Briefing Book Materials, May 4-5, 2009
1. INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- List of Office Advisory Committee members
- OPP staff directory
- Agenda, May 4-5, 2009
- Draft Minutes, November 4-5, 2008
2. OPP DIRECTOR'S REPORT
- Budget overview
- OPP FY 2009 Budget Request
- NSF FY 2009 Budget Appropriation (Congress Passes FY09 Omnibus Bill)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
- NSF Strategic Plan
- International Polar Year celebration
3. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
- Remarks of President Barack Obama — As Prepared for Delivery; National Academy of Sicences, Washington, D.C., April 27 2009 (PDF file, 106 Kbytes)
- President Obama Announces Members of Science and Technology Advisory Council (PDF file, 95 Kbytes)
4. ANTARCTIC AND ARCTIC POLICY
- Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (Baltimore, Maryland; April 6-17, 2009)
- Remarks at The Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council, 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty; Secretary of State Hilllary Rodham Clinton, 6 April 2009
- Antarctic Treaty-Arctic Council Joint Meeting Washington Ministerial Declaration on the International Polar Year and Polar Science
- Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting XXXII Washington Ministerial Declaration on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty
- The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Concludes in Baltimore, Maryland (DOS Press Release)
- ATCM web site
- Draft ATCM agenda
- Arctic Region Policy
5. OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS VACANCIES
- Director, Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
- Deputy Director, Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
- Physical Sciences Administrator (Program Director, Antarctic Earth Sciences, Division of Antarctic Sciences)
6. POLAR RESEARCH SUPPORT
- Report of the OPP OAC Subcommittee on U.S. Antarctic Program Resupply
- RFP: Charter for an Ice Capable Antarctic Research & Supply Vessel (ARSV)
7. CLEAN ENERGY
8. SUMMIT, GREENLAND: SEARCH AND RESCUE
9. COMMITTEE OF VISITORS (COV) MATERIALS
- COV Transmittal Letter, November 2007
- Committee of Visitors Letter, May 2008
- Notes for subcommittees preparing for the Committee of Visitors
(PDF format, 79 Kbytes) - FY 2009 COV Report Template [with source data hints] (PDF file, 75 Kbytes)
- Antarctic Sciences COV
- FY 2007 Antarctic COV Report
- Antarctic Sciences Division draft response to COV recommendations — revised October 2007
- Arctic Science COV
- Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Division
10. BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- OPP Solicitations:
- Antarctic field activities, 2008-2009
- NSF FY 2008 Citizen’s Report: Summary of Performance and Financial Results (PDF file, 2.56 Mbytes)
11. INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR NEWS RELEASES
- Seaglider Monitors Climate-related Ocean Circulation in the Arctic During Record-Breaking Journey Under Ice: Autonomous vehicle developed by the University of Washington is an element of Arctic Observing Network, an International Polar Year research priority
- Unusual Antarctic Microbes Live Life on a Previously Unsuspected Edge: That descendents of marine creatures appear to have thrived in cold, darkness and lack of air for a million years has implications for the search for life elsewhere in the solar system
- Autonomous Antarctic Observatories Gather Space Weather Data: Keeping an unsleeping eye on the phenomena that cause the aurora
- New Evidence From NSF-funded ANDRILL Demonstrates Climate Warming Affects Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability
- British, NSF-funded Researchers Deploy Automated Submarine to Better Understand the Mechanics of Antarctic Ice Sheets
- Arctic and Antarctic-themed Activities to Bring a Breath of Polar Air to Baltimore: In conjunction with landmark Antarctic Treaty meeting, art exhibit, interactive events, unique film screening and multimedia presentations with polar researchers at the Maryland Science Center
- Climate-related Changes on the Antarctic Peninsula Being Driven from the Top and the Bottom of the Ecosystem
- U.S.-led, International Research Team Confirms Alps-like Mountain Range Exists under East Antarctic Ice Sheet: A capstone of NSF-supported International Polar Year deployments, project may help determine what caused ice sheet to form
Last updated: 1 May 2009
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