HR: 0800h
AN: ED11A-0119    [Abstracts]
TI: An Introduction to the UK Polar Network: Education and Outreach
AU: * Hendry, K
EM: kathh@earth.ox.ac.uk
AF: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom
AU: Irvine, E
EM: e.a.irvine@reading.ac.uk
AF: Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BB, United Kingdom
AU: Mugford, R
EM: rm423@cam.ac.uk
AF: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom
AU: Freeman, H
EM: hfreeman01@qub.ac.uk
AF: School of the Environment and Society, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
AU: Freeman, H
EM: hfreeman01@qub.ac.uk
AF: School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queens University of Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, United Kingdom
AU: Baker, N
EM: npmb2@cam.ac.uk
AF: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom
AU: Thomas, L
EM: lith@bas.ac.uk
AF: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom
AU: Rye, C
EM: cr362@cam.ac.uk
AF: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom
AU: Cheshire, J
EM: jc905@soton.ac.uk
AF: School of Geography, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
AB: The UK Polar Network is the UK branch of the IPY Youth Steering Committee, an endorsed IPY Project, and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). We have two aims in the UKPN: (1) to provide a network for early career polar researchers working in the UK and (2) to carry out education and outreach activities in UK schools, science festivals and through our website. The Education and Outreach working group is involved in organising programs for a range of age groups including engaging activities for primary and secondary school children, information packs on careers and gap year ideas to school leavers and undergraduate students. The intention is, as far as possible, to keep these events free through fundraising. In addition we aim to provide funding for UK polar researchers to attend national networking days and international IPY conferences to present their work, and are involved with organising workshops at these events. In addition, our website is being developed to provide discussion boards, careers information for polar researchers, as well as information for the public, photos and blogs from polar researchers in the field.
UR: http://www.polarnetwork.org
DE: 0700 CRYOSPHERE (4540)
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting