Live from IPY with the BEST Expedition in the Arctic!

Celebrate the International Polar Year and join us for Live from IPY with the BEST Expedition in the Arctic! Interact with PolarTREC teacher Maggie Prevenas and science educator Robyn Staup live from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Healy, from someplace in the Bering Sea! Ask questions and view photos! Anyone can register for these events and participation is free! For more information about the BEST expedition or to register for live events, visit http://www.polartrec.com Or contact Katie Breen or Janet Warburton or call the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-1600 ************************* Live Event Information ************************* You may register for live events below at: http://www.polartrec.com/applications/ipy_webinar_app.html Next Event: 10 May 2007 Thursday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m. Alaska Daylight Time [8:30 a.m. HDT, 11:30 a.m. PDT, 12:30 a.m. MDT, 1:30 p.m. CDT, 2:30 p.m. EDT] Duration: ~ 45 minutes For these events, we will be using the webinar interface, HorizonWimba, which allows presentation of PowerPoint slides over the Internet during a conference call, and includes other useful functions such as online chat and polling features. To take full advantage of the webinar you will need telephone and Internet access. If you do not have Internet access, however, you can simply join the conference call. The webinars will be archived online after the completion of the live sessions. Instructions on how to view an archived events will be posted on the PolarTREC website and emailed to all registered participants. For more information, contact Katie Breen or Janet Warburton or calling the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-1600.