The Icelandic Met Office's new reception was opened on December 16th at Bústaðavegur 7. IMO is now located in two adjacent buildings, Bústaðavegur 7 and 9.

The cryosphere collectively describes elements of the Earth System containing water in its frozen state and includes solid precipitation, snow cover, sea ice, lake and river ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, permafrost, and seasonally frozen ground. The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) should enhance the capability of the research community and operational services to predict the future state of the cryosphere.

The ANNUAL Meeting of the CRAICC Project, Cryosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in a Changing Arctic Climate, is held in Iceland between Oct 10 and 14, 2011. On behalf of IMO the project SVALI, Stability and Variations of Arctic Land Ice, is presented, and a field trip arranged.