U.S. annual dues support for the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) – 2020-2022

美国国家科学院、工程和医学研究院的极地研究委员会(PRB)是国际北极科学委员会(IASC)和南极研究科学委员会(SCAR)这两个国际组织的美国国家委员会。SCAR通过实施新的研究倡议，确定新的科学主题，促进国际合作和伙伴关系，并就与管理和保护南极区域和南大洋有关的问题向《南极条约》缔约方提供科学建议，帮助推进南极研究。IASC鼓励和促进北极研究方面的国际合作，为北极理事会和其他国际政策组织提供科学投入，并帮助支持国际科学发展，包括为早期职业研究人员提供大量机会。国际北极科学委员会(IASC)和南极研究科学委员会(SCAR)是独特的组织，为美国科学家与世界其他国家的极地科学同行发展研究伙伴关系提供机会。机构间科学理事会通过以下活动促进北极研究领域的国际合作：一年一度的北极科学高峰会议周聚会；机构间科学理事会各工作组(大气、冰冻圈、海洋、社会和人类、陆地)的个人和跨领域倡议；北极数据委员会和维持北极观测网络；以及机构间科学理事会研究金计划，帮助职业早期研究人员参与研讨会、科学规划活动和研究计划。SCAR促进南极洲国际科学合作的努力通过以下活动得到推进：两年一次的商业会议和开放科学会议；SCAR生物学研讨会和南极地球科学研讨会；SCAR早期职业奖学金和访问教授计划；SCAR科学小组(地球科学、生命科学、物理科学)的项目规划工作；以及SCAR国际科学协调的主要重点的科学研究计划。SCAR和IASC的这些活动有助于早期职业科学家扩大研究兴趣和发展专业联系；它们有助于确保有关管理和保护极地地区的重要决策建立在健全的科学评估基础上；它们有助于推进单独的研究人员、项目或国家无法实现的科学目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Polar Research Board (PRB) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine serves as the U.S. National Committee to two international organizations: the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). SCAR helps advance Antarctic research by implementing new research initiatives, identifying emerging scientific themes, promoting international cooperation and partnerships, and providing scientific advice to the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty on issues related to the management and protection of the Antarctic region and the Southern Ocean. IASC encourages and facilitates international cooperation in Arctic research, provides scientific input to the Arctic Council and other international policy organizations, and helps support international science development, including numerous opportunities for early career researchers. U.S. annual dues for these organizations provides a foundation for advancing opportunities and interests of the U.S. polar research community, and for assuring continued progress in international-level research and assessment.The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) are unique organizations that provide opportunities for U.S. scientists to develop research partnerships with polar science colleagues in other countries around the world. IASC’s efforts to facilitate international cooperation in Arctic research are advanced through activities such as: the annual Arctic Science Summit Week gatherings; the individual and cross-cutting initiatives of IASC’s Working Groups (Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social and Human, Terrestrial); the Arctic Data Committee and Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks; and the IASC Fellowship Program, which helps early career researchers get involved in workshops, science planning activities and research programs. SCAR’s efforts to promote international scientific cooperation in Antarctica are advanced through activities such as the biennial business meetings and Open Science Conference; the SCAR Biology Symposium and Antarctic Earth Sciences Symposia; the SCAR Early Career Fellowship and Visiting Professor programs; the program planning efforts of SCAR's Scientific Groups (Geosciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences); and the Scientific Research Programmes that are the main focus of SCAR’s international scientific coordination. These SCAR and IASC activities help early career scientists expand research interests and develop professional connections; they help ensure that important policy decisions about managing and protecting the polar regions are based on sound scientific assessment; and they help advance scientific objectives that would be impossible for single investigators, programs, or countries to do alone.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.