4th Annual PPS Arctic 4th Annual PPS Arctic Meetingg

14-17 April 2009pVolkovo village, Zvenigorod, Russia

WelcomeWelcome

• Aim of the meeting• Our role and responsibilities as Our role and responsibilities as

an IPY core project• PPS Arctic structure and its • PPS Arctic structure and its

possibilities• R lt f th f t• Results for the future

Annual MeetingsAnnual Meetings

• 2005 – Start up discussions • 2006 Project construction2006 – Project construction• 2007 – PPS Arctic Manual• 2008 Products • 2008 – Products • 2009 – Results• 2010 R lt O i f• 2010 – Results, Open science conference

Aim of the 2009 MeetingAim of the 2009 Meeting

• Result presentations – Project level

National level– National level– Bilateral– Circumpolar p

• Encourage – Circumpolar collaborationCircumpolar collaboration– Young scientist and student exchange

• Poster sessions and Group meetingsPoster sessions and Group meetings

Our role and responsibilities as IPY j tan IPY core project

Fingerprint of today in a 50-year perspective

IPY Characteristics:IPY Characteristics:

• Address convincing science issues• Research activities that would not otherwise occurResearch activities that would not otherwise occur• Internationally coordinated polar observations and

analysis • Attract and develop next generation of polar scientistsp g p• Engage the public • Plus: Multidisciplinary, Bipolar, Innovative technology,

Societal relevance

PPS Arctic network structure

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Naturalscience

Russia Canada Outreach

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PPS Arctic Socialscience

UK US-SwedenBelgium, Nepal

PPS Arctic PersonnelPPS Arctic Personnel

Personnel within active projects: Norway Russia UK Canada US Other Total

PI's 2 13 1 20 3 1 40

Postdocs 1 4 0 3 1 0 9

G d t t d t 4 9 3 36 2 2 56Graduate students 4 9 3 36 2 2 56Collaborators & assistants 4 4 0 31 0 0 39

144Total 11 30 4 90 6 3 144

Results for the futureResults for the future

• National level• Bilateral level• Circumpolar level

• Individual scientific publications f l• Joint topic-specific publications

• Joint cross-topic publicationsp p

Results for the futureResults for the future

• National networks• Bilateral networksB lateral networks• Circumpolar network

• Field sites• New young skilled scientists• ++++++

Meeting AgendaMeeting Agenda

Update by national groupsUpdate by national groups

• Status of included projects• F di i i• Funding situation• Active sites • Geographical region/s• ThemesThemes• Student involvement• Th f t• The future

Good luck with the meeting! Good luck with the meeting!

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