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December 02, 2013

Fall AGU Town Hall Meeting: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions

Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU Town Hall Meeting

Date: 12 December 2013
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Place: Moscone West Room 2003

The U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO) is once again organizing a Town Hall meeting at the Fall AGU Meeting entitled 'TH45B. Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions'. Ice sheets and ocean sediments hold crucial evidence of past climate. National and international collaboration for drilling in the remote polar regions requires strategic coordination between science, technology, and logistics. The research community is invited to hear updates on recent planning including IDPO-IDDO, NICL, IPICS, RAID and ANDRILL initiatives. Opportunities for community involvement will be showcased and input solicited.

AGU Meeting website for more information:
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/events/th45b-scientific-drilling-in-the-polar-regions/

For further information, please contact
Mary Albert (Mary.R.Albert at dartmouth.edu)

November 19, 2013

Fall 2013 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The FALL 2013 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:
- Field Support to Antarctic Projects
- Equipment Development
:: Intermediate Depth Drill
:: Deep Logging Winch
:: Blue Ice Drill-Deep
:: Shallow Basal Material Recovery Drill
:: Rapid Access Hot Water Drill
- Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions Town Hall Meeting
- Educational Outreach
- Field Support to Science Projects

To view the newsletter, please go to:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

September 19, 2013

25-October Deadline for Requesting Ice Drilling Support for NSF Arctic Research Opportunities (13-592) Proposals

The NSF 2013 Arctic Research Opportunities (13-592) full proposal deadline is December 6, 2013.

* As a reminder, if your proposal requires any kind of ice drilling or ice coring support from the IDDO group at the University of Wisconsin, you must contact IceDrill@dartmouth.edu at least 6 weeks prior to the proposal deadline, in this case by OCTOBER 25, 2013. *

For more information about requesting ice drilling support, please visit:
http://www.icedrill.org/scientists/scientists.shtml

For information and ideas about partnering with the Ice Drilling Program Office for broader impacts, please visit:
http://www.icedrill.org/scientists/outreach_support.shtml

For information about the 2013 Arctic Research Opportunities (13-592) funding opportunity, visit:
http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5521

August 28, 2013

3-September Deadline for Requesting Ice Drilling Support for NSF Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2) Proposals

The NSF 2013 Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2; 13-576) full proposal deadline is October 15, 2013.

For more information about requesting ice drilling support, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/scientists.shtml

For information and ideas about partnering with the Ice Drilling Program Office for broader impacts, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/outreach_support.shtml

For information about the 2013 Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2; 13-576)funding opportunity, visit:
http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5750

July 29, 2013

Summer 2013 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The SUMMER 2013 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:
- Scientific Drilling
- Equipment Development (Intermediate Depth Drill, Deep Logging Winch, Blue Ice Drill-Deep, DISC Drill/Replicate Coring System)
- Planning for the Future
- Educational Outreach
- Fiscal Challenges Facing the U.S. Antarctic Program - A Message to the U.S. Antarctic Program Research Community
- WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting
- Conference Announcement: International Workshop on Ice Caves, Idaho Falls, USA, August 2014
- Drilling Support to Science Projects
- Requesting Ice Drilling Support

To view the newsletter, please go to:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

May 30, 2013

DRAFT 2013 Long Range Science Plan - Request for Community Input

Will you need an ice core or an access hole drilled in a glacier or ice sheet in the coming decade? If so, please read on and send us your input!

Each year in the spring the Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO) works with the Science Advisory Board and with the research community to update the IDPO Long Range Science Plan. This Plan identifies the science in the coming decade that will require the use of ice drilling technology and expertise, and it drives the formation of the associated IDDO Long Range Drilling Technology Plan. Together, the plans provide the basis for multi-annual planning for the actions and drill development projects of IDPO-IDDO, and the plans give the funding agencies advance notice of upcoming community science needs.

If you will need an ice core or a hole drilled in a glacier or ice sheet in the coming decade, please make sure that the high-level articulation of your science is captured in the current draft update of the plan! You can download the current working draft of the plan from:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/scientists.shtml#scienceplan

Please read through the draft Long Range Science Plan and send corrections, updates, or additions to Icedrill@Dartmouth.edu asap or not later than June 12.

April 30, 2013

Spring 2013 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The Spring 2013 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:
- Scientific Drilling
- Equipment Development (Intermediate Depth Drill, Deep Logging Winch, Blue Ice Drill)
- Planning for the Future
- Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open - 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
- WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting
- New Video on Ice Core Processing
- Educational Outreach
- IDPO-IDDO Media Kit
- Drilling Support to Science Projects
- Requesting Ice Drilling Support

To view the newsletter, please go to:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

April 29, 2013

Registration Now Open: 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology

Registration is now open for the 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology to be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA from 9-13 September 2013.

Please note that if you previously submitted an "expression of interest" to attend the workshop you must still register to attend the workshop.

* The registration deadline is 30 June 2013. *

Abstract submission is now also open, and its deadline is also 30 June 2013.

Visit the workshop's website for information about registration, abstract submission, and accommodation.
http://icedrill.org/7th-international-workshop-on-ice-drilling-technology/

The second circular for the workshop can be downloaded at:
http://icedrill.org/7th-international-workshop-on-ice-drilling-technology/7_ws_idt_2ndcirc.pdf

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7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
9-13 September 2013
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
http://icedrill.org/7th-international-workshop-on-ice-drilling-technology/

Following in the footsteps of the six previous ice drilling technology workshops held between 1974 and 2006, the 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology will take a comprehensive look at the latest technological innovations in ice drilling technology, including ice coring, borehole logging, subglacial sampling, core logging and handling, and field logistics. The workshop will promote the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experience among many countries and individuals who are involved in ice drilling projects. People active in the technical side of ice drilling are especially encouraged to participate, as are technical representatives from nations who have recently begun ice drilling programs for the first time.
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February 27, 2013

Reminder: 4-March Deadline for Requesting Ice Drilling Support for NSF Antarctic Research Proposals

The NSF 2013 Antarctic Research (13-527) proposal deadline is April 15, 2013. Please note that this proposal deadline is earlier than previous years.

For more information about requesting ice drilling support, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/scientists.shtml

For information and ideas about partnering with the Ice Drilling Program Office for broader impacts, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/outreach_support.shtml

For information about the 2013 Antarctic Research (13-527) funding opportunity, visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5519&org=OPP&from=home

February 13, 2013

Winter 2012-13 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The Winter 2012-13 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:
- Replicate Coring Ice Drilling Technology is Successful
- Intermediate Depth Drill
- NSF Press Release on the Completion of Deep Drilling at WAIS Divide, Antarctica
- 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
- Deep Logging Winch
- IDPO Leads Community Events at AGU
- Planning for the Future
- Drilling Support to Science Projects

As a reminder, the NSF 2013 Antarctic Research (13-527) proposal deadline is April 15, 2013. Please note that this proposal deadline is earlier than previous years.

* If your proposal requires any kind of ice drilling or ice coring support from the IDDO group at the University of Wisconsin, you must contact IceDrill@dartmouth.edu at least 6 weeks prior to the proposal deadline, in this case by MARCH 4, 2013. *

For more information about requesting ice drilling support, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/scientists.shtml

For information and ideas about partnering with the Ice Drilling Program Office for broader impacts, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/scientists/outreach_support.shtml

For information about the 2013 Antarctic Research (13-527) funding opportunity, visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5519&org=OPP&from=home