Workshops relevant
to NSF support of polar research
Workshops influence
program goals, investigators’ proposals, and funding decisions.
In fiscal 2001, the National Science Foundation funded 472 workshops.
The list below contains only those workshops held over the
last
several years that—
- relate to
polar research
- are relevant
to NSF funding decisions, and
- were funded
by NSF’s Office of Polar Programs
Workshops supported
by other parts of NSF—or performed without NSF support—can
be relevant to Office of Polar Programs decisions. No attempt is
made to list those here.
Criteria for
support of conferences, symposia, and workshops are in the Grant
Proposal Guide (NSF 04-2), chapter II, section D.7.
Other sources
of information about polar workshops and advisory groups:
- NSF's
Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee meets twice
a year.
- Polar
Research Board (PRB), National Research Council, partially
funded by NSF, analyzes science and technology matters affecting
public policy regarding research, environmental quality, natural
resources, and other arctic and antarctic issues. On the web site,
see especially Recent Studies, Publications, and Meeting Information.
- Arctic
Research Consortium of the United States, funded by NSF,
identifies and brings together the human and facilities resources
of the arctic research community.
- Raytheon
Polar Service Company, under contract to NSF, operates
South Pole and McMurdo-area user committees (see the home page)
and an antarctic research vessel oversight committee (see Marine
Operations), which meet annually.
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