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Continental Scientific Drilling Workshop in Arlington, Virginia (USA)
From: Tony Walton <twalton@xxxxxx>
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Continental Scientific Drilling Workshop in Arlington, Virginia: An Opportunity too Good to Miss.
Drilling uniquely provides samples of rock and fluid from the subsurface that are vital for addressing certain fundamental and exciting problems of science. A strong US-based continental scientific drilling (CSD) community and program is necessary to support both a national effort and the international scientific drilling program. A workshop in 2009 made programmatic recommendations for a strong US drilling effort (http://www2.ku.edu/~geology/csw/conference_report.pdf). A workshop on June 2 and 3, 2010, will discuss implementation of those recommendations. The 2010 meeting will include a conversation with representatives of the National Science Foundation, which is the chief funding agency for CSD projects. Members of parallel groups and overlapping communities are strongly urged to attend and explore opportunities for synergistic interaction.
The objectives of the workshop are to nurture and strengthen the US CSD community, to lay out the framework for topical planning and for determining the necessary infrastructure and equipment for a successful drilling program, to develop ties with other relevant groups, and to engage in a discussion with funding sources about available resources.
Organizing committee: Julie Brigham-Grette, Walt Snyder, John Shervais and Tony Walton. Location: Ballston Campus of Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia. Workshop will be held in conjunction with annual membership meeting of DOSECC, Inc., and sponsored by NSF and DOESCC.
Details available from Tony Walton (twalton@xxxxxx) or at http://www.geo.ku.edu/~geology/csw/index.shtml.
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