Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by M. C. Kennicutt II, president of SCAR -- 1. The beginning -- 2. The early years (1958-67) -- 3. The consolidation years (1968-1977) -- 4. The expansion years (1978-87) -- 5. The environmental years (1988-97) -- 6. The rejuvenation years (1998-2004) -- 7. The new SCAR (2004-2010) -- 8. The achievements of SCAR -- Appendices -- SCAR members -- SCAR delegate meetings -- SCAR elected officers -- SCAR executive committee meetings -- SCAR chief officers -- SCAR secretariat staff -- SCAR awards -- SCAR symposia -- SCAR publications -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Antarctic wintering stations -- Index