Call for Nominations
North Slope Science Initiative
Science Technical Advisory Panel
Deadline for Nominations: Monday, 30 March 2009
For further information, please contact:
John Payne
Phone: 907-271-3431
Or go to: http://www.northslope.org.
The Department of the Interior has issued a second call for nominations
to the Science Technical Advisory Panel for the North Slope Science
Initiative. The North Slope Science Initiative is an intergovernmental
effort to increase collaboration at the local, state, and federal levels
to address the research, inventory, and monitoring needs as they relate
to development activities and climate change on the North Slope of
Alaska and the adjacent marine environment. The Science Technical
Advisory Panel provides recommendations to the North Slope Science
Initiative Oversight Group on proposed inventory, monitoring, and
research needed to address data and information needs. The nomination
period ends Monday, 30 March 2009.
Science Technical Advisory Panel member duties include:
- Advise the Oversight Group on science planning and relevant
inventory, monitoring, and research that address intergovernmental
needs on the North Slope and marine environments;
- Review selected reports to advise the Oversight Group on their
content and relevance to the collaborative mission of the North
Slope Science Initiative;
- Review ongoing scientific programs of North Slope Science
Initiative member organizations on the North Slope to promote
methodology compatibility and data compilation;
- Periodically review the North Slope Science Initiative Strategic
Plan and recommend changes to the Oversight Group;
- Provide recommendations for proposed collaborative efforts for
inventory, monitoring, and research activities to the Oversight
Group; and
- Coordinate with groups and committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science advice, as needed.
To make a nomination, or self nominate, submit a completed nomination
form with a letter of reference that describes the nominee's
qualifications to serve on the Science Technical Advisory Board.
Nominees may be scientists and technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including the oil and gas industry,
subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation organizations,
and academia. Nominees selected to serve on the Science Technical
Advisory panel will serve only in their professional capacity and will
not represent any group, agency or entity with whom they may be
affiliated.
Membership of the panel shall consist of professionals with advanced
degrees and a minimum of five years of work experience in Alaska in
their field of expertise, preferably in the North Slope region. Members
will be appointed for three year terms by the Secretary of the Interior.
Science Technical Advisory Panel members will serve without monetary
compensation. Members will be reimbursed for travel and per diem
expenses as appropriate.
To obtain nomination forms or for more information, please contact:
John Payne, Executive Director, North Slope Science Initiative, at
907-271-3431; or visit: http://www.northslope.org.
The nomination deadline is Monday, 30 March 2009.