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Dear Flexers - <br>
I'm not clear on who all received this Kandygram, but judging from the
"Whoi-mcg" in the address, I think it might only be Chemistry folk. It
is slanted toward Chem, but I think there are several nuggets in here
that other Departments might find useful.<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Sheila<br>
<br>
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<td>[Whoi-mcg] NSF OCE Update</td>
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<td>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:26:49 -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="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Here
is
some information that we hope you will find useful:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1.
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OCE
Division Director’s Message<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2.
New Grant Proposal Guide NSF 10-1, effective 4 January 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3.
</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">FastLane
Updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">5.<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></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ridge 2000
Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Funding
Opportunities
for Proposals that Cross between the Geosciences and Biology or between
the
Geosciences and Social Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ocean
Drilling
Program Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">UNOLS
Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC) Meeting Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">AGU
Events <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Upcoming NSF proposal
announcement
deadlines/target dates and program information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">1.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OCE
Division Director’s Message<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
2009 Fiscal Year was a good one for NSF and the Ocean
Sciences, both in terms of budget and. Congressional and Executive
actions
linking ocean-related basic science, education and technology to the
wellbeing
of our nation. In June 2009, President Obama issued a memo calling for
the nation’s first national ocean policy. Policy recommendations
submitted to the President emphasize the clear and </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">central
role of
science, with specific policy points, principles and objectives
regarding
scientific understanding, education and technological advancement. <span
style="color: black;">In addition, Congressional action through the
Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 has highlighted the need for action
on a
number of ocean and coastal issues, including exploration,
observations, ocean
acidification, and mapping.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) increased NSF’s FY 2009
funding by $3.0B to a total appropriation of $9.49B, with the NSF
Directorate
for Geosciences (GEO) receiving $601M, approximately 20 percent of NSF
ARRA
funding. Of that, $347M went toward Research and Education grants and
$254M
went toward Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
(MREFC)
projects, both in ocean sciences. GEO priorities for ARRA include
climate
research, raising overall proposal success rates, early career
investigators
and graduate research fellows, Cascadia Margin Land-Sea Seismic and
Geodetic
Observatory, EarthScope, and maintenance and upgrade of the Academic
Fleet, and
ocean drilling operations. The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
received $114M
in ARRA funding for research and education. During FY2009, OCE funded
more than
600 new awards, using both ARRA and FY2009 funds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
NSF budget request for FY 2010 reflects a total investment of $7.05
billion,
8.5 percent over the FY 2009 level. This includes $359.07M for the
Division of
Ocean Sciences, an increase of almost 9 percent over FY 2009.
Currently,
however, NSF is working under a continuing resolution.<span
style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2009
(and ahead) Highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">NSF
made its first major award ($148M) under the ARRA to construct the
Alaska
Region Research Vessel. Construction is expected to begin in early
2010, with
vessel delivery in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On
March 5, 2009, NSF delivered the converted and upgraded light drillship
JOIDES
Resolution for science operations under the Integrated Ocean Drilling
Program
(IODP). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) received $105.9M of ARRA funding,
allowing
NSF to start the project on an accelerated path. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
hybrid remotely operated vehicle <i>Nereus</i>, designed to operate in
both
tethered and autonomous modes, is now the world’s deepest diving
vehicle,
reaching 10,902 meters (6.8 miles) on May 31, 2009, in the Challenger
Deep in
the Mariana Trench, doing biological and geological studies in the
deepest part
of the ocean.. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">$17M
of ARRA funding has gone toward Academic Research Fleet equipment
maintenance
and upgrades, and progress continues on the Regional Class Research
Vessel
(RCRV) Project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ARRA
funds allowed OCE to fully support the Hawaii Ocean Time (HOT) Series
for four
years, extending time-series observations at this site to 25 years and
better
integrating biological and biogeochemical observations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence has developed new
courses on how
to better communicate ocean sciences to various audiences, and ARRA
funds were
used to identify and institute effective practices in implementing
Broader
Impacts activities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">2.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">New
Grant Proposal Guide NSF 10-1, effective 4 January 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf101"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf101</span></b></a><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Summary
of Significant Changes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
National Science Board issued a report in August, 2009 entitled “<i>Investing
in the Future NSF Cost Sharing Policies for a Robust Federal Research
Enterprise</i>”, which outlined a set of recommendations regarding
NSF’s cost sharing policy. The Foundation is in the process of
considering
how best to implement those recommendations, however, no changes have
been made
yet and therefore, NSF’s current cost sharing policy remains in effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Chapter
I.D.3</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">,
Full Proposal, has been supplemented with a
reference to an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD)
report on research integrity that may be helpful to proposers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Chapter
I.F.3</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">,
When to Submit Proposals, has been
clarified to state that if a deadline date falls on a Federal holiday,
the
deadline is extended to the following business day. Previously, the
section did
not specify the category of holiday that was applicable. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Chapter
II.C.1.e</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">,
Proposal Certifications, has an
entirely new proposal certification added regarding responsible conduct
of
research. When submitting a proposal to NSF, the Authorized
Organizational
Representative is required to complete a certification that the
institution has
a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible
and
ethical conduct of research to undergraduates, graduate students, and
postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct
research.
