IODP3 Coordination
Since 1979 BGR has coordinated Germany’s participation in the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP3) and its predecessor programs as part of the DFG Priority Program 527. The German IODP3 Coordination Office provides assistance to the national scientific community in its participation in the program, distributes information on calls for proposals and funding opportunities, coordinates national and international activities.
IODP3 is an international research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics using scientific ocean drilling. It is jointly supported by the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), which comprises 13 European countries including Germany, Canada, and Japan.
Coordination Office
The Coordination Office provides advice to the scientists of Germany’s research institutions in regards to their activities within the framework of IODP3; these include applications for expeditions, applications in the Priority Program and the organisation of travel. IODP3 Coordinator backed by the external program committee develops the content of the Infrastructure Priority Program 527. Together with the Infrastructure Priority Programme ICDP the Coordination Office organizes the annual DFG Colloquia.
IODP3 Coordination Office performs the following activities:
- Coordination of Germany's activities in IODP3 and ECORD
- Providing information on the current developments of IODP3 to the researchers at German's scientific institutions including open calls for expedtion participation, workshops and ECORD summer schools
- Consulting and support of IODP3 expedition participants
- Organisation of travel for scientists participating in IODP3 expeditions, pre- and postcruise meetings, SPARCs, workshops und panel meetings
- Preparation and publishing of reports on the current status of the IODP3
- Maintenance and regular updates of the comprehensive DSDP/ODP/IODP-1/IODP-2/IODP3 bibliography of articles and theses authored by German scientists resulting from IODP expeditions from 2003 onwards and of dissertations related to the IODP
- Distribution of information materials, such as IODP3 publications, ECORD newsletter and Scientific Drilling)
- Preparation and organization of the annual DFG IODP3/ICDP colloquia
- Processing and archiving of research proposals and final reports in the Priority Program 527 IODP3
- Collection and aggregation of IODP3 statistics
