Information Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Information Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition WALDO E. SMITH American Geophysical Union The Information Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition has been published in Russian since 1955, with six to eight numbers appearing each year. The Bulletin contains reports on all phases of Soviet research in Antarctica—brief, readable summaries of current findings, preliminary reports on research projects, and discussions of new theories and methods. In 1963, the American Geophysical Union began the translation and production of an English edition of the series, beginning with No. 31. Since then, the group of bulletins designated Volume 4, containing Numbers 31 through 42, has been completely translated and published. The first issue of Volume 5 was released in May 1965. Since then, three additional issues of Volume 5 have been published, and will be followed by the remainder of the volume as the issues become available from the U.S.S.R. Translations of the first 30 numbers of the series, published by the American Elsevier Publishing Company, are available in three volumes containing 10 issues each. Subsequent issues are available individually or on subscription from the American Geophysical Union.
Committee on Polar Research Activities, 1965-1966 HARRY W. WELLS National Academy of Sciences The Committee on Polar Research held its Nineteenth Meeting in November, 1965, in Washington, and an Executive Committee Meeting in May, 1966, in Minneapolis. Earlier in 1965, the Committee was reorganized to eliminate inactive panels and to provide greater flexibility of operation through the use of special or ad hoc groups. Plans were coordinated for the Symposium on Antarctic Oceanography and the IX Meeting of SCAR, scheduled for September 13-16 and September 20-24, 1966, respectively, in Santiago, Chile, as well as for the United States contribution to the International Antarctic Exposition that is to be held 228
in conjunction with these meetings. Information was provided to the SCAR Secretariat, Cambridge, England, for the preparation of a SCAR Manual. Liaison was continued with United States committees of various scientific unions. In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, liaison was also continued with the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research in arranging an exchange of scientific personnel. The Panel on Biological and Medical Sciences met in May and November 1965. In addition to activities in the various aspects of biological programs and research, the Panel initiated, through its ad hoc Working Group on Antarctic Conservation, a report to assist the National Science Foundation in the preparation of Recommendations for Species and Areas Deserving Special Protection. The Glaciology Panel held meetings in May 1965 and April 1966. A "long-range program" prepared and submitted to the National Science Foundation, reviews the objectives of specific studies in Antarctica and gives recommendations covering 14 categories. Ad hoc committees within the Panel began studies of spacecraft applications to glaciology, data exchange, and long-term recommendations for arctic glaciology. An ad hoc Committee on Antarctic Geology met in April 1966 and formulated recommendations on the antarctic geological program for the National Science Foundation. At the request of the National Science Foundation, the Executive Secretary of the Committee served as USARP Representative on Cruise 22 of Eltanin. Other Committee activities included the preparation, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation, of Report No. 7 to SCAR on United States antarctic research activities; a statement on international scientific cooperation in the Antarctic for a White House Conference on the International Cooperation Year (ICY); a continuing review of arctic research; and preparation of testimony for congressional hearings on antarctic legislation.
Support of the Institute of Polar Studies COLIN BULL Institute of Polar Studies Ohio State University The Institute of Polar Studies was founded in 1960 through the efforts of Dr. R. P. Goldthwait, ANTARCTIC JOURNAL
Committee on Polar Research Activities, 1965-1966 HARRY W. WELLS National Academy of Sciences The Committee on Polar Research held its Nineteenth Meeting in November, 1965, in Washington, and an Executive Committee Meeting in May, 1966, in Minneapolis. Earlier in 1965, the Committee was reorganized to eliminate inactive panels and to provide greater flexibility of operation through the use of special or ad hoc groups. Plans were coordinated for the Symposium on Antarctic Oceanography and the IX Meeting of SCAR, scheduled for September 13-16 and September 20-24, 1966, respectively, in Santiago, Chile, as well as for the United States contribution to the International Antarctic Exposition that is to be held 228
in conjunction with these meetings. Information was provided to the SCAR Secretariat, Cambridge, England, for the preparation of a SCAR Manual. Liaison was continued with United States committees of various scientific unions. In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, liaison was also continued with the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research in arranging an exchange of scientific personnel. The Panel on Biological and Medical Sciences met in May and November 1965. In addition to activities in the various aspects of biological programs and research, the Panel initiated, through its ad hoc Working Group on Antarctic Conservation, a report to assist the National Science Foundation in the preparation of Recommendations for Species and Areas Deserving Special Protection. The Glaciology Panel held meetings in May 1965 and April 1966. A "long-range program" prepared and submitted to the National Science Foundation, reviews the objectives of specific studies in Antarctica and gives recommendations covering 14 categories. Ad hoc committees within the Panel began studies of spacecraft applications to glaciology, data exchange, and long-term recommendations for arctic glaciology. An ad hoc Committee on Antarctic Geology met in April 1966 and formulated recommendations on the antarctic geological program for the National Science Foundation. At the request of the National Science Foundation, the Executive Secretary of the Committee served as USARP Representative on Cruise 22 of Eltanin. Other Committee activities included the preparation, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation, of Report No. 7 to SCAR on United States antarctic research activities; a statement on international scientific cooperation in the Antarctic for a White House Conference on the International Cooperation Year (ICY); a continuing review of arctic research; and preparation of testimony for congressional hearings on antarctic legislation.
Support of the Institute of Polar Studies COLIN BULL Institute of Polar Studies Ohio State University The Institute of Polar Studies was founded in 1960 through the efforts of Dr. R. P. Goldthwait, ANTARCTIC JOURNAL
