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News from Antarctica

Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.

  • Sven Kerremans inside the technical core of the station - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Sven Kerremans (Laborelec)

    At age 35, Sven Kerremans has been working at Laborelec for 3 years and with GDF SUEZ for 8. He manages a team working on the conception and analysis of electrical energy systems.…

  • Koen Verschraegen - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Koen Verschraegen (Verhaert)

    Aged 41, Koen Verschraegen is father of 3 children. As a production manager, he has been involved in consultancy and project management for the product development company Verhaert since the 1990s. His…

  • Grégory Janssens from the Mess Tent - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Gregory Janssens (chef)

    After training at the Namur hotel school, Grégory Janssens began a career in advertising and marketing before returning to his first love: cooking. Aged 32, he is the father…

  • Jean Chalon beside the station - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Jean Chalon (Schneider Electric)

    Jean Chalon, born in 1961, has been a project engineer working on automated industrial systems at Schneider Electric since 1984. A rock-climbing, mountaineering and mountain hiking enthusiast, Jean has worked with some…

  • Birgit Fremault (FEB) - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Birgit Fremault (FEB)

    The International Polar Foundation is publishing a series of four interviews with some of the guests having attended the Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration in Antarctica mid-February. How was it to…

  • Jérôme Sandron (Dexia) - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Jérôme Sandron (Dexia)

    The International Polar Foundation is publishing a series of four interviews with some of the guests having attended the Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration in Antarctica mid-February. How was it to…

  • Annick Van Overstraeten - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Annick Van Overstraeten (Quick)

    The International Polar Foundation is publishing a series of 4 interviews with some of the guests having attended the Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration in Antarctica mid-February. How was it to see…

  • Hélène Grandjean filming at the station's doorsteps - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview: Hélène Grandjean (Laborelec)

    The International Polar Foundation is publishing a series of 4 interviews with some of the guests having attended the Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration in Antarctica mid-February. How was it to see…

  • Ga - © International Polar Foundation

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    Interview with Gaëlle Hubert (cook)

    Gaëlle Hubert, one of Alain's daughters, is a Sociologist doing a PhD in European Studies in the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis. Although her father has been doing…