In order to make the Indian Antarctic Programme internationally recognised and perceptible, it is foremost that India contributes effectively in the various international platforms under the aegis of the Antarctic Treaty. To this effect, for the first time the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research hosted the 11th meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programme (COMNAP) & Standing Committee of Antarctic and Logistic Operations (SCALOP) and the Executive meeting of the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR), at Goa during 19-24th September, 1999. The meeting was attended by 80 delegates from all the Consultative Party Countries.

During this meeting a Workshop on Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment in Antarctica was organized by the Antarctic Environment Officers Network. This Workshop recommended development of standard technical handbook on environmental monitoring activities for Antarctic operations by the Treaty nations. The Workshop on Emergency Response and Contingency Planning initiated action to develop guidelines for general accidents, disasters, chemical spills and responses to medical exigencies in Antarctica. Two electronic networks namely TRAINET and INFONET were established to propagate the activities of various nations in Antarctica especially those related with pre-Antarctic trainings and briefings. The Working Group on Alternate Energy Sources in which India is a member was reactivated in order to provide inputs on energy managements and exchange information on new technologies and development in the fields of non-conventional energy sources in Antarctic operations.