Over the course of Polar Week (Oct 5-9^th) Dr. Teodor Negoita of the Romanian Polar Research Institute spearheaded a number of public polar outreach activities including radio shows, lectures at the Metropolitan Library in Bucharest, and school based outreach activities in Sascut Gymnasium, Bacau County. He spoke of Romania’s strong leadership in Antarctic research and encouraged participants to consider the impacts that polar changes will have on the rest of the globe and how their actions play a part in the global ecosystem change we are seeing and will see in the future. We thank Romania and Dr Negoita for a strong presence in October Polar Week!

Children in Bucharest - Gymnasium no.206, Sector 6 - October 6

Adventure and research at the Poles: glacier letting affects us all - Metropolitan Library - October 6

Pro Vita Universale Association - Romania Metropolitan Library - October 4

Lecture from Dr. Negoita "Melting ice from the Poles affects us all" - Faculty of Biology, Bucharest University

"Mihai Eminescu" National College - Bucharest - October 7

"Terra Magazine" staff publish IPY in the World and Romanian contributions - October 8

Establishing the Circle of Polar Philately within the IPY - Sascut Gymnasium, Bacau County - October 5

Mihalea Scanteie Cotarlet "Studies of Antarctic microorganisms and related biotechnologies - Lower Danube University - Galati, Romania

For a video glimpse of October Polar Week in Romania, please see this video clip:

Iasi "AI.I.Cusa" University