Putting the Rubber to the Road:  The Whos, Whys and Hows of the
International Heliophysical Year 2007 

Dr. Barbara Thompson
NASA/GSFC
Seminar March 25, 2005.

ABSTRACT:
Putting the Rubber to the Road:  The Whos, Whys and Hows of the
International Heliophysical Year 2007 

In 1957 a program of international research, inspired by the International
Polar Years of 1882 and 1932, was organized as the International Geophysical
Year (IGY) to study global phenomena of the Earth and geospace. Fifty years
later, the world's science community will again come together for an
international program of scientific collaboration: the International
Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007. This time, research will extend out into the
Heliosphere to focus on solar-terrestrial-planetary interactions.  

The ambitious plan for the IHY incorporates the activities of scientists in
191 nations, an IGY Historical Preservation initiative, a series of
coordinated campaigns involving more than 100 instruments and models,
education and public outreach programs, a developing nations instrument
development program, and opportunities for supported research worldwide. As
Director of Operations for the IHY, Barbara Thompson will discuss how this
will be made possible, and how the significant progress towards these goals
paves the way for IHY 2007.