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Saturday, 02 February 2008 23:37
History of Winter (HOW) Camp, Global Snowflake Network to launch Feb 10-16
Written by Global Snowflake Network
The NASA HOW (History of Winter) program is held each February (since 2000) in Lake Placid, New York, USA. The HOW Program brings together teachers and learning professionals from around the United States to study SNOW, ICE and the WINTER ECOSYSTEM through intensive classroom and fieldwork exercises led by experts in the field. This year the program is held February 10-16. Also this year, The Global Snowflake Network (GSN) will be launched.
Peter Wasilewski and Robert Gabrys created and developed the NASA HOW (History of Winter) program held each February since 2000. The primary foci of the weeklong program (February 10 - 16, 2008) are threefold:
1) SNOW - in the air and on the ground
2) ICE - crystal structure and axial orientation
3) WINTER E...
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International Polar Year celebration concert to be held Feb. 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The University of Alaska International Polar Year office is sponsoring a concert by the Inuit tribal funk band Pamyua at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the Hering Auditorium, Fairbanks, Alaska. The concert is a celebration of the unique cultures of the north and their people’s ability to adapt to changes in both cultural and natural landscapes.
An Alaska-founded group, Pamyua started 10 years ago as a dream by two brothers to share the ancient stories of their people through music and dance. Stephen and Phillip Blanchett, who are of Yup’ik Inuit and African American descent, quickly gained international attention and after being joined by Chefornak, Alaska, dance...
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 06:10
Abstract deadline: Impacts of Climate Warming on Polar Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Written by Louise Huffman
Please consider presenting your research results at the Special Session described below on the ASLO Summer Meeting to take place at St. John\'s NewFounland, Canada, 8-13 June, 2008.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE FEBRUARY 28, 2008
For more information: http://www.aslo.org/meetings/stjohns2008/
SS34. Impacts of Climate Warming on Polar Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Organizers: Carlos M. Duarte, IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB, Mallorca, Spain,
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; Susana Agust, IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB, Mallorca, Spain,
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The 4th International Polar Year (IPY, March 2007 - March 2009) is taking place at a time when climate warming is clearly affecting polar regions. Warming rates and the associated ice loss appears to be accelerating i...
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POLENET is pioneering podcasts on IPY.org.... and IPY.org is rapidly developing to be able to show not only videos, but also audio.
Keep checking over the next few weeks... but in the mean-time, enjoy the first POLENET podcast here. All subsequent podcasts can be viewed at the POLENET podcast feed.
If you would like to contribute to this material, please email Rhian Salmon, IPY Educati...
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International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise
Yukon College and University of the Arctic
1 February-30 April 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://dl1.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ipy/216info
or contact:
Amanda Graham
Yukon College
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Yukon College and University of the Arctic announce an international offering of the online course, International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise.
This second-year-level, multidisciplinary course presents an overview of the historical and scientific context...
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Friday, 18 January 2008 10:01
International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise
Written by Rhian Salmon
Course Announcement
International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise
Yukon College and University of the Arctic
1 February-30 April 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://dl1.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ipy/216info
or contact:
Amanda Graham
Yukon College
E-mail:
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Yukon College and University of the Arctic announce an international offering of the online course, International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise.
This second-year-level, multidisciplinary course presents an overview of the historical and scientific context...
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North3 Goes Live on the Internet
From:
Canadian Embassy Heads of Mission:
Ralph Lysyshyn (MOSCOW)
Anna Blauveldt (REYKJAVIK)
Scott Fraser (HELSINKI)
Fredericka Gregory (COPENHAGEN)
Jillian Stirk (OSLO) and
Alexandra Volkoff (STOCKHOLM)
Date: 2008-01-10
Summary: To mark the International Polar Year, Canada's circumpolar embassies have launched an internet outreach project to engage northern youth.
Canadian embassies in COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI, MOSCOW, OSLO, REYKJAVIK and STOCKHOLM are pleased to announce that North3 is now on the internet (www.ookpik.org/north3). These missions have collaborated...
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Friday, 18 January 2008 08:12
Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins
Written by Rhian Salmon
Press release
Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins
15 January 2008 PR No. 1/2008
A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. The lake - the size of Lake Windermere (UK) - could yield vital clues to life on Earth, climate change and future sea-level rise.
Glaciologist Dr Smith and his colleagues from the Universities of Edinburgh and Northumbria are camped out at one of the most remote places on Earth conducting a series of experiments on the ice. He says,
"This is the first phase of what we think is an incredibly exciting project. We know the lake is 3.2km beneath the ice; l...
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Contents: 1. St Petersburg SCAR/IASC Meeting, July 2008 2. Other impending conference deadlines 3. IPY Science Day: Changing Earth, March 12th 2007 4. APECS update 5. Videos on IPY.org Report no. 9, January 2008 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups 1. Joint SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference, 8-11 July 2008 Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year St Petersburg, Russia Information about this conference can be found at: http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org/...
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