General Announcements:
- AGU is accepting nominations for the prestigious Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize. Nominate your peers by April 15, 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:
- 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 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)
- September 2020 IODP Forum and PMO meetings (consensus items)
New Reports and Publications:
- 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
- Expedition 396 (Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin Magmatism) Scientific Prospectus
- Scientific Drilling, Volume 28
- Expedition 385 (Guaymas Basin) Preliminary Report
- Expedition 384 (Engineering Testing) Preliminary Report