While training plans are not required to be included in proposals
submitted to
NSF, institutions are advised that they are subject to review upon
request. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Chapter
II.D.7</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">,
Proposals Involving Human Subjects, has
been updated to reflect that if a certification of exemption is
provided after
submission of the proposal and before the award is issued, the
exemption number
corresponding to one or more of the exemption categories must be
included in
the documentation provided to NSF. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Exhibit
II-1</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">,
Proposal Preparation Checklist, has been
updated with a reminder that all proposals that include support for a
postdoctoral researcher must include a mentoring plan in the
Supplementary
Documentation section of the proposal. Failure to do so will result in
the
return of the proposal without review. Additional guidance regarding
the
mentoring requirement and collaborative proposals also is included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><span style="">3.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">FastLane
Updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">NSF
launches new site on Recipient Reporting </span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to assist
our recipient community in
meeting the quarterly reporting requirements under the American
Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp;jsessionid=6eab6e21517231268ebc3edb768a5:Dqk3?t=0&idx=1"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp;jsessionid=6eab6e21517231268ebc3edb768a5:Dqk3?t=0&idx=1</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8.25pt; margin-left: 0in;"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">IMPORTANT
REMINDER: Registration For FEDERALREPORTING.GOV Begins
Monday, August 17 </span></b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp;jsessionid=6eab6e21517231268ebc3edb768a5:Dqk3?t=0&idx=2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp;jsessionid=6eab6e21517231268ebc3edb768a5:Dqk3?t=0&idx=2</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><span style="">4.<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></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On
June 12, 2009, President Obama sent a memorandum (</span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/2009ocean_mem_rel.pdf"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/2009ocean_mem_rel.pdf</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">) to the
heads of
executive departments and federal agencies establishing an Interagency
Ocean
Policy Task Force, led by the White House Council on Environmental
Quality. The
Task Force was charged with developing – within 90 days of release of
the
memo – recommendations for a national policy for the ocean, our coasts
and the Great Lakes, along with recommendations on a framework for
policy
coordination and an implementation strategy. In addition, within 180
days, the
Task Force was tasked to recommend a framework for effective coastal
and marine
spatial planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Task Force’s Interim Report is now available (</span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/interimreport"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/interimreport</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">), though
its public
review and comment period has closed. This report provides proposals
for a
comprehensive national approach to uphold our stewardship
responsibilities and
ensure accountability for our actions. Additionally, the report
outlines a more
balanced, productive and sustainable approach to our ocean resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Task Force has now moved to developing a recommended framework for
effective
ocean and coastal marine spatial planning. The draft framework has been
submitted to the President and will soon be available for public
comment (</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">5.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ridge
2000 Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In
June Ridge 2000 held its first panel for the integration and synthesis
phase of
the program. Thirty proposals were considered and eleven were awarded
for
a success rate of ~36%. The next R2K deadline will be in early April
of
2010. The Marine Geology and Geophysics program encourages proposals
from
anyone interested in mid-ocean ridge processes: geologic, geophysical,
biological, and/or hydrothermal to participate in this phase of Ridge
2000,
regardless of whether they have participated in the program in the past
or
received Ridge 2000 funding. Data for the integration and synthesis
effort can be accessed at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.marine-geo.org/portals/ridge2000/docs.php"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.marine-geo.org/portals/ridge2000/docs.php</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">. For
those
interested in participating in the integration and synthesis phase of
the
program, the Ridge 2000 Project Office and its website can be accessed
for more
information on the state of the synthesis, abstracts, and other
information
related to Ridge 2000. As workshops to engage the community and
facilitate this
phase of the program are scheduled, they will be posted on the R2K
website. There will be money, through the R2K Office, to help bring
people to the workshops. If you are interested in attending a workshop,
please
contact the R2K Office. If you are interesting in submitting a
proposal
to the next Ridge 2000 competition, please access this link: <u><span
style="color: blue;"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09527/nsf09527.htm">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09527/nsf09527.htm</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">6.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Funding
Opportunities for Proposals that Cross between the Geosciences and
Biology or
between the Geosciences and Social Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There
