Management of Science in the Ross Dependency

In regard to the MEEMS project, NZARP coped very well with the special time limitations, transport problems to and on Erebus, and co-operation with NSF season. The political problems of 3 way co-operation between RDRC, NSF, and NIPR are not yet resolved, and seem to revolve around the US requests for equitable opportunities for trade and scientific exchange with Japan.

Although the different financing and accounting procedures in those two countries make accurate comparison difficult, I believe that the Japanese investment in IMESS equalled that of USA, and that as Drs. Kienle, Kyle and Dibble spent a total of 7 months page 19 at NIPR as invited and supported scientists, with as yet no similar invitations to NIPR scientists from either NZ or USA, the Erebus program should be excluded from this confrontation.

The major problem of co-operation in IMESS was the delay in distributing data due to the intensive work of playback, and the time advantage that the institution doing the playback enjoyed. My good relationships with all the parties involved have survived the problem, and I am hopeful that our continued co-operation on a scientist to scientist basis will help reduce the present international and institutional problems.