On behalf of the British Antarctic Survey I send you all warmest greetings and best wishes for midwinter 2001.

Midwinter is a very special time for those privileged to be in Antarctica. It is a time for reflecting on past achievements and looking forward to the new challenges which will surely come as the sun returns. It is also a time for coming together as a community, for fun, and for relaxation.

Midwinter allows us to celebrate anew the strong international fraternity of antarctic professionials, the strength of which was yet again so amply demonstrated by the medivacs carried out earlier this year.

I wish you all the best for the rest of this antarctic winter and for the summer season to follow.

John Dudeney