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observers, educators, students, and support personnel project and the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board World were involved in the 228 international IPY projects and Climate Research Program's Integrated Arctic Ocean in numerous related national efforts (Krupnik et al., 105
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Within this context, IPY will seek to yielded important findings about, for example, the galvanize new and innovative observations and research while continuing dramatic sea ice decline in the Arctic and at the same time building on and enhancing existing relevant in the Bellingshausen Sea in the Antarctic; rapid losses initiatives. IPY will serve as a mechanism to attract and develop of ice in the Greenland ice sheet, on the Antarctic a new generation of scientists and engineers with the versatility Peninsula, and in coastal areas of West Antarctica; to tackle complex global issues.
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IPY science disseminated dynamic global science as it was 50, 75, and 125 years by new electronic media, special outreach programs, ago. International years give a higher level of visibility, and live communication captured the attention of the allow greater breadth of work and implementation of public.
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Scientists primarily male Increasing number of female participants and leaders Established researchers Energized next generation of researchers, newly formed Association of Polar Early Career Scientists Education and outreach a duty, an add-on Education and outreach integrated with and feeding back into research Public perception of poles as remote or "cute" Public awareness of changes, interest and concern Established specialist community with tendency to International focus with many new players national focus SOURCE: Compiled by the Committee based on Committee members' experience as researchers and educators and on interactions with the public. for preparation (4-5 years before the actual research crucial overarching IPY framework from July 2003 to and observation period)
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daily tasks of managing the international IPY activi- Useful components of the larger IPY structure -- such ties via the International Programme Office (IPO) in as the international IPY website, its publication dataCambridge, UK, were supported by a UK national con- base, and educational/outreach efforts -- have struggled tribution of approximately $1.5 million (again, a small to find alternative resources, and funding could have percentage of the estimated total funding for IPY as a maintained the U.S.
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The international polar research community the United Kingdom, Norway) invested in the pro grew in terms of inclusiveness, capability, and experiduction of timely assessments of their national IPY ence.
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