http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/ IPY Discussion Forums en Copyright 2010 2010-03-05T16:55:59+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/146/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/146/#When:16:55:59Z <p>Congratulations to Claude De Broyer of Belgium. </p> <p> Dr. De Broyer’s data set <a href="http://bit.ly/9DXTQ6">Checklist of Antarctic and Subantarctic Hyperiidea</a> was selected as the grand prize winner in our IPY data sharing contest! The data are available through the nice <a href="http://www.scarmarbin.be/AntobisMapper.php">SCARMarBIN Web Map Server</a>. </p> <p> He won a free trip to the IPY Open Science Conference in June in Oslo (<a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/</a>). This includes full travel, lodging, and registration costs for the conference that includes free city transportation and free lunches, admittance to festival and conference picnic. </p> <p> Congratulations to Claude, and thanks to all the winners over the last seven months! </p> 2010-03-05T16:55:59+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/145/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/145/#When:16:19:52Z <p>The <a href="http://polarcommons.org">Polar Information Commons</a> (PIC) has made remarkable progress in the months since receiving a small initiation grant from ICSU. We have stimulated interest and initial participation from several polar data centers and seek to expand that partnership. </p> <p> With support from NASA and conference organizers the PIC will host a prominent informations commons area at the IPY Science Conference in Oslo, consisting of: <br /> 1.&nbsp; A central workstation cluster to demonstrate, in a hands-on fashion, the PIC tools, processes, and systems, and to allow interested users to badge and submit their data within the PIC system. <br /> 2.&nbsp; Surrounding displays from cooperating polar data centres, to emphasize the variety and capabilities of the various portals for IPY data and their collective involvement with PIC. <br /> 3.&nbsp; The International Programme Office display, with our rich array of polar information consisting of books and maps for distribution and flyers, charts, maps, resources, stamps and coins and links for perusal and download. <br /> 4.&nbsp; A 3-dimensional data sculpture developed by art students from the Netherlands. <br /> 5.&nbsp; Selected images from the “Polar Heritage” display produced by Christian Morel (tentative). <br /> 6.&nbsp; A friendly and comfortable location for people to explore and learn about PIC formally and about IPY polar information generally. </p> <p> We envision full-time staffing of the PIC and the IPO nodes.&nbsp; We plan informal and scheduled demonstrations of PIC itself. </p> <p> <b>We offer the opportunity for polar data centers to demonstrate their data systems and engage with their user communities.</b> If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var l=new Array(); l[0]='>';l[1]='a';l[2]='/';l[3]='<';l[4]=' 115';l[5]=' 110';l[6]=' 111';l[7]=' 115';l[8]=' 114';l[9]=' 97';l[10]=' 80';l[11]=' 32';l[12]=' 107';l[13]=' 114';l[14]=' 97';l[15]=' 77';l[16]='>';l[17]='"';l[18]=' 103';l[19]=' 114';l[20]=' 111';l[21]=' 46';l[22]=' 99';l[23]=' 100';l[24]=' 105';l[25]=' 115';l[26]=' 110';l[27]=' 64';l[28]=' 109';l[29]=' 115';l[30]=' 110';l[31]=' 111';l[32]=' 115';l[33]=' 114';l[34]=' 97';l[35]=' 112';l[36]=':';l[37]='o';l[38]='t';l[39]='l';l[40]='i';l[41]='a';l[42]='m';l[43]='"';l[44]='=';l[45]='f';l[46]='e';l[47]='r';l[48]='h';l[49]='a ';l[50]='<'; for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l[i])); } //]]> </script>, David Carlson, or Kathleen Cass. Some limited travel support will be available to assist data centers who might not otherwise attend. </p> <p> This is a great opportunity to carry the data legacy of IPY forward. Please let us know of your interest as soon as possible. </p> 2010-03-05T16:19:52+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/144/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/144/#When:19:02:39Z <p>Congratulations to Larry Hamilton of the USA who wwon our sixth award. </p> <p> His data set, <a href="http://aoncadis.ucar.edu/browse/viewDataset.htm?datasetId=483f1531-d496-11de-892a-00c0f03d5b7c">“Graph of New Stuyahok population 1990-2006”</a> <br /> was selected as the monthly winner in our IPY data sharing contest. </p> <p> Larry won free registration to the IPY Open Science Conference in June in Oslo (<a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/</a>). The €490 registration includes midday meals and free city transportation, as well as admittance to the festival and conference picnic. </p> <p> Congratulations! </p> 2010-02-16T19:02:39+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/143/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/143/#When:20:09:20Z <p><a href="http://gcmd.nasa.gov/portals/ipy/" target="_blank" >http://gcmd.nasa.gov/portals/ipy/</a> </p> <p> -m. </p> 2010-02-13T20:09:20+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/142/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/142/#When:15:55:46Z <p>The GCMD has experienced network problems and they have been unable to repair it because the center is closed due to the heavy snows in the Washington DC area. I note the irony of a snowstorm closing down a polar data portal <img src="http://www.ipy.org/start/images/smileys/grin.