Putting the ''I'' in IHY: The United Nations Report for the International Heliophysical Year 2007 (Studies in Space Policy, 3)

This book about the international aspects and achievements of the "International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007" can be regarded as a compendium of the fertile impacts of conducting research in this field. The main focus, as the title implicates, is the international cooperation, which has emerged from this grassroots initiative. North and South, industrialized and developing countries have been coordinating their efforts and have been learning from each other in a mutual partnership under a joint understanding of sharing the scientific benefits. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scientific as well as cultural exchange took place. Another focus of the book shows, how much astronomy contributes to the basis of knowledge society as today’s concept for mastering the future. Astronomy has been and will be attracting large numbers of young people to enter an education and career in science and engineering. Such attractions we desperately need in all countries around the world, and we have to be appreciate about initiatives like IHY, which are successful in raising awareness, interest and fascination. Putting the “I” in IHY This book is about international cooperation. It demonstrates how the power of scienti?c imagination and investigation can bring together people form all continents in almost all countries around the globe. In presenting this impressive result, we can understand, how much unifying force the quest for understanding our universe and using outer space for that purpose have. Astronomy is far away from being a “political” area of science. But is has enormous political effects – and all of these effects are positive. This book about the international aspects and achievements of the “International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007” can be regarded as a compendium of the fertile impacts of conducting research in this?eld. The main focus, as the title implicates, is the international cooperation, which has emerged from this grassroots initiative. North and South, industrialized and developing countries have been coordinating their efforts and have been learning from each other in a mutual partnership under a joint understanding of sharing the scienti?c bene?ts. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scienti?c as well as cultural exchange took place. 3211991794......Page 1 Putting the "I" in IHY The United Nations Report for the International Heliophysical Year2007......Page 2 Preface......Page 6 Table of contents......Page 13 1 IHY Overview......Page 16 2 Leadership, Coordination & International Programs......Page 26 3 Science: Universal Heliophysical Processes and Coordinated Investigation Programmes (CIPs)......Page 30 4 IHY/UNBSS Observatory Development Program......Page 64 5 Education and Public Outreach......Page 102 6 “IGY Gold” History initiative......Page 134 7 IHY National and Regional Committee Reports......Page 139 Appendix......Page 317 Ihy Overview -- Leadership, Coordination & International Programs -- Science: Universal Heliophysical Processes And Coordinated Investigation Programmes (cips) -- Ihy/unbss Observatory Development Program -- Education And Public Outreach -- Igy Gold History Initiative -- Ihy National And Regional Committee Reports. Barbara J. Thompson ... [et Al.] (eds.). Includes Index.