http://www.alainhubert.com/ Alain Hubert, Ulimate Earth en-uk Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:09 +0200 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:09 +0200 webmaster@alainhubert.com http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_busy_come_back Nearly two months have passed since the IPF team has come back from Utsteinen. Our most important target for the present time : to find new partners to help IPF to pursue its mission of information and education in climate changes. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:40:04 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_busy_come_back http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/action_12_12_for_syria_big_success In its 29 years existence, the consortium known as "Consortium 12-12" has helped people all over the world -famine in Ethiopia in 1984, floods in Mozambique in 2000, the Asian tsunami in 2004, etc. Last Friday (the Consortium's 17th campaign), it was the day of the tea, a symbolic gesture to help the people from Syria. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:19:30 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/action_12_12_for_syria_big_success http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/discover_more_of_pea For those who would like to discover more about the daily life in PEA, they just need to visit our "Photo Gallery" page and see the last photos sent two days ago by Alain Hubert. Some are just amazing... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:23:27 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/discover_more_of_pea http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/preparing_for_overwonting_pea The 2012-2013 antarctic season is slowly coming to an end. Time has passed so fast while such a tremendous amount of work has been done. Thanks to all the members of Belare. Alain Hubert recently sent us some news about what happens at PEA these days. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:21:26 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/preparing_for_overwonting_pea http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/half_of_the_season Alain Hubert has sent us a report about the situation in PEA while the half way point of the season has been reached. Here are some excerpts of his report. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:11:10 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/half_of_the_season http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/do_we_have_to_send_news_on_birds_to_get_media_interested_to_science What an interesting story we have this week ! We never have had so many stories on PEA since we have discovered a new rockery of Emperor Penguins -animals who had never seen man. Indeed more than 20 articles have been published worldwide on the story - The Times, The Guardian, Yahoo, The Independent, etc, included! Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:42:49 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/do_we_have_to_send_news_on_birds_to_get_media_interested_to_science http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_lot_of_work_done_already While people can experience the antarctic atmosphere when visiting the exhibition "Inside the Station" in Tour & Taxis/Brussels, the IPF team and a group of international researchers are working hard in Utsteinen. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:24:10 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_lot_of_work_done_already http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/inside_the_station I would like to inform you that an important exhibition will take place in a short future in Brussels : it's an amazing journey inside the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:53:07 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/inside_the_station http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Back_at_hard_work Getting up at 6 am and going to bed around midnight, we got back to hard work quite soon after our arrival from Novo. Just as it happens every year here at Utsteinen. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:04:02 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Back_at_hard_work http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/arrival_of_scientists A new phase of the Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE) has started with the arrival of nine scientists at PEA Utsteinen. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:09:00 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/arrival_of_scientists http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/on_the_road_again Eight months after having closed PEA in Utsteinen, here we are again, on the spot, to begin with a new BELARE season. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:03:50 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/on_the_road_again http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/all_children_closer_to_school Last 5 October, UNICEF Belgium has launched a new campaign aimed to bring the children of the world closer to schools. This campaign has been called: « Un pas de plus vers l’école » (“Step by step closer to school”). Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:15:07 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/all_children_closer_to_school http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/international_polar_foundation_ten_years_already At the beginning of this month of October, IPF team is busy with two main events : the ten years anniversary of the International Polar Foundation (IPF) and the third in a row edition of the 'Arctic Futures Symposium' wich will take place in Brussels once more. Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:04:30 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/international_polar_foundation_ten_years_already http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_most_popular_sunrise What a tremendous success for the PEA's webcam which has caught, on 23 July, the first sunrise of the season. Probably before all other webcams installed in that part of Antarctica.   Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:23:47 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_most_popular_sunrise http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/launch_of_the_international_polar_guides_association I have the pleasure to announce the launching of the International Polar Guides Association (IPGA), an idea of my friend the Australian explorer Eric Philips. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:10:53 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/launch_of_the_international_polar_guides_association http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/belare_2011_2012_facing_the_challenge As winter approaches, the last occupants of Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station have departed. Alain Hubert looks back on the BELARE 2011-12, one of the most challenging seasons faced by the team so far. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:42:24 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/belare_2011_2012_facing_the_challenge http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/were_all_exhausted There’s a high degree of fatigue among the IPF team in this season’s closing period. Yet more than ever we have to make sure everything is done with maximum security and within satisfactory comfort. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:24:04 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/were_all_exhausted http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_end_of_season_stress At this time of year the same question regularly crops up : how shall we manage to complete all the work that has to be done before our time is up ? Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:26:07 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_end_of_season_stress http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_busy_season Once our equipment unloaded from the Mary Arctica, the team came back without hindrance to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA), and we started working straight away. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:56:28 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_busy_season http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_talks_about_the_unloading_of_the_mary_arctica In this short interview, Alain Hubert gives us his perspective on the Mary Arctica being blocked in the ice and the unloading operations.   Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:21:30 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_talks_about_the_unloading_of_the_mary_arctica http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Critical_situation_at_the_PEA The Ice Class vessel Mary Arctica, which has to bring all the material (food and equipment) at the PEA station for the rest of the season, is blocked by the ice. She should have arrived on 24 December. The situation is more than serious... Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:51:42 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Critical_situation_at_the_PEA http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/The_Convoy_of_Happiness I would like to return to the unfolding of our last scientific mission to the Princess Ragnild coast. Simply because it typifies so well the very essence of my commitment in the Antarctic : to help the people to better understand the importance of scientific researches in the polar regions. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:04:24 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/The_Convoy_of_Happiness http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/two_missions_two_sucesses The new BELARE season of the Belgian PEA Station in Utsteinen/Antarctica has been opened on 16 November 2011 with 11 people disembarking on the site. Since then, we have conducted two important missions. Both were completely successful. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:32:05 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/two_missions_two_sucesses http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/re-opening_the_station Alain Hubert and a first team of ten have arrived at Utsteinen. Like every autumn, at this period of the year, they have re-opened the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica belgian station. Except for a gigantic amount of snow accumulated during the austral winter, everything was OK. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:22:36 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/re-opening_the_station http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/limiting_the_increase_in_global_temperature_to_less_than_2c_its_too_late Since a few years that I give speeches all over, I do not stop saying that we the people and the countries of the world will not be able to limit the increase in global earth temperature to less than 2°C like the agrement reached at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Cancun 2010 had foreseen. In a article published last October the famous scientific magazine Nature says the same... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:19:10 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/limiting_the_increase_in_global_temperature_to_less_than_2c_its_too_late http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/back_from_the_training Last Thursday, the 4x400m group which has been in Iceland with Alain Hubert for a special psychological training came back in Belgium. According to the athletes, it was a quite difficult but also a very profitable experience. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:39:46 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/back_from_the_training http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/learn_tosurvive On 5 October, Unicef Belgium has launched an important educational campain 'Apprendre pour Survivre' / 'Learn to Survive' in order to increase public and government awareness about the fact that very often after or even during a humanitarian crisis, a lot of children can not go to shool. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:01:28 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/learn_tosurvive http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/in_iceland_with_belgian_athletes This week, I am leaving for Iceland with nine belgian 4x400m athletes -included the famous Borlée brothers. The target of the operation : to help the athletes to form a strong team capable to be on the podium of the 4x400 m in the London Olympics. