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SUMMARY:ANTARCTICA DAY Inaugural Lecture - Paul A. Berkman (University of 
 Cambridge) &amp\; David W. H. Walton (British Antarctic Survey)
DTSTART:20101201T190000Z
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CONTACT:Poul Christoffersen
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 51st anniversary of a landmark treaty — 
 the planet’s first nuclear arms-control agreement\, and the first instit
 ution to govern all human activities in a region beyond sovereign jurisdic
 tions. Adopted in Washington DC on 1 December 1959\, the Antarctic Treaty 
 recognized that “it is in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica sh
 all continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shal
 l not become the scene or object of international discord”. \n\nANTARCTI
 CA DAY is conceived as an enduring legacy\nto celebrate the 1st December 1
 959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty\, which was adopted "with the intere
 sts of science and the progress of all mankind." Paul A. Berkman and David
  W. H. Walton\, co-chairs of the Antarctic Treaty Summit\, will highlight 
 lessons from the first fifty years of the Antarctic Treaty that have enabl
 ed humanity to manage nearly 10% of the Earth for "peaceful purposes only\
 ," establishing precedents for our children to share as they build a world
  with hope and inspiration for future generations.
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, main lecture theatre
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