Feedback Needed - Animated Graphics about Polar Research

Feedback Needed - Animated Graphics about Polar Research Hello to Everybody, In December 2009 we started a little outreach project under the direction of Dave Carlson, which intends to make research outcomes more available and transparent for the general public (see the attached short description). In the content of this project we are especially interested in how to present scientific results to children and students in order to raise their awareness and to get them interested in nature. To get more information about the needs and interests of students, teachers and schools we provided an ‘IPY Questionnaire for Teachers’, which should serve to collect this, information. As your knowledge from the IPY Teachers group is very important for us, we would really appreciate it, if some of you could find the time and fill this questionnaire online at http://www.apecs.is/outreach/1636-animated-graphics-survey out until the 11th of May, and/or maybe forward it also to your colleagues! Thank you very much for your cooperation Inga May

Researcher seeks input on IPY Education

As a current recipient of a Northern Resident Award, from the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS), As a Bachelor of Education student, I am interested in learning about how the recent International Polar events and activities served students and educators, as well as what IPY education outreach resources have been used and by whom during and after the International Polar Year. The IPY was a terrific example of grassroots education outreach and serves as a model for how educational possibilities may evolve from great ideas and hard work. I am interested in learning more about the legacy of the IPY as it pertains to northern classrooms and the ability for students and educators to source educational materials and network opportunities with researchers, scientists and other classrooms.

With your support, my research I will investigate participation in the International Polar Year events/activities as well as what IPY education outreach resources have been used and by whom during and after the International Polar Year.



My survey may be accessed through the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T9556P7



Thanks again,

Ginny Coyne

21 Tutshi Rd,

Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3R4 Canada



landline: 867.668.6668, mobile: 867.334.3666 alternate email address: vcoyne@yukoncollege.yk.ca

PolarPals: apologies for spam

I'm puzzled at the spam coming through this blog/list...never had this happen before in years of using the blogger.com and yahoogroups.com combo.
Sorry! working on a fix.
Remy

IPY Education Report

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IPY Programme Office <ipyipo@bas.ac.uk> Feb 02 10:48AM ^

 
**APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTINGS**
 
This report can also be viewed online at: http://www.ipy.org/news-a-announcements/item/2322-ipy-report-february-2010
 
IPY Report: February 2010
 
Content:
 
1) Oslo Science Conference
2) Teacher's workshop in Oslo
3) Polar Week - 15 to 19 March 2010
4) APECS Update
 
Report no. 34, February 2010
From: IPY International Programme Office
To: IPY Project Coordinators
cc: IPY Community Google Groups
 
1) Oslo Science Conference
 
The IPY Oslo Science Conference attracted more than 2500 abstracts, with strong interest in all six Themes. Now the conveners and the Theme committees, supported by the Conference Secretariat and Steering Committee, work to develop a detailed programme and to respond as quickly as possible to everyone who submitted an abstract. Approximately 25% of the abstracts came from early career scientists. In that surprising and very positive response we can detect the energy and effectiveness of the APECS networks (see item 4, below), and we can anticipate a vibrant influence on the entire Conference. If the number and breadth of abstracts represents a very strong step towards the first IPY goal (to "make major advances in polar knowledge and understanding"), then the wide international interest from early career scientists represents an exciting indicator of success on the third IPY goal (to "inspire a new generation of polar scientists and engineers").
 
The Conference venue has abundant space for side meetings and for business meetings of the various polar organisations, generally at no extra cost but available only on a first-requested, first-served basis. Please make your needs and plans known as soon as possible, to: askn@rcn.no (Mr. Asgeir Knudsen).
 
PLEASE NOTE: EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 8 MARCH 2010.
 
2) Teacher's workshop in Oslo
 
The IPY Oslo Science Conference also attracted more than 200 applications for a Polar Teachers Conference organized for the weekend before the Science Conference. These teachers will develop and share ideas and skills to meet their goal of "learning how to use polar science in your classroom". The enthusiastic international interest in the Teachers Conference represents an encouraging contribution to the fourth IPY goal (to "elicit keen interest and participation from polar residents, schoolchildren, the general public and decision-makers worldwide").
 
