International Polar Foundation - Newsletter September 2010

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AntarcticStation
September 2010

For the month of September, we published a news item to provide you with a first glipse of what's coming up for the BELARE 2010-2011 season. Besides the continuation of BELDIVA, BELATMOS, BELISSIMA, HYDRANT or GIANT projects from previous seasons; Steven Goderis and Vincianne Debaille will head to Utsteinen to build on last year's success of JARE 51 with another hunt for meteorites in the framework of the SAMBA project.
[http://www.antarcticstation.org]

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EducaPoles
September 2010

September has been quite a month for Educapoles. The free "Class Zero Emission" workshop will reopen its doors for Belgian french-speaking schools as soon as mid-october. After rounding up the registrations and planning teacher sessions for the PolarQuest contest, the IPF published the new pedagogical tale "Balbuzard and the keys of knowledge". This tale will allow children to find out more on the reconstruction of the Earth's past climate through the air bubbles trapped in polar ice.
[http://www.educapoles.org]

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SciencePoles
September 2010

Besides keeping you posted on the most recent news items and events, the scientific website of the IPF also featured a fresh interview for September. In the interview, Mr Dongmin Jin of the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) discussed KOPRI's new icebreaker, the plans for a new Korean research station in Antarctica, and research priorities, contributions, and collaborations for the coming years.
[http://www.sciencepoles.org]

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ExploraPoles
September 2010

Following-up on the "Northern Passage 2010" expedition, Explorapoles was able to witness a turning point in the history of the Arctic, as two ships succeeded in circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean in a single season, without having their progress hampered by the ice. Somewhat smaller than these ships, Börge Ousland's trimaran, "The Northern Passage" is heading down along the west coast of Greenland and will soon be on its way across the Atlantic.
[http://www.explorapoles.org]



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* News
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The Princess Elisabeth Station Gets its "zero emission" Vehicle
01 October 2010

The general public will have the opportunity to discover the "Venturi Antarctica" at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris from October 2nd to 17th. Partnering with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the International Polar Foundation collaborated with car manufacturer Venturi from Monaco to develop the "Venturi Antarctica", an electric vehicle to be used in the extreme conditions of Antarctica.
[http://www.polarfoundation.org/news/news_detail/the_princess_elisabeth_station_gets_its_zero_emission_vehicle/]

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IPF at the Inauguration of the "Rue Fin" Project
17 September 2010

On September 17th, 2010, the community center "Bonnevie" and the association "l'ESPOIR", officially inaugurated their project on Rue Fin in Molenbeek (Brussels) in the presence of Mrs Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Urban Regeneration and Aid to Individuals and Mr Alain Hubert, polar explorer and President of the International Polar Foundation. The project to build 14 passive duplex apartments was designed by architect Damien Carnoy and has involved the future inhabitants and owners of the apartments from its inception.
[http://www.polarfoundation.org/news/news_detail/ipf_at_the_inauguration_of_the_rue_fin_project/]

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Helping Pakistan: a Matter of Humanity
31 August 2010

As you all know, the International Polar Foundation usually keeps to its mission. Yet, whether you feel concerned by the future of our Earth or not -and we all should- you cannot, as a human being, not be moved by the dramatic events that are currently striking Pakistan.
[http://www.polarfoundation.org/news/news_detail/helping_pakistan_a_matter_of_humanity/]


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* Events
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Mondial Auto Paris
30 September 2010 - 17 October 2010   

Together with its partner Venturi Global Challenges, the IPF will participate in the "Mondial Auto - Paris", to be held in the exposition Palace of the Place de Versailles from 30 September to 17 October 2010.
[http://www.polarfoundation.org/events/event_detail/mondial_auto_paris/]

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7th edition of the IMF in Paris
21 October 2010 - 24 October 2010   

The 7th edition of the Forum International de la Météo will be held in Paris this year, from 21 to 24 October 2010. The objective is to inform and educate future generations about meteorological phenomena and their multifaceted aspects. The International Polar Foundation will be present, together with Schneider Electric, to offer interactive     educational support to school children and the public.
[http://www.polarfoundation.org/events/event_detail/7th_edition_of_the_imf_in_paris/]