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about PAGES
support structure
PAGES activities are overseen by an international Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) appointed by the Steering Committee of the IGBP. The members, who each serve for at most two consecutive three-year terms, are chosen to provide a balance of scientific expertise and national representation. This committee meets once a year to provide guidance for and oversight of the program as a whole.
Click here to download the minutes from the most recent SSC meeting.
A subset of five SSC members serves as an Executive Committee (EXCOM), which is in more regular contact with the International Project Office. As a general guideline, the five member executive committee includes an American and a Swiss by virtue of the fact that these countries provide the bulk of PAGES core funding, and a member from a developing country.
Click here to download the minutes from the most recent EXCOM meeting.
Under direction of the SSC, the staff of the small and efficient International Project Office (IPO) carries out the day-to-day running of the PAGES program as a whole. Their activities include maintaining the PAGES website and database, organizing meetings and workshops, editing and writing PAGES publications, and serving as liaison to other global change programs.
The staff of the IPO nominally consists of three full-time positions, Executive Director, Scientific Officer and Office Manager. In addition, the office regularly hosts paleoscientists from around the world as Guest Scientists for both short- and long-term sabbatical visits.
These are the groups that coordinate the research activities, which are themselves grouped into four permanent foci and four cross-cutting themes (see new research structure).
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