Actions Groups are established by the IASC Council to provide strategic advice concerning both long-term activities and urgent needs. They are expert groups typically with a one or two year mandate and conclude their task with a report to the Council.
The group was formed to develop and recommend a data policy, including steps toward implementation of the policy, that to provide guidance for IASC supported activities.
Chair |
Mark Parsons |
USA |
Member |
Hironori Yabuki | Japan |
Member |
Arkady Tishkov |
Russia |
Member |
Peter Pulsifer |
Canada |
Member |
Robert Huber |
Germany |
Member |
Volker Rachold |
Germany |
The Action Group developed a "Statement of Principles and Practices for Arctic Data Management" which was presented to IASC Council and formally approved on 16 April 2013.
The group was jointly established with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) with the initial mandate to explore options for effective cooperation concerning bipolar issues and the development of mechanisms to nurture the International Polar Year legacy. The two-year mandate for BipAG was prolonged in 2010 and BipAG II concentrated first and foremost on bipolar scientific opportunities of cooperation.
Chair |
Cynan Ellis-Evans |
United Kingdom |
Member |
Francisco Navarro | Spain |
Member |
Detlef Damaske |
Germany |
Member |
Sung-Ho Kang |
Republic of Korea |
Member |
Alexander Klepikov |
Russia |
Member |
Thamban Meloth |
India |
Member |
Gail A. Fondahl |
Canada |
Member |
Mark Parsons | United States |
Member |
Angelika Renner |
Norway |
Member |
Jenny Baeseman |
Norway |
ex-officio |
Volker Rachold |
Germany |
ex-officio |
Mike Sparrow |
United Kingdom |