Call For Abstracts
American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2004 Fall Meeting
Session on Education Outreach in IPY and IHY
ED 01: "Space Observations for Earth System Science: Education
Opportunities in the International Polar Year (IPY) and International
Heliophysical Year (IHY), 2007"
For further information, please go to:
http://www.agu.org/
Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, 9 September 2004
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
At the AGU Fall 2004 Meeting there will be a special session on "Space
Observations for Earth System Science: Education Opportunities in the
International Polar Year (IPY) and International Heliophysical Year
(IHY), 2007." This session will provide members of the geophysical and
space science education communities with a rare opportunity to discuss
different initiatives, address how these efforts overlap, and facilitate
our plans for the future. Presentations on all aspects of Education and
Public Outreach relevant to IPY and IHY are welcome; this session is not
restricted to participants in IHY and IPY efforts. We strongly encourage
contributions from programs and initiatives which have not been
incorporated into the IPY/IHY 2007 plans, but may contribute to IPY and
IHY Education and Public Outreach in the future.
We hope to have a panel discussion at the end and a town meeting later
on to maximize community discussion and input. More information on the
IPY and IHY programs can be found at http://www.ipy.org and
http://ihy.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
SESSION DESCRIPTION
The International Polar Year (IPY), which will be concurrent with the
International Heliophysical Year (IHY), will involve integrated
circumpolar research using present and advanced technologies. IPY and
IHY will offer exceptional educational opportunities. An objective of
educational outreach will be to recognize the earth as a dynamic system
which will require a multidisciplinary and cross border approach.
This session will be on the education outreach opportunities and
strategies afforded in the IPY and IHY. Focus will be on the importance
of disseminating data from space missions, such as the "A Train," to all
levels of users. New data and research findings will promote research
and education further. Effective ways to integrate field and local
knowledge with satellite based observations will be discussed. A primary
goal will be to set up a mechanism for seamless information sharing on a
global level for all sectors of society.
CONVENERS
John J. Kelley, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
E-mail: ffjjk [at] uaf.edu
Barbara J. Thompson, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, USA
E-mail: barbara.j.thompson [at] nasa.gov
Anupma Prakash, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
E-mail: prakash [at] gi.alaska.edu
Leonard Johnson, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
E-mail: len.johnsoniii [at] verizon.net
Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, 9 September 2004 (online
submissions)
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Abstracts can be submitted only when the first author is an AGU member
in good standing; if the first author is not an AGU member, the
submission must be sponsored by an AGU member in good standing who has
agreed to do so. Membership application or renewal must be received no
later than Friday, 27 August 2004 in order to submit an abstract, and
the AGU membership number must be provided with the abstract submission.
Membership numbers of first authors will be validated against the AGU
membership database, and submission will not be allowed unless
membership is current.
FIRST AUTHOR POLICY
A person, as first author, may submit one (1) contributed paper and one
(1) invited paper, if the invitation is approved by a Program Committee
member for inclusion in the program. If a person accepts the invitation
to be the first author on a second invited paper, this person must forgo
the first author, contributed paper. In order to submit an invited
abstract, the first authors name must appear in the invited author's
list provided by session conveners. The only exception to this policy is
the submission of abstract to Education (ED) or Public Affairs (PA)
sessions.
In summary, a first author can have the following combination of
submissions:
a. 1 contributed abstract
b. 1 contributed and 1 invited
c. 2 invited abstracts, but no contributed abstracts
d. 2 contributed abstracts only if one is submitted to a planned
Education OR Public Affairs session
Further information and full submission guidelines can be found at:
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/