The NSF Ice Drilling Program (IDP) will hold the AGU Town Hall on Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, from 18:00-19:00 Central Standard Time (CST) in room 283-285 of the New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. This is an online only event. We hope to see you there!
Abstract: Ice sheets, glaciers, and the underlying bedrock, sediment and permafrost hold crucial evidence about past conditions, ice sheet dynamics, and cratonic geology. National and international collaboration for drilling in the remote Polar Regions requires strategic coordination between science, technology, and logistics. This meeting will provide the research community with brief updates from the NSF Ice Drilling Program (IDP), ICECReW, NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX), and Hercules Dome. Opportunities for community involvement will be showcased, and input from the audience will be solicited.
Event: AGU Town Hall - TH35D - Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
Date: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Time: 18:00-19:00 Central Standard Time (CST)
Location: 283-285 of the New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Primary Contact: Mary R Albert, Dartmouth College
AGU meeting website: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Session/249098