Award Abstract # 0711965
International Directory of Arctic Social Scientists

NSF Org: OPP
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Recipient: ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
Initial Amendment Date: February 9, 2007
Latest Amendment Date: February 26, 2008
Award Number: 0711965
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Anna Kerttula de Echave
OPP
 Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
GEO
 Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date: March 1, 2007
End Date: August 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $70,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2007 = $70,000.00
History of Investigator:
  • Robert Wheelersburg (Principal Investigator)
    wheelersburg@etown.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Elizabethtown College
1 ALPHA DR
ELIZABETHTOWN
PA  US  17022-2297
(717)361-1990
Sponsor Congressional District: 11
Primary Place of Performance: Elizabethtown College
1 ALPHA DR
ELIZABETHTOWN
PA  US  17022-2297
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
11
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): ZPCVJYTH2VV1
Parent UEI: ZPCVJYTH2VV1
NSF Program(s): ASSP-Arctic Social Science
Primary Program Source: 0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 0000, 1079, 5295, 5385, 9237, OTHR
Program Element Code(s): 522100
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.078

ABSTRACT

As part of International Polar Year (IPY) activities, the proposed SGER project would create a pan global partner network of organizations within countries currently engaged in Arctic social science research to develop policies and procedures for creating an International Directory Scientists (IDASS). The proposed project has significant intellectual merit because the development of a global, open source directory could increase cooperation among Arctic social scientists by providing a tool to create research teams that are multi-disciplinary and international. The IDASS could have significant broader impacts by including indigenous organizations and students conducting Arctic social science research, which have been underrepresented in previous directory efforts. The eventual international directory of Arctic social scientists would leave a legacy of data and electronic infrastructure to facilitate future polar research, it would expand international partnerships and cooperation, and it would result in a comprehensive source of social scientists and organizations conducting Arctic research. The anticipated outcome of the SGER project will be to obtain agreements by partners to establish a management tool that provides the parameters for creating the data base structure and access portal and begin soliciting participation in the directory by organizations and individuals.

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