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About the Event:

Join MAGPI and the University of Pennsylvania for part of the third quarterly International Polar Day themed Our Changing Planet: Past and Present. The International Polar Year (IPY) and IGLO have organized an interactive videoconference and live webcast that will take place on March 13, 2008. Created in partnership with NASA and MAGPI, this event represents the first time that these institutions have collaborated on a project and will take place over two sessions:

Session 1) 12:00 am (midnight) GMT - Universum-UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico; Monash Science Center, Melbourne, Australia; and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
-NASA scientist Dr. Robert Bindschadler and Q&A
-IPCC scientist from Monash University and Q&A
-Monash Science Center presentation
-Chinese Academy of Sciences presentation
-Universum-UNAM presentation
-Intersite Q&A between students and scientists

Session 2) 1:00 pm GMT - Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, United States; Techniquest, Cardiff, Wales; Pavilhao do Conhecimento - Ciencia Viva, Lisbon, Portugal; and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
-NASA scientist Dr. Robert Bindschadler and Q&A
-Museum of Science and Industry presentation
-Techniquest presentation
-Pavilhao do Conhecimento presentation
-Bibliotheca Alexandrina presentation
-Intersite Q&A between students and scientists

For specific information about how these science centers will contribute to this interactive videoconference, please check the IGLO website often for the most up to date information. Other science centers interested in participating as "non-interactive" sites are encouraged to look to Technopolis, Mechelen, Belgium, as an example. To accommodate its own schedule, Technopolis has developed a full program of events in support of the videoconference that will take place at 10:00 am GMT and will use some of the material from the first session.

How to Access the Live Webstream:

Anyone, anywhere in the world can also view the live webstream of the day's two worldwide videoconference events by going to http://commonsvcg.oar.net/MAGPI/. The webstreams will be available on 13 March 2008 for viewing during the live event.

Have Questions?

You can send questions during the live sessions to "ipy-questions@pobox.upenn.edu" and they will be answered on the live interactive videoconference by the participating scientists.

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