Publication Available
Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science
Proceedings of the International Polar Year Symposium (2008)
Smithsonian Institution
For further information, please go to:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/proceedings/IPY.cfm
Or contact:
Michael A. Lang
Phone: 202-633-6887
Email: langm [at] si.edu
The Smithsonian Institution announces a new publication: "Smithsonian at
the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science:
Proceedings of the International Polar Year Symposium (2008)." The
publication is available at:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/proceedings/IPY.cfm.
For more than 125 years, scientists from around the world have on three
occasions focused their attention on polar research and exploratory
programs in an effort to gain a better understanding of geophysical
phenomena and the important influence of polar systems. Each
"International Polar Year" (IPY) increases our overall knowledge of
arctic and Antarctic flora, fauna, and ecosystems; methods and
techniques of polar research; cultural history; and the poles as
platforms for astrophysical observations.
"Smithsonian at the Poles" - a symposium sponsored by the Smithsonian
Institution's Office of the Under Secretary for Science with major
support from the National Science Foundation - was convened to celebrate
the fourth IPY. The proceedings, "Smithsonian at the Poles:
Contributions to International Polar Year Science," highlights
contributions to polar research in IPY history, astrophysics, biology,
and cultural studies that have resulted from Smithsonian research as
well as collaboration with various other organizations.
The symposium committee members included: Igor Krupnik, Department of
Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History; Michael A. Lang,
Office of the Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution;
Scott Miller, Office of the Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian
Institution; Antony Stark, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory;
William Fitzhugh, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural
History; Rafael Lemaitre, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National
Museum of Natural History; and Patrick Neale, Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/proceedings/IPY.cfm
Or contact:
Michael A. Lang
Phone: 202-633-6887
Email: langm [at] si.edu