3) Polar Week - 15 to 19 March 2010
 
The final Polar Week, of this IPY and from this IPO, will occur in mid March. As a reminder, a Polar Week simply represents a collection of Polar Day activities that have grown too large, too exuberant, and too widespread to fit within the confines of one 24 hour period. For this Polar Week, we continue the theme 'What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All' with lectures, classroom activities, and virtual balloon launches. We also use this Polar Week to highlight materials from the new book 'Polar Science and Global Climate, An International Resource for Education and Outreach' and to promote the science and education and outreach activities of the Oslo Science Conference. For more information, contact: Nicola Munro (ipy1@bas.ac.uk).
 
4) APECS Update
 
The biggest news this month was the incredible response we received for the IPY Oslo Science Conference Stipend Programme - over 850 applicants! This will keep us busy for a while, but shows the high level of enthusiasm and excitement for polar research in the younger generation of researchers. We would like to encourage all IPY National Programmes to consider contributing to the travel support of their young researchers.
 
In other APECS news,
 
. In early December 2009, the IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium was held in Victoria, BC, Canada and attracted more than 75 participants and 20 mentors from 14 different countries.
. Another successful APECS Mentor Panel was held at the AGU in December and several others are planned in the coming months, including at the International Glaciological Conference "Ice and Climate Change: a View from the South" in Valdivia, Chile.
. The APECS Antarctic Field School was held in January with 15 students and lecturers.
. The APECS Virtual Poster Session attracted a large number of new contributions during the last month and plans are underway for a first Virtual Poster Session call in early February.
. There are also activities going on in the National Committees of APECS.
o On January 20 APECS Sweden organized a career day at Stockholm University.
o APECS is also happy to announce the establishment of our newest national committee, APECS Polska. For more information on these activities and more, visit www.apecs.is.
 
Thanks to grants from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) through collaborations with the University of Tromsø (UiT) and the Norwegian Polar Institute (NP) as well as the Tromsø Kommune's RDA programme to support the development of a permanent sustainable funding plan for APECS, the APECS Directorate is able to continue operations in 2010 and 2011. This is great news for our organization and we wish to thank the funders for their support and for helping us shape the future of polar research!

 

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Polar Week in March, and Canadian Geographic IPY issue

7. The last in a series of polar days and polar weeks will take place from March 15 to 19. Coordinated by the International Program Office, the theme for the week is  What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All.
“March Polar Week will be an opportunity for researchers, educators, early career scientists, and students from across the globe to celebrate the partnerships, outreach, and scientific outcomes IPY has enabled regionally, nationally and internationally. It will also provide the IPY community with a chance to generate excitement as they prepare for the IPY Oslo Science Conference June 8-12, 2010.”  More information on Polar Week will become available as we get closer to the event at:

http://www.ipy.org/hidden/item/2293-march-polar-week-2010-what-happens-at-the-poles-affects-us-all


8. Canadian Geographic: Special Arctic International Polar Year (IPY) Issue - January/February 2010  "The January/Febr uary 2010 issue of Canadian Geographic contains a polarpalooza of stories, ranging from an intimate portrayal of life at the Yukon's Kluane Lake Research Station to a profile of a student geographer from Labrador on exchange in Norway. We shine a spotlight on the largest ever Inuit health survey and the mysterious disappearance of mercury from the atmosphere when the Arctic sun rises. It's all part of our crucial quest to understand the North". www.canadiangeographic.ca

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INVITATION.......

Dear Friend, 

My name is Mrs. Helen Enrique, female, working with Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations (GSPN). UNITED STATE WASHINGTON DC, We are organizing a global World Conference, Global Peace Index (GPI). Taking place from 8th to 12th March 2010 at Washington DC, In the United States and in Dakar Senegal from 15th to 19th March 2010, In our request to invite people from various countries around the world, I went in search of your e-mails on the web site as a means of contacting people and organizations As a result, I picked your email from an N.G.O`s website. 

If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country or organization, you may contact the secretariat of the organizing committee for details and information's. You should also inform them that you were invited to participate by friend of yours (Mrs. Helen Enrique) who is a member of the American Youths 4Peace and a staff of Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations. 

I believe that we may have the opportunity to meet if you may be willing to participate in this event. The benevolent donors from across the global and the Organizing Committee will provide round Trip air tickets and accommodation for the period of participants, Stay in the U.S., to all registered participants. If you are a holder of passport that may require visa to enter the United States, you may inform the conference secretariat at the time of registration, as the Organizing committee is responsible for all visas arrangements and travel assistance.

