IHY http:ihy.gsfc.nasa.gov

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IGY Gold Club
To be a Gold Club member, you must satisfy the
three criteria

• You must have participated in the original IGY
• You must contribute something to the historical
  preservation initiative a photo, a letter,
  notes, papers, etc.
• You must be willing to have your name listed on
  the site and allow historians to have the use of
  your historical contribution

• Looking back at 1957 and IGY is a powerful
  exercise which allows us to gauge the progress
  since 1957, refine our goals and activities, and
  identify the potential impact of IHY/IGY 2007.

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IGY Gold Club
Gold Club members get the following benefits

• A specially designed gold IGY 50th anniversary
  pin
• A certificate of appreciation from the IUGG
  recognizing contribution to the fields of space
  and geophysics
• Membership in igy50.net, an IGY
  history/reminiscence discussion group
• AGU- and IUGG- sponsored receptions and events
• Reunions?

IUGG
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Other IGY Gold Activities

• Special Calendar to be printed in 2007, full of
  current events in heliophysics as well as
  significant historical events (e.g. October 4,
  2007 and October 4, 1957)
• The IUGGs IGY50 Celebration in 2007 (Perugia,
  Italy)
• A steering committee consisting of historians of
  science
• Establishment of a commemorative plaque at the
  Van Allen House in Silver Spring, MD
• Transcription of historical recordings to digital
  media
• Strong connections with the media to take
  advantage of this opportunity (e.g. American
  Experience)

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Other IGY Gold Activities

• Special Calendar to be printed in 2007, full of
  current events in heliophysics as well as
  significant historical events (e.g. October 4,
  2007 and October 4, 1957)
• The IUGGs IGY50 Celebration in 2007 (Perugia,
  Italy)
• A steering committee consisting of historians of
  science
• Establishment of a commemorative plaque at the
  Van Allen House in Silver Spring, MD
• Transcription of historical recordings to digital
  media
• Strong connections with the media to take
  advantage of this opportunity (e.g. American
  Experience)

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Other IGY Gold Activities
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Other IGY Gold Activities
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Other IGY Gold Activities

• Special Calendar to be printed in 2007, full of
  current events in heliophysics as well as
  significant historical events (e.g. October 4,
  2007 and October 4, 1957)
• The IUGGs IGY50 Celebration in 2007 (Perugia,
  Italy)
• A steering committee consisting of historians of
  science
• Establishment of a commemorative plaque at the
  Van Allen House in Silver Spring, MD
• Transcription of historical recordings to digital
  media
• Strong connections with the media to take
  advantage of this opportunity (e.g. American
  Experience)

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• Advisory council chair
• Lessons learned