Smithsonian at the Poles. Contributions to International Polar Year Science

摘要

Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science presents the proceedings of an interdisciplinary symposium dedicated to the opening of International Polar Year (IPY) 20072008 and hosted by the Smithsonian Institution on 34 May 2007. The volume reflects partnerships across various Smithsonian research units engaged in polar research as well as collaboration with U.S. government agencies with active IPY 20072008 programs, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI). Smithsonian at the Poles is the first of many publications by Smithsonian scientists and curators and their collaborators envisioned in association with U.S. scholarly and public programs for IPY. The Smithsonian at the Poles symposium was convened by the Smithsonian Institutions Office of the Under Secretary for Science (OUSS) with major support from NSF. The three symposium co-Chairs,Igor Krupnik, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and Michael Lang and Scott Miller, both of OUSS relied on support from many scientists and curators active in polar research in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The first ever Smithsonian polar science assembly that covered both the Arctic and Antarctica, Smithsonian at the Poles featured more than 200 scholars, members of the public, agency representatives from the Smithsonian, NSF, NOAA, numerous U.S. universities, Australia, and Germany.