News and Events!
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ARCUS Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum
Arctic Forum Focus: Tipping Points — The Arctic and Global Change
13-15 May 2008, Washington D.C.
The 2008 Arctic Forum will include a diverse range of perspectives on the increasing pace and scale of observed environmental change in the Arctic and around the globe. Have we reached major tipping points in the arctic system?
ARCUS Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum sessions will explore tipping points over different scales of time and space, as well as potential consequences, opportunities, and policy and management response strategies.
The Arctic Forum will be made available via webcast. Click here for more information about ARCUS' Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum.
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Upcoming Events: Live from IPY!
22 May 2008 - Join PolarTREC teacher Katie Pena and the research team aboard N.B. Palmer, to learn more about their work in the Drake Passage.
18 June 2008 - Join us in a Live from IPY event to celebrate the International Polar Year! This is a special live event focusing Land and Life.
10 July 2008 - Join PolarTREC teacher Elizabeth Eubanks and the research team in Barrow, Alaska. Learn more about thier work in the Arctic tundra.
Click here for more information and to register for these events!
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Polar-Palooza National Tour
Mark your calendars! POLAR-PALOOZA, is traveling around the US, featuring high-energy public presentations entitled "Stories from a Changing Planet," tales of adventure and science told by scientists! Special programs include school presentations and workshops for K-12 educators. For more information and their schedule, click here.
PolarTREC expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica are underway! Be sure to check out the Virtual Base Camp to follow teachers and researchers!
PolarTREC is an educational research experience, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., in which K-12 teachers participate in polar research, working closely with scientists as a pathway to improving science education.
In celebration of the International Polar Year (2007-2009), a global scientific campaign to advance our understanding of the polar regions, thirty-six U.S. teachers will spend two to six weeks working with a research team in the Arctic or Antarctic, exploring the environments, cultures, history, and science. PolarTREC teachers will learn about cutting-edge scientific research on topics ranging from atmospheric chemistry to seabird ecology and will share their experiences with scientists, educators, communities, and hundreds of students of all ages across the globe.
PolarTREC builds on the past TREC program (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating in the Arctic) to encompass learning experiences in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Visit the TREC website for more information about the 2004-2006 TREC expeditions.
The arctic tern is a small bird with a big travel schedule! The arctic tern migrates over 22,000 miles each year from the Arctic to Antarctica-the longest migration of any bird in the world. The tern lives in almost perpetual daylight, spending the northern summer in the Arctic and the austral summer in the Antarctic. The arctic tern is a wonderful mascot for PolarTREC teachers who will follow it on its long distance journeys to the polar regions!