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Don't know how many of you are on this address list, but just in case
you are not.... there are some tidbits of information here.<br>
<br>
<span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
<br>
-------- Original Message --------
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<td>NSF OCE Update</td>
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<td>Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:56:55 -0500</td>
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<td>Binkley, Kandace S. <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kbinkley@nsf.gov"><kbinkley@nsf.gov></a></td>
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<td>Binkley, Kandace S. <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kbinkley@nsf.gov"><kbinkley@nsf.gov></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">For a change, I have little advice to impart
on <span class="SpellE">FastLane</span> issues; everyone is doing a
great job. I have just
one reminder. Although we know that most people try to keep up with the
latest
versions of software (and usually this is a good idea), NSF currently
recommends that you not use </span></font><span style="">Acrobat 6.0
"Professional" and
"Standard”</span><span style=""> if you create your own PDF files
(see <span class="SpellE">FastLane</span>
Advisory </span><st1:date month="8" day="1" year="2004"><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 9.5pt;">08/01/04</span></font></st1:date><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;">)</span></font><span style="">.
If you have Acrobat 6.0 you are better off uploading your word
processing file and letting <span class="SpellE">FastLane</span>
create the PDF. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">I apologize for the length of this email.
There are
a number of items that may not be applicable to all but there is a lot
going on
that might be of interest to many. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style="" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">OCE Staff Changes<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Important Information for
Preparation of Proposals Requiring Seismic Surveys</span></span></font><span
style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">How Are Ship Costs Considered in the Review
of Your Proposal <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="SpellE"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CyberInfrastructure</span></font></span><span
style=""> in Ocean Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">AGU Town Hall Meetings of interest to the
Ocean Sciences Community<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Upcoming proposal solicitation
deadlines/target dates and program information <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">1. OCE Staff Changes –<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Office
of Division Director -<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">On October 1, Jim Yoder
returned to the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span style="">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style=""> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span style="">Rhode Island</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style=""> following his
three-year IPA appointment as Division Director. His leadership, wise
counsel
and sense of humor made significant contributions on behalf of NSF and
the
ocean community. At the time this letter “goes to press” the
process to
identify Jim’s successor is still underway. Larry Clark is the Acting
Division
Director.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:PersonName><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Roxanne <span class="SpellE">Nikolaus</span></span></font></st1:PersonName><span
style=""> joins OCE in
mid-December as staff associate to the Division Director. She succeeds </span><st1:PersonName><span
style="">Anne Tenney</span></st1:PersonName><span style=""> who left
in July
to get married and move to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style="">Germany</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="">.
Roxanne comes to
NSF from NOAA. Prior to that she worked at CORE and was on the staff of
the US
Commission on Ocean Policy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Biological
Oceanography – <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Paul Kemp
joined the Biological Oceanography Program as an Associate Program
Director in
August. Paul is on assignment from </span></span></font><st1:place><st1:City><span
style="">Stony Brook University</span></st1:City><span style="">, </span><st1:State><span
style="">NY</span></st1:State></st1:place><span style="">, where he is
an Associate Research Professor. His research
interests include the growth, activity and ecology of marine microbes
in both
water column and sediment. He is always interested in methodological
tool
development, and recently has focused on the development of
hybridization-based
biosensors and <span class="SpellE">microarrays</span> to assess the
abundance of
particular microbial <span class="SpellE">taxa</span>, infer their
growth rate,
and evaluate which metabolic processes are currently being expressed.
Paul is also very interested and involved with the use of web resources
for
distance learning, information transfer and public outreach activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Chemical
Oceanography –<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Simone Metz has
just rejoined OCE in the Chemical Oceanography program.
