Media Advisory/Welcome Home Event: Students on Ice 2013

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 25, 2013) -

What:	A celebration marking the return of participants for the 2013 Students on Ice (SOI) Arctic Expedition. Students on Ice is an award-winning organization that brings students, aged 14-19, on educational expeditions to the Arctic and the Antarctic.

	Eighty-five students from Canada and 5 other countries visited Baffin Island and Greenland by ship from July 17 to July 27.

When:	Sunday, July 28, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (remarks and presnetations followed by interviews).

Where:	Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street (at Metcalfe), Ottawa

Who:	The team - which included 2 local Ottawa students, as well as 30 northern aboriginal students from Canada and Greenland - was joined by scientists (two from the Canadian Museum of Nature), historians, artists, Inuit leaders, educators, and polar experts. They learned about the natural history, human history and environmental issues of these Arctic regions.

	Highlights included: sightings of iconic Arctic wildlife including polar bears and finwhales; visiting Uummannaq, Greenland during the town's 250^th Anniversary; hiking through Auyuittuq National Park; and visiting the "iceberg factory" of Ilulissat icefjord.

	The Welcome Home event includes presentations of videos and photos from the expedition and the opportunity to meet and interview students who participated on the journey.

Remarks by:

Margaret Beckel, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature
Geoff Green, Expedition Leader and Founder of Students on Ice
Students and experts who participated in the expedition

Contact Information:

Barbara Hayes
Students on Ice Expeditions
819-827-3300
Toll-free: 1-866-336-6423
barbara@studentsonice.com
www.studentsonice.com

Dan Smythe
Canadian Museum of Nature
613-566-4781; 613-698-9253 (cell)
Toll-free: 1-800-263-4433
dsmythe@mus-nature
http://nature.ca

Media Advisory/Welcome Home Event: Students on Ice 2013 Arctic Expedition