| 08.04.2010 |
| To make winter safer - Anna Pasek Foundation testing the newest technologies |
Anna Pasek Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos as the first institution in Carpathian-Sudeten countries is testing the newest technologies which help to determine locations of avalanche-threatened areas.
Avalanche statistics carried by avalanche rescue and warning services show that each year in massifs of the Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains die few to several people. During a still ongoing winter season 2009/2010 only in Polish Tatra Mountains 8 people were killed. On those territories avalanches also cause significant infrastructural and environmental damages. A lot of avalanches still come as a surprise by occurring in places once considered to be safe.
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| 12.03.2010 |
| Cooperation with Italian Alpine School - "Guardia di Finanza" |
Between 1-6 March 2010 delegations of Anna Pasek Foundation and the Mountain Volunteer Rescue Service (GOPR)- Podhalańska Group took part in a specialist training of avalanche dogs in Passo Rolle organized by the Alpine School Guardia di Finanza in Predazzo (La Scuola Alpina di Predazzo della Guardia di Finanza)
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| 01.10.2009 |
| Strategic partnership with ESRI POLSKA |
On the 16th September 2009 in Warsaw representatives of the authorities of Anna Pasek Foundation and ESRI Polska signed an agreement of cooperation within Strategic Partnership.
The agreement signed by Paweł Chrustek ? the Foundation?s chairman and Leszek Nowogrodzki- director of ESRI Polska concerns cooperation connected with widely apprehended activity in the area of promotion of GIS (Geographical Information System).
Integrated actions should contribute to more effective activities of the Foundation, not only in context of promoting those technologies within scientific environments, but also in the fields of actions connected with enhancing safety in mountains.
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>See the picture gallery from an official meeting during which the agreement was signed.
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| 01.09.2009 |
| The grand opening of the Alpine Training Base - Pragelato. |
The day of 29th of September 2009 was particularly important to our Foundation. In the Italian olympic village of Pragelato, we have officially opened our first Alpine Training Base.
After just a year since the start of this project, we opened the door to a place, which will help us accomplish the main goal of the Foundation - increasing safety of the mountain exploration activities.
The project became one more proof for great determination and successfulness of our team. It also proved that activities leading to cooperation and integration of institutions and communities connected with mountain safety, are effective and efficient.
Such initiative brought a chance to gather outstanding representatives of science, mountain rescue services, local government and business communities at the Alpine Training Base grand opening.
We were proud to play host to the representatives of: The Local Authorities of Pragelato and Sestriere; Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management; Agricultural University in Cracow, Faculty of Forestry, Lab of GIS & RS; Italian Mountain Rescue Services - Soccorso Alpino Stazione Pragelato - Sestriere and Guardia di Finanza of the Bardonecchia region; French Mountain Rescue Service - Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne PGHM from Chamonix; Polish Volunteer Mountain Rescue Service (GOPR); The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Cracow; Alpenverein; ESRI Polska and Navteq companies; other mountain activities enthusiasts and our friends.
All guests who responded to our invitation demonstrated support and willingness to cooperate to the Foundation tasks and ideas. They came to Pragelato to help us keep up the spirit of what has been started after the tragic accident in July 2007.
I would like to thank warmly especially all our Founders - Mrs and Mr Grazyna and Marek Pasek, Mr Fabrizio Cozzi, for founding the Alpine Training Base. I would also like to thank all the honourable guests for participating in the grand opening ceremony, Foundation' employees and volunteers, for their hard work and all others who contributed, making possible our Foundation to carry out this project and to operate at the highest organizational and skill level.
Chairman of the Management Board
Paweł Chrustek
>Read more about the Alpine Training Base - Pragelato objectives.
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| 20.05.2009 |
| The opening of the Alpine Training Base - Pragelato |
We are proud to inform that the opening of the Alpine Training Base in Pragelato is set on the 29 August 2009. The main aim of the training base of the Foundation, which is located in the Alps, is to enable the training for mountain rookies and training exchange of the mountain rescue services. It also aims at providing information meetings concerning GIS, remote sensing of the environment and the research concerning safety in the mountains.
Institutions such as: Guardia di Finanza, Soccorso Alpino and the Authorities of the Olympic city Pragelato have already confirmed the participation in the opening anniversary of the Base.
>poster of the opening
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| 07.02.2009 |
| Svalbard-in perspective - exhibition in Będzin |
Anna Pasek Foundation is proud to invite you for an exhibition called "Svalbard - in perspective". It is another edition of the exhibition, presenting unique photos, taken by Ania during her voyage to the Arctic.
We especially encourage those who did not have the opportunity to see this exhibition. And for those who have already seen the photographs of Anna Pasek, it is a perfect chance to refresh their intellectual and aesthetical impression.
The exhibition is organised by the Museum of Zagłębie in Będzin. The exposition is located in Moroszewskich Palace at Świerczewskiego 15 street, Będzin.
The exhibition will be held from 7 February to 1 March. You are most warmly invited.
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>poster of the exhibition |
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| 17.01.2009 |
| We support the development of modern science in Poland |
The knowledge of contemporary global changes of the environment is highly based on the information collected by the satellites. Satellite remote sensing plays an important role in the analysis of the atmosphere and its constant observation for the meteorological purposes. Being aware of the importance of the orbital observations in modern science and everyday life, Anna Pasek Foundation together with Department of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Cartography and Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, and Chair of Climatology of the Faculty of Earth Science at University of Silesia are organising the first Polish Satellite Climatology Workshops KlimSat2009.
