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Explorers Symposium
Grace Ross
Intern, Creative and Marketing
International Channel
A few weeks ago I participated in the Explorers Symposium. I even came in on my day off to attend the panels. The symposium offered an opportunity for National Geographic affiliates to attend panels of explorers-in-residence and to listen to these traveled explorers describe their experiences and discoveries. Each panel revolved around a theme, engaging participants on subjects ranging from oceanography to cultural heritage to sustainability. Despite limited time, each panelist inspired the hidden conservationist within me. The excitement and participation within conservation activism is often overshadowed by day to day affairs. But the symposium reminded me of the importance of environmental awareness in a society still young in the conservation effort. Of all the panels, the Frontiers of Exploration with Ted Waitt interested me the most. I felt like a little girl on the peak of discovery inspired by the passion evident in the explorers.
Another example of the wonderful opportunities at National Geographic manifested itself in the form of a tour of the Maps Department. Kaitlin Yarnall guided us around the 7th floor explaining the complexities of map making and the history of maps at Nat Geo. I was amazed at the extensive editing and research required for each map, especially when shown some of the original maps that had been hand printed. At the end of the tour, the interns were allowed to take a map or two with us. My struggled to protect the maps from the onslaught of rain that drenched Washington that afternoon was well worth the effort in memory of all I had learned that afternoon.
Intern, Creative and Marketing
International Channel
A few weeks ago I participated in the Explorers Symposium. I even came in on my day off to attend the panels. The symposium offered an opportunity for National Geographic affiliates to attend panels of explorers-in-residence and to listen to these traveled explorers describe their experiences and discoveries. Each panel revolved around a theme, engaging participants on subjects ranging from oceanography to cultural heritage to sustainability. Despite limited time, each panelist inspired the hidden conservationist within me. The excitement and participation within conservation activism is often overshadowed by day to day affairs. But the symposium reminded me of the importance of environmental awareness in a society still young in the conservation effort. Of all the panels, the Frontiers of Exploration with Ted Waitt interested me the most. I felt like a little girl on the peak of discovery inspired by the passion evident in the explorers.
Another example of the wonderful opportunities at National Geographic manifested itself in the form of a tour of the Maps Department. Kaitlin Yarnall guided us around the 7th floor explaining the complexities of map making and the history of maps at Nat Geo. I was amazed at the extensive editing and research required for each map, especially when shown some of the original maps that had been hand printed. At the end of the tour, the interns were allowed to take a map or two with us. My struggled to protect the maps from the onslaught of rain that drenched Washington that afternoon was well worth the effort in memory of all I had learned that afternoon.
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