FrontMatter -- CONTENTS -- OVERVIEW -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 OPENING REMARKS -- 3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES -- 4 DATA, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES -- 5 NEXT STEPS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A Acronyms -- APPENDIX B International Polar Year Committee Biographies -- APPENDIX C Workshop Agenda -- APPENDIX D Workshop Participant List -- APPENDIX E A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007- 2008: Recommendations.