International Polar Year - Calendar of Events - 2007-2008
Calendar of Events
March 1, 2007 India Launch of IPY 2007-08 at NCAOR Goa
NCAOR, GOA Lecture by: Dr. U. R. Rao, Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) & Dr. S. Shetye, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
Launch of Calendar of Events for 2007-08 (Read Report)
New Delhi “Green House Gases & Global Warming”
Speaker: Dr. S.L. Jain
At Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
11 am, Centre for International Legal Studies
April 22-25, 2007 WWF-India auditorium, New Delhi
Poster Exhibition – ‘People & the Poles” by School children
April 29- May 4, 2007 WWF-India auditorium, New Delhi
Photo Exhibition – “Polar Ice” - a collection of photographs by Indian scientists
How to participate
2. Fill in the entry form and send along with your project, through the School. Entries are considered complete when you send your final activity along with the Entry Form (see adjoining). Please fill in all the required details as requested.
3. Do adhere to the time-line for submission of the activity that you choose from the calendar.
4. Entries should reach WWF-India (New Delhi) on or before the ‘last date of submission’ as mentioned for the different activities.
* Entries not forwarded through the respective School will not be considered.
** Entries received after the due date will be considered invalid.
Selection Procedure
Selection of winners will be done by a panel of experts from NCAOR, Ministry of Earth Sciences and WWF- India.
Prizes!!
Three winners (1st, 2nd & 3rd) will be chosen from each activity. These winners will be taken on an Excursion to Goa along with a teacher, designated by the winner’s school. In addition, there will be Consolation Prizes!
Put your best foot forward and Win a trip 2 Antarctica!
Activity Details
2007Poster designing & slogan writing competition for school children of classes 5 to 12
Theme: "PEOPLE & THE POLES'
Design a poster on the environmental concerns in the polar regions and its impact on people and wildlife. And write a catchy slogan to support your poster.
Model of the Antarctica region with ice caps, penguins and human activities Display and Experiment for junior students (grades 5 – 8)
This project will focus on the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife. It will also aim to increase awareness on the scientific stations, tourism etc that has a long lasting impact on the pristine environment.
Measure your footprint on Polar Ice for senior school children (grades 9 – 12)
This project aims to draw upon the knowledge of children on Green House Gases and its cumulative impact on the ozone layer. Children will be encouraged to identify the sources of these pollutants from their day to day life and suggest measures to reduce them.
2008
Stamp Designing Competition
Theme: India in Antarctica – 25 years
For junior children (grades 5 – 8)
India is now into its 25th yr of scientific activity in Antarctica. Therefore, the theme is quite significant for creating awareness among children and public at large.
Draft a Petition letter to the Head of Governments of industrialized countries, on the impact of climate change on humans & biodiversity, urging them to reduce emissions to pre-1990 level
For senior students (grades 9 – 12)
Today many governments and scientists agree that the world needs to keep below an average global temperature rise of 2°C (3.4°F) above pre-industrial times (circa 1800). This takes into account that the world has already warmed by 0.7°C since pre-industrial times. (The 2°C threshold is based on the best available science – the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This threshold has been accepted by many governments, including the Prime ministers and Presidents of all 25 European Union member states.)
