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International Polar Year 2007–2008 - WMO

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IPY 20 07–20 08<br />

Fig. 4.0-2. A word<br />

cloud created from<br />

the education,<br />

outreach and<br />

communication<br />

programs included in<br />

IPY EOC assessment,<br />

as of 23 January 2011.<br />

(www.apecs.is/educationoutreach/ipy-outreachassessment)<br />

exceeded anything that was done in the earlier IPYs<br />

and in IGY 1957–1958. However, these activities<br />

required considerable planning and resources,<br />

and still need to be sustained. Future polar science<br />

programs and the institutions that support and<br />

finance polar research need to ensure that EOC,<br />

archiving and career development activities are<br />

integrated within science plans and are provided with<br />

sufficient resources within these same budgets. Why<br />

make this investment? Because in 50 years it is very<br />

likely the investment IPY <strong>2007–2008</strong> made in EOC and<br />

archiving and career development opportunities will<br />

still be among its most visible outcomes.<br />

Reference<br />

Kaiser, B., (ed), 2010. <strong>Polar</strong> Science and Global Climate<br />

- An <strong>International</strong> Resource for Education and<br />

Outreach. Pearson, London. 237 pp.

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