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Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:04:06 -0500
From: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: IGES Announces 2007 Thacher Scholars Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2006

IGES Announces 2007 Thacher Scholars Award
Entries Must Be Postmarked by April 2, 2007

Arlington, Va.‹In an effort to engage the next generation of scientists in
the use of geospatial technology to study the environment, the Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is now accepting entries for the 2007
Thacher Scholars Award, to be given to secondary school students designing
and conducting the best projects using satellite observations of the Earth,
also known as remote sensing.

The Thacher Scholars Award, previously known as the Thacher Scholarship, was
founded in honor of former IGES board member Peter S. Thacher, an
internationally recognized leader in promoting the use of satellite remote
sensing. During a distinguished career, he served as deputy director of the
United Nations Environment Program, as an advisor to NASA and, at the time
of his death in 1999, as president of the Earth Council Foundation-U.S.

U.S. students in grades 9-12, including U.S. citizens attending schools in
foreign countries, are eligible to receive cash awards in the amount of
$2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place.
For each winning student, a teacher or designated adult ³coach² will receive
a $200 gift card to Amazon.com.

Entries must be postmarked by April 2, 2007, and will be judged by IGES
staff based on their scientific and technical accuracy; creativity and
originality; quality of presentation; thoroughness of research, methods and
procedures; and demonstration of knowledge gained. Winners will be announced
by May 2, 2007.

Satellite observations of the Earth have numerous uses in science research,
ranging from climate prediction to archaeology. They can improve human
understanding of the Earth system, including interactions among the
atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. And they can improve
quality of life by supporting weather prediction, natural hazards
monitoring, transportation, land-use planning, agriculture, coastal
management, public health and emergency response.

For more information on the Thacher Scholars Award, including contest rules
and guidelines, please visit http://www.strategies.org/ThacherScholars.

CONTACT
Dan Stillman
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(703) 312-7138 (Phone)
(703) 312-8657 (FAX)
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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