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International Polar Year 2007-2008 is now underway! Read about IPY research goals and activities in our new brochure.



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The International Polar Year opening ceremony was held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, February 26, 2007.

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The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is envisioned as an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate the dawn of a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research in both polar regions and involve strong links to the rest of the globe. It will be multi- and interdisciplinary in scope and truly international in participation. It will educate and excite the public, and help train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders. It will include elements from a wide range of scientific disciplines, including issues related to human populations.

The Polar Research Board of the National Academies serves as the U.S. National Committee for IPY.

Please email IPYINPUT@lsw.nas.edu with comments and questions concerning the IPY.

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