by Ria Olivier | Sep 27, 2022 | Announcement, Antarctica, Legacy, Research, SANAP, SANAP Student, Science, STEM
Applications are now open to join the national committee of APECS-SA, the South African National Committee of APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists).
APECS-SA is looking for early career scientists, enthusiasts, naturalists, and good storytellers passionate about Polar Research, to join the team.
As polar researchers, we are responsible for communicating the value of polar research, and APECS-SA needs your help!
If you are not an APECS member yet, join APECS-SA today and apply to be on the National Committee.
Application deadline: 31 October 2022
Apply here!
The current National Committee
Read more about the NC members
Read more about APECS-SA
by Ria Olivier | Sep 20, 2022 | Announcement, Gough Island, Legacy, News, Overwintering Team, SA Agulhas II, SANAP, Stations, Team Photo
L-R: James Burns, Selvin van Wyk, Karabo Mokwena, Nkosi Madama, Kim Stevens, Peter Chuku, Vonica Perold and Roelf Daling.
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team has returned to Cape Town. Two members of this team stayed behind on Gough Island.
Departure to Gough Island: 15 September 2021
Disembarked at East Pier: 20 September 2022
Gough 67
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team – Offical Team Photo
This image was taken during midwinter.
Back (L-R): Selvin van Wyk, James Burns, Nkosi Madama, Karabo Mokwena, Kim Stevens, Roelf Daling; (front) Sandile Nkebe, Vonica Perold, Peter Chuku and Tshililo Kharivha.
Links to relevant articles:
Check out all the G67 newsletters produced!
Team photo supplied by: Roelf Daling
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 20 September 2022
by Ria Olivier | Sep 16, 2022 | Marion Island, Newsletters>Marion Island Newsletters, Overwintering Team, SANAP
Read inside this issue of the Wanderer
- Letter from the editors and news from our team leader
- Interviews – Meet the Leadership
- Fashionable field gear
- Circle of life – part 2: Change is inevitable
- Three musketeers – A decade and more to come
- Mouse-free Marion – a glimpse from an islander
- Island life
- July birthday celebrations
by Ria Olivier | Sep 16, 2022 | Announcement, Antarctica, SCAR
The XXXVII SCAR Delegates Meeting took place in Goa, India, during the first week of September. Bettine van Vuuren and Tracy Klarenbeek represented South Africa during this meeting.
To represent a country, the Delegates need to prepare themselves in advance to be able to give feedback and to make decisions during these meetings. Bettine led the delegation for South Africa and gathered the necessary input from the SA National Committee for SCAR.
During the meeting, Prof Steven Chown of Monash University, previously from South Africa, was awarded Honorary Membership to SCAR, and we would like to congratulate him on this award.
Two new SCAR Vice Presidents were appointed during this meeting: Prof Burcu Ozsoy from Turkey and Dr Marcelo Leppe from Chile
Future events were announced, and these will be updated on the SANAP website.
SCAR Biology Symposium 31 July – 3 August 2023 – Christchurch, New Zealand
The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium – 14 – 18 August 2023 – Hobart, Australia
2024 SCAR Open Science Conference 19 – 23 August 2024 – Pucon, Chile and SCAR Delegates meeting 26 – 29 August 2024 – Punta Arenas, Chile
2026 SCAR Open Science Conference – Norway
by Ria Olivier | Sep 8, 2022 | Announcement, Gough Island, Newsletters>Gough Island Newsletters, Overwintering Team, SANAP
“It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next editor(s) who will be responsible for introducing the resilient members of G68.” – Editor Gough Bunting.
Read the final Newsletter form the Gough67 Overwintering Team. Inside this issue:
“Goodbye Gough Island and thank you for everything.” – Sandile Nkebe (Team
leader of G67)
The 
Two new SCAR Vice Presidents were appointed during this meeting: Prof Burcu Ozsoy from Turkey and Dr Marcelo Leppe from Chile
The 
2024 SCAR Open Science Conference 19 – 23 August 2024 – Pucon, Chile and SCAR Delegates meeting 26 – 29 August 2024 – Punta Arenas, Chile
“It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next editor(s) who will be responsible for introducing the resilient members of G68.” – Editor Gough Bunting.
