INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007-2009

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Arctic Council Directed

• International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008

  The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research in both polar regions and recognize the strong links these regions have with the rest of the globe. It will involve a wide range of research disciplines, including the social sciences, but the emphasis will be interdisciplinary in its approach and truly international in participation.

• Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI)

  The website for the Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI), a project of the Arctic Council which is an eight nation intergovernmental forum for sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. Circumpolar in scope, the AHHI will expand human health research in the areas of infectious diseases, the human health effects of anthropogenic pollution, the human health impact of climate change, and telehealth innovations.

• Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI) July, 2005 No. 3

  Description from the Arctic Council which is an eight nation intergovernmental forum for sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

• Expressions of Intent for IPY 2007-2008 Activities

  The international research community was invited to submit to the IPY International Programme Office (IPO) brief expressions of intent for IPY activities. The EoI's have been placed in an online database, which can be searched from this web-page.

• International Polar Year Data and Information Service (IPYDIS)

  This site helps researchers and data users identify data access mechanisms, archives, and services. It also provides information and assistance to data managers on compliance with standards, development of a union catalog of IPY metadata, and other data management requirements for IPY. It provides a general communication forum for all matters related to accessing, managing, and preserving IPY and related data.

• International Polar Year Planning Chart

  An online planning chart detailing projects by region of interest (north, south or both) and by research topic.

Organizations

• Canadian International Polar Year Web Site

  The Canadian Steering Committee (CSC) is supported by the Canadian Secretariat, which is hosted at the University of Alberta , and works in concert with the Canadian Polar Commission and the IPY Federal Working Group to coordinate Canada ’s IPY initiatives.

• International Council for Science (ICSU) - IPY 2007-08  

  The ICSU and World Meteorological Organization formed a joint committee to launch IPY 2007 -2008. ICSU was formed to strengthen international science for the benefit of society

• International Union for Circumpolar Health - AHHI

  Information and links to other sites with information about the Arctic Human Health Initiative.

• National Research Council - A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008  

  Guide for IPY research in the United States. (PDF size: 27.5mb)

• National Science Foundation - International Polar Year (IPY), 2007-2008
  

  Information for the Research and Education Communities

• US Arctic Research Committee

  The committee's principal duties are to develop and recommend an integrated national Arctic research policy and assist in establishing a national Arctic research program plan to implement the policy. They also facilitate cooperation between the Federal Government, State and local governments, and other nations with respect to arctic research, both basic and applied.

• US International Polar Year 2007-2008

  A National Science Foundation site, it is designed to provide researchers, educators, the news media and the general public with information about federally supported IPY research, expeditions, resources, events and related activities.

• World Ocean Observatory: International Polar Year 2007-2008
  

  The World Ocean Observatory is working in partnership with IPY on several projects. Project information will be available on this site as they occur over the next two years.

• Young Researchers Network, University of Alaska, International Polar Year
  

  A group of young graduate students and post doctoral fellows associated with the University of Alaska. The interdisciplinary group operates as a volunteer network to promote the International Polar Year (IPY) through education and outreach aimed at the general public and students of Alaska. Their motto: "Bringing science off the campus!"
  

Workshops, Conferences and Reports

• International Polar Year Data Management Workshop Report

  The report of the workshop that was held to develop a strategy for the management of data from the International Polar Year. The IPY will be the largest international polar science project ever conducted, and it is considered essential that its legacy be fully available for future generations. (PDF size: 1,598kb)

• 13th International Congress on Circumpolar Health 

  Gateway to the International Polar Year -- Novosibirsk, Russia, June 12 -16, 2006

Other

• Arctic Documentary Film database

  This database contains information on approximately 35 000 documentary films from the Barents region.

• First International Polar Year: 1881-1884

  The records of the first International Polar Year (IPY) offer a unique opportunity to study the Arctic as it existed prior to the present era of environmental change.