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India is enthusiastically pursuing the outreach goal of IPY, which is being coordinated by National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India) in collaboration with WWF-India (World Wide Fund for Nature) and has carried out various competitions & exhibitions in several cities throughout the vast expanse of India. To further give impetus to our outreach efforts & to engage more students, we have planned an innovative Soccer Tournament called "Sub-Zero Soccer" on 15th-22nd November 2008, for College students. The main objective is to generate awareness among the youth by engaging them in sports and culture as this is very close to their heart and appeals to them. The salient features of this event are:...
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By Hayley Hung, INCATPA The IPY INCATPA (INterContinental Atmospheric Transport of Anthropogenic Pollutants to the Arctic) project has completed its first results workshop, held in Toronto, Canada, from September 31 - October 2, 2008. The workshop was attended by 34 participants and partners including international collaborators from China, Vietnam, Russia, U.S. and U.K. Presentations, discussions and activities during the 3-day workshop focused on current status of sampling activities, challenges and strategies for the next several months. Timelines were built for data submission and QA/QC. Achievements that were highlighted at the workshop included: Air sampling activities for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg) have been ini...
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 21:43
New kid's science book: How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Written by Louise Huffman
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming
by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
For grades 4-9 (and their teachers and parents!)
As Environmental Education professor David Sobel writes in this book’s introduction: “The global climate change wave is cresting and it’s about to crash on public schools. Empowerment needs to be the core element of the approach.”
Robert Coontz, deputy editor of Science Magazine wrote:
“This beautiful and informative book fills a major gap in environmental writing for children. It cove...
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Friday, 21 November 2008 00:15
Flight into Australian Antarctic history - South Magnetic Pole centenary flight 17 January 2009
Written by Louise Huffman
The Royal Society of Victoria, involved on polar (Antarctic) science since 1874 is conducting a flight to the South Magnetic Pole on 17 January 2009, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first party (Australians Prof. Edgeworth David and Douglas Mawson and Scotsman Dr Alistair Mackay) to locate the Magnetic Pole in January 1909.
The 12 hour return flight ex Sydney and Melbourne has been arranged as an in-flight scientific program with international scientists presenting papers. Also onboard the 350 seat aircraft will be 60 final year students as "young science ambassadors" drawn from schools from all Australian States, New Zealand, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom. A few seats are still available for interested scientists.
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 23:45
EGU workshop for teachers - Vienna, April 2009: Apply before end November 2008
Written by Louise Huffman
Dai Ghiacci allo Spazio — The history of the Navy Officer Carl Weyprecht and of the development of his international scientific research project in the political and cultural context of the 19th century, and up to the present IPY, IGY, IYPE, eGY and IHY.
Published in Italian by Biblion Edizioni in 2008.
The First International Polar Year was born from an idea of the Austro-Hungarian Naval lieutenant, Carl Weyprecht.
Coming back to Trieste, Italy, from his expedition in the Arctics, Weyprecht developed his plan ...
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 18:48
New book: Dai Ghiacci Allo Spazio - From Ice To Space
Written by Louise Huffman
Dai Ghiacci allo Spazio — The history of the Navy Officer Carl Weyprecht and of the development of his international scientific research project in the political and cultural context of the 19th century, and up to the present IPY, IGY, IYPE, eGY and IHY.
Published in Italian by Biblion Edizioni in 2008.
The First International Polar Year was born from an idea of the Austro-Hungarian Naval lieutenant, Carl Weyprecht.
Coming back to Trieste, Italy, from his expedition in the Arctics, Weyprecht developed his plan ...
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During the last few years many new collaborations and friendships have developed through IPY... as a simple way to capture those memories, we are putting together a collection of photos from participants that will remind us of the highs and lows of this time.
This is not a photographic exhibition, or for commercial use - it is really just memories, hopefully representing the breadth and diversity of IPY activities.
If you'd like to share some of your photographic memories, please follow these upload instructions.
The images will all be made available in a gallery on ipy.org.
Please try and submit your images during November 2008. If you are interested in ...
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Friday, 14 November 2008 21:35
Canada IPY Speaker Series & Youth Forums Update
Written by Louise Huffman
POLAR PERSPECTIVES is now well underway, taking place at 15 venues across the country, in each of Canada's provinces and territories! This National IPY event is supported by the Government of Canada’s International Polar Year Program, the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada, Students on Ice, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Canadian Geographic Magazine. The Speaker Series consists of an evening lecture program delivered to a general audience by prominent scientists, writers, artists, filmmakers, adventurers and leaders. It is intended to ...
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Monday, 10 November 2008 07:04
First Census of Marine Life report: Deep-sea octopuses originate from Antarctic waters
Written by Louise Huffman
Press release: Scientists report major steps towards first census of marine life Meeting in Spain, global crew shares progress towards historic Census in 2010; Among revelations in fourth interim global report: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, Behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars, mammoth mollusks, more The 2,000-strong community of Census of Marine Life scientists from 82 nations today announced astonishing ex...
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