She initially joined OCE as a rotator back in October of 1999 and left
in
October of 2003 to spend a year at the <span class="SpellE">Ocean.US</span>
office.<span style="">Â </span>Prior to moving to </span></span></font><st1:State><st1:place><span
style="">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:State><span style="">,
Simone was a Senior Research Scientist in
the Department of Environmental and Marine Systems at Florida Institute
of
Technology.<span style="">Â </span>Her research has focused on
understanding the chemical and mineralogical influences on the trace
metal
concentrations of high temperature fluids from vent sites on the
southern Juan
de <span class="SpellE">Fuca</span> Ridge and the TAG Hydrothermal
Field,
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N</span><span style="">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Ocean
Drilling Program –<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Laura Snow joined us in
February as a Science Assistant for the Ocean Drilling Program. Laura
received her Master's degree in Oceanography from </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="">Oregon</span></st1:PlaceName><span style=""> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span style=""> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="">
and most recently
served as a John A. <span class="SpellE">Knauss</span> Marine Policy
Fellow at
the Environmental Protection Agency. </span><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Physical
Oceanography – <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Pierre <span class="SpellE">Flament</span>
joined the
Physical</span></font><span style=""> Oceanography
Program as an Associate Program Director in August.</span><span style="">
</span><st1:City><st1:place><span style="">Pierre</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""> obtained his <span class="SpellE">MSc</span> in Physics
from the </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span style="">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style=""> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span style="">Brussels</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style=""> in 1980, and his
PhD in Oceanography from Scripps in 1986. After two years as
postdoctoral
investigator in Woods Hole, he joined the </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style=""> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="">Hawaii</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span style="">,
where he is
presently a tenured associate professor. His interests are in
observational <span class="SpellE">mesoscale</span> oceanography,
instrumentation and remote sensing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Ocean
Education – <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="SpellE"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Gisèle</span></font></span><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> Muller-Parker joined OCE as
Associate Program Director in
Ocean Education. Her responsibilities include CAREER and COSEE
Programs
as well as other education-related programs. On a two-year
assignment at NSF, she is Professor of Biology & Assistant
Director, </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font color="black"><span
style="color: black;">Shannon</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Point</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Marine</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> at </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Western</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Washington</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">. A marine biologist who
has studied algal symbiosis in
tropical coral reefs and in temperate sea anemones for twenty years,
her main
research interest <span class="GramE">is understanding</span> the
nature of
interactions between intracellular symbiotic algae (<span class="SpellE">zooxanthellae</span>)
and their animal hosts. At Western she teaches a wide variety of
classes,
advises undergraduate and graduate (M.S.) research, and helps
coordinate
undergraduate programs at </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Shannon</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Point</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Marine</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">. </span></font><font
color="blue"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><b><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><b><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">2.
Important
Information for Preparation of Proposals Requiring Seismic Surveys<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><span class="GramE"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Although most
seismic surveys supported by NSF have been conducted on R/V EWING and
will be
conducted on its replacement that should enter into service in early
2006, a
significant number of cruises using smaller sound sources will continue
to be
conducted from other UNOLS ships.</span></font></span><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> Recent
experience has shown that
considerably more effort and lead time are required to secure the
appropriate
approvals for cruises that involve seismic surveys and that therefore
require
NOAA-issued Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHA) and, if within
foreign <span class="SpellE">EEZs</span>, diplomatic and possibly
foreign environmental
clearances.<span style="">Â </span>Failure to secure these
documents in a timely fashion causes undesirable and often costly
problems for
PIs, schedulers, and the agencies involved. <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">The
Division of Ocean Sciences has prepared a document, which clarifies
responsibilities and procedures for obtaining permits and clearances,
and it is
available at </span></b></span></font><font face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><a
href="http://www.geo.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/geo/announce.pl?div=oce">http://www.geo.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/geo/announce.pl?div=oce</a>.</span></font><b><font
color="red" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span
style="">Â </span></span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Prospective
PIs are encouraged to consult this document and contact their
Program Officer with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">In
order to obtain the required permits and authorizations for seismic
research in a timely fashion, it has become necessary to increase
cruise
