Welcome to the International Cryobiology Young Researchers Group Website

Well, the holiday season is upon us, which means that 2007 is nearly over. This time of year provides an opportunity to reflect upon our accomplishments and dreams for 2008.

The CRYO2007 conference was great fun. Thanks to continued generous support from The Society  for Cryobiology, and individual contributions from the members of the editorial board, we were able to organize several fun events. The setting, in the Canadian Rockies, proved to be spectacular, as some of the photos below attest. The ICYR provd to be a good forum for meeting friends, old and new alike, and sharing the joy of being young!

My goals for ICYR in the coming year is to establish our organization as a legal not-for-profit entity. Completing this task will require the formulations of bylaws for the group, and the develoment of a Board of Governors. Due to the transient nature of the professional positions most of us find ourselves in, it is likely that turnover on the board will occur annually. At this time, I do not see that this will be a problem, considering the nature of our group. It will provide a good learning opportunity for those of us who become involved at that level (and I hope to recruit some of you to join me in this effort).

As we move forward to 2008, take time from your hectic schedules to reflect upon our collective fortunes. Our group is composed of great people, and together we can continue to build and promote the field of low temperature biology and preservation sciennce.

Happy Holidays to you all.

Steve Mullen

UPDATE: A "Positions Available" page has been added to the Member Services section of the website. To advertise positions in your organization that may be of interest to membes of the ICYR, please e-mail me the information you would like posted: sfm5ff@missouri.edu. A page highlighting the sporting events that have been organized during the past few years at the Cryobiology confrence has been added. Follow the link under the "about icyr" page.