Stream implementation plans
Implementation of the Australian Antarctic science strategic plan 2011-12 to 2020-21 has required a number of changes to the administration of the Australian Antarctic Science Program. The key initiatives are:
- Annual Antarctic and Southern Ocean Symposium starting in 2011-12
- Theme/stream workshops to design coordinated and integrated research plans and share information on progress within each stream
- A two-stage application process - expression of interest followed by full application
- Emphasis on the importance of outreach and educational programs
- Post-doctoral fellowships
- Top-up scholarships for post-graduate students.
Stream implementation plans
Theme/stream workshops were held in September and October 2010 and brought together a wide range of scientific, policy and logistic expertise to discuss and agree the focus of stream research within the life of the plan.
Stream implementation plans were produced as a result of this consultation and are available below. The information contained in these documents should be used by researchers when applying to be part of the Australian Antarctic Science Program.
Comments and suggestions for improvements to the plans are welcome at any time and should be directed to planning@aad.gov.au who will forward them to the appropriate Theme Leader. In this first round, comments and suggestions will be reviewed after 1 March 2011 and implementation plans revised as appropriate prior to the call for expressions of interest. Any questions about the plans or process for implementation can also be directed to planning@aad.gov.au.
Theme 1 Climate Processes and Change
Stream 1.1 The Antarctic ice sheet
Stream 1.2 Oceans and marine ice in the Southern Hemisphere
Stream 1.3 Atmospheric processes and change
Stream 1.4 Antarctic palaeoclimate
Theme 2 Terrestrial and Nearshore Ecosystems: Environmental Change and Conservation
Stream 2.1 Trends and sensitivity to change
Stream 2.2 Vulnerability and spatial protection
Stream 2.3 Human impacts: prevention, mitigation and remediation
Theme 3 Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Environmental Change and Conservation
Stream 3.1 Marine ecosystem change
Stream 3.2 Wildlife conservation
