Ice Worlds Winner of 5 Telly Awards
Ice Worlds was the winner or finalist in five categories at the 30th annual Telly Awards. Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions.
Nature/Wildlife Category – Finalist
Editing – Finalist
Use of Animation – Winner
Use of Music – Finalist
Copywriting – Finalist
Ice Worlds Events
29 August 2009
Go Polar! Ice, Polar Bears and Cool Science in the Arctic Ocean
John C. Wells Planetarium at James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA, USA
Douglas Williams, a professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina and known as "Dr. Doug", discussed the science of the Arctic and how changes there affect the rest of the world, in a public lecture that kicked off a weekend of events and the opening of Ice Worlds. Childrens' activities including an experiment looking at properties of ice and water, took place throughout the weekend.
10 July 2009
Polar Weekend
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA, USA
Ice Worlds was shown throughout the day along with a lecture by glaciologist Mark Fahnestock and a special phone call from Siberia with scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanic Institute studying carbon in the Lena River as part of research begun during the IPY. Childrens' activities took place throughout the day.
12 November 2008
GIS Day
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, USA
Ice Worlds was shown throughout the day during this special 10th Anniversary Geo-Spatial Science Conference and College Fair that is also showcasing a NASA 50th Anniversary photographic exhibition!
18 October 2008
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Concord NH, USA
Ice Worlds was presented 5 times along with demonstrations of an ice core and discussions with a researcher on past changes in ice and water on Earth. Koda the Arctic fox was there for the kids and everyone learned how to make a "comet-in-a-bag"!
21 July 2008
Burke Baker Planetarium Houston TX, USA
Ice Worlds was shown along with a live teleconference with glaciologist Ian Jochin in Greenland.