scheduling lead times and thus proposal submission target
dates/deadlines. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">All such cruises
must be recommended for potential
scheduling by the <span class="GramE">cognizant</span> Program Officer
no later
than December of the year prior to the UNOLS summer ship scheduling
meeting for
operations in the following calendar year.</span></b><span style="">Â </span>Review
panels typically occur about three
months following proposal submission target dates (Division of Ocean
Sciences -
OCE) and deadlines (Division of Earth Sciences - EAR).<span style="">Â
</span>For proposals submitted to OCE this means
that a proposal that could formerly be submitted, at the latest for the
May
panel, for a cruise in the following calendar year, must now be
submitted at
the latest, for the November panel of the previous year.<span style="">Â
</span>We are presently completing review of
proposals that could be scheduled in calendar year 2006 at the
earliest. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Proposals requesting
support for seismic studies in
2007 should be submitted in time for review by our November 2005 panels.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: left;" align="left"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext;">3. How
Are Ship Costs Considered in the Review of Your Proposal?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Did you know that the
efficient use of ships and other facilities, as well as the cost of
ship time,
are factors that NSF reviewers, panels and Program Managers have always
been
encouraged to consider along with other budget items during the science
proposal evaluation process?<span style="">Â </span>If this is
new information to you, please carefully read the following memo.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">One of the
historical missions of
the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) is to support NSF-funded
scientists’
sea-going field research.<span style="">Â </span>This
responsibility includes coordinating access and providing a substantial
financial commitment to ships and deep submergence vehicles.<span
style="">Â </span>NSF Principal Investigators (PIs) requiring ship
<span class="GramE">time are</span> normally scheduled on
University-National
Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) vessels (the 33-year old
consortium of
ship-operating/utilizing academic institutions).<span style="">Â </span>These
vessels meet rigorous safety standards
and are inspected by the US Navy or an inspection team contracted by
NSF.<span style="">Â </span>Financial support for UNOLS vessel
operations, maintenance and upgrades is provided by various federal
agencies
proportional to their funded requirements.<span style="">Â
</span>On average, NSF utilizes 60 – 65% of total UNOLS ship time
(and thus
costs), and close to 90% of deep submergence time and costs. OCE pays
for the
number of operating days it requires on each UNOLS vessel through
cooperative
agreements made with individual operating institutions.<span style="">Â
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">For comparison purposes, OCE spent
approximately
$40 Million in FY 2004 to support ship time of a total budget of $320
Million
(and an additional $26.5 Million for shipboard equipment,
instrumentation,
upgrades and marine technician support).<span style="">Â
</span>A daily operating cost can be calculated simply as the annual
cost of
operation and maintenance divided by the number of operating days.<span
style="">Â </span>On average it costs $22,000 per day on Global
Class vessels; $15,000 per day on Ocean Class vessels; $10,000 on
Regional
vessels; and $7,000 on Local Class vessels.<span style="">Â
</span>Use of Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin or Jason II adds
approximately
another $15,000 per day to the daily rates given above.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">In
addition to supporting core OCE
program activities, the Division is often asked to support ship time
for
agency-wide programs such as <span class="SpellE">Biocomplexity</span>,
as well
as for research projects supported by other Divisions or Directorates
requiring
the use of ships and submersible assets.<span style="">Â
</span>When possible, we ask <span class="GramE">that on-going
agency-wide
programs</span> and those of other divisions to set aside funds for
ship
time.<span style="">Â </span>Historically OCE has tried within
its budget to accommodate occasional (one-off) requests to help support
sea-going assets required by individual projects funded by other NSF
programs.<span style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Contrary to the misconception of some in the
community, there is no separate NSF fund that pays for ship time.<span
style="">Â </span>Thus, the more OCE spends on ship time and
facilities, the fewer funds are available to science program managers
to
support ocean science research proposals<span style="">.
</span><span style="">Â </span>OCE tries to find the appropriate
balance between science and facilities funding to avoid large
year-to-year
variations in the amount of funds needed for either category.<span
style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="SpellE"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposers</span></font></span><span
style=""> to all NSF
programs requiring ship time can help OCE control the cost of ship
operations
in two important ways by carefully considering (1) the number of days
needed
for a project, and (2) the size vessel that is required.<span style="">Â
</span><span class="GramE">While it is important to
select a platform that will satisfy your scientific needs, as noted
above
operational costs increase proportionally with vessel size.</span><span
style="">Â </span>In addition, transit days to reach field
stations are also paid for out of NSF funds.<span style="">Â
</span>Some remote areas of field operations can result in costs equal
to, and
in some cases significantly larger than, the total science grant on
which they
are based.<span style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Although OCE does not require PIs to include
ship
time costs in proposal science budgets, it is in the <span
class="SpellE">proposer’s</span>
best interest to clearly explain and justify the cost, as reflected by
ship
size and number of days requested, particularly when the project
requests many
days at sea and/or long transits.<span style="">Â </span>NSF
science and operations Program Managers may negotiate the number of
ship days
that a PI is granted in an award, and ultimately this number is used in
developing UNOLS ship schedules.<span style="">Â </span>During
