International Working Group Plus (IWG+)

The purpose of the IWG+ is to frame a new multinational program architecture that promotes delivery of the best possible and most exciting and relevant science to the broad science community and the public through scientific ocean drilling.

IWG+ consists of representatives from all the IODP funding agencies (NSF, MEXT, ECORD, Korea, China, India, ANZIC), representatives from the Implementing Organizations (USIO, JAMSTEC/CDEX, ESO), representatives from SAS, representatives, representatives from IODP-MI, representatives from the Program Member Offices, and other interested observers.

primary point of contact : Thomas Janecek, NSF, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• IWG+ Terms of Reference (80 KB)
• Guidance to SPWC(40 KB)
• Timeline (56 KB)
• Message to Community January 2010 (44 KB)

Washing, D.C. Meeting: June 21-22, 2012, Washington, D.C. USA

•  IWG+ Agenda June 2012
•  IWG+ Goa Meeting Minutes (333.07 KB)

Goa Meeting: January 18-19, 2012, Goa, India

• IWG+ Agenda January 2012

Amsterdam Meeting: June 16-17, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• IWG+ Amsterdam Draft Agenda June 2011 (46.28 KB)
• IWG+ Amsterdam Draft Meeting Minites (230.4 KB)

Miami Meeting: January 20-21, 2011, Miami, FL, USA

•  IWG+ Draft Agenda January 2011 (36 KB)
• IWG+ Miami Meeting Minutes (371.36 KB)

Kyoto Meeting: June 16-18, 2011, Kyoto, Japan

•  IWG+ Draft Agenda June 2010 (60 KB)
• IWG+ Kyoto Meeting Minutes (1.1 MB)
•  IODP Council Draft Agenda June 2010 (46 KB)
• IODP Council Kyoto Meeting Draft Minutes (106.17 KB)

Seoul Meeting: January 20-22, 2010, Seoul, Republic of Korea

• IWG+ Agenda January 2010 (16 KB)
•  IWG+ Seoul Meeting Minutes (68 KB)
•  Appendix to Seoul Meeting Minutes (2.9 MB)

AGU Meeting: December 15, 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA

• Draft IWG+ AGU meeting minutes (16 KB)
•  Agenda IWG+ December 2009 (8.6 KB)

Bremen Meeting: September 22, 2009, Bremen, Germany

• Agenda IWG+ September 2009 (9 KB)
•  IWG+ Input to INVEST (10 KB)
•  IWG+ Bremen meeting minutes (32 KB)

Washington, DC Meeting: June 18, 2009, Washington, DC, USA

•  Agenda IWG+ June 2009 (12 KB)
•  IWG+ Minutes June 2009 (839 KB)
•  IWG+ members and observers (268 KB)
•  IWG+ Terms of Reference (80 KB)
• Guidance to SPWC (40 KB)
• Timeline (56 KB)
• Message to Community January 2010 (44 KB)