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Photo of a crowd gathering at Scott's Discovery Hut near McMurdo Station.
A crowd gathers at Scott's Discovery Hut near McMurdo Station.

Conferences, Committees, & Workshops

Annual Planning Conference (APC)—2008External U.S. Government Siteprotected area

The USAP web site that posts information for the current APC, including accepted topics, point papers, an attendee list, and the conference agenda.  (Restricted to APC participants.)

User Committees

Feedback from the science user committees that represent user communities at the USAP stations and onboard the vessels.

International Polar Diving Workshop ProceedingsExternal Non U.S. Government Site

The NSF, Smithsonian Institution, NERC Facility for Scientific Diving, and Diving Unlimited International co-sponsored this workshop, which constitutes an International Polar Year (IPY) contribution from the international polar scientific diving community.

New Generation Polar Research Vessel (PRV) Forum Workshop Reports

Reports based on the PRV in the early planning stages for the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer replacement.

McMurdo Ground Station Science Workshop—2004External Non U.S. Government Site

Information, options, and recommendations for deciding how to collect and provide transmitted data from the polar orbiting satellites used by the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP).

Proceedings from NSF USAP Communications Workshop—1999

The goal of this workshop was to define South Pole Station communications requirements and to develop the short and long-term strategies to support those requirements based on available and planned systems.

Workshops Relevant to NSF Support of Polar ResearchExternal U.S. Government Site

Reports on the hundreds of NSF-sponsored workshops that influence program goals, investigators' proposals, and funding decisions related to polar research.

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