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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 18:53
NBC's Today show highlights climate change in the Arctic
The IPY International Programme Office (IPO) has recently received some sponsorship to seed a meeting of the IPY International Youth Steering Committee (IYSC), including the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). This meeting will occur in Stockholm at the end of September. Below is background material for this meeting.
Meeting Details (252 KB DOC) includes participants, overview, agenda, and logistics
Planning Information and Summary (128 KB PDF)
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 22:51
Data, Data, Data
IPY is possibly the largest and most interdisciplinary science project ever conducted. Tens of thousands of investigators from dozens of countries are collecting data in diverse disciplines in physical, life, and social sciences. The data management challenge presented by IPY is huge.
The current approach to the challenge is through an informal global partnership of data centers, archives, and networks working to ensure proper stewardship of IPY and related data. This partnership is called the IPY Data and Information Service (IPYDIS) and a new web site, discussion forum, and help desk has been established at http://ipydis.org to help coordinate the effort.
The IPYDIS seeks to actively engage and support the IPY community, as such, advice, critique, and suppo...
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Monday, 08 October 2007 17:37
IPY Report: October 2007
Contents: 1. Reminder: Joint Committee Assessment 2. Reminder: AGU 3. IPY Science Days 4. Young and Early Career Polar Researchers 5. Polar Ambassadors 6. Observational Legacies From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups 1. Reminder: Joint Committee Assessment As described in our September 2007 report, we solicit input from IPY Project Coordinators and from IPY National Committees for the IPY Joint Committee meeting later this month. The Joint Committee will assess the overall IPY programme as it exists, and welcomes comment on any aspects of IPY, particularly on actions or changes that could he...
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 23:19
Green wind energy at Australian Antarctic station
Who says you can't be green in Antarctica? At the Australian Mawson station in East Antarctica, two wind turbines have been generating part of the station’s electricity since 2003.
At wind speeds above 12 m/s — a common occurrences during eleven months of the year — the wind turbines are capable of generating 100% of the electricity needed by the station for long periods of time. The wind turbines have led to monthly savings in diesel fuel use of up to 58%. Over 10,000 litres of fuel are saved per month, significantly reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide that contribute to global warming.
For more information on renewable power sources tried and tested for the polar regions, check out the ...
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 19:43
UNEP/GRID-Arendal: Educational posters for the International Polar Year - Call for partnerships
Educational posters for the International Polar Year: First announcement, and call for partnerships UNEP/GRID-Arendal For further information, please go to: http://polar.grida.no/ipyposters UNEP Key Polar Centre at UNEP/GRID-Arendal has received support from the Research Council of Norway (Forskningsradet) to prepare a set of posters for the International Polar Year (IPY). This project supports the education, outreach, and communication efforts of IPY. The posters will primarily present polar science and issues and secondarily create awareness of IPY and its research activities. The main objective is to try to answer the question: Why, and how, are the ...
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Monday, 24 September 2007 21:16
New Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) Symposium: Application Deadline
New Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 4-11 May 2008 Application Deadline: Monday, 15 October 2007 For further information, please go to: http://www.disccrs.org/ngpr/ Advanced students and PhD graduates conducting research in the Arctic or Antarctic during the International Polar Year are invited to apply for the New Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) Symposium being held on 4-11 May 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Applications must be submitted by Monday, 15 October 2007. Complete application information is available at: ...
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:19
El Cultural: Interview with Michel Beland (In Spanish)
WIN A WEEK ABOARD AN ARCTIC ICEBREAKER!!
(INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION FROM YOUR HOME COUNTRY)
In April 2008, join journalists from all over the world for a week aboard the Canadian research icebreaker Amundsen.
The World Federation of Science Journalists—in collaboration with the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the International Polar Year Circumpolar Flaw Lead Project—announces a competition offering science journalists the chance to win one of three week-long trips aboard the Canadian research icebreaker Amundsen. You will fly all the way to Inuvik (Canada), and hop aboard a Twin Otter aircraft to the famous icebreaker, where you will get first hand experience of global warming where it is unfolding the fastest.
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 15:58
PolarTREC: Teachers Should Apply Now
PolarTREC 2008/2009
Teacher Application Deadline: Friday, 5 October 2007
For further information, please contact:
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Phone: 907-474-1600
or visit the PolarTREC website
Please note, international applicants are allowed to apply however preference is usually given to US teachers. International applicants will be dealt with on a case by case basis by NSF if they make it into the final pool of applicants.
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APPLICATIONS FOR POLARTREC 2008/2009 TEACHERS ARE
NOW AVAILABLE
PolarTREC is currently accepting applications from teachers for the second year of teacher research...
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Monday, 03 September 2007 22:29
IPY Report: September
Contents: 1) Joint Committee Assessment, for October 2007 2) AGU Sessions and Activities, for December 2007 3) IPY Science Day - 21 September 2007 4) IPY Youth International Planning Workshop, for September 2007 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups 1) Joint Committee Assessment The IPY Joint Committee will hold their sixth meeting in Canada in late October 2007. With most national funding decisions known, and with most IPY Projects underway or in late stages of planning, the Joint Committee will make an initial assessment of the overall programme. The IPY Expression of Interest (EoI) data...
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 16:59
IPY at the AGU 2007 Fall Meeting
Final opportunity to submit an abstract to the AGU 2007 Fall Meeting
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