THERE IS WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT AMONG SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SCHOLARS THAT SCIENTISTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR POLAR SCIENTISTS IS PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL AS THEY STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE EARTH SYSTEM WHICH IS A HOTLY CONTESTED AND UNFAMILIAR TOPIC FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE POLAR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 3-DAY SCIENCE COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP TAILORED TO POLAR SCIENTISTS SPANNING A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERTISE. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY S (IGS) INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLAR ICE POLAR CLIMATE AND POLAR CHANGE IN BOULDER CO ON AUGUST 14-19 2017. WORKSHOP ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WILL INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF POLAR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS (APECS) THE ALAN ALDA CENTER FOR COMMUNICATING SCIENCE (STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DATA CENTER AND CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (CSTP) AND THE IGS. THIS WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER 32 SCIENTISTS (INCLUDING 20 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS: GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WITHIN 5 YEARS OF THEIR TERMINAL DEGREE) IN A RANGE OF POLAR RESEARCH COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION ON: (A) DISTILLING SCIENTIFIC MESSAGES FOR BOTH SCIENTIST AND NONSCIENTIST LISTENERS (B) MEDIA INTERVIEW SKILLS (C) WORKING WITH DIGITAL MEDIA (D) WRITING RESEARCH SUMMARIES FOR WIDE AUDIENCES (E) STRATEGIES TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND (F) THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE VISUAL MATERIALS. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD JUST PRIOR TO THE IGS SYMPOSIUM SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN APPLY THEIR NEW SKILLS AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CONDUCTED BY PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTORS OF THE ALAN ALDA CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. THE PROPOSED WORKSHOP IS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO SUB-ELEMENT E.2 OF ROSES 2016 IN THAT IT SEEKS TO BRING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE NASA AND NSF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF INVESTIGATORS THROUGH ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL TRAINING AND TO EXPOSE INVESTIGATORS TO NEW SUBJECT AREAS NAMELY EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. THE OFFICE OF CHIEF SCIENTIST AT NASA HAS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. THIS OFFICE RECENTLY OFFERED A SCIENCE COMMUNICATION COURSE (NOVEMBER 29- DECEMBER 2 2016) TO CIVIL SERVANTS WITH AN INTEREST IN COMMUNICATING THEIR WORK TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCES. DR. ELLEN STOFAN FORMER NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUCH TRAINING IN (STOFAN 2015) BY STATING THAT SCIENTISTS USUALLY EXCEL IN A PARTICULAR DISCIPLINE BUT GENERALLY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME INFORMING AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE DO.... WITHIN NASA WE HAVE STARTED SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOCUSING ON HOW TO TELL A CLEAR STORY ABOUT NOT JUST WHAT WE DO BUT WHY WE DO IT. THIS NOT ONLY WILL HELP US BETTER COMMUNICATE TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO HOPEFULLY MAKE FOR BETTER COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN OUR DIVERSE TEAMS. WE PROPOSE TO BRING THIS TYPE OF TRAINING TO THE POLAR SCIENCE COMMUNITY. POLAR SCIENCE IS INHERENTLY INTERDISCIPLINARY CUTTING ACROSS NASA EARTH SCIENCE S FOUR MAJOR AREAS AND ANSWERING A RANGE OF KEY SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN THE NASA EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM. BY INCREASING (EFFECTIVE) POLAR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION THIS WORKSHOP IN PARTICULAR WILL SUPPORT OF NASA EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION S OVERARCHING SCIENCE GOAL TO FURTHER THE USE OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE RESEARCH TO INFORM DECISIONS AND PROVIDE BENEFITS TO SOCIETY. IN ADDITION THIS WORKSHOP HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR FUNDING BY NSF THUS DEMONSTRATING THE TYPE OF INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIPS ENCOURAGED BY NASA.