Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs AGM 2012

美国支持世界上最大的国家南极科学计划，在制定国家和国际研究和南极洲和南大洋管理优先事项方面发挥着特殊作用。作为美国南极科学研究的重点，国家科学基金会？美国国家科学基金会极地项目办公室（NSF Office of Polar Programs）代表联邦政府并本着《南极条约》的精神，负责管理对南极条约地区科学研究的支持。美国发挥国家和国际领导作用的一个要素是积极参加南极方案管理人员理事会，该管理人员理事会将于2012年在俄勒冈州的波特兰举行会议。会议的地点和时间选择是为了配合计划中的南极研究科学委员会（南极研委会）业务会议和开放科学会议。对南极洲和南大洋的研究及其在地球系统中的作用从未如此重要。该区域正在经历全球范围的变化，技术发展的快速步伐使每天都有可能进行新的观察和发现。随着研究项目的多样化和增长，整个南极地区需要良好协调和周到的项目管理。现在主办国家南极方案管理人员理事会和南极研究科学委员会会议将加强美国？国家南极方案管理人员理事会成立于1988年，它支持世界各地国家南极方案之间的工作关系，以发展和促进管理南极科学研究支助工作的最佳做法。实现这一目标的方法是：作为一个论坛，制定以对环境负责的方式提高活动效力的做法，便利和促进国际伙伴关系，提供信息交流的机会和系统;向南极条约体系提供来自国家南极方案的客观、实用、技术和非政治性的咨询意见。专业知识库。国家南极方案管理人员理事会与南极研究科学委员会保持着一种特殊的、互补的关系-各自的行政人员每年举行一次会议，两个组织都试图协调它们每两年举行一次的会议，以便利相互参加这两次会议。并为下一代极地科学家提供与该领域领导者互动的机会。主办第三十三届国家南极方案管理人员理事会和第三十二届南极研究科学委员会联合会议提供了一个独特的机会，在强调跨学科方法和国际合作重要性的框架内向公众介绍南极和南大洋科学。计划在2012年的会议期间举办各种教育和公众参与活动。这些活动包括公共艺术和音乐活动、正式和非正式场合的公开讲座、在俄勒冈州科学与工业博物馆举办展览以及旨在将非正式教育专业人员与南极科学家，特别是早期职业科学家聚集在一起的专业发展活动。波特兰州立大学和其他区域机构的学生将作为实习生和志愿者参与会议的组织和运作。

Intellectual MeritSupporting the largest national Antarctic science program in the world, the United States plays a special role in setting national and international research and stewardship priorities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. As the focus for Antarctic scientific research in the United States, the National Science Foundation?s Office of Polar Programs (NSF OPP) is responsible for managing the support of scientific research in the Antarctic Treaty Area on behalf of the federal government and in the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty. One element of the United States' national and international leadership role is active participation in the Council of Managers of Antarctic Programs (COMNAP).COMNAP will hold its 2012 meeting in Portland, Oregon. The location and timing of the meeting were chosen to match the planned Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) business meetings and Open Science Conference. The study of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and their role in the Earth system, has never been more important. The region is experiencing changes that are global in scope and the rapid pace of technological development makes new observations and discoveries possible every day. As research programs diversify and grow, so does the need for well coordinated and thoughtful program management across the Antarctic. Hosting both the COMNAP and SCAR meetings now will enhance the United States? leadership role in the full complement of Antarctic activities.Created in 1988, COMNAP supports working relationships among National Antarctic Programs from around the world in order to develop and promote best practice in managing the support of scientific research in Antarctica. This goal is met by serving as a forum to develop practices that improve effectiveness of activities in an environmentally responsible manner, facilitating and promoting international partnerships, providing opportunities and systems for information exchange; and providing the Antarctic Treaty System with objective and practical, technical and nonpolitical advice drawn from the National Antarctic Programs? pool of expertise. COMNAP maintains a special, complementary relationship with SCAR - the respective executives meet annually and both organizations attempt to coordinate their bi-annual meetings to facilitate cross-participation in both meetings.Broader ImpactsThe broader impacts of this proposal are in that the meeting will promote international collaboration, broaden the perspective of U.S. scientists, and provide an opportunity for the next generation of polar scientists to interact with leaders in the field. Hosting the joint XXXIIII COMNAP and XXXII SCAR offers a unique opportunity to present Antarctic and Southern Ocean science to the public in a framework that emphasizes the importance of cross-disciplinary approaches and international collaboration. A diverse range of education and public engagement activities are planned to coincide with the meetings in 2012. These include public art and music events, public lectures in formal and informal settings, exhibit development at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and professional development activities intended to bring informal education professionals together with Antarctic scientists, in particular, early career scientists. Students at Portland State University and other regional institutions will be involved in meeting organization and operations, as both interns and volunteers.