the annual UNOLS ship scheduling meeting, scientific requirements with
respect
to ship selection, transit time issues, and other factors are
considered in
developing ship schedules.<span style="">Â </span>This process
works best when the PIs have taken care to provide realistic ship time
requests. At the extreme, it is possible that a proposal rated highly
on its
science could be recommended for decline if the burden of facilities
costs is
too high relative to the science costs.<span style="">Â
</span>Also, a proposal calling for ship operations many thousands of
miles
distant from the home port may be deferred until other cruises can be
co-scheduled in a cost effective manner, or a ship of opportunity can
be
located. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Please contact your
Program Officers for additional guidance if you have specific concerns
or
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">4. <span class="SpellE">CyberInfrastructure</span>
in Ocean Sciences </span></font></b><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">– proposals encouraged<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Community
discussions related to <span class="SpellE">cyberinfrastructure</span>
needs for
Ocean Sciences have taken place over the past seven years through a
series of
workshops and meetings. The findings and recommendations are congruent
with
those of the NSF Blue Ribbon Panel on <span class="SpellE">Cyberinfrastructure</span>
report, the NCAR ERE workshop on <span class="SpellE">Cyberinfrastructure</span>
report and parallel planning efforts in ATM and EAR and are summarized
in three
complementary reports:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Data
Management for Marine Geology and Geophysics: Tools for Archiving,
Analysis,
and Visualization, 2001 <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a
href="http://www.geo-prose.com/projects/data_mgt_2.html"><span style="">http://www.geo-prose.com/projects/data_mgt_2.html</span></a></span></font><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">OITI Steering
Committee, 2002: An Information Technology Infrastructure Plan to </span></span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="">Advance</span></st1:PlaceName><span style=""> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="">Ocean</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="">
Sciences. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a
href="http://www.geo-prose.com/oiti/report.html"><span style="">http://www.geo-prose.com/oiti/report.html</span></a></span></font><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Trends in Information
Technology Infrastructure in the Ocean Sciences,
2004.</span></span></font></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a
href="http://www.geo-prose.com/oceans_iti_trends/"><span style="">http://www.geo-prose.com/oceans_iti_trends/</span></a></span></font><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">The common
theme that emerged in the OCE-sponsored workshops is the imperative for
<span class="SpellE">cyberinfrastructure</span> projects that focus on
domain-specific
applications of new IT technology. To quote the latest report: “The
amount of
sensor data and simulation data that is expected in the next <span
class="SpellE">five</span> years will dwarf all current systems in
size and
diversity. The ocean sciences community needs to act now to develop the
necessary data management infrastructure. The challenges that must be
met
include not only data management and preservation, but also data
analysis to
generate new knowledge. Information management technologies will be
part of the
emerging <span class="SpellE">cyberinfrastructure</span>. The
generation of
information and knowledge will require the ability to analyze entire
data
collections. The implication is that ocean information technology will
need to
be linked to the NSF <span class="SpellE">Teragrid</span> to support
comprehensive analyses of ocean data and numerical models.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">In order to
build on the momentum provided by the three reports mentioned above,
the
Division of Ocean Sciences encourages the submission of pilot and
precursor
projects to its regular </span></span></font><st1:date month="2"
day="15" year="2005"><span style="">February 15, 2005</span></st1:date><span
style=""> target date. The projects should address
important community-wide problems, build bridges between ocean sciences
and
computer sciences, and have a quick, substantial buy-in from the ocean
sciences
community. Precursor projects should achieve demonstrable success in
two to
three years by building upon existing systems that already support data
collections and models for Earth systems science projects. For example,
definition of metadata for oceanographic data could be one such
precursor
project. Pilot projects are based on more exploratory concepts where
the
research agenda of both ocean and computer sciences can be advanced.
Many of
the pilot projects should be demonstrations of either the integration
of
appropriate systems to provide better management and access, or the
application
of an existing system to a new <font color="#231f20"><span
style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">collection
to show generic utility</span></font></span><font color="#231f20"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#231f20" face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#231f20" face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"><span
style="">As indicated in
the workshop reports, examples of precursor and pilot projects include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#231f20"><span
style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font color="black"><span
style="color: black;">Integration of modern
data-access mechanisms on top on emerging technologies for management
of sensor
data (looking toward observing systems of the future). The combined
environment
would demonstrate the integration of data-collecting technology with
digital
library technology for access, data grid technology for distributed
data
storage, and persistent archive technology for long-term preservation.</span></font><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Integration
of multiple existing collections through a common data
federation<br>
mechanism (example could be the integration of MGG and EAR databases)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Develop
standard approaches for processing systems, e.g.,
multidisciplinary data assimilation, and nested models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Development
of standard services for analyzing and manipulating data.
