Collaborative Research: Integrated Communications Effort (ICE) Online Strategic Planning Workshop

2007-2009国际极地年（IPY）是一个里程碑式的事件，它将进一步推动关于极地地区的科学研究，并将极地研究带给全世界的学生和公众。这将是继1882年、1932年和1957年之后的第四个国际极地年。设计有效的方法将极地地区的科学和经验带到教室、家庭、图书馆、博物馆和通过其他方式，需要在教育和推广领域的科学家和专业人员之间进行协调。在国际鸟年之前，主办了两次讲习班，一次在2004年，一次在2005年，目的是召集适当的社区讨论和规划如何作为国际鸟年的一部分开展有效的教育和外联活动。这项建议建立在前两次研讨会的基础上，并进一步发展了国际极地年期间要传递的关于极地地区的关键信息。此外，讲习班将考虑如何衡量国际极地年在教育人们了解极地地区方面是否成功。以前的研讨会向许多社区成员介绍了彼此，并讨论了当前的机会、受众和潜在的合作途径。本次研讨会的独特之处在于，它将在网上提供便利，以鼓励那些可能无法前往会议地点或可能在不同时区的人，特别是国际参与者的参与。研讨会讨论将在2006年春季的两个星期内进行，具体日期尚未确定。研讨会主持人在主持异步参与的在线研讨会方面经验丰富。讲习班的成果将包括一份报告，总结讲习班参与者的投入和确定为国际极地年重点的关键信息。国际和平年期间的教育和推广工作将由一些不同的联邦机构、大学、非营利组织和其他机构进行。社区通过这次讲习班提供的指导将有助于资助机构和撰写提案的人集中精力向不同的公众提高对极地地区和科学的认识。

The International Polar Year 2007-2009 (IPY) is a landmark event to further scientific research about the polar regions and to bring polar research to students and the public worldwide. This will be the fourth IPY, building on IPYs of 1882, 1932 and 1957. Designing effective ways to bring the science and the experience of polar regions to classrooms, homes, libraries, museums and through other means takes coordination among scientists and professionals in the fields of education and outreach. In the lead-up to IPY, two workshops, one in 2004 and one in 2005, have been sponsored to bring together the right communities to discuss and plan ways to conduct effective education and outreach as part of IPY. This proposal builds on the previous two workshops and takes the effort one step further by developing the key messages to deliver during IPY about the polar regions. In addition the workshop will consider how to measure whether IPY was successful at educating people about the polar regions. Previous workshops introduced many community members to one another and discussed current opportunities, audiences and potential avenues for collaboration. This workshop is unique because it will be facilitated online to encourage the participation of people who may not be able to travel to a meeting location or who may be in different time zones, particularly international participants. Facilitation of workshop discussion will take place during two weeks in the spring of 2006, the exact dates are yet to be determined. The workshop facilitators are experienced in hosting online workshops with asynchronous participation. The outcomes of the workshop will include a report summarizing the input of the workshop participants and the key messages identified as focus point for IPY. Education and outreach efforts during IPY will be conducted by a number of different federal agencies, universities, non-profit organizations and others. The guidance provided by the community through this workshop process will help funding agencies and people writing proposals to focus their efforts on advancing literacy about the polar regions and about science to different public audiences.