Following in the footsteps of the six previous ice drilling technology workshops held between 1974 and 2006, the Seventh International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology will take a comprehensive look at the latest innovations in ice drilling technology, including ice coring, borehole logging, subglacial sampling, core logging and handling, and field logistics. The workshop falls in a time between the successful completion of several technologically innovative deep (NEEM and WAIS Divide) and intermediate depth (Talos Dome and James Ross Island) drilling programs, and several new innovative ice drilling endeavors (Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, Subglacial Lake Whillans, Subglacial Lake Vostok, Roosevelt Island, South Pole 1500m Ice Core, Aurora Basin, Renland Ice Cap project, Dome A). The ice drilling community has continued to grow, and great technological advancements have been made since the last ice drilling technology workshop in 2006. Despite this, there are still numerous challenges that face the ice drilling community, such as fast access drilling, subglacial bedrock drilling, contaminationfree sampling of subglacial water, in-situ probes (ISP), and the identification of the next-generation of drill fluids. The workshop will promote the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experience among many countries and individuals who are involved in ice drilling projects. People active in the technical side of ice drilling are most especially encouraged to participate, as are technical representatives from nations who have recently begun ice drilling programs for the first time.