The USGS IPY Kickoff Event
On Friday, March 30, 2007, the USGS held an International Polar Year kickoff event at USGS Headquarters in Reston, Virginia. More than 100 people attended the kickoff, which included several speakers, a panel of scientists involved in polar research, and the unveiling of the USGS’s poster commemorating the IPY. You can look through a variety of material presented and created at the event below — more items will be added soon, so check back periodically.
Presentations and Slideshows
USGS-IPY Presentation
Powerpoint[1.3 MB], PDF [374 kB]USGS-IPY Polar Images Slide Show
Powerpoint [52.5 MB], ViewHighlights of National and International IPY Activities
Dr. Chris Elfring, Director, Polar Research Board, National Academy of SciencesPowerpoint [1 MB], PDF [534 kB]
Presentation of the IPY Poster
ipyUSGS poster.jpg [JPEG, 97 kB]
Print Version [PDF, 52 MB]
Circum-Arctic Petroleum Resource Appraisal
Ms. Brenda S. PiercePowerpoint[10 MB], View
USGS Arctic and Antarctic Activities
Mr. Jerry L. MullinsPowerpoint[46.5 MB], View
USGS Glacier Studies Project
Dr. Richard S. WilliamsPowerpoint [1.3 MB], PDF [1.4 MB]
The Yukon River Basin Assessment and Integrated Climate-Effects Monitoring Network
Mr. Peter S. MurdochPowerpoint[1.7 MB], View
Alaska Science center Activities during IPY
Dr. Thomas R. ArmstrongPowerpoint, [15.2 MB], PDF [1.4 MB]
