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

2007-2009国际极地年(IPY)是一个里程碑式的活动，旨在进一步开展关于极地地区的科学研究，并将极地研究带给世界各地的学生和公众。这将是第四个国际和平年，在1882年、1932年和1957年国际年的基础上发展起来的。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、博物馆以及通过其他方式，需要科学家和专业人员在教育和外联领域进行协调。在国际年的筹备工作中，主办了两次讲习班，一次是在2004年，一次是在2005年，目的是将适当的社区聚集在一起，讨论和规划如何开展有效的教育和宣传，作为国际年的一部分。这项提议是在前两次讲习班的基础上提出的，通过制定在国际极地年期间要传达的有关极地地区的关键信息，使这项工作更进一步。此外，研讨会将审议如何衡量国际极地年是否成功地教育人们有关极地地区的知识。以前的讲习班相互介绍了许多社区成员，并讨论了当前的机会、受众和潜在的合作途径。这次研讨会的独特之处在于，它将在网上提供便利，以鼓励可能无法前往某一会议地点或可能处于不同时区的人参加，特别是国际与会者。为讲习班讨论提供便利将在2006年春季的两周内进行，具体日期尚未确定。讲习班主持人在主持非同步参与的在线讲习班方面经验丰富。研讨会的成果将包括一份报告，总结研讨会参与者的意见和被确定为国际防治荒漠化年重点的关键信息。IPY期间的教育和外展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。社区通过这一讲习班进程提供的指导将有助于资助编写提案的机构和人员，使他们的努力集中于向不同的公众受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.