This would benefit efforts to bring research results to the classroom
and
facilitate real-time monitoring of remote instruments).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Development
of “off-the-shelf” modules that can be easily extended and
provide simple-to-use interfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Development
of new methods for data preservation, especially for data
sets not associated with federal archives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<font
face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><span style="">Development
of tools to foster knowledge discovery and collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Points of Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Dr. David Epp, <a
href="mailto:depp@nsf.gov">depp@nsf.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="">Dr. Eric Itsweire, <a
href="mailto:eitsweir@nsf.gov">eitsweir@nsf.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">5. </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">AGU</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><st1:PlaceType><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Town Hall</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> Meetings
- </span></font></b><st1:date month="12" day="16" year="2004"><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Thursday
December 16, 2004</span></font></b></st1:date><b><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Petascale</span></font></b></span><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> Computing
in the Earth Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:time hour="18" minute="30"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">6:30-7:15</span></font></st1:time><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b><span class="SpellE"><span
style="">Moscone</span></span><span style=""> West, Room 3024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">A consistent message that
is emerging from a number of recent reports is that research on "grand
challenge" problems in the atmospheric, solid earth, ocean, and space
sciences is being impeded by a lack of high-end computing resources. To
remedy
this, community planning for a <span class="SpellE">petascale</span>
facility
for the geosciences is now under way. This town meeting will provide an
opportunity for a broad discussion of the science that could be done
with a
national <span class="SpellE">petascale</span> facility dedicated to
research in
the atmospheric, solid earth, ocean, and space sciences, and the
technical
requirements of such a facility. To kick off the discussion,
preliminary
results from recent planning activities will be presented.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><span class="fallbrown1"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">The
New National
Facility for 3-D Marine Seismic Acquisition</span></font></b></span><span
style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br>
</span><st1:time hour="18" minute="30"><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;">6:30</span></font></st1:time><span
class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;"> <span
class="SpellE">Moscone</span> West, Room 3008</span></font></span><span
style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br style="">
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="">
<!--[endif]--></span><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>
<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">R/V
Ewing, UNOLS ship of choice for NSF-funded marine seismic projects,
will be
replaced during calendar year 2005. The replacement vessel, a former
exploration industry <span class="SpellE">multistreamer</span> seismic
ship, has
been purchased with NSF and </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Columbia</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> funding.
Conversion of
the new ship will occupy most of 2005 and will include the addition of
a 1 x 1
degree <span class="SpellE">multibeam</span> system and the ability to
deploy and
recover large numbers of ocean bottom seismometers, among other
capabilities to
be discussed at this meeting. The plan for science operations as a
national
facility will be presented, including tools and practices for quality
control
and mechanisms of community oversight. Additional topics will include
the
schedule for conversion, subsequent shakedown, and science operations;
modes of
3-D seismic acquisition; planning for 3-D and other seismic surveys;
and data
archiving.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span class="fallbrown1"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">The
MARGINS
Database: Its Part in the Marine <span class="SpellE">Geoscience</span>
Data
Management System and Benefits of Integrated Data Access and
Visualization to
Researchers and Educators</span></font></b></span><br>
<font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">6: 30<span
class="normal1"><font face="Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">
<span class="SpellE">Moscone</span> West, Room
3006</span></font></span></span></font><br style="">
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="">
<!--[endif]--><span class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></h3>
<h3><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">The
MARGINS Database (DB) is an access point for all data collected under
the
MARGINS Program Initiatives. Within the Marine <span class="SpellE">Geoscience</span>
Data Management System, MARGINS DB integrates with databases for RIDGE
2000,
the Antarctic and RIDGE <span class="SpellE">Multibeam</span>
Synthesis projects
and the </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Seismic</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Reflection</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Field</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Data</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">. A focus
on user-friendly access and interoperability with existing and
developing databases provides seamless acquisition, manipulation and
viewing
across diverse data types and scales. The system will appeal to
researchers and
to educators seeking informative data-oriented ways to convey earth
science
"stories" to undergraduates and the public. All are invited to learn
more about the benefits of the integrated data system and to discuss
its
potential and power in delivering sometimes complex data in a manner
accessible
and enlightening to researchers and educators alike. We will also
discuss other
exciting MARGINS Program developments, including education and outreach
plans
and the platform for progress presented by the Program's recent NSF
Review.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h3><span class="fallbrown1"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">The
State of the
Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): Integrating Scientific Synthesis and
Assessment <span class="GramE">With</span> Stakeholders Interests and
Issues</span></font></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br>
