• Expedition Planning to End of the Current IODP and beyond: (Sept. 16 2011)

Next Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 April 2013, 23:59 GMT

 Call for Scientific Ocean Drilling Proposals (335.99 kB)
There will be no call for mission proposals at the October 2011 proposal submission deadline.

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• View Active Proposals

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Visit the Engineering Development page to learn about currently available technology as well as future engineering developments.

Site Survey Data Bank (SSDB)

• Data Submission Deadline: 1 May 2013, 23:59 GMT

          Proposals with data submitted before the deadline will be reviewed
          at the next SCP meeting Site Characterization Panel meeting.

• Information about acceptable data types and formats for the SSDB
• Analog data policy
• Visit the SSDB

IODP SCP and EPSP Drill Site Characterization Data Requirements Matrix

This document provides a guide to the types of site survey data usually required by the Site Characterization Panel (SCP) to judge if the scientific objectives of the site can be achieved, and by the Environmental Protection and Safety Panel (EPSP) to judge if the proposed drilling can be completed safely and with minimal impact to the environment.

Engineering Proposals -- Closed

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