You are in: Home » Communication & Education
Communication & Education
-
Open Science Conferences
-
Notes from the President and News from the Secretariat
-
SCAR Circular Letters
-
SCAR "Prezi": Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World
SCAR Communications Plan
Following e-mail consultation with National Committees and Delegates, the SCAR Executive Committee meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 11-13, 2005, approved the SCAR Communications Plan.
SCAR Presentations to ATCM (The SCAR Lecture)
- Presentation, given by Prof Chuck Kennicutt, jointly authored with Prof Jemma Wadham, entitled 'Probing the Limits of Technology: Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Environments', given at XXXVI ATCM, Brussels, Belgium, May 2013 (7.3 MB) and the text of the lecture.
- Dr Aleks Terauds' presentation entitled 'Aliens in Antarctica', given at XXXV ATCM, Hobart, Tasmania, June 2012.
- Prof Chuck Kennicutt's SCAR lecture, entitled 'Detecting the Imprint of Humans on Antarctica: A Case Study', given at XXXIV ATCM, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Prof. Charles Gerday's presentation, entitled 'Psychrophiles: a challenge for life', given to XXXIII ATCM, Punta Del Este, Uruguay, May 2010, accompanied by the legend to the slides, and the text of his lecture.
- Prof. Dr. Karin Lochte's presentation, entitled 'Marine Life and Change in the Southern Ocean', given to XXXII ATCM, Baltimore, USA, April 2009, accompanied by SCAR's XXXII ATCM Information Paper IP71: 'Marine life and change in the Southern Ocean', which is the text of her lecture.
For the videos that accompany this presentation, please download the zipped file (108 MB), or contact Karin Lochte (email: Karin.Lochte@awi.de).
- Prof. Louis Lanzerotti's presentation, entitled 'Space Weather', given to XXXI ATCM, Kiev, Ukraine, June 2008, accompanied by SCAR's XXXI ATCM Information Paper IP60: 'Space Weather and Its Effects', which is the text of his lecture.
- Prof. Chris Rapley's presentation, entitled 'Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next?', given to XXX ATCM, New Delhi, India, May 2007, accompanied by SCAR's XXX ATCM Information Paper IP124: 'Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next?', which is the text of his lecture.
- Valérie Masson-Delmotte's presentation, entitled 'Climate Change: an Antarctic perspective', given to XXIX ATCM, Edinburgh, June 2006, with the animation of the trajectories of the global ocean circulation model, acccompanied by SCAR's XXIX ATCM Information Paper IP076: 'Climate Change - An Antarctic Perspective', which is the text of her talk.
- Prof. Steven Chown's presentation, entitled 'Biodiversity: Antarctic moves in life's grand game', given to XXVIII ATCM, Stockholm, June 2005
- Dr. Robin Bell's presentation, entitled 'The Secret Life of Lake Vostok', given to the XXVII ATCM, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2004, accompanied by SCAR's XXVII ATCM Information Paper IP100: Subglacial Lakes of Antarctica
- Anna Jones' presentation, entitled 'Antarctic Science Global Relevance', given to the XXVI ATCM, Madrid, Spain, June 2003
Other SCAR Presentations
-
Science and Programs 2012 - A Powerpoint slide presentation on SCAR
- This is a generic SCAR Presentation, which members of the SCAR community are welcome to use or to adapt for their own local or regional needs.
- 'Antarctica and Global Climate', given by Mike Sparrow at the 2013 UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference side event "Rapid Climate Change in Polar and Mountain Regions", is available to download (note it is ~100 MB):
- "The Role of the Antarctic in Climate Science' by Eoghan Griffin and Renuka Badhe
- 'When North Meets South: The Poles and Global Climate' - a presentation by Mike Sparrow, given to WWF, December 2011
- Joint presentation by SCAR, IASC and APECS entitled 'Polar Science in a Global Context', given to the ICSU General Assembly in Rome, Italy, in September 2011:
- Presentation by SCAR President Chuck Kennicutt, entitled 'Antarctic Research Imperatives in a Changing World', given to the 11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences held in Edinburgh, UK, 10-15 July 2011
- Presentation on the SCAR Social Sciences Action Group, given by the group's co-chair, Daniela Liggett, to the IASC Social and Human Sciences Working Group at the 7th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VII), June 2011
- SCAR President's presentation on the SCAR Strategic Plan 2011-16 (12.3 MB).
- Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World - a presentation on SCAR aimed at the general public, created by the Executive Director, Mike Sparrow, in the zooming presentation editor "Prezi".
- SCAR Executive Director's presentation, entitled 'Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment: Antarctica's Future - Should we Care?', given to the XXXIII ATCM in Punta del Este, Uruguay, May 2010.
A zipped file containing the Powerpoint presentation with associated videos (55 MB) is available from the Secretariat.
- SCAR President's presentation to the Antarctic Treaty 50th Anniversary Summit in Washington DC, 2 December 2009 entitled 'New Frontiers and Future Directions in Antarctic Science' and the text of the presentation
- SCAR President's presentation to COMNAP (August 3, 2009) on 'Future Directions in Antarctic Science: Implications for National Programs' (10.3 MB) and the text of the presentation.
- Presentation to Arctic Science Summit Week in Hanover, New Hampshire (15 March 2007), by SCAR and IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) on 'The Science Legacy of IPY: Antarctic and Arctic Research Partnership Opportunities'
and the text of the presentation.
- Presentation to US SCAR Committee (US Polar Board), in Hanover, New Hampshire (14 March 2007), by SCAR Executive Director on 'SCAR - An Update'
- SCAR Executive Director's presentation on 'SCAR Renewal - 3 C's: Cooperation, Coordination, Collaboration' presented to Asian SCAR Members: Malaysia, China, South Korea and Japan in October 2005 (11.1 MB)
- Presentation on SCAR and the International Polar Year by Chuck Kennicutt, SCAR Vice President, to AGU Joint Assembly, New Orleans, May 2005
- Executive Director's presentation on SCAR Renewal, following the decisions of the XXVIII SCAR Meeting, Bremerhaven, October 3-8, 2004 (first presented to meeting of British Antarctic Survey, October 18, 2004)
- Presentations from SCAR's Standing Scientific Groups, as given to the XXVIII SCAR Delegates Meeting on October 4, 2004
- Presentations on SCAR's new Scientific Research Programmes, as given to the XXVIII SCAR Delegates Meeting on October 4, 2004
Slide Templates
If you are making a presentation and are a SCAR member or scientist please download the SCAR PowerPoint Templates from the 'Members only' part of the SCAR site.
Videos
- SCAR Past President Chuck Kennicutt discussing Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, April 2013.
- SCAR Past President Chuck Kennicutt discussing the Antarctic Treaty System, April 2013.
- SCAR Past President Chuck Kennicutt discussing human impact on the polar regions, April 2013.
- Professor John Turner introducing the update to the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment report, April 2013
Music for ISAES
A piece of music was commissioned for ISAES XI by CORE (Creative Research into the Environment), a group at the Edinburgh College of Art undertaking creative environmental research. The piece, composed by Mary Ann Kennedy and Nick Turner and entitled 'Black Snow: Dubh-Shneachd' was performed in the Playfair Library at the University of Edinburgh on 13th July 2011. Funds for the work were provided by the British Geological Survey.
Read the background to the piece 'Black Snow: Dubh-Shneachd' and listen to it on YouTube.
Posters
Effectively Communicating Antarctic Climate Change Science (2012)
SCAR-IASC poster 'Where North Meets South' (2011)
- SCAR Science Poster (2008) (4.8 MB)
- Royal Society of New Zealand's, Committee on Antarctic Science, SCAR Science Poster
Resources on climate change issues
As external resources SCAR does not endorse the content but provides this list for information only
- United Nations Climate Change Information Network
- United Nations Climate Change Learning Platforms
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research resources list
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- NSF Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network - Educational resources
- European Environment Agency - Climate Change 2012 report
- Climate Monitoring at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
- Climate Central - Researching and reporting the
science and impacts of climate change
Dedicated polar edition of the European Commission's RTD info Magazine
In May 2003, the International Polar Foundation prepared, with the cooperation and input of research scientists, a dedicated polar edition of the European Commission's RTD info Magazine, the scientific research periodical prepared by the European Commission's Research Directorate-General. This special edition of RTD info describes the leading role that European teams are playing in diverse scientific fields, such as climatology, astronomy, the life sciences and glaciology, and outlines the importance of a global commitment to co-operate in research aimed at tackling major climate-related problems.
Read the RTD special Polar edition
About Acrobat/PDF files