Briefing Book Materials, November 4 - 5, 2008

1. INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• List of Office Advisory Committee members
• OPP staff directory
  • Office of Polar Programs front office
  • Division of Antarctic Sciences
  • Division of Arctic Sciences
  • Office Polar Environment, Health and Safety
  • Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
• Agenda, November 4-5, 2008
• Draft Minutes, May 29-30, 2008

2. OPP DIRECTOR'S REPORT

• Budget overview
  • OPP FY 2009 Budget Request
• Arctic Observing Network (AON): Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing (NSF 08-42)

3. 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 Kb)
  
• Antarctic Sciences COV
• FY 2007 Antarctic COV Report
• Antarctic Sciences Division draft response to COV recommendations — revised October 2007
  
  
• Arctic Science COV
• FY 2007 Arctic COV Report
• Arctic Sciences Division draft response to COV recommendations
  
  
• Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Division
  • Committee of Visitors Report on the Polar Research Support Section (Review period 2001,2002, and 2003)
  • OPP Response to the Committee of Visitors Report

4. BACKGROUND MATERIAL

• Antarctic Support Contract final Request for Proposals
• U.S. Antarctic Program Grantee Alert (Dear Colleague Letter)(PDF format, 54 Kb)
• Changing Seasonality in the Arctic System (program solicitation)
• U.S.-Led, International AGAP Team Poised to Probe One of Antarctica's Last Unexplored Places (Press Release 08-178)
• Building Effective Virtual Organizations -- Beyond Being There: A Blueprint for Advancing the Design, Development, and Evaluation of Virtual Organizations
• Broadening Participation: A Framework for Action
• Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering Advisory Committee Meeting information
• SEARCH Science Steering Committee Meeting (28-30 October 2008; Hilton Arlington Hotel, Arlington, Virginia)
• Career Opportunity:
  • Director, Arctic Sciences Division, Office of Polar Programs (OPP), Closes 1/6/2009
  • The Arctic Sciences Division, Office of Polar Programs (OPP), Employment Opportunity for Division Director — Dear Colleague Letter (PDF format, 31 Kb)
• IPY and Polar Resources for Teachers (PDF foramt, 1,597 Kb)
• U.S.-Canada GEO Workshop (28-30 October 2008; Arlington, Virignia)
• NSF Directorate Investments in Education May 30 2008 (PDF format, 25 Kb)

Last updated: 3 November 2008

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