Email: symposium_conference@secretary.net 

You may get back to me with my email address below.

Email: helen.enrique@insing.com
Sincerely,
Mrs. Helen Enrique

RE: [polarpals] EXTENDED DEADLINE - Oslo Science Conference - 25 JANUARY 2010

Karen, any list member can post to the list, so why not craft your message yourself? Simply email to polarpals@yahoogroups.com .

 

This goes for any other message you’d like to send to the list. It won’t appear on the blog page, however, though I could set you up for this too….OR simply email your message to rrodden.ppipy@blogger.com and it will go to the blog and the polarpals list.

 

Remy

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Edwards [mailto:karen.edwards@ualberta.ca]
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:14 PM
To: Remy.Rodden
Subject: Re: [polarpals] EXTENDED DEADLINE - Oslo Science Conference - 25 JANUARY 2010

 

Hi!

 

Wondering if you can help me with something using Polar Pals.We are looking through the currently registered abstracts with the OSC and I would like to track which Canadians have submitted already and I can compare it with the list I have seen today. Just want to make sure none of the Canadian submissions get lost.

 

Let me know if you'd like me to write a message for the group.

 

K

 

Karen Edwards

IPY International Program Office

OSC teachers' conference committee

 

Tel: +1-780-424-6517

 

 

 

 

 

On 21-Jan-10, at 11:50 AM, <remy.rodden@gov.yk.ca> <remy.rodden@gov.yk.ca> wrote:

 

EXTENDED DEADLINE - Oslo Science Conference - 25 JANUARY 2010

 

INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR OSLO SCIENCE CONFERENCE

8-12 June 2010 | Oslo, Norway

 

LATE SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE - 25 JANUARY 2010

 

Submit abstracts now at: www.ipy-osc.no

 

To enable inclusion of as much IPY and related polar data in the final

program, late submissions will continue to be accepted until Monday 25

January. We would be grateful if you could pass this information to

interested colleagues, students and polar networks.

 

From: Volker Rachold <Volker.Rachold@iasc.info>

Date: January 21, 2010 4:11:45 AM PST

To: Volker Rachold <Volker.Rachold@iasc.info>

Cc: No-Reply <news@iasc.info>

Subject: IPY Oslo Conference

 

Abstract deadline for IPY Oslo Science Conference extended till 25th January: More than 2200 abstracts submitted on deadline

Published: 21.01.2010

The IPY Oslo Science Conference will be the biggest polar science meeting ever. The steering committee, meeting in Oslo today, already feel that we are a long way towards a great success. To cater for some groups the committee has decided to accept abstracts submitted up untill the 25th January.

- We have sufficient content to prepare a very attractive program, says Dr Olav Orheim, chair of the steering committee. - The turnout is impressive from most disciplines. Al together 850 has applied for the early career stipends. The committee has devoted a lot of attention to the scientists recruited to polar science through IPY, so this turnout is a remarkable achievement.

The IPY Oslo Science Conference is already twice as large as the last, and up untill then largest, global polar science meeting in terms of submissions.

- The brief extension of the deadline is for the courtesy of some of our partners. The submission system has in general been smooth. But in particular some scientists, that have just now returned from Antarctica, need some extra lead time, Dr Orheim says.

While leaving the call for abstracts open for a few days, the steering committee has decided that stipend application option is closed by the original deadline.

The submitted abstracts are quite well distributed amongst the 6 conference themes and in general between the various sessions:

·         420 abstracts submitted for Theme 1. Linkages between Polar Regions and global systems

·         560 abstracts submitted for Theme 2. Past, present and future changes in Polar Regions

·         440 abstracts submitted for Theme 3. Polar ecosystems and biodiversity

·         270 abstracts submitted for Theme 4. Human dimensions of change: Health, society and resources

·         240 abstracts submitted for Theme 5. New frontiers, data practices and directions in polar research

·         220 abstracts submitted for Theme 6. Polar science education, outreach and communication

The IPY Oslo Science Conference has so far received abstracts from 58 nations. This largely overlaps with the 60 nations that participated in the International Polar Year.

- Conveners are now urged to continue to actively promote their sessions, especially those with relatively low turnout. Some regions of the world are underrepresented. This includes parts of Asia/Pacific and South-America. We will use the extension period to encourage participation from those regions, Dr Orheim says.

Submit your abstract here.

 

 

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