1. AWIPEV Base 2014 NySMAC Meeting 14./15. April 2014 Helsinki

2. Base Highlights from winter 2013/14 All new team coming to the base in 2014 Cooperation with Dutch Arctic Research Programme: three projects to host in 2014, beginning mid April Planning for a new, joint station building proceed, the winner of a student competition will present his draft Highest number of projects ever at AWIPEV Base in 2014

3. Kerstin, Verena, Thomas The all new AWIPEV team 2014

4. 53 projects hosted by AWIPEV: (12 France, 38 Germany, 3 Holland) 14 projects all year (automated or operated by base personel) Ca 4000 person days currently planned (Staff included) Planned activities at AWIPEV

5. Base Occupancy 2014 (expected) April June August 2014

6. Main planned Projects in 2014 Atmosphere: - Aerosol / boundary layer investigations (spring campaign, continuous) - Aerosol – Cloud interactions (tethered balloon campaigns) - Atmosphere – snow interaction (ePOP, CHIMERPOL/CLIMSLIP) Marine Biology / Ecology; terr. Biology; ornithology - ECOTAB marine benthic observations - Arctic Macroalgae / diving activities: 5 new projects - Succession of benthic communities (diving & ROV deployment) - AMUST: ocean accidification Permafrost observationsGlaciology

7. Science Highlights winter 2013/14 Long ozone balloon campaign observing Arctic ozone loss Under Water Observatory operated successful The most early start into the spring/summer season ever, base already filled up

8. CORBEL Base – 4 buildings located at 5 km from Ny-Alesund (150 sq meters). Life building, Power building Beds building, Laboratory building. Contact : awipev@awi-potsdam.de, or Fleury Dominiqueawipev@awi-potsdam.de CORBEL Base is available from summer 2012 for scientifics Projects: Available on request : Available for all scientifics projects, Very confortable, 8 beds, hot shower, Internet, cheap,

9. CORBEL Base Laboratories, Electrical power available, Hight speed Internet connexion, Workshop, Weather station…

10. LOGISTICS NEWS : New Boat “Jean Floc’h” -Replace small boat (Buster) by a new aluminum bigger one :

11. New Boat GP 710 “Jean Floc’h” Lenght 7m, width 2.5m, unsinkable 2 motors 60 CV, Crane (max load 150 kg), Capstan, wintch with inox cable 400 m, ladder for divers, Space for 2 computers with power, Radar, GPS…

12. AWIPEV Base managers : Roland Neuber, Dirk Mengedoht (AWI) Dominique Fleury (IPEV) awipev@awi-potsdam.de www.awipev.eu