Last week, 50 ICE-ARC participants gathered for the first General Assembly meeting – a yearly gathering of all project participants (of which there are now 68, and counting). The very successful meeting was hosted by CSIC, the Spanish sea ice research centre, located in Barcelona. The meeting was busy and productive, with talks from each of the work packages, and WP focus meetings. Much discussion was held on the plans for the next year, including much field work as well as modelling goals – watch this space!

Many thanks to Katie Gosling and Miguel Angel Rodriguez for organising, and all those that presented.