Expressions of Intent for International Polar Year 2007-2008 Activities

Expression of Interest Details

PROPOSAL INFORMATION

A one day conference on ;The Polar Environment- Past, Present and Future  

Outline
A one day conference to get together experts in all aspects of The Polar regions to an invited audience of University students, sixth form students and the general public. Conference to be hosted by University of Brighton School of The Environment.

What significant advance(s) in relation to the IPY themes and targets can be anticipated from this project?
Information on IPY to be dissipated to a wide non academic and academic audience to encourage interest in the Polar regions generally

What international collaboration is involved in this project?
None, but a speaker from Everest Extreme will be presenting

FIELD ACTIVITY DETAILS

Geographical location(s) for the proposed field activities:

Approximate timeframe(s) for proposed field activities:
Arctic: n/a
Antarctic: n/a

Significant facilities will be required for this project:

Will the project leave a legacy of infrastructure?

How is it envisaged that the required logistic support will be secured?

Has the project been "endorsed" at a national or international level?

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE

Is the project a short-term expansion (over the IPY 2007-2008 timeframe) of an existing plan, programme or initiative or is it a new autonomous proposal?
Yes

One day conference see 2.4

How will the project be organised and managed?
Faculty and school based with a steering committee

What are the initial plans of the project for addressing the education, outreach and communication issues outlined in the Framework document?
No research data envisaged, however conference places will be made available to students by promotion via Setpoint Sussex.

What are the initial plans of the project to address data management issues (as outlined in the Framework document?
Data management will be executed within the UoB policy for data protection

How is it proposed to fund the project?
Limited funding from the UoB and Sussex Stpoint + sponsorship to be confirmed for conference bags

Is there additional information you wish to provide?
No

PROPOSER DETAILS

Mrs Margaret Allen
University of Brighton
School of The Environment, Cockcroft Building
Moulscombe
BN2 4GJ
UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1273 642383
Mobile: no
Fax: no
Email:

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