NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC SOCIETY (“the Society”)

SCIENCE AND POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE (REVISED 14 February, 2022)

Background

From its inception in 1933 the Society was an influential lobby group for establishing a programme of exploration and scientific investigation in the Antarctic. Since the 1956-57 International Geophysical Year and the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, government-led research has been remarkably successful, though societal changes and technological advances have in the last decade led to complexities and issues in efforts to maintain and enhance the quality of NZ’s Antarctic research.

Subcommittee Mission
To provide an informed and independent voice for the protection and enhancement of NZ’s long-standing scientific, environmental, and conservation interests in the Antarctic region.

Subcommittee Purpose
Recognising that:

the role of the NZAS Subcommittee on Science is:

Membership
The subcommittee will include between 5-8 Society members chosen and approved by Council to represent a variety of perspectives and experience in science in the Antarctic region. It will include at least one officer of the Society.

Additional members may be co-opted where specific issues require additional support. Qualifications for the 6 current members are provided below*

Tenure
The subcommittee membership will be reviewed annually at each AGM. Members will normally be appointed for a term of three years. An additional term may be granted by the council.

Protocol

Managing conflicts of interest
All Subcommittee members should ensure their advice to the Society does not seek to benefit any personal interests they may have in science-related matters, and that their advice is provided in the best interests of the Society.
Potential conflicts of interest should be declared to the Society President who will determine whether to accept their advice on the issue of concern.

*Subcommittee membership and qualifications (January 2022)
Peter Barrett (convenor), FRSNZ, FGS (Hon), NZAM, Emeritus Prof of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington

Grant Avery, Project Risks and Assurance Consultant, founder www.OutcomeInsights.com 1994 Scott Base Winter Manager

Robin Falconer, Director, Robin Falconer Associates, former Strategy Manager, GNS Science.

Brett Fotheringham, Commander, Royal NZ Navy. 1991/92 Scott Base Summer Manager.

Rex Hendry, retired, former LandSAR NZ and Taranaki/Whanganui Conservation Board chair, President, NZ Antarctic Society

Clive Howard-Williams, FRSNZ, NZAM, Emeritus Principal Scientist, National Institute for Water & Atmosphere, former Vice-President, SCAR

Victoria Metcalf, Strategic Relationships Advisor, Royal Society Te Apārangi

Advisor
Margaret Austin, CNZM, CRSNZ, ex-chair, Christchurch City Council Antarctic Science Working Party