Winner of IPY2012 poster prize

Erik Warming presenting his prize winning poster at the IPY2012 in Montreal, Canada


Erik Warming, Master student at Centre for Ice and Climate, won the poster prize for his presentation at the IPY2012 conference in Montreal, Canada, on 21st-27nd of April 2012.

He won the poster award in the category “New frontiers, technologies and data practices in polar research”.

“I have seen a lot of posters and with the backing of my thesis advisors I made a very different poster. I wanted to have an elevator pitch in the form of a small cartoon in the center, just to catch the eye. Then I wanted to step-by-step explain the elements of the ice formation & drilling, the CFA analysis system and the hazard that the drill liquid present to it, to make sense of the work I have been doing,” explains Erik Warming.

You can find his Frostbyte - soundbites of cool research here

Conclusion and follow up on the International Polar Year
The IPY2012 took place in Montreal, Canada, in late April 2012, with around 3300 participants from all over the world.

2007 was the International Polar Year where a lot of different project got started. This Conference was the conclusion and follow up on all these projects.

The title of the conference was Knowledge to Action, where this issue was addressed. How do we implement the knowledge we have gained and turn it in to action.

Get more information on the IPY2012 conference https://www.ipy2012montreal.ca/.

By Lone Holm Hansen