Chantelle Verhey from World Data System International Technology Office Anton Van de Putte from RBINS – ULB Alice Fremand from UK Polar Data Centre – British Antarctic Survey Shannon McAllister from Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary David Arthurs from Polar View Julia Collins from National Snow and Ice Data Center/CIRES/University of Colorado Michaela Miller from Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Jan Rene Larsen from Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) Claire Herbert from Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba Anne Treasure from South African Polar Research Infrastructure Andrea Budac from World Data System International Technology Office