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2 The Human Element in International Polar Year 2007-2008
Pages 15-26

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From page 15...
... Cryospheric section members were 1.2% of AGU membership and U.S. and international polar scientists represent only are now 1.7% of total AGU membership as of 2011 (Anne Nolin, a small fraction of the broader scientific community, Oregon State University, personal communication)
From page 16...
... Note that the ARMAP database includes only NSF-funded Arctic projects with a field-based component, so not all modeling or remote sensing projects are included. These graphics are intended to be representative of IPY efforts; they do not show the complete data for all of IPY.
From page 17...
... SOURCES: Data from Jenny Baeseman, 3 Understanding Earth's Polar Challenges: International Polar Year APECS (top) ; Magnús Magnússon, IGS Office (middle)
From page 18...
... . This symposium enabled a diverse group of These expanded avenues of collegial interaction during scientists new to the polar community to interact with IPY offered both polar researchers and Arctic residents both active and retired polar scientists and thus promore new and varied opportunities to enhance their vided a new generation with a common sense of history understanding of the Arctic.
From page 19...
... . creation of an international and interdisciplinary net Similarly, a significant difference between IPY work for early career polar scientists to share ideas, 2007-2008 and its predecessors was the participation develop new research directions, and form collabora of women in project leadership and participation -- an tions; promotion of education and outreach as inte increase from almost no female leads during IGY to gral components of polar research to stimulate future around one-fourth during IPY.
From page 20...
... , of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and knowledge of marine animals, terrestrial animals, and Native Americans in Science titled "International Polar sea ice (funded by NSF and the National Park Service Year: Global Change in Our Communities."17 The [NPS]
From page 21...
... Surveys indicated that the public strongly to nonacademic groups further expanded and diversi- valued these face-to-face interdisciplinary programs. fied the body of polar researchers during IPY.20 Such By engaging participants in developing presentations, grants were fairly unusual for the NSF OPP, and the activities, and resources for the general public, these committee applauds the OPP for thus enabling orga- fairs also built the capacity of polar researchers to nizations that had longstanding relationships with local become active and articulate spokespeople during IPY communities to conduct some IPY activities, including and beyond.
From page 22...
... at their in local museums and visits to schools to further the area and national conferences, and many teachers said engagement of polar researchers with public audiences, that direct access to scientists was one of the most educators, and schoolchildren. exciting and valuable features of the programs.
From page 23...
... Many of A science education initiative that reached large the larger IPY science programs included an education numbers of teachers and their students in the United and outreach office to create materials for teachers. States and other countries was Monitoring Seasons One such program is Antarctic Geological Drilling through Global Learning Communities, also called (ANDRILL)
From page 24...
... scientists in various countries to share ideas, develop new research directions, and form collaborations; • The University of the Arctic, a network of higher-education institutions and organizations, helped to coordinate education and outreach activities internationally; • Major increases in the numbers of researchers, women, and polar residents actively involved in polar 27 http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/details.php?
From page 25...
... Continued funding for strong and effective outreach activities such as those described in this section is critical to continued public engagement in and understanding of polar science.


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