Network - University of Southampton - United Kingdom
• Jason Davis - The Ohio State University - United States
• Armelle Decaulne - APECS Geosciences Coordinator - CNRS - France
• Peter Difiore - APECS Chemical Oceanography Coordinator / APECS Chief Information Officer - Princeton University - United States
• Claudia Halsband-Lenk - APECS Biological Oceanography Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United Kingdom
• Bettina Kaiser - German Youth Steering Committee - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
• Arthur Mason - APECS Social Sciences Coordinator - Arizona State University - United States
• Adrien McCallum - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
• Edward Moss - Napier University - United Kingdom
• Alexandre Trinidade Nieuwendam - Portuguese Youth Steering Committee - University of Lisbon - Portugal
• Dirk Notz - APECS / CliC Sea Ice Coordinator - Max Planck - Institute for Meteorology - Germany
• Melianie Raymond - New Zealand Youth Steering Committee / APECS Education and Outreach Committee Co-Chair - University of Otago - New Zealand
• Torsten Sachs - German Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
• Kazuyuki Saito - APECS / CliC Science Representative - Nagoya University / University of Alaska - Japan and United States
• Rhian Salmon - International Polar Year International Programme Office - United Kingdom
• Mieke Sterken - Belgium Youth Steering Committee - University Ghent - Belgium
• Liz Thomas - APECS Career Development Coordinator - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
• Tina Tin - APECS Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
• Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States