IPY events on the horizon

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Hello everyone,

Hope your November has gone well.  I’m send out a quick email that outlines some of the IPY activities that will be happening nationally and internationally over the next six months or so for your information. There will be more information available about the Canadian IPY early results workshop available soon.

Bob

Bob Van Dijken

Yukon IPY Coordination Office

Council of Yukon First Nations

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium

Victoria, B.C. Canada

Dec. 4 – 8, 2009

More info

http://www.apecs.is/apecs-meetings-a-events/details/47-victoria09

ArcticNet

6^th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2009)

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Dec. 8 – 11, 2009

http://www.arcticnetmeetings.ca/asm2009/

Canadian International Polar Year Early Results workshop

February 16 – 18, 2010

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Details available soon on the Canadian IPY website

http://www.ipy-api.gc.ca/

International Polar Week

March 15 – 19, 2010

 focus on local community-building activities, will connect new and existing partners in science outreach

http://www.ipy.org/images/uploads/PolarWeeks.pdf

State of the Arctic Conference

Miami, Florida

March 16 – 19, 2010

http://soa.arcus.org/

IPY Oslo Science Conference

Polar Science - Global Impact

Oslo, Norway

June 8 – 12, 2010

If you are interested in submitting an abstract for consideration as a presentation or poster the online submission form is now available.  The deadline for submission of Abstracts is January 20^th

http://www.ipy-osc.no/

IPY Teachers conference in Oslo

Date: 6th-7th June 2010  (Teacher workshop) 8th-12th June (IPY Oslo Science Conference)

Place: Oslo, Norway

When and where

The introductory part of the teacher conference will take place at The University of Oslo June 6 and June 7, 2010. The science conference lasts from June 8 until June 12.

Teachers will attend the science conference and meet regularly during the week to share their experiences and ideas.

Who can participate?

Teachers and educators worldwide including pre-service teachers

How to register?

To participate in the PolarTEACHERS conference you need to register and apply. There are two ways to be selected:

·         Present a paper to one of the Theme 6 parallel session in the IPY-OSC  2010 by submitting an abstract on a project or activity that you were involved in during IPY.

·         Write an application describing how you plan to use polar science in your classroom.

Selection of participants

Criteria for selection:

Quality of the abstract for EOC session or the implementation plan for use of polar science in an educational setting Quality of application Geographic distribution of participants Different educator categories

If you are not selected for the conference, you can still participate at the IPY-OSC 2010. You will then have to pay full registration fee and accommodation costs.

Conditions for selected participants

Reduced registration fee of 230 EURO (full registration fee is 460 EURO)

This fee covers accommodation from Saturday June 5 until Saturday June 12. The fee also covers two dinners as well as breakfast and lunch from Sunday to Saturday. Participants will also receive a copy of the new IPY resource book, Polar Science and Global Climate.

NOTE! You must be willing to share rooms with 1 to 3 persons. It will not be possible to pay extra for single rooms. If you want another accommodation you must organize and pay for it yourself.

Travel support to teachers from outside Europe

Maximum number of participants to be selected: 120                                     

Timeline

Abstract submission deadline                  January 20, 2010

Acceptance of abstracts/applications           February 15, 2010

Acceptance from selected participants       February 25, 2010  

Registration deadline for the conference    March 8, 2010

Learn more about the PolarTEACHERS programme

http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1257950088.29

EECOM 2010 Annual National Conference, Burnaby, BC May 19-22

Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM)
2010 Annual National Conference
Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical
diversity for environmental learning
(May 19-22, Simon Fraser University)
 
Call for Submissions
Diversity in sustainability and environmental learning is compounded when one considers the
various cultures, practices and research traditions that inform the field. This complexity
accounts for a range of forms for learning whether it occurs in formal, informal or non-formal
contexts. Cultural diversity is often talked about in educational circles, and it is assumed that
great benefits are to be gained by educators through careful attention to the range of
perspectives that the world has to offer. In terms of curriculum content, pedagogy, and
practice, there is a good deal of evidence that, in order to be more responsive to the needs of
diverse populations, program developments around the world are beginning to reflect the
variation in our society.