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:07:44 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/in_iceland_with_belgian_athletes http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/its_not_a_crisis_its_a_drama It is not only as a UNICEF ambassador but also as a simple human being that I want to increase public awareness and in particular the one of each one of you of what it is happening nowadays in the Horn of Africa. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:41:52 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/its_not_a_crisis_its_a_drama http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/horn_of_africa_situation_set_to_get_worse_for_millions_of_children If no improvement in the overall food security conditions takes place before early 2012, the already severe nutrition situation will likely worsen further. UNICEF has called for an immediate expansion of assistance across the Horn of Africa where half a million are at imminent risk of dying. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:34:10 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/horn_of_africa_situation_set_to_get_worse_for_millions_of_children http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/arctic_sea_ice_extent_tracking_below_2007 Although 2011 overall ice datas can not yet be recorded (year is not finished), the researchers know already that the record of sea ice extent is now tracking below September 2007 which was the lowest ever recorded. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:43:49 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/arctic_sea_ice_extent_tracking_below_2007 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/time_to_get_smarter The Europe's premier event that creates an energy ethic to accelerate the adoption of legislation designed to curb climate change was held in Monaco last May. Alain Hubert was one of the speakers. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:38:19 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/time_to_get_smarter http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/news_from_the_front Once in a while, I take some time to highlight for my visitors some important articles published lately on the Web about the climate change and the polar regions melting. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:09:05 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/news_from_the_front http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/The_right_choices_the_right_decisions Now at the end of its second operating season, the overall assessment that we can draw from the early days of the Princess Elisabeth station is more than positive. For instance, we now know that we made the right choices for the base and the decisions taken were also the right ones. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:13:53 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/The_right_choices_the_right_decisions http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/polar_ice_sheets_becoming_main_contributors_to_sea_level_rise Everyonce in a while, I draw your attention upon an article which I find important. Today, the subject concerns the sea level rise. Quite an important matter.  And this time no doubt anymore about its origin. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:08:39 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/polar_ice_sheets_becoming_main_contributors_to_sea_level_rise http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Princess_Elisabeth_Station_All_Going_According_to_Plan Between November and February, I usually don’t publish much news on my website. This is due to the fact that, at that time, I am on an assignment at the Princess Elisabeth Station. And that all the news concerning my activities is published in detail on the website dedicated to the station. I’m nevertheless benefiting from this half of the season for providing a quick wrap-up for those who haven’t had an opportunity to visit www.antarcticstation.org. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:37:18 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Princess_Elisabeth_Station_All_Going_According_to_Plan http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Back_to_Princess_Elisabeth_Station_Utsteinen_Antarctica Last Friday (5 November), Alain Hubert left Brussels and IPF headquarters for CapeTown where he will be soon ready to fly to Utsteinen/Antarctica and open the Princess Elisabeth Station for another Belare season. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:37:57 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Back_to_Princess_Elisabeth_Station_Utsteinen_Antarctica http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Alain_hubert_inaugurates_new_building_for_the_college_du_biereau The president of the International Polar Foundation and famous polar explorer Alain Hubert attended the inauguration of the new “Métis” building at the Collège du Biéreau in Louvain-la-Neuve on October 8th. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:24:19 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/Alain_hubert_inaugurates_new_building_for_the_college_du_biereau http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_future_of_the_arctic_black_grey_or_white I am delighted to be able to tell our visitors that the symposium held by the IPF last week at the European Parliament on the future of the Arctic was a great success. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:49:15 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_future_of_the_arctic_black_grey_or_white http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_ipf_at_the_inauguration_of_the_rue_fin_project Alain Hubert and the International Polar Foundation (IPF) are not only involved in distant polar projects but also supports local initiatives related to a more sustainable lifestyle, like energy efficient buildings built in Brussels. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:47:59 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_ipf_at_the_inauguration_of_the_rue_fin_project http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/helping_pakistan_a_matter_of_humanity As you all know, the International Polar Foundation usually keeps to its mission. Yet, whether you feel concerned by the future of our Earth or not –and we all should– you cannot, as a human being, not be moved by the dramatic events that are currently striking Pakistan. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:13 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/helping_pakistan_a_matter_of_humanity http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_extent_of_sea_ice_is_not_all_that_matters Every now and again, I would like to draw our readers’ attention to a particular item of polar topicality. Today, I would like to zoom in on an article written by Chris Mooney. He points out that the reduction of the Arctic pack ice surface is not the only problem caused by global warming. There are also drastic changes to its thickness and its quality. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:16:47 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/the_extent_of_sea_ice_is_not_all_that_matters http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/UNICEFs_life-saving_operation_in_Pakistan_in_jeopardy_due_to_funding_s ISLAMABAD/Brussels, 17 August 2010 - UNICEF warned today that serious funding shortfalls are jeopardising its humanitarian operation in Pakistan. UNICEF is extremely concerned at the lack of funds for its water and sanitation operation, with millions of children at risk from water-borne diseases. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:25:00 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/UNICEFs_life-saving_operation_in_Pakistan_in_jeopardy_due_to_funding_s http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/ipf_at_schneider_electric_vip_event_in_ostend On June 9th 2010, Schneider Electric organized a VIP Event in Ostend. The event, in which the IPF participated, started with an academic meeting that was opened by Jean-Paul Brees, President of Schneider Electric in Belgium. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:49:27 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/ipf_at_schneider_electric_vip_event_in_ostend http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/reciprocal_awards On Friday 04 June, on the premises of the Libre Belgique, the prize-giving ceremony in relation to the Belgian Energy and Environment Awards took place for the fifth time. Since 2006, the “Belgian Energy and Environment Awards” have paid tribute to more than 600 Belgians who, in an individual capacity or via their organisations, have made exceptional contributions to the construction of a sustainable future at local, regional or national levels. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:42:02 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/reciprocal_awards http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_polar_secretariat_for_the_belgian_research_station Following the donation of the Princess Elisabeth Research Station by the International Polar Foundation last April, the Belgian Government has set up a new separately-managed State Institution, the Polar Secretariat, with Alain Hubert as its Chair. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:56:18 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/a_polar_secretariat_for_the_belgian_research_station http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/successful_launch_of_cryosat-2 During the Arctic Arc Expedirion of 2007, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer had collected snow samples during the entire crossing of the arctic ice pack. The datas have been made on behalf of ESA as a technical partner for the further launching of the new european satellite CryoSat-2. Wed, 05 May 2010 14:43:53 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/successful_launch_of_cryosat-2 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_at_the_rtbf_belgian_radio On April 6th 2010, Alain Hubert was interviewed by the Belgian journalist, Georges Lauwerijs (RTBF), for the 'Matin Première' programme. They talked about Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station. Here are the most significant moments. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:22:51 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_at_the_rtbf_belgian_radio http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/haiti_unicef_good_will_ambassasor Just back from a few days spent in Haiti as a Unicef goodwill ambassador and I would like to dwell for a moment on the actual concept of the goodwill ambassador, as well as make a few necessary reminders. Plus, of course, I want to talk about what I saw out there on the ground as the wrongly-named ‘reconstruction phase’ was just swinging into action. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:54:20 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/haiti_unicef_good_will_ambassasor http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/interview_with_alain_hubert_about_oxfam_trailwalker Belgiam journalist Grégory Laermans has interviewed Alain Hubert about his support of the 2010 edition of the well known event 'Oxfam Trailwalker' due to take place this summer in Les Fagnes (Ardennes). This interview has been published in the belgian newsspapers 'De Morgen' and 'Le Soir' on February 22nd. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:48:11 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/interview_with_alain_hubert_about_oxfam_trailwalker http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/just_before_i_head_to_haiti_with_unicef This week I have been invited as a Unicef ambassador to make a short trip to Haiti. My stay there will enable me to assess the relief programmes that Unicef is implementing on the ground. Many of these programmes have, of course, been running since the dramatic earthquake that occurred on 12th January, but what the general public may not be aware of is that Unicef has already been working for quite a few years in Haiti and certainly well before the latest disaster to hit the area. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:02:23 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/just_before_i_head_to_haiti_with_unicef http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/princess_elisabeth_antarctica_zero_emission_objective_achieved This is the big news for today: after successful completion of the final tests of all systems, the Princess Elisabeth Station now operates solely on renewable energies, achieving a major first. The official press release is available for download on the IPF website. