The International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science (ISAES) is the major international Antarctic Geoscience meeting convened once every four years that brings together approx. 400 scientists from over 35 countries. This weeklong symposium in 2007, sponsored by SCAR and the U.S. National Science Foundation, will address major topics in Antarctic Earth science. The thematic session "New Frontiers in Technologies and Polar Databases" includes Polar Databases, Repositories, Maps and Next-Generation Access to IPY Data.