TY - JOUR
T1 - The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is getting older
T2 - The past, present, and future of our evolving community
AU - Tanski, George
AU - Bergstedt, Helena
AU - Bevington, Alexandre
AU - Bonnaventure, Philip
AU - Bouchard, Frédéric
AU - Coch, Caroline
AU - Dumais, Simon
AU - Evgrafova, Alevtina
AU - Frauenfeld, Oliver W.
AU - Frederick, Jennifer
AU - Fritz, Michael
AU - Frolov, Denis
AU - Harder, Silvie
AU - Hartmeyer, Ingo
AU - Heslop, Joanne
AU - Högström, Elin
AU - Johansson, Margareta
AU - Kraev, Gleb
AU - Kuznetsova, Elena
AU - Lenz, Josefine
AU - Lupachev, Alexey
AU - Magnin, Florence
AU - Martens, Jannik
AU - Maslakov, Alexey
AU - Morgenstern, Anne
AU - Nieuwendam, Alexandre
AU - Oliva, Marc
AU - Radosavljevic, Boris
AU - Ramage, Justine
AU - Schneider, Andrea
AU - Stanilovskaya, Julia
AU - Strauss, Jens
AU - Trochim, Erin
AU - Vecellio, Daniel J.
AU - Weber, Samuel
AU - Lantuit, Hugues
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - A lasting legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 was the promotion of the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), initially an IPY outreach and education activity by the International Permafrost Association (IPA). With the momentum of IPY, PYRN developed into a thriving network that still connects young permafrost scientists, engineers, and researchers from other disciplines. This research note summarises (1) PYRN's development since 2005 and the IPY's role, (2) the first 2015 PYRN census and survey results, and (3) PYRN's future plans to improve international and interdisciplinary exchange between young researchers. The review concludes that PYRN is an established network within the polar research community that has continually developed since 2005. PYRN's successful activities were largely fostered by IPY. With >200 of the 1200 registered members active and engaged, PYRN is capitalising on the availability of social media tools and rising to meet environmental challenges while maintaining its role as a successful network honouring the legacy of IPY.
AB - A lasting legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 was the promotion of the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), initially an IPY outreach and education activity by the International Permafrost Association (IPA). With the momentum of IPY, PYRN developed into a thriving network that still connects young permafrost scientists, engineers, and researchers from other disciplines. This research note summarises (1) PYRN's development since 2005 and the IPY's role, (2) the first 2015 PYRN census and survey results, and (3) PYRN's future plans to improve international and interdisciplinary exchange between young researchers. The review concludes that PYRN is an established network within the polar research community that has continually developed since 2005. PYRN's successful activities were largely fostered by IPY. With >200 of the 1200 registered members active and engaged, PYRN is capitalising on the availability of social media tools and rising to meet environmental challenges while maintaining its role as a successful network honouring the legacy of IPY.
KW - Early-career scientists
KW - Education
KW - International Polar Year
KW - IPY
KW - Outreach
KW - Permafrost Young Researchers Network
KW - PYRN
KW - Science communication
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U2 - 10.1017/S0032247418000645
DO - 10.1017/S0032247418000645
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061245431
SN - 0032-2474
VL - 55
SP - 216
EP - 219
JO - Polar Record
JF - Polar Record
IS - 4
ER -