Symposium held to mark International Polar Year
With an objective of better analyzing the recent developments of polar research, upgrading China research capacity and presenting strategies and priorities for polar research and capacity building in the future, a session of the Xiangshan Science Conferences opened on 2 April in Shanghai.
Under the theme of "Scientific frontiers of International Polar Year (IPY) and future polar research,” the three-day meeting will invite scholars from various disciplines to have an in-depth discussion on various topics, ranging from Dome A science, astronomy in the Antarctic, Arctic Ocean Science, and Antarctic geology.
The fourth International Polar Year (IPY 2007/2008), a large scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic, has been launched jointly by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It will involve scientists across the global in its plan-making and scientific expedition.
Chinese researchers have actively taken part in the program, and their proposal on the Prydz Bay, Amery Ice Shelf and Dome A Observatories (PANDA) has been listed as a core activity in the IPY Program.
