Agenda & Presentations

Thursday, Sept 30

7:30-8:30 Breakfast
8:30 Welcome and Introduction
Organizing Committee
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8:40 NSF Context
Vladimir Papitashvili
Alex Isern
Martin Jeffries
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Morning Session: The Vision of a Polar Observing System- Disciplinary Perspectives (each talk 25 minutes, 5 minutes for questions/discussion)
9:00 Geodesy
Mike Bevis
9:30 Seismology
Andy Nyblade
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10:00 Glaciology
Slawek Tulaczyk
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10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Space Physics
Dr. Lou Lanzerotti
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11:30 Meteorology
John Cassano
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12:00 Discussion
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session: Current Instrumentation and Challenges Ahead (each talk 20 minutes with 5 minutes for questions/discussion)
1:30 Geodesy -UNAVCO polar instrumentation
Bjorn Johns
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1:55 British Antarctic Survey Development
Mike Rose
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2:20 Seismology - IRIS polar instrumentation
Tim Parker
2:45 Space Physics - AGOs and magnetometers
Bob Melville
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3:10 Coffee Break
3:40 Meteorology Observations and Challenges
Matt Lazzara
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4:05 Glaciology instrumentation #1
Alberto Behar
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4:30 Glaciology instrumentation #2
Carleen Tijm-Reimer
4:55 Sea Ice Deployments
Don Perovich
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5:20 Discussion
5:40 Posters and cash bar
7:30 Dinner

Friday, October 1

7:30-8:30 Breakfast
Morning Session: The Polar Observing Systems of the Future
8:30 Logistical Constraints
Brian Stone
9:00 Power Systems and Environmental Control
Seth White and Tim Parker
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9:30 Communications
Pat Smith
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 Discussion - Technical Issues
11:30

Breakout groups #1

Power Systems and Packaging - Leader: Al Weatherwax Room 9A
Communication System - Leader: Matt Lazzara Room 9B
Antarctic Siting and Logistics - Leader: Terry Wilson Room 20
Arctic Siting and Logistics - Leader: Meredith Nettles Room 4

12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30 Presentation of breakout group results
2:00 Breakout groups #2
3:00 Coffee break
3:30 Presentation of breakout group results
4:00 Plenary - open discussion, finalize action items
5:00 Adjourn

Saturday morning:

Writing team meeting