Apologies for Cross-posting Dear All,
We would like to draw your attention to Session: Polar Knowledge in Action - the Antarctic at the IPY Montreal 2012: From Knowledge to Action Conference in Montreal, Canada from 22-27 April 2012. Abstracts are now being accepted and the final date for submission is 30 September 2011. For more information on the conference, visit: http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca/. This session focuses on IPY findings that require, have potential for, or have resulted in action in the Antarctic, including the Southern Ocean and the Sub-Antarctic Islands. It welcomes contributions on practical applications of Polar knowledge across a broad range of sectors, projects and geographical areas. Most industrial or commercial applications are absent from the region, with the exception of tourism and fishing. Other practical applications may include, for instance, the application of data on the ozone hole to the health of the regional communities; the application of medical studies to the deployment of individuals in hostile environments on Earth or in space; the use of upper atmosphere/geospace data to the forecasting of space weather and its possible effects on communications and satellites; the use of this environment by educators; collection of data for regional weather forecasting and climate change projections; the likely effects of rising fuel oil prices on transport and logistics in the region; the creation of efficiencies through the sharing of facilities; the development of renewable energy; applications of new approaches to the handling and treatment of waste; elimination of invasive species. Sessions may include examination of arrangements for cooperation and collaboration; preservation efforts to rid the Antarctic from introduced pest species; the successes of the Antarctic Treaty in establishing and facilitating collaboration; the application, enforcement, and outcomes of acts and conventions within the region to reduce illegal and unregulated fishing and whaling; mechanisms and processes for accessing and understanding Polar knowledge; methods of building awareness, translating knowledge into usable formats to enable action; monitoring ongoing Polar change and so on. We hope you consider submitting an abstract and attending the IPY Montreal 2012 Conference. Best regards, Natalia Galin - [email protected], Research Associate, Center for Polar Observation and Modelling, University College London, United Kingdom Dr. Colin Summerhayes - [email protected], Emeritus Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Natalia Galin Research Associate - Satellite Glaciology Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London +44 207 679 3740 [email protected]
