MIDWINTER MESSAGE TO U. S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM COLLEAGUES IN THE ANTARCTIC

This Midwinter's Day, 2003, highlights the long and serious commitment each of you has made to the world's continuing goals for science and peace in Antarctica. We here at U.S. Antarctic Program headquarters know that this special day marks a turning point not just for the Sun but also for your own passage through a year of significance and change.

Your personal commitment is at the core of our ability to derive scientific understanding from a unique and difficult region. I wish you continued success through the remainder of the winter and a safe return home.

Karl Erb
Director
Office of Polar Programs
National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia 22230