Project Description
Building on historical precedent of combining polar science and education conferences (IPY2010-Oslo, IPY2012-Montreal, ISAR-4, ASSW2015 and ICARP III, DAVOS2018) PEI’s 6th International Conference and Workshop for polar educators took place within the Arctic Science Summit Week alongside the APECS World Summit and the Indigenous Pavillion Program, which offered polar educators a unique opportunity to contribute to discussions about Arctic research priorities for the coming decade. Research and education presentations, activities and events facilitated networking, nurtured knowledge exchange, fostered partnership and collaboration among educators, arctic researchers, and indigenous participants –thus bridging the gap between polar knowledge, local and global action through polar education practice. Out of the total number of registrants for ASSW and ICARPIV, 108 indicated their participation in PEI’s Polar Bridges conference sessions. The drop-in nature of the greater ASSW science conference posed a challenge to accurately determine the exact number of consistent attendees across all PEI sessions, but anecdotal evidence was that the room was generally robust with attendees and activity. The advantage to this format was that PEI attracted new and unexpected contacts, some of whom have now joined PEI as Council members, mentors potential partners in upcoming projects including the new Polar Resource Book and lead up to the next IPY.
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Date and Location
21 – 28 March | Boulder, Colorado, USA - ASSW 2025 / ICARP IV
IASC Working Groups funding the project
- Cryosphere WG
- Marine WG
- Social & Human WG
Project Lead
Julia Dooley (Polar Educators International (PEI), Boulder Conference Organiser, USA)
Year funded by IASC
2024