Council
| Country | Organization | Representative |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canadian Polar Commission | David Hik, President |
| China | Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration | Huigeng Yang |
| Denmark/Greenland | The Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland | Naja Mikkelsen, Vice-President |
| Finland | Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters | Kari Laine |
| France | Institut Polaire Français | Gérard Jugie |
| Germany | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | Karin Lochte |
| Iceland | RANNÍS, The Icelandic Centre for Research | Kristján Kristjánsson |
| Italy | National Research Council of Italy | Carlo-Alberto Ricci |
| Japan | Science Council of Japan, National Institute of Polar Research | Hiroshi Kanda |
| The Netherlands | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research | Louwrens Hacquebord |
| Norway | The Research Council of Norway | Susan Barr, Vice-President |
| Poland | Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research | Jacek Jania |
| Russia | The Russian Academy of Sciences | Vladimir I Pavlenko |
| Republic of Korea | Korea Polar Research Institute | Byong-Kwon Park,Vice-President |
| Spain | Comite Polar Espanol | Manuel Catalan |
| Sweden | The Swedish Research Council | Magnus Friberg |
| Switzerland | Swiss Committee on Polar Research | Martin Luethi |
| United Kingdom | Natural Environment Research Council | Cynan Ellis-Evans |
| USA | Polar Research Board | Jackie Grebmeier, Vice-President |
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