More about Year of Science 2009

International Celebrations of Science occurring in 2009:

While COPUS is, at this time, localized to the US, we are excited to hear about and share what others in the world are doing to celebrate and promote the public understanding of science.

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  • The Royal Ontario Museum is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Burgess Shale by the paleontologist Charles D. Walcott.

  • The HMS Beagle Project will be celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth by launching a sailing replica of HMS Beagle. An icon of scientific progress, she will circumnavigate the globe in Darwin's wake, crewed by aspiring scientists and researchers.

In addition, visit the Web sites of our international colleagues listed below to learn more about their activities to promote the public understanding of science.

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Found 6 international organizations.

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ibscientific
Organization Contact: Dr Essafi Abdelkader, ()
IBScientific Magazine is an open-access, peer-reviewed multidicsiplinary magazine. IBScientific articles are freely available online and deposited in a public archive immediately upon publication.
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Innovations & Consulting Centre (INC-centre)
Organization Contact: Andrey A. Borzykh, ()
The main interests of the members of our creative group are concentrated on science, education and deep expertise of any problems from nature to socium. Any investigations and books, educational materials, trainings, programs etc. both our constant members, and all wish participants previously have inner discussing and have a moderation, and then they being become accessible via all numerous blocks of the INC-circuit : from the members and students up to the colleagues, from like-curious readers and mass-media up to persons and structures of private or state management and international organizations. Our site http://vmkiso.narod.ru is concerned to Natural and math education Our archive http://inc.kursknet.ru/scilist.htm is presenting the papers and newsletters of research activity.
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Institute for Popular Education
Organization Contact: Deborah Fredo, ()
IEP is a nonprofit organization founded by Malian educators to promote active learning and leadership among primary school youth in Mali. As part of this mission, IEP promotes hands on science activities for students and teachers in Mali.
 
International Organization of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology
Organization Contact: Tod Suessy, President, ()
The International Organization for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (IOSEB) has as its primary responsibility the organization of its congress every 5-6 years. It presents new research, teaching, and activities in systematic and evolutionary biology to scientists, policy-makers, and the public.
 
International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists
Organization Contact: J. Matthias Starck (Secretary General), Marvalee H. Wake (President), ()
The International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists is an organization for professionals, students, and members of the public interested in vertebrate morphology broadly, including evolution, structure, function, biomechanics, development, paleontology, and systematics. It holds a series of international symposia, and has numerous workshops on techniques, education, and working with the public to understand science.
 
International Union of Biological Sciences
Organization Contact: Nathalie Fomproix, ()
The International Union of Biological Sciences is an ngo founded in 1919 to promote international research and discussion on biological topics of general interest. In recent years, it has promoted programs in biodiversity science, the decade of the tropics, integrative biology, and biological education.

 

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National Science Foundation The cognizant fiduciary body for the COPUS and Year of Science 2009 projects is the American Institute of Biological Sciences Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) scientific association founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, and an independent, member-governed organization since the 1950s. Support for COPUS workshops by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. EAR-0606600, EAR-0628790, and EAR-0814048. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.