SCAR Strategy for Education and Training

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SCAR Strategy for Education and Training

• Colin Summerhayes (SCAR)
• Azizan Abu Sameh (Malaysia)
• Brian Storey (NZ)

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The Strategy

• To enable as many countries as possible to
  participate in establishing through scientific
  research and international cooperation a broad
  understanding of the nature of Antarctica, the
  role of Antarctica in the Earth System, and the
  effects of global change on Antarctica
• To identify issues emerging from greater
  scientific understanding of the region that
  should be brought to the attention of policy
  makers
• To engage the attention of the young, and to
  interest young scientists so as to create the
  cadre of Antarctic scientists for the future.

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The Objectives

• to help Members scientists achieve the following
  objectives
• to engage in high quality international
  scientific research
• to benefit from SCARs activities
• to make best use of data and information
• to provide objective and independent scientific
  advice to their own governments
• to make best use of Antarctic examples to
  illustrate key scientific principles in schools
  and universities.

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Current Efforts

• Fellowships 3-5/yr up to 10k each
• 6th Continent Initiative - IPY field-work
• JCADM training in data centre management
• Workshops (e.g. climate workshop - Malaysia)
• National activities (McMurdo Gateway Antarctica
  etc)
• Education packs and web sites
• New - IPY Outreach
• New - International Antarctic Institute concept.

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Ten principles

• Help scientists and students develop an interest
  in polar sciences
• Members implement nationally SCAR
  internationally
• Lead to sustained improvements
• Be undertaken in partnership (donors,
  stakeholders)
• Work to clearly stated requirements and goals
• Capitalise on existing systems
• Be embedded in SCAR activities and programmes
• Recognise related interests of global programmes
• Optimise limited resources make long term
  commitments
• Follow performance measures, with well designed
  reporting and follow-up.

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Twelve Mechanisms

• More Fellowships
• Encourage training through research
• Distinguished Visitors lecture programme
• Distance learning with advanced courses (IAI)
• Networks
• Help in publishing in top journals
• Research partnerships
• Travel grants to facilitate membership of SCAR
  groups
• Travel grants for conference attendance
• Make data more readily available
• Tell the story to the public (e.g. web portals)
• Create education packs for
• teachers and students.

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Implementation

• SCAR Capacity Building and Education Group
• 2 years review gaps develop plans establish
  priorities create web portal
• 6 years obtain funding refine monitoring and
  performance refine priorities expand efforts
• 10 years viable programme, sustained for the
  long-term.
• IPY Outreach development
• IAI development
• Explore TWAS
• Explore START (IGBP)

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The Link to COMNAP

• Logistics must develop to keep pace with the
  demands of science
• Education and training is a fundamental
  requirement for all
• Outreach and public awareness is essential for
  support of both logistics and science
• Our individual goals are inextricably
  intertwined.
• TAKE HOME MESSAGE
• We should work together to achieve an overall
  goal that is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Thank you