</span><st1:time hour="18" minute="30"><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;">6:30</span></font></st1:time><font
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;"> <span
class="SpellE"><span class="normal1"><font face="Arial"><span style="">Moscone</span></font></span></span><span
class="normal1"><font face="Arial"><span style=""> West,
Room 3018</span></font></span></span></font><span
style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br style="">
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<!--[endif]--></span><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>
<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">The
Carbon Cycle chapter of the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change
Science
Program (CCSP) describes a plan to produce "a series of increasingly
comprehensive and informative reports about the status and trends of
carbon
emissions and sequestration," each to be called a State of the Carbon
Cycle Report (SOCCR). The Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group's
(CCIWG)
Terms of Reference </span></font><sup><font size="1"><span
style="font-size: 8pt;"><a
href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/?town_hall=town_hall_h.htm&pageRequest=events#soccr_ref">1</a></span></font></sup>
for a first SOCCR envision "a series of reports on the state of the
carbon
cycle designed to provide accurate, unbiased, and policy-relevant
scientific
information concerning the carbon cycle to a broad range of
stakeholders. The
two broad objectives for a SOCCR are (1) to summarize scientific
knowledge
about carbon cycle properties and changes, and (2) to provide
scientific
information for decision support and policy formulation concerning
carbon. The
purpose of this Town Hall meeting is to inform the Earth science and
global
change community of the SOCCR (SAR 2.2), explain the process, project
management, and time line, provide an update on progress to date,
invite
participation, and answer questions. <span
style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span class="fallbrown1"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">ORION/OOI
Ocean
Observatories and <span class="SpellE">CoOP</span> Science Activities</span></font></b></span><span
style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br>
</span><st1:time hour="19" minute="15"><span class="normal1"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;">7:15</span></font></span></st1:time><span
class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></font></span><span
class="SpellE"><span class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;">Moscone</span></font></span></span><span
class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;">
West, Room 3005</span></font></span><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br>
</span></font><span class="normal1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; font-weight: normal;"><span
style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></h3>
<h3><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Planning
for the ORION (Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks)/OOI
(Ocean
Observatories Initiative) Ocean Observatory system is entering a very
active
stage. The OOI (implementation and installation phase) is scheduled to
begin in
the fall of 2005. Of foremost importance now is developing an initial
implementation plan that will be the blueprint for initial asset
allocations
and locations. The process of gathering community input for this plan
has
already started, and the implementation plan is due to be completed
during
mid-2005. The purpose of this meeting is to explain the ORION/OOI
planning
process, to gather feedback, and to answer questions. The <span
class="SpellE">CoOP</span>
(Coastal Ocean Processes) program is about to begin a new activity on
coastal
benthic processes. This meeting will share information about this
upcoming
research opportunity, as well as about <span class="SpellE">CoOP's</span>
overall
status. <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">6. Upcoming proposal
announcement
deadlines/target dates and program information - <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Ocean
Research Section and Marine Geosciences Section </span></font></b><b
style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Target dates: August 15 and
February 15 – Merit review panel meetings occur about 3 months after
these
target dates. A target date is a cutoff date for the receipt of
proposals after
which date the proposals will still be reviewed, but they may be
delayed until
the next cycle. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Proposals for field programs
that require the use of University-National Oceanographic Laboratory
Systems
(UNOLS) ships in the following calendar year must be submitted by the
February
15 Target Date. For example, proposals requesting ship time in the
Calendar
year 2006 must be submitted by </span></font><st1:date month="2"
day="15" year="2005"><font color="black"><span style="color: black;">February
15, 2005</span></font></st1:date><font color="black"><span
style="color: black;">. </span></font><font color="#336666"><span
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="dirtitlemain1"><b><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Centers for Ocean Science
Education Excellence (COSEE<span class="GramE">)<span
style="font-weight: normal;">
<br>
</span><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Document</span></font></span></span></span></font></b></span><span
class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt;"> Number: nsf05503<span style="">Â
</span></span></font></span><span style=""><a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05503">http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05503</a></span><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals are due: </span></font><st1:date
month="3" day="2" year="2005"><span style="">March 02, 2005</span></st1:date><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="dirtitlemain1"><b><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Human and Social Dynamics:
Competition for FY 2005 (HSD<span class="GramE">)<span
style="font-weight: normal;">
<br>
</span><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Document</span></font></span></span></span></font></b></span><span
class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt;"> Number: nsf05520 </span></font></span><span
style=""><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05520">http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05520</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals
are due: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:date month="2" day="9" year="2005"><span
class="GramE"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">February 9, 2005</span></font></span></st1:date><span
class="GramE"><span style=""> - Exploratory Research Proposals, and
HSD Research
Community Development Proposals.</span></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:date month="2" day="23" year="2005"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">February 23, 2005</span></font></st1:date><span
