Arctic conference Conference « L’’Arctique, sentinelle avancée du réchauffement climatique » At the conference on the Arctic, Yves Frenot spoke on the French polar research in Svalbard to understand global warming. For more information, the website France Diplomatie A blog of newspaper Le Monde A new blog in Le Monde.fr Discover weekly news on the field of voluntary IPEV on the site of Le Monde with their blog « La manchette des manchots » http://manchettedesmanchots.blog.lemonde.fr/ Arctic Science Summit Week The IPEV, through its director Yves Frenot, participates in the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Japan. The summit includes meetings of the European Polar Board (EPB) and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Marion Dufresne refit To mark the 20th anniversary of the Research Vessel Marion Dufresne , the refit began on March 15.The research vessel Marion Dufresne went to DAMEN Dunkerque for makeover. These should be completed in early July and will be followed by sea trials for a return to service on 1 September 2015 at the Réunion. Video Every year, women and men go to work in Antarctica. Discover the video of their viewpoints: “Et si l’Antarctique était…?” Et si l’Antarctique était…? par ipev