The IODP Council provides governmental oversight for all IODP activities; assures effective planning, management and operations of the IODP; and encourages and promotes broad international participation in the IODP.
The members of the Council are to be representatives of each country or entity contributing to support of the IODP, regardless of whether it is participating as an individual member or as a member of a consortium. The participating countries are to designate members of the Council and their alternates. The Chair of the Council is to be from the Agencies and is to alternate between the Agencies on a yearly basis.
The Council is expected to serve as a consultative body reviewing financial, managerial and other matters involving the overall support of the IODP. A formal agenda is to be prepared for each meeting and written records are to be kept.
Kyoto Meeting: June 16-18, 2010, Kyoto, Japan Draft IODP Council Meeting Agenda June 2010 (48KB) .......................................................................................................................................
IODP Council Members 2009 *
Country
First Name
Last Name
Council Status
Organization
E-mail
Japan
Masa
Hori
Co-Chair
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
United States
Rodey
Batiza
Co-Chair
National Science Foundation (NSF)
EMA
Catherine
Mevel
Member
ECORD Managing Agency
Australia
Ian
Mackinnon
Member
Australian Research Council
China
Jianzhong
Shen
Member
Ministry of Science and Technology
India
Rasik
Ravindra
Member
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Korea
Se Wong
Chang
Member
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
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