In summary, what we are planning for the EECOM 2010 conference is a focus on the
diversity present within the field of environmental learning, both culturally and practically. We
therefore encourage high quality, collaborative proposals which celebrate diversity in
perspectives, methods and/or cultural contexts for the 2010 conference. Proposal submission is
now open and available online (www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom2010 ). Deadline for submissions is
December 20th, 2009. Registration will open December 1st, 2009.


The EECOM 2010 National Conference is being hosted by Simon Fraser University (SFU) in
partnership with L'Association québécoise pour la promotion de l'éducation relative à
l'environnement (AQPERE), Interpretation Canada and the Environmental Education
Professional Specialist Association (EEPSA) of the BC Teachers’ Federation, and in collaboration
with Metro Vancouver. This year the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, located in
the Metro Vancouver region, celebrates 40 years of leadership in environmental programming.
We see this 40th anniversary as a milestone for environmental learning in Canada, and one SFU
would like to share with the Canadian and international community by hosting the 2010 EECOM
conference

Attend the Teacher Workshop at International Polar Year Science Conference in Oslo, Norway!

http://www.polararet.no/conference/esc/article/2009/1257950088.29

The International Polar Year (IPY), from March 2007 to March 2009, was a large scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic.IPY involved thousands of scientists from more than 60 nations in a wide range of physical, biological and social research. The IPY Oslo Science Conference (IPY-OSC 2010) will be the first major meeting of scientists to share results from IPY research. Education, outreach and communication (EOC) has been a central part of IPY and we would like to give teachers and other educators the opportunity to share their experiences. If you have not been involved in IPY, but want to use polar issues in your classroom, you are also welcome to participate.

If you are selected as a participant at the teacher conference you automatically become a participant at the science conference during the rest of the week. You are expected to attend both the teacher and science conferences. You need to arrive on June 5 and depart June 11 at the earliest.

When and Where:

The introductory part of the teacher conference will take place at The University of Oslo June 6 and June 7 2010. The science conference lasts from June 8 until June 12.

Teachers will attend the science conference and meet regularly during the week to share their experiences and ideas.

Who Can Participate:

It's wide open to teachers and educators worldwide including pre-service teachers.

How to Apply:
To participate in the PolarTEACHERS conference you need to register and apply. There are two ways to be selected:

1. Present a paper to one of the Theme 6 parallel session <http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1245943735.35>  in the IPY-OSC  2010 by submitting an abstract on a project or activity that you were involved in during IPY.

2. Write an application describing how you plan to use polar science in your classroom.


Check out the website to learn more! http://www.polararet.no/conference/esc/article/2009/1257950088.29

Or, contact Louise Huffman
lhuffman@andrill.org
ANDRILL Coordinator of Education and Public Outreach 630-460-3688

Webcast from Antarctica 12 November

Join us for a real-time event with PolarTREC teacher, Lindsay 
Knippenberg, and scientists working in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, 
Antarctica!  This event is hosted through the PolarTREC Live from the 
International Polar Year! program and allows participants to learn 
more about the microorganisms that inhabit one of the harshest 
ecosystems on earth. Participants will have a chance to ask questions 
and chat with others during the presentation.

Event Date:  12 November 2009
Event Time: 19 AM Alaska Standard Time [10 AM PST, 11 AM MST, 12 PM 
CST, 1 PM EST]
Registration:  To register for this free event and to receive 
instructions on how to join, go to: http://www.polartrec.com/live-from-ipy/overview
For more information about the science that Lindsay Knippenberg is 
involved in, please read her journals at: http://www.polartrec.com/microorganisms-in-antarctic-glacier-ice
Questions?

Contact us at:
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
3535 College Road, Suite #101
Fairbanks, AK U.S.A. 99709-3710
Phone: 907-474-1600
Fax: 907-474-1604

Websites: http://www.arcus.org; http://www.polartrec.com