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:55:28 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/princess_elisabeth_antarctica_zero_emission_objective_achieved http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/seule_la_solidarite_peut_apporter_une_reponse_constructive The earthquake in Haiti of this Tuesday, 12 January has proven to be one of strongest ever recorded in 200 years. It is an immense catastrophe, yes, and especially because that country in no way has the means of coping with it. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:30:42 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/seule_la_solidarite_peut_apporter_une_reponse_constructive http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_live_from_utsteinen A few days ago, we announced that we would have Alain Hubert on the phone for a short interview. Here he is answering Michel Brent's questions and explaining the (his) daily routine during this year BELARE expedition revolving abound the Princess Elisabeth Station. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:29:42 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/alain_hubert_live_from_utsteinen http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/about_the_copenhagen_un_conference The UNCCC in Copenhagen is important in that it brings all of the partners together round the table to discuss reaching a possible common standpoint for achieving a significant reduction in greenhouse gases to replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. This meeting is important because a joint solution needs to found to the question of anthropic global warming, since greenhouse gases are also distributed in less than a year throughout the lower atmosphere surrounding the planet. It is vital for a decisive step forward to be taken in this area. Also, the industrialised nations (which are the leading culprits in the exponential rise in greenhouse gases) need to be prepared to share their environment-related technologies with emerging countries, which are hungry for energy today. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:39:07 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/about_the_copenhagen_un_conference http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/i_invite_you_to_join_the_growing_climate_wave Saturday 5th December, join the growing Climate Wave. Brussels, 25th November 2009: International negotiations on the climate will be reaching a decisive turning point this coming 7th to 18th December. If these talks do not result in a solid agreement, it will not be just the environment that will suffer the consequences, but entire human populations. Business and social circles will be affected, too. Which is why the Copenhagen agreement is everybody’s business. With thousands of people in the heart of Europe demanding a proper and effective response to global warming, the people of Belgium are taking up the challenge... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:45:24 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/i_invite_you_to_join_the_growing_climate_wave http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/en_direct_de_lantarctique Thursday, 03 December: we have a telephone appointment this evening with Alain Hubert, who left for the Antarctic a month ago. He will tell us how the Belgian station seemed to him after eight months of absence, what his daily work consists of, how the Japanese who came to visit the station a few days ago reacted and which tasks are awaiting him before his return to Brussels in the middle of February.  As soon as we have made a transcript of this conversation, we will publish it. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:50:31 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/en_direct_de_lantarctique http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/welcome_to_my_new_website I finally had the time to work on the long overdue redesign of my website with the geeks at the International Polar Foundation. I hope you will enjoy this new version, which I will try to update as often as possible with the help of my long time friend Michel Brent. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:58:31 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/welcome_to_my_new_website http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/belare_2009-2010_the_new_season_has_just_begun After the briefing of Friday October 16th in the headquarters of the IPF, we can now confirm that the new season for the Princess Elisabeth Station has started! 44 people will take part in this season, staying between 1 and 5 months on the spot. The objective for this year is to finalize the tests of all the technical systems of the station. Moreover, a new satellite antenna will be installed next to the station. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:42 +0100 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/belare_2009-2010_the_new_season_has_just_begun http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/unicef_mission_in_pakistan At the end of June, I participated in a mission organised by UNICEF Belgium in Pakistan as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. We left for the Mardan district where whole families fled their homes to avoid getting caught up in fights between the army and Islamists in the Swat Valley area. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:24:57 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/unicef_mission_in_pakistan http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/invited_to_monaco_for_an_antarctic_evening Invited by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, I attended a special event on Antarctica that followed up on the Prince's journey to the 7th continent during the 2008-2009 austral season. It was held on April 14th at the Grimaldi Forum of Monaco and gathered a number of scientific personalities, schoolchildren, journalists and citizens. Fri, 01 May 2009 13:56:06 +0200 http://www.alainhubert.com/news/news_detail/invited_to_monaco_for_an_antarctic_evening