Date

Multiple NSF Town Hall Announcements
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
San Francisco, California

  1. Arctic Research Support and Logistics Town Hall Meeting
    Wednesday, 7 December 2011 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST

  2. Arctic Sciences Division Town Hall Meeting
    Wednesday, 7 December 2011 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. PST

  3. Antarctic Sciences Division Town Hall Meeting
    Monday, 5 December 2011 from 6:15-7:15 p.m. PST

  1. Arctic Research Support and Logistics Town Hall Meeting
    Wednesday, 7 December 2011 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST

The NSF Arctic Research Support and Logistics (RSL) program will hold a
Town Hall meeting in the ARCUS Arctic Community Meeting Room on
Wednesday, 7 December 2011 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST. The meeting
room is on the 4th floor of the Marriott Marquis, Pacific Room J.

NSF program managers will provide an overview of the RSL program and its
role in facilitating arctic research, and then facilitate a discussion
of three key areas in the program:

  • Environmental Compliance - The role of NSF, the logistics contractor
    CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS), and researchers in meeting compliance
    obligations.
  • Safety in the Field - Individual's responsibilities, NSF's role and
    policy, and the role of CPS and other station operators.
  • Feedback - How NSF receives input, including a role for the OPP Office
    Advisory Committee, and how feedback is incorporated in the logistics
    program and in other areas such as merit review.

For anyone wishing to join remotely, a GoToMeeting has been set up for
the Research Support and Logistics Town Hall:

1. To join the web portion of the meeting, please go to:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/654464769. If a pop-up box
appears, click trust, allow, or open, as prompted. You will be
connected to the meeting when an organizers logs in.

2. To join the conference call:
Phone: 877-989-4737
Participant Code: 9080439

The RSL Town Hall will be followed by the Arctic Natural Sciences Town
Hall meeting at 12:30-1:30 p.m. Please note that the RSL program
managers were not able to travel to AGU and will be delivering the
presentation remotely. However, there will be representatives from the
Arctic Sciences Division in the room.

The Arctic Sciences Division supports the ARCUS meeting room and in
particular is facilitating Town Hall meetings about Division activities
to engage in a dialog with researchers working in the Arctic. The
Division sincerely hopes you will participate in the dialog with NSF.

For further information, please contact:
Renee Crain
Email: rcrain [at] nsf.gov

  1. Arctic Science Division Town Hall Meeting
    Wednesday, 7 December 2011 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. PST

The NSF Arctic Sciences Division will hold a Town Hall Meeting during
the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, on Wednesday, 7
December 2011 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. PST. The Town Hall will be convened
in the Arctic Community Meeting Room, run by the Arctic Research
Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) and located at the San Francisco Marriott
Marquis, Pacific Room J. This location is a change from the AGU program
book.

The Deputy Director and Program Officers will discuss the Division's
portfolio, some recent awards, future directions, and--most
importantly--take questions and hear comments from the community.

For questions, please contact:
Brendan P. Kelly
Email: bkelly [at] nsf.gov

  1. Antarctic Sciences Division Town Hall Meeting
    Monday, 5 December 2011 from 6:15-7:15 p.m. PST

The NSF Antarctic Sciences Division will hold a Town Hall Meeting during
the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, on Monday, 5 December
2011 from 6:15-7:15 p.m. PST. The Town Hall will be convened in Moscone
West, Room 2004.

New funding opportunities and activities are under way in the Antarctic
sciences. At this session, ongoing Antarctic research opportunities and
cross-directorate activities under NSF's Science, Engineering, and
Education for Sustainability (SEES) portfolio (topics inclusive of Earth
system modeling, ocean acidification, biodiversity, and related
education partnerships) will be discussed.

Updates will be provided on the National Research Council study of the
U.S. Antarctic Program, "Future Science Opportunities in the Antarctic
and Southern Ocean," which will inform a Blue Ribbon Panel review of
U.S. Antarctic Program infrastructure; as well as the UNOLS Polar
Research Vessel Committee Science Mission Requirements Refresh Project.
Division program officers will be available for discussions, and
organizers hope to introduce new program officers to the community.

To access the National Research Council study, please go to:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13169.

For further information on the Blue Ribbon Panel review, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/usap_special_review/usap_brp/index.jsp.