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About the International Polar Year

The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 was an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that initiated a new era in polar science. The Polar Year ran over two years from March 2007-March 2009, spanning two Arctic and two Antarctic summer research seasons.

IPY 2007-2008 included research in both polar regions and recognise the strong links these regions have with the rest of the globe. It involved a wide range of research disciplines, including the social sciences, but the emphasis was interdisciplinary in its approach and truly international in participation. It also aimed to educate and involve the public, and to help train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.

The IPY in 2007-2008 also afforded an opportunity to engage the upcoming generation of young scientists and to get the public to realise just how much the cold ends of the sphere we all live on really do influence us.

See: www.ipy.org

Click here to see the IPY Brochure.