| International Marine Science and Technology |
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European Boards for Marine & Polar Science (EMaPS)
(Established 1995)
| Headquarters: | European Science Foundation |
| 1 Quai Lezay-Marnésia | |
| F-67080 Strasbourg, Cedex | |
| France | |
| Telephone: | +33 (0)3 88 76 71 00 |
| Fax: | +33 (0)3 88 37 05 32 |
| Email: | esf@esf.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.esf.org/ |
| Contact: Marine Board | Dr Niamh Connolly |
| Telephone: | +33 (0)3 88 76 71 44 |
| Email: | nconnolly@esf.org |
| Contact: Polar Board | Dr Paul Egerton |
| Telephone: | +33 (0)3 88 76 71 41 |
| Email: | pegerton@esf.org |
StatusOperates under the auspices of the European Science Foundation. Membership is open to organisations which are based in Europe under either ESF member organisations, major national marine or polar scientific institutions.
Activities
There are separate European Marine Science and European Polar Science Boards. The main objectives of the EMaPS Boards are:
- to facilitate the implementation of international research networks and projects;
- to examine research issues of strategic importance;
- to facilitate the shared use of research facilities;
- to promote joint activities in the development of new instrumentation and platforms for research and monitoring;
- to be a source of advice on science policy matters;
- to organise conferences on marine and polar topics.
Further objectives include:
- to promote the exchange of information between European organisations;
- to foster scientific partnerships with research institutes in countries outside Europe;
- to interact with any large relevant international scientific programme;
- to promote a common approach to environmental, health and safety obligations for marine and polar research;
- to improve public understanding of marine and polar science;
- to create opportunities for young scientists and technologists.
United Kingdom Interests
Lead Department
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EU.
Contact: Mary Thornton
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 411500 E-mail:
mary.thornton@nerc.ac.uk
NERC shares the costs of the European Marine and Polar science boards and the European Space Sciences Committee Earth Observation Panel with other member states on an à la carte basis.
NERC's Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Southampton Oceanography Centre are two of the organisations represented on the Marine Board.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect
Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3DH
Contact: Professor Fauzi Mantoura (Chair)
Telephone: +44 (0)
1752 633100
Contact: Professor Howard Roe, Director.
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8059 6666
NERC's British Antarctic Survey is represented on the Polar Board
British Antarctic
Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Contact: Professor Chris Rapley, Director
Telephone:
+44
(0) 1223 221400