are now three opportunities for funding inter-, multi-, or
transdisciplinary
proposals that cross between core programs in the Geoscience (GEO)
Directorate
(OCE, EAR, or ATM) and programs in either the Biology (BIO) Directorate
or in
the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate. These
opportunities are to encourage ambitious, high-payoff interdisciplinary
efforts
that will dramatically move science forward in three areas: Emerging
Topics in
Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC), Multi-Scale Modeling (MSM), and
Environment,
Society, and the Economy (ESE). The ETBC and MSM opportunities support
proposals that involve shares between one or more programs in GEO with
one or
more programs in BIO. For 2010, ETBC and MSM will still consider
proposals that only cross divisional boundaries in GEO. However, these
will be considered lower priority than those that cross between GEO and
BIO. Proposals for ESE must involve shares between one or more
programs
in GEO and one or more programs in SBE. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you intend to submit a proposal to ETBC, MSM, or ESE, you need to
develop a
cross-directorate or -divisional funding coalition before submitting
the
proposal. This is done by calling program officers in the relevant
core
programs and discussing your proposal with them and finding out if they
feel
your proposal is appropriate for their consideration. This prevents
you
from writing a proposal that will not attract appropriate partners.
Once
you have buy-in from the programs, you should consult with the program
officers
to find out to which program deadline you should submit and how the
funding
coalition intends to run the merit review process. This will help you
strategically write your proposal to be as effective as possible and
communicate with the appropriate audience. When you submit your
proposal,
please be sure that all of the programs in your funding coalition are
selected
as interested parties on Fastlane.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you have a qualified proposal and it does well in the merit review and
is
recommended by the relevant NSF opportunity-oversight committee, funds
at the
GEO and BIO directorate level will cover half of the project cost. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Links
to more information, NSF contacts, and the Dear Colleague Letters that
provide
additional information on these opportunities are provided below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ETBC:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <u><span
style="color: blue;"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503389&org=OCE&from=home">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503389&org=OCE&from=home</a></span><span
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">MSM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503388&org=OCE&from=home"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503388&org=OCE&from=home</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ESE:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <u><span
style="color: blue;"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503387&org=OCE&from=home">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503387&org=OCE&from=home</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">7.<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></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ocean
Drilling Program Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: 13.5pt;"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Since
returning to operations the
newly refurbished JOIDES Resolution has successfully completed 5
expeditions:
Expeditions 320 and 321 (Pacific Equatorial Age Transect); 321T (Juan
de Fuca
Hydrogeology); 323 (Bering Sea Paleoceanography); and 324 (Shatsky Rise
Formation). At the time of this newsletter, the ship is in the middle
of IODP
Expedition 317 at the Canterbury Basin off New Zealand’s South Island.
To
read the site summaries, daily reports, and weekly reports from the
Expeditions, please visit the following web sites: </span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions.html"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions.html</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: blue;">
or </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iodp.org/expeditions/"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.iodp.org/expeditions/</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Efforts
continue on the challenging and important task of defining the
scientific
research goals for a new and ambitious ocean drilling research program,
which
is expected to begin after the current Integrated Ocean Drilling
Program (IODP)
ends in 2013. Nearly 600 scientists from 22 countries met at the INVEST
(IODP
New Ventures in Exploring Scientific Targets) conference in Bremen,
Germany in
late September 2009 to define these research goals. A new science plan
will be developed from the exciting ideas that resulted from the INVEST
conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ODP
says thanks and goodbye to Dr. Kevin Manderneck, who has been serving
as the
NSF rotator overseeing the ODP Grants program. Kevin is returning to
the
Colorado School of Mines faculty. In his place, we welcome Dr. Ian
Ridley from
the USGS/Denver, a scientist of broad interests and experience in the
ocean and
earth sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: 13.5pt;"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"
style="margin-left: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">8.<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></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">UNOLS
Marcus Langseth
Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC)</span></b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <b>Meeting
Announcement<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
UNOLS Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC) invites you
to attend
their meeting in San Francisco on Sunday, December 13th. The meeting
will
be held at the <b>Moscone Center, Room 220</b> and will begin at 2:00
pm.
