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The
human face of the exploration of Earth's polar regions
is coming to science centers and museums across the United
States. The National Science Foundation and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are sponsoring
the Polar-Palooza "Stories from a Changing Planet"
tour beginning Oct. 19 in San Diego. The tour will stop
in cities across the country in 2007 and 2008.
NSF and NASA are funding Polar-Palooza and other education
and outreach activities as part of the International Polar
Year (IPY), which began last March and ends in March 2009.
IPY focuses science and education on Earth's remote polar
regions.
The Polar-Palooza national tour features tales of science
and adventure from polar glaciologists, geologists, climate
scientists, oceanographers, biologists and residents of
the Arctic. Each tour stop includes multimedia shows with
high-definition video, school programs, teacher workshops
and briefings for media and business leaders.
Upcoming tour dates include:
Oct. 26-28: San Francisco area - Chabot Space and Science
Center, Oakland, and the Lawrence Hall of Science, University
of California, Berkeley
Oct. 22-24: Albuquerque - New Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science
Nov. 8-10: Tampa, Fla. - Museum of Science and Industry
Nov. 11-13: Atlanta - Fernbank Science Center
Nov. 15-17: Baton Rouge - Louisiana State University Museum
of Natural Science
Polar-Palooza is produced by Passport to Knowledge, Morristown,
N.J., as an integral part of IPY outreach efforts. The
"Stories from a Changing Planet" tour will continue
in 2008, with events planned in Chicago, St. Louis, Denver,
Philadelphia, New York, Houston and several other cities.
For more information about Polar-Palooza and links to
the 2007 tour schedule, see: http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/
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