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| 10.01.2009 |
| Foundation scholarship granted |
| First edition of the Anna Pasek Scholarship competition has been finished. Because of the high factual knowledge and great passion of the candidates for their work, it was difficult to short list them to the further stage of the contest. Stanisława Porzycka (University of Science and Technology AGH) and Michał Posyniak (University of Warsaw) presented the highest level among all candidates. That is why a decision was made concerning splitting the sum of the scholarship in half and granting both of the candidates with the amount of EUR 6000. We congratulate the winners and encourage the rest of the contestants to take part in the next editions of the contest. The submission of the research papers for the next edition will be held in spring 2009. Further details will be enclosed on the Foundation page. |
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| 14.12.2008 |
| Technical support of the academic youth |
As a part of the GIS systems and remote sensing of the environment promotion, we support talented academic youth. At the end of 2008, the Foundation has supported in hardware the scientific session of Geomatic Section of Forest Scientific Club, Section Faculty of Forest Agricultural University of Cracow.
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| 07.12.2008 |
| Meeting with Soccorso Alpino rescue team in December |
The representative of Anna Pasek Foundation and Polish rescuers from Mountain Volunteer Rescue Service (GOPR), on 4 to 7 December 2008, were guessed in Pragelato. The purpose of the visit was the meeting with the authorities of Soccorso Alpino the XIII delegation of Turin and arranging the scope of cooperation initiated during their visit in October.
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| 04.12.2008 |
| The Foundation on the 6th Cracow Mountain Festival |
| We are proud to invite everyone who is concerned with the activity of Anna Pasek Foundation to visit our stand during the Cracow Mountain Festival, which is held on 5 to 7 December 2008. During the event we will be especially promoting our activity on improving the safety in the mountains. |
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| 17.11.2008 |
| Scholarship adjudication |
| Due to a large number of inquiries and high level of factual knowledge of the candidates, the Foundation has prolonged the deadline of the first stage of the contest. It is mainly because we need to create an objective ranking of the candidates considering subject discrepancy. Because this year we grant only one scholarship we want to make sure we will evaluate the papers in the best possible way. At the same time we assure that the candidates who will successfully qualify to the second stage of the contest (an interview) will be informed about it until 18th December (the deadline) in order to agree on the term of the contest interview. |
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| 12.10.2008 |
| Foundation in the Olympic Village in Italy |
October was a very busy month in the work of the Foundation but at the same time very profitable. On the 12 October 2008 Foundation has presented itself in Pragelato - an Alpine city in Italy.
The city is known for the Poles mostly for our outstanding ski jumper Adam Małysz, whom, among others, we could see there during Winter Olympics in Turin 2006 or during Summer Grand Prix in Pragelato in 2007 where Adam finished at the third place.
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| 17.10.2008 |
| Anna Pasek Foundation exhibits in Romania |
On 15-17 of October 2008 Anna Pasek Foundation was exhibited on international meeting of Avalanche Service Group "Meeting of Sudeto - Carpathian Avalanche Service Group", which took place in high mountain lodge Balea Lac in Romania Fogarasze Mountains. The main organizer of the conference was: mountain rescue service in Sibiu region "Serviciul Public Judetean Salvamont Sibiu" and authorities of Sibiu region "Consiliul Judetean Sibiu".
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| 10.10.2008 |
| Greetings from the edge of the civilization |
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| 12.09.2008 |
| Anna Pasek Foundation on international GIS conference |
On 8-12 of September 2008 in Zakopane, Anna Pasek Foundation had the opportunity to present itself on an international "GIS Polonia 2008" conference, organised by: Faculty of Computer and Materials Science and Faculty of Earth Science at University of Silesia, SILGIS organization and Croatian Information Technology Society.
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| 05.07.2008 |
| Ceremonial unveiling of the plaque to commemorate those who died in the Mount Blanc massif |
June 5, 2008 saw the ceremonial unveiling at the Our Lady of Jaworzyna Shrine, Wiktorówki Glade, of the plaque to commemorate the life and passion of three young alpinists: Jakub Marek, Anna Pasek and Jakub Stanowski, who made an attempt to ascend Europe's highest peak one year ago.
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| 21.06.2008 |
| First edition of the Anna Pasek Scientific Grant Program |
Are you under 30 and working on your PhD? Do you use GIS tools and techniques or remote sensing of the environment in your research? Does the subject of your study have practical relevance? Join the competition for the scientific grant of Anna Pasek Foundation.
There will be one winner who will receive EUR 12,000 for a 12-month project. Applications shall be sent by 18 October 2008.
>more about grant program
>rules of the Anna Pasek Scientific Grant |
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| 10.05.2008 |
| Svalbard, Subjectively - photo exhibition in Będzin |
The exhibition "Svalbard - Subjectively" shows the beauty and grandeur of the raw Arctic. It is also a remembrance of the academic and artistic activity of Anna Pasek who created and participated in the academic life of the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) as a Socrates/Erasmus student. Photographs in the exhibition go far beyond a simple recording of nature - it is an attempt at preserving transient beauty, the passion of exploring and conquering new horizons and a desire to share one's experiences with others. "Svalbard - Subjectively" is the first in a series of exhibitions of Anna Pasek's photographs. Norway, Iceland, Bhutan and Russia are the next topics of exhibitions to be held by the Foundation in the near future.
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>Svalbard, Subjectively see the gallery
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