General Announcements:
- The Sio7 website is currently offline while MarE3 investigates a security incident. They will notify the community when access is restored.
- IODP is accepting applications to serve as the next IODP Forum Chair, with a term beginning October 1, 2021. Please see the Call for Applications for more information. The deadline to apply is May 14, 2021.
- NSF has released a Dear Colleague Letter to request interest in proving a multi-decadal drilling vessel to support future international scientific ocean drilling.
- The new IODP Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy has been approved by IODP's Program Member Offices.
- The JOIDES Resolution Science Operator has updated its operations schedule for 2021 and 2022 in light of decisions by the JRFB and constraints due to COVID-19.
- IODP sample requests are being accepted but completion and shipment of requests may be delayed due to COVID-19. For the current status of each IODP core repository, contact the repository curator.
Meeting Outcomes:
- April 2020 JRFB Working Group on Science Framework Proposal Requirements and Assessment Meeting (consensus items)
- March 2021 JRFB Working Group on Science Framework Proposal Requirements and Assessments Meeting (consensus items)
- February 2021 JRFB Working Group on Science Framework Proposal Requirements and Assessments Meeting (consensus items)
- January 2021 Science Evaluation Panel Meeting (minutes)
- January 2021 JRFB Working Group on Science Framework Proposal Requirements and Assessment Meeting (consensus items)
- December 2020 IODP Town Hall - Dr. Terry Quinn's (NSF OCE Division Director) Presentation
- November 2020 Special Meeting of the JOIDES Resolution Facility Board (minutes)
New Reports and Publications:
- Expedition 369 (Australia Cretaceous Climate and Tectonics), Data Report: Radiolarians from the Latest Cenomanian and Turonian, Hole U2512A and U1516C
- Expedition 369 (Australia Cretaceous Climate and Tectonics), Data Report: Moisture and Density Analysis and Ultrasonic Velocity, Hole U1513E
- Expedition 390C (South Atlantic Transect Reentry System) Preliminary Report
- Expeditions 372B and 375 (Hikurangi Subduction Margin), Data Report: Clay Mineral Assemblages within Trench-Floor and Accreted Trench-Floor Deposits
- Expeditions 372B and 375 (Hikurangi Subduction Margin), Data Report: Permeability and Grain Size of Sediments
- Expedition 363 (Western Pacific Warm Pool), Hole U1480 Data Report: Electrical Resistivity of Sediments
- Expedition 363 (Western Pacific Warm Pool), Hole U1490A Data Report: Refinement of Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy from the late Oligocene to the Pleistocene
- Expedition 379 (Amundsen Sea West Antarctic Ice Sheet History) Proceedings
- Expedition 391 (Walvis Ridge Hotspot) Scientific Prospectus Addendum