The Earth Science Week Update
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK UPDATE
American Geosciences Institute
Vol. 5, No. 4: July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE…
* Project Highlights Science of International Polar Year
* International Year of Planet Earth: Get on Board!
* Get a Free Trial Issue of Geotimes Magazine Online
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Project Highlights Science of
International Polar Year (IPY)
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Middle and high school students and their teachers in the eastern United
States and Western Europe are invited to participate in “The Science
of IPY,” a live, interactive, one-hour videoconference hosted by
local science centers on Friday, Oct. 19, at 9:30 a.m. EDT (2:30 GMT).
Dr. Rhian Salmon of the IPY Programme Office and Dr. Waleed Abdalati
of NASA’s Cryospheric Sciences Branch will take participants on
a guided virtual tour of Earth’s polar regions and explore some
of the key questions that scientists are trying to answer about how
the poles are changing. Students and teachers will be engaged, including
a question-and-answer period with featured scientists.
Participants will convene at select science centers in the eastern
United States, the United Kingdom, and France. To learn how to register,
stay tuned for instructions to be posted on the websites of Earth Science
Week at http://www.earthsciweek.org
and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) at www.astc.org/iglo.
ASTC’s IGLO (International Action on Global Warming) project is
an international organization of science centers and museums furthering
understanding of climate science.
This event will kick off a series of videoconferences to be served
over Internet2 during the two-year span of IPY. The series is sponsored
and conducted jointly by NASA, NOAA, the IPY Programme Office, and the
Internet2 network service provider MAGPI.
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International Year of Planet
Earth: Get on Board!
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Earth Science Week participants are encouraged to take part in the
International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). Spanning from February 2007
to December 2009, IYPE aims to demonstrate new and exciting ways in
which Earth science can help future generations meet the challenges
involved in ensuring a safer and more prosperous world.
While the IYPE science program concentrates on issues of complex interactions
within Earth systems and their long-term sustainability, the outreach
program includes educational ventures at all levels, such as lecture
tours, geology excursions, articles, competitions, and many other items
and activities.
IYPE is a joint initiative by UNESCO and the International Union of
Geological Sciences. To learn more about IYPE, visit http://www.esfs.org
online.
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Get a Free Trial Issue of
Geotimes Magazine Online
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AGI’s Geotimes magazine now offers a trial issue as a free, downloadable
PDF. Each month, Geotimes offers clear and engaging articles about the
Earth, energy, and the environment - topics for readers interested in
understanding the science of the planet and its impact on society.
By shifting to a PDF version of the magazine for trial review, Geotimes
is now more accessible to individuals throughout the world while at
the same time conserving paper and other natural resources. The PDF,
formatted for screen viewing, is nearly identical to the regular print
issue.
To download a free trial copy of Geotimes magazine, go to the Geotimes
website at http://www.geotimes.org
and click on Trial Issue. For more information, contact AGI’s John
Rasanen at jr@agiweb.org.
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The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific
and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists,
geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides
information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests
in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education,
and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences
play in society's use of resources and interaction with the environment.
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