The European Polar Board promotes Science and technology cooperation in the Polar regions with its international partners. A dialogue with the managers of the United States Office of Polar Programs and European Polar Agency managers concentrating on areas of mutual scientific and logistical interest has been initiated.

It is envisaged that an unprecedented level of multilateral cooperation will result from the planning and implementation of the International Polar Year 2007/08. European Nations will l play an important role in this process. New areas of polar science such as Astronomy and Astrophysics have been supported through international workshops and development of a task-force from Europe, the US and Australia. A multinational consortium is being planned to construct a state of the art Research Icebreaker with a deep drilling capability for the central Arctic. The European Polar Board is also leading the way in the establishment of a Southern Ocean scientific committee to focus on understanding circulation and carbon fluxes in this critical area.