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Polar Field Stations and IPY History: Culture, Heritage, Governance (1882-Present)
January 10-12, 2006
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Organiser/For more information, contact: Dr. Michael T. Bravo.
Programme
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006
16.00-18.00 - Tea - Scott Polar Research Institute
Early welcome for participants arriving during the day. Join the staff and students at the Scott Polar Research Institute for tea.
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006
9.30-10.30 - Session 1: Introduction
(Led by Michael Bravo and Sverker Sörlin)
- History of the Project
- Provisional Goals
- Timetable
- Deliverables for the Project
Coffee
11.00-1.00 Session 2: Participant Statements (probably time for about half - ideally six) on the relation between their research interests and the IPY (20 minutes/statement)
Participants are asked to reflect on the following questions in their arguments:
- What sample of field stations (institutions, geographical locations, period) are being studied?
- What kinds of research were carried out at these stations? Were they based in single disciplines or were they multidisciplinary?
- What networks of science, culture, heritage, governance provide the significant contexts for these field stations?
- What are the significant issues or themes raised by these field stations?
- What methodologies are proposed for studying field stations?
2.00-4.00 Session 3: Continuation of Participant Statements (time for other half - ideally five)
4:00-4:30 Tea
4.30-5.30 Session 4 Discussion of the Network's Aims
- What kinds of questions can be studied as a group or network?
- Growing the Network (Michael Bravo)
- Linking with other IPY Projects (Anne Jensen, Urban Wraakberg)
7.00 Group Dinner - Details to be Confirmed.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Session 5: 10.00-Noon: Supporting the Network
- Website Structure (Michael Bravo and Carl Hogsden)
- Bibliographies (Heather Lane, SPRI Librarian)
Noon - Closing
Participants
- Robin Boast (Cambridge University)
- Michael Bravo (Cambridge University)
- Ann Dozier (University of Rochester)
- Carl Hogsden (University of Cambridge)
- Anne Jensen (Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation, Barrow)
- Julia Lajus (European University, St. Petersburg)
- Richard Powell (Manchester University)
- Christopher Ries (Geological Museum, Copenhagen)
- Jessica Shadian (University of Delaware)
- Sverker Sörlin (Stockholm)
- Urban Wraakberg (Stockholm)
- Kathryn Yusoff (Open University)