The IPY-IGLO Interactive Videoconference on March 13 was part of the third quarterly International Polar Day themed Our Changing Planet: Past and Present. The web cast was created in partnership with NASA and MAGPI and represents the first time that these institutions have collaborated on a project. Seven science centers from all over the globe organized an audience of students and scientists who gave presentations on climate change and engaged in dialogue over two sessions. Dr. Robert Bindschadler, a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, also spoke to both groups about polar research and unveiled Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA), which is the first major outcome of the International Polar Year.

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