The XXXVII Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) took place in Brasilia, Brazil, from April 28th and May 7th . It was attended by over 300 delegates from 41 countries. The Antarctic Treaty was signed on 1 December 1959 in Washington as a result of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58. The Treaty aims to ensure that Antarctica would be used for peaceful purposes only, international cooperation and freedom scientific investigation, and that scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available.
APECS-Brazil, supported by SECIRM through the Programa de Mentalidade Marítima (PROMAR), organized all over Brazil the I Scientific Journey: Brazil and the Antarctic Treaty, aiming to promote in Brazilian schools and community discussions related to the importance of the Antarctic for the planet. The previously registered schools received some materials from SECIRM / PROMAR and used them in classes. At least 20 activities were taken, including conferences, workshops, reading and creating texts, practical activities, from north to south of Brazil involving institutions from Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola Pedro II Campus Niterói, Campus São Cristóvão e Campus Tijuca, Colégio de Aplicação da UERJ); from São Paulo (May, 30, Colégio Mobile), from Rio Grande do Sul (Escola Estadual Érico Veríssimo, Caxias do Sul; Colégio Estadual Tereza Francescutti, Canoas, Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio and Escola Municipal Sete de Setembro, Erval Grande, Instituto de Educação de Ivoti), from Paraná (Colégio Estadual Professor Júlio de Mesquita em Curitiba) and from Rondônia (Escola Profissionalizante Delta, Rolim de Moura; Escola Municipal Professora Lairce Santiago Maina, Pimenta Bueno and (in June, 05) in SENAC also from Pimenta Bueno). More than 60 professors, researchers and about 3000 students have participated in the activities.
Several information were posted on Facebook´s event page and at least 2000 additional people were informed about the scientific meeting and its discussions. These informations and pictures of all activities on Brazil are available in the webpage: https://www.facebook.com/events/543761875736485/.
