And the winners are…

“Before I announce the winners, I would like to congratulate all the early career scientists on their presentations. Many of the judges and convenors have commented to me throughout this process on the high quality of the presentations, and said that it was a tough job deciding on the winners,” said Jennifer Provencher, chair of the awards committee, as she presented the outstanding presentation awards at the closing ceremony of IPY-OSC.

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The winner were congratulated by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre.
Six themes, 12 winners
More than 750 early career scientists had submitted both oral and poster presentations on the six themes of IPY-OSC. These were: linkages between polar regions and global systems; past, present and future changes in polar regions; polar ecosystems and biodiversity; human dimensions of change: health, society and resources; new frontiers, data practices and directions in polar research; and polar science, education, outreach and communication.

The presentations were judged by the session conveners, who are all experts in their particular themes.

Won passes to the IPY 2012 conference
Each of the winners for best presentation and poster will be entitled to complimentary participation in the 2012 IPY “From Knowledge to Action” conference in Montreal.

Their cost of registration will be donated by the 2012 steering committee. Each recipient also received a copy of David and Doug Barber’s book Two Ways of Knowing.

The winners were: Theme 1: Sara Strey and IG Hallanger Theme 2: Maarten Klunder and Vanessa Batista Theme 3: Jennifer Lee and Andrew Trant Theme 4: HR De Haas and JA Jamieson Theme 5: David Lin and Kathryn Rose Theme 6: Sherilee Harper and Breanne Reinfort

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The posters were on display during the conference.