NSF Event Announcement
NSF Office of Polar Programs Virtual Office Hours for Information Regarding NSF’s Current Operations
Antarctic Sciences and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Sections
Office of Polar Programs
National Science Foundation
Session dates and times:
- Thursday, 16 April 2020, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- Friday, 17 April 2020, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
For more information and to register for a session, go to:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300388&org=OPP
The Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be hosting virtual office hours this week to share information with the academic community regarding NSF’s current operations. These office hours will also allow the community to ask questions, share concerns, and/or offer suggestions on how ANT/AIL can do more to address the impact of COVID-19 on researchers.
Current awardees, pending proposers, and future proposers are welcome to attend.
To participate, attendees must register for a session. Sessions dates and times are as follows.
- Thursday, 16 April 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time – Session registration available at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_5jMukULvRW2SngBkYvArKQ
- Friday, 17 April 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time – Session registration available at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_u7vPzlKXS5iUiOZM_KI5LQ
If additional sessions are requested by the community, we will schedule them in the near future.
After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Additional COVID-19 information for the research community:
- Information from NSF on coronavirus: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/
- OPP science support and operational changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300302&org=OPP
- Statement from Dr. Kelly K. Falkner regarding COVID-19 and Antarctica: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300374&org=OPP
- Message from NSF GEO Assistant Director and Deputy Assistant Director: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300299&org=GEO