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Spring 2019 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The SPRING 2019 quarterly update of U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:

  • Beneficial Testing Opportunities Conducted Near Madison, WI
  • Field Support to 2019 Arctic Projects
  • IDP Subglacial Access Working Group Science Planning Workshop
  • Education and Public Outreach
  • The MECC and Other Antarctic Cargo Returns
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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

Request for Community Input - Draft 2019 Long Range Science Plan

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 U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) works with its Science Advisory Board and with the research community to update the Long Range Science Plan. This Plan identifies the science in the coming decade that will require the use of ice drilling technology and expertise for the community. This also drives the formation of other plans, for example the Long Range Drilling Technology Plan. The plans provide the basis for multi-annual planning for the actions and drill development projects of IDP and others, 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, or a rock core from under shallow glacial ice, please make sure that the high-level articulation of your science is captured in the current draft update of the Long Range Science Plan!

Please read through the draft Long Range Science Plan and send corrections, updates, or additions to Icedrill @ Dartmouth.edu ASAP or not later than May 17, 2019.

Submission deadline: May 17, 2019

To download the working draft, please visit:
https://icedrill.org/long-range-science-plan

Winter 2018-2019 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The WINTER 2018-2019 quarterly update of U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:

  • Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic Law Dome Project
  • Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic RAID Project
  • Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
  • Call for Input - Long Range Science Plan
  • Education and Outreach Update
  • IDP Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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

IDP Subglacial Access Working Group SCIENCE PLANNING WORKSHOP (Second Announcement)

What: U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop
When: March 29-30, 2019
Where: Herndon, Virginia
Website: https://icedrill.org/meetings/subglacial-access-science-planning-workshop-2019

This is a second announcement for the U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop in Herndon, Virginia which will take place on March 29-30, 2019. The primary objective of this workshop is to provide focused feedback from subglacial research community into the IDP Long Range Science Plan. Specifically, we seek to stimulate discussions that will yield a prioritized list of science objectives and associated targets and requirements (sampling, drilling and support needs) for the coming decade for the 2019 update to the IDP Long Range Science Plan. We will provide options for remote participation for the plenary aspects of the workshop, and also we welcome short presentations and/or written feedback from non-attendees.

We plan to have a draft white paper at the end of the workshop and we will solicit feedback on the draft after the workshop, but before it is finalized, for inclusion in the IDP Long Range Science Plan. White papers that were written after the prior, 2016, subglacial access workshop can be downloaded here: https://icedrill.org/meetings/subglacial-access-drilling-idpo-science-planning-workshop

There is no registration fee for the workshop, but everyone planning to attend should register so that we will have an accurate headcount for meeting room space and catering. Further details regarding the upcoming workshop in Herndon, including registration instructions, agenda, and future updates, can be found at: https://icedrill.org/meetings/subglacial-access-science-planning-workshop-2019

Fall 2018 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The FALL 2018 quarterly update of U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:

  • AGU Town Hall 2018: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
  • 2018 Arctic Field Season Support Completed
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2018-2019 Projects
  • Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
  • Education and Outreach Update
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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

AGU Town Hall 2018: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions

The U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) will hold the AGU Town Hall on Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions on Tuesday, December 11, at the Marriott Marquis room Independence E from 12:30-13:30. The meeting is convened by Mary Albert with co-convenor John Goodge.

In addition, at this Town Hall a representative of the International Glaciological Society will present the IGS Richardson Medal to Dr. Julie Palais. For more information about the IGS Richardson Medal and Dr. Julie Palais, visit:
https://www.igsoc.org/awards/richardson/palais.html

Abstract: Ice sheets, glaciers, and the underlying bedrock, sediment and permafrost hold crucial evidence of past climate, 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 updates on IDP, IPICS, RAID, and SALSA drilling initiatives. Opportunities for community involvement will be showcased, and input from the audience will be solicited.

Date: Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Location: Marriott Marquis - Independence E
AGU meeting website: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/meetingapp.cgi/Session/56028
For additional information: please contact Mary Albert (Mary.R.Albert@dartmouth.edu)

AGU Town Hall 2018: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions

Town Hall Title: TH23I: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
Date and Time: Tuesday, 11 December 2018: 12:30 - 13:30
Location: Marriott Marquis, Room: Independence E

The U.S. Ice Drilling Program will hold the AGU Town Hall on Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions on Tuesday, December 11 at the Marriott Marquis room Independence E from 12:30-13:30. The meeting is convened by Mary Albert with co-convenor John Goodge. In addition, at this Town Hall a representative of the International Glaciological Society will present the IGS Richardson Medal to Dr. Julie Palais.

Abstract: Ice sheets, glaciers, and the underlying bedrock, sediment and permafrost hold crucial evidence of past climate, 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 updates on IDPO-IDDO, IPICS, RAID, and SALSA drilling initiatives. Opportunities for community involvement will be showcased, and input from the audience will be solicited.

AGU meeting website for more information:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/meetingapp.cgi/Session/56028

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

Summer 2018 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The SUMMER 2018 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:

  • Rapid Air Movement (RAM) Test Completed at Raven Camp in Greenland
  • Antarctic Cargo Preparation Commences for Law Dome Project
  • Equipment Updates
    • Foro 3000 Drill
    • Foro Drill
    • Rapid Air Movement (RAM) Drill
    • Intermediate Depth Drill
    • Winkie Drill
    • Blue Ice Drill (BID)
    • Thermal Drill
    • Hand Augers
    • 4-Inch Drills
    • Eclipse Drills
  • 2018 School of Ice
  • IDPO Education and Outreach at POLAR2018
  • 2018-2028 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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

2018 Long Range Science Plan and Long Range Drilling Technology Plan Now Available

The purpose of the plans is to articulate goals and make recommendations for the direction for U.S. ice coring and drilling science, and for the development of drilling technology, infrastructure and logistical support needed to enable the science.

Long Range Science Plan

Long Range Drilling Technology Plan

Spring 2018 Ice Bits Newsletter Now Available

The SPRING 2018 quarterly update of IDPO and IDDO activities is now available at:
https://icedrill.org/icebits

Topics include:

  • Rapid Air Movement Drill Upgrades in Full Swing at IDDO
  • Field Support to 2018 Arctic Projects
  • 2018 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
  • Equipment Updates
    • Foro 3000 Drill
    • Foro Drill
    • Rapid Air Movement (RAM) Drill
    • Thermal Drill
    • Intermediate Depth Drill
    • Winkie Drill
    • Blue Ice Drill (BID)
    • Foro 700 Drill
  • IDPO Education and Public Outreach Workshops at NSTA
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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