Antarctica Live from IPY events...

Celebrate the International Polar Year (IPY) and virtually join teachers and researchers in Antarctica through Live from IPY events! Interact with PolarTREC teachers and researchers conducting research in Antarctica. These are real-time, interactive events where you can ask questions and view photos! Anyone can register for these events and participation is free! For more information about PolarTREC or to register for Live from IPY events, visit http://www.polartrec.com Or contact Janet Warburton or Kristin Fischer or call the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-1600 *********************************************** Live From IPY Event Information *********************************************** You may register for these live events at: http://www.polartrec.com/live-from-ipy/overview 6 December 2007, Live from IPY with PolarTREC teacher Ann Linsley working on the Human Impacts in Antarctica project from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. [9:30AM Alaska Standard Time, 8:30AM HST, 10:30AM PST, 11:30AM MST, 12:30PM CST, 1:30PM EST, 7:30AM next day at McMurdo, Antarctica] 12 December 2007, Live from IPY with PolarTREC teacher Elke Bergholz working on South Pole Ozone Changes project from South Pole Station, Antarctica. [7:30AM Alaska Standard Time, 6:30AM HST, 8:30AM PST, 9:30AM MST, 10:30AM CST, 11:30AM EST, 5:30AM next day at South Pole, Antarctica] 13 December 2007, Live from IPY celebrating International Polar Day. Learn more about ice sheet research in the polar regions with presentations from a variety of researchers and PolarTREC teacher Brandon Gillette. [8:30AM Alaska Standard Time, 7:30AM HST, 9:30AM PST, 10:30AM MST, 11:30AM CST, 12:30PM EST, 6:30AM next day at McMurdo Station, Antarctica] 19 December 2007, Live from IPY with PolarTREC teacher Elke Bergholz working on South Pole Ozone Changes project from South Pole Station, Antarctica. [9:30AM Alaska Standard Time, 8:30AM HST, 10:30AM PST, 11:30AM MST, 12:30PM CST, 1:30PM EST, 7:30AM next day at South Pole, Antarctica] For these events, we will be using the "webinar" (online seminar) interface, Horizon Wimba, 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. Every event is archived and available 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 Janet Warburton or Kristin Fischer or call the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-1600