@article{TanskiBergstedtBevingtonetal.2019, author = {Tanski, George and Bergstedt, Helena and Bevington, Alexandre and Bonnaventure, Philip and Bouchard, Frederic and Coch, Caroline and Dumais, Simon and Evgrafova, Alevtina and Frauenfeld, Oliver W. and Frederick, Jennifer and Fritz, Michael and Frolov, Denis and Harder, Silvie and Hartmeyer, Ingo and Heslop, Joanne and Hoegstroem, Elin and Johansson, Margareta and Kraev, Gleb and Kuznetsova, Elena and Lenz, Josefine and Lupachev, Alexey and Magnin, Florence and Martens, Jannik and Maslakov, Alexey and Morgenstern, Anne and Nieuwendam, Alexandre and Oliva, Marc and Radosavljevi, Boris and Ramage, Justine Lucille and Schneider, Andrea and Stanilovskaya, Julia and Strauss, Jens and Trochim, Erin and Vecellio, Daniel J. and Weber, Samuel and Lantuit, Hugues}, title = {The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is getting older}, series = {Polar record}, volume = {55}, journal = {Polar record}, number = {4}, publisher = {Cambridge Univ. Press}, address = {New York}, issn = {0032-2474}, doi = {10.1017/S0032247418000645}, pages = {216 -- 219}, year = {2019}, abstract = {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.}, language = {en} }