<br>
<br>
The meeting agenda is available at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.unols.org/meetings/2009/200912mls/200912mlsag.pdf">http://www.unols.org/meetings/2009/200912mls/200912mlsag.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
We hope to see you there.<br>
<i><br>
</i>MLSOC Community Meeting<br>
Moscone<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Center - Room 220<br>
San Francisco, CA<br>
Sunday, December 13, 2009<br>
2:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"
style="margin-left: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">9.<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></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">AGU Events
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">NSF
Directorate for Geosciences Community Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Monday,
12/14/2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">7:30
PM - 9:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">San
Francisco Marriott Marquis (55 Fourth Street)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Room:
Pacific H<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hors
D’oeuvres, Cash Bar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
NSF Geosciences Directorate invites you to a community meeting to
discuss
potential research opportunities as well as the newly released
strategic
planning document from the NSF Advisory Committee on Geosciences, <i>GEO
Vision: Unraveling Earth’s Complexities Through the Geosciences</i>.
Division management staff and program directors will also be on hand to
discuss
specific opportunities and issues related to existing GEO programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">7:30-8:15
pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Discussion
of Research Directions in GEO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">8:15-9:00
pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Break-out
discussions on topical issues for Ocean Sciences, Atmospheric and
Geospace
Sciences, and Earth Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">A
Diversity Dialogue - An Opportunity to Share Strategies for
Increasing Diversity in the Geosciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">co-sponsored
by <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the
National Science Foundation, Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in
the
Geosciences Program</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the
Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP), <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Minorities
Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science
(MS
PHD’S)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and
the American Institutes for Research (AIR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6-8
p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">At
San Francisco Marriott Marquis (55 Fourth St.) Sierra I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">2009
AGU Fall Meeting Career Opportunities Networking Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Student
Networking Event, with the goal of getting students outside of their
comfort zone
and networking with geoscience professionals in a variety of fields.
We’re hoping you will come and talk with students and informally talk
about your careers. Here are the details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">AGU
and AGI present<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2009
AGU Fall Meeting Career Opportunities Networking Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wednesday,
16 Dec. 1230h-1330h, Intercontinental Hotel Grand Ballroom (adjacent to
the
Moscone Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This
event is made possible by generous support from Chevron, ExxonMobil
Corporation, and Swiss Reinsurance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">AGU
Town Hall Meetings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">Thursday,
17 December, 1815h–1915h<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">Ocean
Observatories Update: OOI, MARS, NEPTUNE Canada, and VENUS<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Moscone
West, Room 2006<br>
Cosponsored by OS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This
meeting
will update the progress, current status, and upcoming activities of
the Ocean
Observatories Initiative (OOI), the Monterey Accelerated Research
System
(MARS), the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea (VENUS), and
the
North-East Pacific Time-Series Undersea Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE)
Canada
programs. All four programs have made great strides this past year,
including
the installation of science nodes and instrument platforms on NEPTUNE
Canada,
plans for expanding the capabilities of VENUS, the successful
deployment of
experiments on MARS, and the start of the construction phase of the OOI
network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">Thursday,
17 December, 1930h–2030h<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">EarthScope<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Moscone
West, Room 2003<br>
Cosponsored by DI, S, T<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This
year's
EarthScope town hall meeting will focus on a discussion of the updated
EarthScope Science Plan that will be developed at the WESP workshop in
Snowbird, Utah, on 7–8 October 2009. A draft of the plan should be
distributed to the community by AGU. This meeting will also provide an
opportunity to update the community on other important EarthScope
initiatives
such as the Joint EarthScope/MARGINS ARRA-supported facilities
enhancement
effort in Cascadia and new opportunities for outreach and education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">Refreshing
Our Ocean Research Priorities<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Moscone
West, Room 2006<br>
Cosponsored by OS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In
2007, the
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) wrote
"Charting
the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade:
An Ocean
Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy." JSOST has begun
the
process of refreshing the priorities in Charting the Course. During the
summer
of 2009, public comments were solicited through a Dear Colleague Letter
and a
Federal Register notice. This town hall meeting will give members of
the ocean
science and technology community an opportunity to provide input into
the
refresh process and to discuss progress to date with the chairs of
JSOST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">The
Role of NSF's Environmental Observatories in Ecology and Earth Systems
Science<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Moscone
West, Room 2002<br>
Cosponsored by A, B, H, EP, OS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
nation
needs a long-term, comprehensive strategy to collect and analyze data
on the
impacts of large-scale environmental changes on oceanic, atmospheric,
and
terrestrial systems. To facilitate decision support at the federal,
state,
local, and tribal levels, these data must be turned into credible
forecasts and
information products that are easily accessible to resource managers.
