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Aventura al fin del mundo 2018 - 2019 50 tourism guides participated in intense theoretical-practical seminars in Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine, in a training that focused on opening a window in time to travel to the Cretaceous and discover the landscapes, flora and fauna of about 65 million years ago and the past connection between South America and Antarctica. 50 guías de turismo participaron en intensos seminarios teórico-prácticos en Punta Arenas y Torres del Paine, en una capacitación que se centró en abrir una ventana en el tiempo para viajar al Cretácico y descubrir los paisajes, la flora y la fauna de hace unos 65 millones de años y la conexión pasada entre Sudamérica y la Antártica. Building an Antarctic Culture Por Edgardo Vega Subdirector INACH evega@inach.cl Just what is the social benefit of the scientific work being done in Antarctica? Why should Chile increase its efforts for greater scientific productivity on that continent? How do citizens benefit from this? Questions such as these are an obligatory part of the analysis that we should undertake each year, in order to create strategies that let us bring Antarctica closer to the people of this country. As those responsible for the generation of scientific knowledge that is useful for the nation of Chile, we have assumed that some of the anticipated results will also bring about a greater appreciation of Antarctic scientific activity by our society in general. We try to encourage real and concrete citizen participation in the benefits that these activities bring to the country, and above all, for the Magallanes region. To accomplish our aforementioned aims we have developed various strategies, as seen in several activities and projects. Perhaps the best known is the educational “Antarctic School Fair” program now in its fifteenth year. This program is intended to open the hearts and minds of hundreds of young people throughout the country to help them learn, understand, and appreciate the knowledge being developed about Antarctica. During these 15 years we have learned from our errors, and from our successes. The Antarctic School Fair is now more mature and provokes greater interest, as well as representing greater challenges for its organizers. In re¬cent years we have had to expand our focus for these young people, to include the social sciences. Likewise we have created strong incentives for participation and collaborative work among students from several regions of the country, using the internet and social networks. By utilizing these tools we expect that these young people will understand that in the case of Antarctica, cooperation is more important than competition. Now that this activity has become institutionalized, we have added teaching days for pre-school educators along with week-long seminars specially designed for primary education instructors, called “Polar Scientist for a Day” as we recall that our young people are important allies in our attempts to “Antarctisize” Chile. But we are still trying to go further, by incorporating the community, with its diverse interests and talents. During the year 2017 we have activated three initiatives that contribute to this objective. The first of these is called “Antarcticans” to distinguish a “tribe” of citizens who have demonstrated a genuine interest in Antarctica, for its protection, and for means to strengthen Antarctic values. A fundamental feature of any tribe is those who use art to reflect the cultural traditions of the tribe. We are now working together with a group of local artisans to combine their talents with scientific knowledge about Antarctica, to bring about results that reveal a great deal of beauty and significance. The second initiative attempts to showcase paleontological findings from the Magallanes region, particularly for those who work in the tourism industry, in hopes that such knowledge will result in new offerings for tourists. Finally, we wanted to recognize those citizens who, for numerous reasons, deserve the thanks of the general public for their contributions to Antarctic matters. And so we organized the first Antarctic Gala event, with all the glamour and dignity befitting such a ceremony. We hope that, just as with the Antarctic School Fairs, this Antarctic Gala will become both a regional and national tradition, and thus an opportunity to recognize Chile as a “polar country.” It’s also the right time for music, dancing, 20 Adventure at the End of the World
Aventura al fin del mundo 2018 - 2019 and other artistic expressions that deserve our support. This meeting of science and art is another of our dreams for the future. The International Antarctic Center is incorporating these principles in its design. Bringing Antarctica to Magallanes means creating a sort of meeting place, to encourage discus¬sion about the White Continent, for science and the development of our community. And art will be one of the catalysts for these conversations. REAFFIRMING A VISION The 19th and 20th centuries showed us the complexity and slow rate of social and cultural change. We need only think about education, and the enormous quantitative leaps made in 200 years. Nevertheless, this continues to be a controversial topic which generates discussion in the realms of quality and equality. To strive for becoming one of the leading societies of the 21st century means that we must adopt and adapt models based on science, technology, and innovation. In addition, these models call for concrete mechanisms to provide useful analysis tools to allow our citizens to make good decisions. A citizen with these tools is less vulnerable to fall into superstition or deception, and may allow him or her to better profit from the blessings of freedom. In recent years, the term “sustainability” has begun to influence nearly all public discussion surrounding the future. It can’t be any other way. Our new generations are demanding that as adults, we must visualize here and now the importance of adopting basic cultural changes to guarantee an environment, if not better, then certainly no worse than what we inherited from our grandparents. Nevertheless, on most occasions we don’t take into account or analyze what must be done to achieve this sustainability, that it is necessary to change the paradigm controlling how we manage knowledge. We cannot continue to think of a scientific community in its ivory towers simply transmitting data and thereby neatly meeting its obligations. This is just not enough. As the scientific community we must take responsibility for creating an analytical culture, to demand to see the sources of information, to verify these before making decisions and to see that those determinations are appreciated by society. That responsibility also belongs to us. Starting here, at the Chilean Antarctic Institute, we believe that the effort for facing these challenges is worth the trouble. Without a doubt, we are dealing with a complex situation: to support the development of a culture that values science, not only as a source of information but also as a means for discussion and decision support. Antarctica is and will continue to be a fundamental part of the foreign policy for our country. As we review the evolution of our participation in the Antarctic Treaty System, we can see how to solidify our presence. And we are advancing towards a country that might respond to questions affecting not only Chile, but the rest of the world as well. What will be the consequences of the changes now affecting this planet, for our community, for our economy, or for our urban planning? Antarctica possesses the fundamental part of the answers to these questions. Science brings with it a series of results and objectives to address, which often pass unnoticed. The creation of new knowledge is the primordial focus of every scientist and something that can be measured in research papers, impact reports, and so on. Nevertheless, part of the responsibility of our Institute is to generously share this knowledge with our fellow citizens, and that is something we will encourage, and safeguard, and improve. Antarctica’s white color conceals the perfect mixture of all the colors of the electromagnetic spectrum, but also symbolically lighting the path for us, one in which we must recognize both science and the development of environmentally responsible technologies, along with international cooperation as the hubs of our Antarctic development. In this blending of light, art, and varying approaches for bringing knowledge to our fellow citizens, we find an important component of our priorities for the present and for the future. Translation by Robert Runyard . 38 artisans participated in the Antartikanos! project (www.antartikanos. com), implemented by the INACH and the School of Design of the Pontificia Universidad Católica, with funding from Corfo-Magallanes. 38 artesanos participaron en el proyecto Antartikanos! (www.antartikanos.com), implementado por el IN- ACH y la Escuela de Diseño de la Pontificia Universidad Católica, con financiamiento de Corfo-Magallanes. Adventure at the End of the World 21
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