style=""> – Full Research Proposals <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="dirtitlemain1"><b><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Improvements in Facilities,
Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine
Laboratories</span></font></b></span><span style=""> <b style=""><span
style="font-weight: bold;">(FSML)</span></b><br>
</span><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Document Number: nsf04543 <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04543/nsf04543.htm"><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04543/nsf04543.htm</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial"
size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Proposals are due: check
webpage for new date<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="red" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">** <span class="GramE">note</span>
changes in cost share requirements<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial"
size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<h1
style="background: white none repeat scroll 0%; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;"
align="left"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Major
Research Instrumentation Program (MRI<span class="GramE">) <br>
<span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial"><span
style="font-weight: normal;">Document</span></font></span></span></span></font></b><span
class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> Number:</span></font></span><span
class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></span><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">nsf05515</span></font><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"><a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05515/nsf05515.htm">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05515/nsf05515.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals are due: </span></font><st1:date
month="1" day="27" year="2005"><span style="">January 27, 2005</span></st1:date><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="red" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">** <span class="GramE">note</span>
changes in cost share requirements<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1
style="background: white none repeat scroll 0%; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;"
align="left"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1
style="background: white none repeat scroll 0%; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;"
align="left"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Research in <span class="SpellE">Biogeosciences</span>
2005 (<span class="SpellE">BioGeo</span>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial"
size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Document Number:</span></font></span><span
style=""> NSF 05-511 <span style=""><a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05503">http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf05511</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals
are due: </span></font><st1:date month="2" day="10" year="2005"><span
style="">February 10, 2005</span></st1:date><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="dirtitlemain1"><b><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sensors and Sensor Networks
(Sensors<span class="GramE">)<span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br>
</span><span class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Document</span></font></span></span></span></font></b></span><span
class="specialcontent1"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 9pt;"> Number: nsf05526 <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05526/nsf05526.htm"><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05526/nsf05526.htm</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Proposals
are due: </span></font><st1:date month="3" day="3" year="2005"><span
style="">March 03, 2005</span></st1:date><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">New
Program Solicitations to watch for include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Graduate Teaching Fellows in
K-12 Education (GK-12) </span></font><span style="">should be out
in February with mid-summer deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span
class="dirtitlemain1"><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">ADVANCE: Increasing the
Participation and
Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers</span></font></b></span><b
style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Faculty Early Career
Development Program<b><font color="#336666"><span
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></span></font><span
style="">(CAREER)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span class="GramE"><font
face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">GLOBEC Synthesis
announcement, with NOAA, for work both in the </span></font></span><st1:place><span
class="GramE"><span style="">North Atlantic</span></span></st1:place><span
class="GramE"><span style=""> and Coastal Gulf of Alaska regions.</span></span><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborations
in Mathematical Geosciences (CMG) is expected to be announced in the
latter
half of December with proposals due in mid- to late March.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Development
of Technologies for Coastal Observing Systems and the Study of Benthic
Boundary
Layer Processes is expected to be announced in early February with
proposals
due early June.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -13.5pt;"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><span
class="GramE"><span style=""><b style=""><u><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Synthesis
Projects in the Biological
Oceanography </span></font></u></b></span><b style=""><u><font
color="black"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Program</span></font></u></b><b
style=""><font color="black"><span
style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">.</span></font></b></span><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"><span style="">Â
</span>While the Program, and the Division at large, has been active in
supporting synthesis science (e.g., as part of global change programs
such as
JGOFS and GLOBEC), we see very few requests for support for projects
that are
specifically synthesis oriented in the regular core program.<span
style="">Â </span>Please be aware that synthesis projects that
will take existing data, information and knowledge, and use it in
testing new
ideas or developing new theory relevant to ocean ecology are fully
appropriate
for submittal to the Biological Oceanography Program.<span style="">Â </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Best
wishes for the Holidays,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Kandace
Binkley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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