The Advisory Committee for Polar Programs provides advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation concerning support for polar research, education, infrastructure and logistics, and related activities.

The Advisory Committee operated from 1998 - 2013, and then functioned as a subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Geosciences from 2013 - 2017. The Advisory Committee for Polar Programs has been re-established as of 2017.

The next OPP Advisory Committee meeting will be held September 23-24, 2021.

Previous meeting information:

• April 2021 meeting agenda
• April 2021 meeting minutes
• September 2020 meeting agenda
• September 2020 meeting minutes
• October 2019 meeting agenda
• October 2019 meeting minutes
• May 2019 meeting agenda
• May 2019 meeting minutes
• November 2018 meeting agenda
• November 2018 meeting minutes
• April 2018 meeting agenda
• April 2018 meeting minutes
• October 2017 meeting agenda
• October 2017 meeting minutes

Inquiries or recommendations regarding the Advisory Committee for Polar Programs may be directed to Dr. Andrew Backe (abacke@nsf.gov), Management & Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs.

• Committee charter
• Advisory committee members
• An Overview of Advisory Studies for the Office of Polar Programs, Advisory Committee To The Office Of Polar Programs, Covering 2012 - 2019, October 2019
• Subcommittee reports
  • Arctic Portfolio Review Subcommittee Report
  • Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the U.S. Antarctic Program's Research Vessel Procurement
• Polar Programs Antarctic Science Section
  • FY 2021 Response to the COV Report
  • FY 2020 COV Report
  • FY 2016 COV Report
  • FY 2016 Response to COV Report
• Polar Programs Arctic Sciences Section
  • FY 2021 Response to the COV Report
  • FY 2020 COV Report
  • FY 2016 COV Report
  • FY 2016 Response to COV Report

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