Terms of Reference: Science Advisory Board of the Ice Drilling Program

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) of the Ice Drilling Program (IDP) provides guidance to the IDP to ensure that the IDP effectively meets the needs of the scientific community.

• Lead its working groups to communicate with the science community and identify current and new areas of research that require the use of existing equipment and/or the development of new drilling technologies.
• Synthesize and articulate the visions and requirements of the community to the IDP and to funding agencies through SAB and community input to the IDP Long Range Science Plan. This publically available document, which includes a prioritized 10-year planning matrix, will be updated annually. Updates and news will be communicated to the community through this document, the IDP Icedrill.news listserve, and the IDP website (http://icedrill.org/news/index.shtml).
• Provide comments and guidance to the IDP on meeting community goals, and when needed, provide feedback concerning the IDP activities and responses to community goals.