The Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program at the National
Science Foundation has the potential to transform
polar research by facilitating the transmission and
integration of data and knowledge across the polar science
and polar cyberinfrastructure (ci) communities. Community
input is essential to ensuring that the infrastructure investments
meet the on-the-ground requirements of scientists. For the
program to meet the needs of the polar science community,
stakeholders from the broadest range of science domains must
be engaged in defining and communicating their ci needs and
desires. nsf sponsored this Workshop on Cyberinfrastructure
for Polar Sciences to engage polar and computer scientists and
engineers to inform its Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program,
to complement the EarthCube experience, and to ensure that
the ci needs for this community are understood, articulated,
integrated, and aligned with the overall plans and design of
a Polar Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan.
