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Chapter 2.6). Unlike ICARP I, ICARPII did not directly ture was that with members from (at that time) 18 result in new IASC projects, but produced a set of countries and various disciplines, the organization forward-looking science plans. Building upon the had the ability to harness a significant amount of planning efforts of ACIA and IPY 2007/2008, the energy and expertise in order to fulfill its mission. ICARP II Steering Committee identified twelve ar- The network of working groups provides IASC with )