Ongoing
3. Österreichisches Polarsymposium im Naturhistorischen Museum
Vom 26. bis 28. März 2009 fand im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien das 3. Österreichische Polarsymposium statt. Die Österreichische Gesellschaft für Polarforschung lud, wie sie schrieb Polarforscher und Polarophile, im Zuge des Internationalen Polarjahres (siehe unten) zu einer Tagung ein.
Aline Ehrenfried, Stefan Bauer und Gertrude Eilmsteiner-Saxinger nahmen für die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arktis und Subarktis an der Veranstaltung teil und präsentierten aktuelle Forschungsvorhaben.
Präsentation der AAS von Aline Ehrenfried als pdf zum download:
AAS Präsentation (pdf)
Details zur Veranstaltung unter:
http://www.zamg.ac.at
Programm zur Veranstaltung:
Programm (pdf)
Bilder der Veranstaltung:
Bilder
International Polar Year 2007—2009
The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have devoted the period from 1st March 2007 until 1st March 2009 to the polar regions of the world. Arctic and Antarctic are in focus of a comprehensive scientific programme, which even stretches over two years this time - to give scientists the opportunity to conduct research in all seasons of the year on the northern and southern hemisphere.
The
International Polar Year is the forth broad event concerning the Polar
Regions, after the first International Polar Year 1882/83 followed by
the second one in 1932/33 and the International Geophysical Year 1957/58.
Scientists from all over the world are involved in more than 200 interdisciplinary
scientific programmes, particularly concerning climate research, physics
and biology. But also cultural and social topics are addressed.
The arctic regions include areas above the arctic circles and are home to over one million people. Despite their marginal position, the Polar Regions play in important global role considering the complex correlation between the climate and the marine ecosystem.
Alongside scientific research, expeditions and observation programmes in the Polar Regions, also the general public should be addressed and involved in activities around the International Polar Year. Lectures, conferences, or educational programmes inform about the Arctic and Antarctic, about land, ocean, ice and people.
Read more on the official website dedicated to the Int. Polar Year 2007
http://www.ipy.org
Other relevant links to the history of the IPY:
http://www.spkp.se/IPY/IPYOU01.htm
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/aro/ipy-1/History.htm
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