kittell
November 23rd, 2007, 11:02 AM
Courtesy Planetary Society, India (http://planetarysocietyindia.blogspot.com/):
This is a contest open to 18 to 22 year olds, and I think that those of you with an interest in space applications may have some ideas for this. You could win a free trip to Paris for the Global Launch Event of the International Year of Planet Earth on 12 and 13 February 2008.
IYPE Home Page: http://www.yearofplanetearth.org/
IYPE Student Contest: http://www.esfs.org/studentcontest.html
IYPE Thread in SEDS-India Forum: http://forums.seds.org/showthread.php?t=2604
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What is the International Year of Planet Earth?
The General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). Its subtitle ‘ Earth Sciences for Society’ reflects the IYPE’s main ambition: to make our planet a safer, healthier and wealthier place for its human societies by ensuring a greater and more effective use of the knowledge accumulated by the world’s 400,000 Earth scientists.
Who may participate?
All 18-22 year old students from around the world are invited to participate in the IYPE Student Contest. All students should be at least 18 yours old on the day they apply for a visa.
How to participate?
To enter the IYPE Student Contest, all students are invited to approach one of the themes mentioned below in a creative way. This might vary from writing an essay, song or poem, producing a drawing or painting, making a short video film, a cartoon story, a photograph, et cetera. Students are invited to focus their item of work on one or more of the following ten topics.
Topics
Groundwater – towards sustainable use
Hazards – minimizing risk, maximizing awareness
Earth & Health – building a safer environment
Climate – the 'stone tape'
Earth’s Resources – towards sustainable use
Megacities – going deeper, building safer
Deep Earth – from crust to core
Ocean – abyss of time
Soil – Earth's living skin
Earth & Life – the origins of diversity
This is a contest open to 18 to 22 year olds, and I think that those of you with an interest in space applications may have some ideas for this. You could win a free trip to Paris for the Global Launch Event of the International Year of Planet Earth on 12 and 13 February 2008.
IYPE Home Page: http://www.yearofplanetearth.org/
IYPE Student Contest: http://www.esfs.org/studentcontest.html
IYPE Thread in SEDS-India Forum: http://forums.seds.org/showthread.php?t=2604
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What is the International Year of Planet Earth?
The General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). Its subtitle ‘ Earth Sciences for Society’ reflects the IYPE’s main ambition: to make our planet a safer, healthier and wealthier place for its human societies by ensuring a greater and more effective use of the knowledge accumulated by the world’s 400,000 Earth scientists.
Who may participate?
All 18-22 year old students from around the world are invited to participate in the IYPE Student Contest. All students should be at least 18 yours old on the day they apply for a visa.
How to participate?
To enter the IYPE Student Contest, all students are invited to approach one of the themes mentioned below in a creative way. This might vary from writing an essay, song or poem, producing a drawing or painting, making a short video film, a cartoon story, a photograph, et cetera. Students are invited to focus their item of work on one or more of the following ten topics.
Topics
Groundwater – towards sustainable use
Hazards – minimizing risk, maximizing awareness
Earth & Health – building a safer environment
Climate – the 'stone tape'
Earth’s Resources – towards sustainable use
Megacities – going deeper, building safer
Deep Earth – from crust to core
Ocean – abyss of time
Soil – Earth's living skin
Earth & Life – the origins of diversity