IPY 2007-2008

Conference Announcement
IPY: Protection and Preservation of Scientific Bases in the Polar Regions
International Polar Heritage Committee

24-27 September 2007
Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
Barrow, Alaska

For further information, please go to the Polar Heritage Website.


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Barrow Arctic Science Consortium


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The International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) announces "IPY: Protection and Preservation of Scientific Bases in the Polar Regions," an International Polar Year conference being held on 24-27 September 2007, at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium in Barrow, Alaska.

Since the first IPY in 1882-83 there have been a number of major international science initiatives in polar regions. All of these events have been milestones in the history of humankind and the tangible evidence of many of these sites remains scattered around the frozen extremes of our planet. The current IPY 2007-2008 is an internationally coordinated campaign that will initiate a new era in polar science and also include the social sciences. IPY embraces research in both the Arctic and Antarctic and recognizes the strong links these areas have with the rest of the globe.

Presentations at the IPHC conference will focus on many locations ranging from the historic huts of Antarctica to the remains of recent scientific and exploratory bases in the Arctic and will include some of the earlier IPY stations. Topics to be discussed include management issues, conservation techniques, accessibility, and the recording and dissemination of data and information. It is intended that IPHC will subsequently publish selected presentations in book form to make them available for wider distribution to the polar heritage protection community.

The main purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for those involved in the conservation of cultural heritage sites in polar regions and to share their experience and knowledge. The emphasis of presentations should be on conservation issues and not merely represent a historical lecture.

For further information, including registration and abstract submission procedures, please go to the website.