The interdisciplinary polar science community will meet in Oslo to share early scientific results of the International Polar Year (IPY). This conference will provide unique opportunities to make contacts and access the newest climate research – some of which will provide the scientific foundation for COP16 in Mexico in November, as well as the next IPCC report.
IPY has emerged as the largest internationally coordinated planetary research effort in the past 50 years. Substantial new funding – more than US$ 400 million – was pledged for IPY. The IPY Oslo Science Conference will demonstrate, strengthen, and extend IPY’s remarkable accomplishments in science and outreach.
The Polar Regions are an integral and rapidly changing part of the Earth system. Humankind’s future environment, well-being and sustainable development require that we comprehensively understand and observe polar systems and processes and the changes that are already upon us. The message of IPY is loud and clear: what happens in the Polar Regions affects the rest of the world and concerns us all. The IPY Oslo Science Conference will emphasize the breadth and global impact of polar research during IPY. It will highlight the extraordinary interdisciplinary and multinational efforts in research and in communication of research to the public.
Participants will present early scientific results from all the IPY themes, particularly in the urgent areas of:
1. Linkages between Polar Regions and global systems
2. Past, present and future changes in polar regions
3. Polar ecosystems and biodiversity
4. Health and well-being of northern people and communities
5. New frontiers and new directions in polar research
6. Polar science education, outreach and communication
To get full access to the conference activities and content, press will need to obtain a participants card. Press representatives are eligible for waived registration fees. Eligibility for press registration must be substantiated through submission of the Press Registration Form with the required documentation.
Please refer to www.IPY-OSC.no for more details.