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="grin" border="0" />. </p> <p> I’ll let you know when they are back in business. </p> <p> -m. </p> 2010-02-10T15:55:46+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/141/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/141/#When:16:12:58Z <p>Dear Dr. Fernandes, </p> <p> I write to you on behalf of IPY and the IPY Data Committee. </p> <p> I am pleased to announce that Richard Fernades won our fifth IPY data sharing award! </p> <p> His data set in the <a href="http://polardata.ca/">Polar Data Catalogue</a>:&nbsp; #1614 “Continuous daily snow cover estimates over Northern Hemisphere land surfaces dur...” was selected as the fifth monthly winner in our IPY data sharing contest! </p> <p> By submitting his data, shee won free registration to the IPY Open Science Conference in June in Oslo (<a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/</a>). The €490 registration includes midday meals and free city transportation, as well as admittance to the festival and conference picnic. </p> <p> Congratulations to all! </p> <p> -m. </p> 2010-01-26T16:12:58+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/140/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/140/#When:17:30:41Z <p>Dorothy Cooley from Canada won our fourth IPY data sharing award! </p> <p> Her data set, the “IPY - YNNK Moose Movement and Habitat Use in Old Crow Flats” was selected as the November monthly winner in our IPY data sharing contest! </p> <p> By submitting her data, she won an “Oslo Stipend” for the IPY Open Science Conference in June in Oslo. This includes a housing allowance and a 50% off the registration, which includes free city transportation and free lunches, as well as admittance to the festival and conference picnic. </p> <p> Dorothy was supported by the fine folks at the Canadian Polar Data Catalogue </p> <p> Congratulations to all! </p> <p> -m. </p> 2009-12-14T17:30:41+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/139/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/139/#When:14:25:06Z <p>Deadline 20 January 2010 <br /> <a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1257372749.3" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1257372749.3</a> </p> 2009-11-18T14:25:06+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/138/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/138/#When:14:23:21Z <p>T5-4 Data and other cross-cutting issues for future polar research </p> <p> <a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1256483011.4" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1256483011.4</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1245943314.4" target="_blank" >http://www.ipy-osc.no/article/2009/1245943314.4</a> </p> <p> This session will highlight strategies and methods related to data recording and management, interdisciplinarity in polar research, and the bridge between the physical and social sciences. Presentations are sought on current and potential new systems for data organization, management, access and retrieval; activities and issues related to interdisciplinary research and education; and other efforts with the potential of advancing knowledge and the future of polar research. </p> 2009-11-18T14:23:21+00:00 http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/137/ http://classic.ipy.org/start/index.php/forums/viewthread/137/#When:12:56:16Z <p>Timothy Stanton from the USA won our third IPY data sharing award! </p> <p> His data set, the “Time-series data from the Naval Postgraduate School Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoy (AOFB) #11” was selected as the October monthly winner in our IPY data sharing contest! </p> <p> By submitting his data, he won an “Oslo Stipend” for the IPY Open Science Conference in June in Oslo. This includes a housing allowance and a 50% off the registration, which includes free city transportation and free lunches, as well as admittance to the festival and conference picnic. </p> <p> Timothy was supported by the fine folks at the Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service </p> <p> Congratulations to all! </p> <p> -m. </p> 2009-11-16T12:56:16+00:00