This town
hall meeting brings together leaders from emerging environmental
observatories
to discuss how the nation's climate-change mitigation and adaptation
needs can
be met through the collective efforts of federal and nonfederal
entities.
Timothy Killeen (NSF assistant director for geosciences) is slated to
present
opening remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="">10.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Staff Changes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Ocean
Section<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Physical
Oceanography<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dr.
Sean C. Kennan joined the Physical Oceanography program in December
2009 as an
Associate Program Director. His research interests include: large and
mesoscale
ocean circulation, satellite oceanography, moored and ship
observations, and
the physical environment and forcing of marine ecosystems. He comes to
NSF most
recently from NIWA, in Wellington, New Zealand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Marine
Geosciences Section</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ocean
Drilling Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dr.
Ian Ridley joined OCE in November, 2009 as a Program Manager with IODP.
He has
24 years of Federal Government service with the USGS in Denver. He is
an
igneous petrologist/geochemist by training and has worked extensively
on
magmatic and hydrothermal problems at the East Pacific Rise, and in
developing
new deposit models for VMS ores. Previously, he had a remarkably
unsuccessful
exploration company, worked for EPRCo in Houston, was Associate
Professor of
Petrology at Columbia University, worked for NASA-JSC training the
Apollo
astronauts, and started his career with the British Geological Survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Integrative
Programs Section<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Jean
McGovern, on detail from NFS’s Large Facilities Office has taken over
the
management and oversight of the OOI. Jean McGovern is an engineer with
24 years
of Federal service. She spent 21 years at a Department of Defense
(Navy)
laboratory conducting research, development and manufacture of
energetic
chemicals for both the government and private sectors. She served 5
years
as a director of plant and laboratory operations. For the last 3 years,
she has
worked in the Large Facilities Office at NSF supporting preconstruction
planning for MREFC projects across NSF. Her educational background
includes degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business
Administration/Finance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Positions
Available<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><strong><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ocean
Observing Science Program Director </span></strong><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=1701149&org=NSF"><strong><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(60, 117, 207);">Oceanographer
(Program
Director) AD -1360 - 04/04 GEO/OCE (Closes: 12/31/2009)</span></strong></a><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
<span class="smalltext1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Available
Formats: </span></span></span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=1701149"><span
class="smalltext1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(60, 117, 207);">HTML</span></span></a><span
class="smalltext1"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
<span class="smalltext1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: e20100005 </span></span><br>
<span class="smalltext1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
History: Posted: November 13, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Upcoming
NSF proposal
announcement deadlines/target dates and program information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Ocean
Research Section and Marine Geosciences Section <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Target
dates: February 15 and August 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></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(60, 117, 207);">OBSIP
Management Office</span></b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: NSF 09-613 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503400&ods_key=nsf09613">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503400&ods_key=nsf09613</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: 4 January 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="pageheadline1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Collaboration
in Mathematical Geosciences (CMG)</span></span><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: NSF 09-520 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503342&ods_key=nsf09520">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503342&ods_key=nsf09520</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: 22 January 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="pageheadline1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Cyber-Enabled
Discovery and Innovation (CDI)</span></span><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: NSF 10-506 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503163&ods_key=nsf10506">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503163&ods_key=nsf10506</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: Type I - 4 February 2010, Type II - 5 February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="pageheadline1"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Improvements
in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at
Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)</span></span><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: NSF 05-550 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?org=NSF&ods_key=nsf05550">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?org=NSF&ods_key=nsf05550</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: 5 March 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pageheadline1"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">RIDGE
2000</span></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: NSF 09-527 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=5513&ods_key=nsf09527">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=5513&ods_key=nsf09527</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: 7 April 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Margins
Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document
Number: 07-546</span> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=13516&ods_key=nsf07546"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=13516&ods_key=nsf07546</span></a><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due: 1 July 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Best
wishes for the Holiday season,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Kandace
Binkley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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