Advisory Committee for Polar Programs

The Advisory Committee for Polar Programs operated from 1998 - 2013 and then functioned as a subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Geosciences from 2013 - 2017. The Advisory Committee for Polar Programs was re-established in 2017 and dissolved in 2023.

• GEO Committee of Visitors Reports and Updates
• Advisory Committee for Polar Programs Committee charter
• An Overview of Advisory Studies for the Office of Polar Programs, Advisory Committee To The Office Of Polar Programs, Covering 2012 - 2019, October 2019

Subcommittee reports

• U.S. Antarctic Program Policies on COVID-19 for the 2023-2024 Season, May 2023
  • U.S. Antarctic Program Responses to Recommendations from the May 2023 COVID Subcommitee Report, May 2023
• Report of the South Pole Prioritization Committee, February 2023
• Report from the Office of Polar Programs Subcommittee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Appendix A: OPP MSI-AKN Analysis
  • Appendix B: OPP Broadening Participation Analysis
  • Appendix C: Map
• Arctic Portfolio Review Subcommittee Report
• Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the U.S. Antarctic Program's Research Vessel Procurement
• ARV Science Advisory Sub-Committee of the OPP Advisory Committee, Report on DR #1, May 23 2022
• ARV Science Advisory Sub-Committee of the OPP Advisory Committee, Report on DR #2, September 2022
• ARV Science Advisory Sub-Committee of the OPP Advisory Committee, Report on DR #3, November 2022
• ARV Science Advisory Sub-Committee of the OPP Advisory Committee, Report on DR #4, March 2023