From the Editor

摘要

Although you will be reading this in February 2012, this is the last issue of ICE for 2011. In issue 156 I announced that the renewal page for 2012 was open and encouraged you to renew promptly. Today, 4 February 2012, I am writing this on my return from the Alpine Glaciologist Meeting in Zurich and 735 members have already renewed. We had 785 paid-up members in total last year. We are very encouraged by your response and are hopeful we will reach new heights in membership numbers in 2012.