HR: 10:20h
AN: ED12A-01    [Abstracts]
TI: The Big Picture, Polar Ambassadors, and Polar Days; International Outreach and Education During and Beyond IPY
AU: * Salmon, R A
EM: ipy.ras@gmail.com
AF: International Polar Year International Programme Office, c/o BAS, High Cross Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom
AU: Zicus, S
EM: sandra.zicus@acecrc.org.au
AF: Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Centenary Building, Grosvenor Crescent Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005 Private Bag 80 Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
AU: Pauls, M
EM: Margarete.Pauls@awi.de
AF: Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Columbusstraße, Bremerhaven, D 27568, Germany
AU: McCaffrey, M
EM: Mark.Mccaffrey@colorado.edu
AF: CIRES Education & Outreach University of Colorado, Boulder Campus Box 449, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
AU: Carlson, D
EM: ipy.djc@gmail.com
AF: International Polar Year International Programme Office, c/o BAS, High Cross Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom
AU: Huffman, L T
EM: lhuffman@andrill.org
AF: ANDRILL Science Management Office, 126 Bessey Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0341, United States
AB: The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-8 has begun, and it's not just for scientists. Teachers, artists, students, polar visitors, explorers, young scientists, arctic residents, journalists, photographers, and film-makers are all interested. IPY is an incredible opportunity to involve the public with polar science and raise awareness about critical issues facing the polar regions. An overview of the IPY international education and outreach strategy will be presented highlighting activities that encourage polar scientists to work directly with the global community to raise awareness about the polar regions, and the importance of their research. Examples include International Polar Days, IPY in Google Earth, and the Polar Ambassador Programme.
UR: http://www.ipy.org/
DE: 0700 CRYOSPHERE (4540)
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting