NSF Arctic Research Support & Logistics and Greenland Summit Station AGU Town Hall Meetings

December 11, 2016
Summit Science Coordination Office (SCO)

On behalf of the NSF Arctic Research Support & Logistics Program and the Summit Science Coordination Office please find the following announcements for two upcoming AGU Town Hall Meetings:

Thursday 15 December, Arctic Community Meeting Room, Foothill E, in the San Francisco Marriott Marquis:
08:00 - 09:00 NSF Arctic Research Support & Logistics Program
09:15 - 10:00 Summit Station & Greenland Inland Traverse

The NSF Arctic Research Support & Logistics Program will hold a Town Hall meeting during the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. The meeting will be held Thursday morning, 15 December 2016, from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. in the Arctic Community Meeting Room, Foothill E, in the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.

Topics of discussion will include: introduction of new program officers, an overview of the previous and current year’s budget portfolio, program plans for facilities and infrastructure, and recent developments and updates for Arctic-wide logistics. This open meeting will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and give feedback to the program officers. Contact Jennifer Mercer (jmercer at nsf.gov) with any questions.

Following the NSF Town Hall, the Summit Station Science Coordination Office (SCO) will be holding an open meeting from 9:15-10 am in Foothill E following the RSL Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to inform interested members of the science community about current and planned science, upcoming significant developments for the station and surrounding area and the Greenland Inland Traverse (GrIT), and discuss recent Greenland Telescope activities.

Please contact the Summit Science Coordination Office (sco at summitcamp.org) with any specific questions you may like addressed during the meeting.