Meeting and Event Schedule

Event Date Location Contact e-mail

DECEMBER 1996

DCS Subcommittee 5-6 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Brian Jonasson brian_jonasson@odp.tamu.edu
Droplets 7 LDEO Biosphere 2, Arizona, U.S.A.    
Panel Chairs 8 LDEO Biosphere 2, Arizona, U.S.A.    
163 2nd Post-cruise 10-12 Kona, Hawaii, U.S.A. James Allan james_allan@odp.tamu.edu
PCOM 9-13 LDEO Biosphere 2, Arizona, U.S.A. Tim Francis tim_francis@odp.tamu.edu

JANUARY 1997

JOI Proposal Deadlines 1      
       
164 2nd Post-cruise 8-10 Estes Park, Colorado, U.S.A. Paul Wallace paul_wallace@odp.tamu.edu
168 Post-cruise 13-17 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. John Firth john_firth@odp.tamu.edu
174A Pre-cruise 13-14 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Mitch Malone mitch_malone@odp.tamu.edu
Interim SSEP 20-22 WHOI, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A. TBA  
Consider all active proposals and select scientifically mature ones for external review

FEBRUARY

EXCOM 10-13 JOI, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Jeff Fox jeff_fox@odp.tamu.edu
Determine membership of SICOM and SSEPS
169S Post-cruise 17-21 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. John Firth john_firth@odp.tamu.edu
PPSP 20-21 Scripps, San Diego, California, U.S.A. TBA  

MARCH

SSBD 1 Data deadine to permit proponents of proposals selected for external mail review to submit supporting site survey data to DB  
SSP   Evaluation of proposals  
162 2nd Post-cruise 17-19 Long Island, Bahamas Peter Blum peter_blum@odp.tamu.edu

APRIL

  SSP  1-4  Tokyo, Japan 
  SciMP9-10    College Station, Texas, U.S.A.  
OPCOM 11-12 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. TBA  
If required, continue implementation and oversight role of PCOM; technology assessment
PCOM 14-17 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Tim Francis tim_francis@odp.tamu.edu
SciCom 14-17 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. TBA  
Establishes PPGs and OPCOM membership. Conducts longterm science and technology planning
169 Post-cruise 21-28 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Jay Miller jay_miller@odp.tamu.edu

MAY

SSEP   WHOI, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  
Consideration of previous Thematic Panel reviews and first set external reviews of ODP proposals; formulate advice to SciCom
PPSP 8-9 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. TBA  

JUNE

SSDB Data deadline* 15    
EXCOM   Brest, France Jeff Fox jeff_fox@odp.tamu.edu

JULY

SSP   Focused review of proposals.  
TEDCOM   College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Brian Jonasson brian_jonasson@odp.tamu.edu

AUGUST

SciCom** 18-22 Davos, Switzerland    
Ranks mature proposals and conducts long-term science and technology planning.
OPCOM**   Formulates drilling schedule from FY 1999 onward, under logistical and budgetary considerations.  
OPCOM, Operations Committee; SciCom; Science Committee; SSEP, Science, Steering, and Evaluation Panel; SSDP, ODP/LDEO Site Survey Data Bank; and SSP, Site Survey Panel
* SSDB Data deadline reverts to July 1 in 1998.

**1998, SciCom and OPCOM scheduled to meet in September.

TBA: Liasions for the new panel structure have yet to be announced.


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