Content: 1. IPY after February 2009 2. Promoting your project in February, 2009 3. Polar Days 4. APECS 5. AGU Report Report no. 21, January 2009 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups 1. IPY after February 2009 Colleagues and friends regularly ask us what the "IPY plan" is for 2009 and 2010, and "What will happen to the IPO?". The answer for IPY varies by country and project. Some countries will hold closing events in February and March this year. Other national programmes will continue IPY research through Arctic 2009 and Antarctic 2009/2010 seasons and beyond, driven by financial and logist...

Here you can find instructions on how to launch a virtual balloon in several languages: Afrikaans: 1. Teken in op Tagzania (of skryf verniet in om jou nuwe rekening te aktiveer as jy nog nie het nie). 2. Kies die opsie om 'n nuwe plek/posisie by te voeg, regs bo by “Add a new place” . 3. Soek jou gebied/posisie of klik op “Go directly to the map”, en vind jou area deur in te zoem. 4. Trek die ballon na jou presiese posisie toe. 5. Voeg 'ipy2009polaroceans' in as 'n sg. 'tag' in die boksie wat verskaf word. 6. Voeg 'n titel by in die Titel Boksie wat verskaf word, en skryf dan jou...

Instructions in other languages Launch a virtual balloon to show your participation in this International Polar Day: Polar Oceans. 1. Polar Oceans Activity - TBC 2. Launch your Virtual Balloon To see your your balloon fly immediately, follow these simple steps: 1. Sign in to Tagzania 2. Select "Add point/route" (top right), then "Add a point" 3. Search for your location or click 'Go directly to the map' and zoom in to your area. 4. Drag the balloon to...

Material for media related to IPY research focussing on Polar Oceans, and the Polar Ocean Day in March 2009, will become available early March. For more information, or story ideas, please contact Rhian Salmon ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Photo from IPY Cruise, ANTXXIV-3 RVPolarstern CE-Thuroczy 2008 MORE ABOUT IPY Visit our IPY Press pages for more information, contact details, and downloadable flyers. Visit our ...

Image from National Science Foundation (NSF) What's For Lunch? A simple activity looking at different food webs in the Polar Oceans. You can also download this as a PDF. Don't forget to launch a virtual balloon!! Thanks to Louise Huffman for this activity....

Image from National Science Foundation (NSF) What's For Lunch? A simple activity looking at different food webs in the Polar Oceans. You can also download this as a PDF. Don't forget to launch a virtual balloon!! Thanks to Louise Huffman for this activity....

Group under Water: Image from Emily Stone, National Science Foundation Please download a flyer below or read the 'What's For Lunch?' Food Web Activity and the Polar Oceans Summary online. Other classroom activities can be found by clicking on the link: Educational Activitie...

Pancake Ice: Zenobia Evans, NSF Below is a list of links and resources related to Polar Oceans Day: Physical Ocean: NOAA Ocean Exploration Program: This Web site provides an innovative way for students of all ages to learn about the oceans by offering near real-time access to a series of multidisciplinary ocean explorations. It also provides compelling imagery, video, and topical essays related to the ocean. In particular, take a look at ...

Learn about the People behind the Science! Dr Ralf Staebler, atmospheric scientist Ralf Staebler is a research scientist in the Air Quality Research Division of Environment Canada. Most of his research focuses on two areas of interest: the first is doing research on forests and how they interact with the atmosphere; taking up CO2 and various pollutants, but also producing organic compounds and aerosols that may have climatic and health impacts. The second is research in the Arctic. He admits that ever since his first 4-month stint in the north in 1992 to measure aerosol par...

Photo from IPY Cruises ANTXXIV-3 RVPolarstern CE-Thuroczy 2008 You can also download this Summary (152KB) as a PDF. Cooling and sinking processes in polar oceans, and circulation of polar waters throughout the global deep ocean exert a powerful control on the Earth's climate. The polar oceans also play very important roles in the global carbon cycle, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through chemical and biological processes. Polar oceans support globally-important fisherie...