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See you at our C-DEBI exhibitors booth! Pre-AGU workshops,
AGU Town Halls, and AGU sessions of interest below.
Pre-AGU
Workshops, AGU Town Halls, and Other (Saturday 12/1
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Endeavour
Hydrothermal Systems Workshop
Saturday 12/1/12
The Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge
has been monitored on NEPTUNE Canada’s network
for over two years. This workshop sponsored by Ocean
Networks Canada will provide an overview of the NEPTUNE
Canada installation to date, describe opportunities
for coordination, summarize current research results,
and present future expansion plans.
CORK
Connections @ IODP 1027 Workshop
Sunday 12/2/12
This workshop sponsored by Ocean Networks Canada
provides a forum for participants to discuss interdisciplinary
opportunities that would be enabled by extending power
and communications/data transmission from the NEPTUNE
network to CORKs at IODP 1027 deep-sea site on the eastern
flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge - a remote and dynamic
ocean environment. Discussions will include potential
instrumentation, technological and logistical issues,
funding, proposed process, and timeline.
Annual
Deep Submergence Steering Committee (DESSC) Meeting
Sunday 12/2/12 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
We will be discussing the advances in the deep
submergence facility, including the Alvin upgrade, and
are hosting an early career scientist program as well.
Everyone is welcome to attend. No prior registration
is necessary - just turn up on the day.
IODP
Primer: An Introduction to the Ocean Drilling Programs
Sunday 12/2/12 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
New to the ocean drilling programs? Wondering
how to request samples or data? Or sail on an expedition?
If so, attend “IODP Primer: An Introduction to
Ocean Drilling Programs.” At this short course,
program specialists will discuss the history of scientific
ocean drilling, what data are available in the archives,
what makes a strong application to sail, how to participate
in expedition planning, and more.
Skills
and Strategies for Communicating Ocean Drilling Science
Sunday 12/2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Do you struggle to explain ocean drilling science
to your friends and family? Do you get tongue-tied whenever
a policymaker asks you for more information? Do you
break out into cold sweats at the thought of talking
to a journalist about your work? If you answered “yes”
to any of these questions, sign up to attend “Skills
and Strategies for Communicating Ocean Drilling Science”
on Sunday, December 2, 9am-Noon in San Francisco. IODP
program staff and scientists will help you build your
science communication skills, including how to break
down your research into exciting, memorable sound bites
and elevator speeches.
IODP
Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday 12/4/12 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Reception, Meeting
and Q&A)
Hear program updates and learn more about the
future of scientific ocean drilling, mix with IODP scientists,
and Q&A session with funding agency representatives,
platform operators, and program managers.
NEW! AGU
Cinema: Short Films on Science Featuring Videos from
the JOIDES Resolution
Monday 12/3/12 - Thursday 12/6/12 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM;
Friday 12/7/12 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Drop by during the Fall Meeting to cool your
heels and enjoy a short film or two (or more!). Films
will focus on the Earth and space sciences and could
feature your scientific colleagues as cast or crew.
Films shown in Room 2012 of Moscone West. For the full
film schedule, search
the Fall Meeting Calendar for AGU Cinema.
NEW! Navigating the NSF System Workshop
Wednesday 12/5/12 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How do you make your proposal as NSF-savvy as possible? How do you best describe your broader impacts? What is cutting edge in data management? How do you identify the best program for application? How do you access available education and outreach funds? There are always new initiatives starting at NSF, beyond core programs. How do you identify and apply for these opportunities? How are initiatives different than core programs? How can you design effective integrated research? Answer these questions and meet in small groups with Program Officers, get to know what they are looking for, and learn how to ask the right questions, give the right answers, and get funded. This workshop is open to all AGU Fall Meeting attendees and will be particularly helpful to early-career to midcareer participants, especially graduate students, post-docs, researchers, and tenure-track faculty thinking about applying for NSF funding for the first time. This workshop is being sponsored by Earth Science Women’s Network and AGU Education.
NEW! Succeeding on the Tenure Track Workshop
Wednesday 12/5/12 1:00 - 5:00 PM
The tenure track can seem mysterious: a few crucial years where new professors build a research program, develop a teaching portfolio, and hope to be promoted. In this workshop, we aim to de-mystify the process, and share secrets to success. A panel of recently tenured faculty members in earth science disciplines share their “lessons learned” and answer questions. Geared towards assistant professors on the tenure-track now, as well as grad students and post-docs considering an academic career; all are invited. This workshop is a partnership between Earth Science Women’s Network and AGU.
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We expect that you will be interested in several
technical sessions at the Fall Meeting of the
American Geophysical Union that will be held in
San Francisco, CA (December 3-7, 2012). These
sessions deal with various aspects of life in
subsurface environments and are described below.
One (*The
Deep Biosphere...) will focus on linking biogeochemistry
and metabolic activity to the organisms involved,
another (*A
Census of Deep Life...) will focus on the
diversity and recurrent themes of subsurface life
across marine and terrestrial realms, and the
third (*InterRidge
Session...) will focus on the subseafloor
biosphere and energy and material fluxes therein.
Collectively, as the conveners of these sessions
we think that the community of researchers investigating
life in the Earth will be excited to present their
findings in one or more of these thematically
distinct sessions.
Sincerely –
Beth, Brandi, Heath, Junichiro, Jason, Katrina,
Ken, Mark, Matt, and Rick
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*InterRidge
Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere
(OS13A, OS22A, OS23B, OS24B) |
Conveners: Katrina Edwards (University of Southern California),
Jun-Ichiro Ishibashi (Kyushu University), Ken Takai (JAMSTEC),
Louise Anderson (University of Leicester)
Understanding aspects of deep subseafloor biosphere and its
relationship with energy and material fluxes transported by
fluid flow beneath the seafloor have the potential to answer
fundamental questions for evolution of life on Earth. Interdisciplinary
research approaches in microbiology, geology, geochemistry,
hydrology are important for this purpose. This session aims
to provide an opportunity to discuss results and to integrate
ideas raised from various disciplines during ongoing subseafloor
focused programs and related studies.
- OS13A. InterRidge Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere
I Posters
Monday 12/3/12 1:40 PM - 6:00 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
- OS22A. InterRidge Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere
II
Tuesday 12/4/12 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM; 3024 (Moscone
West)
- OS23B. InterRidge Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere
III
Tuesday 12/4/12 1:40 PM - 3:40 PM; 3024 (Moscone
West)
- OS24B. InterRidge Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere
IV
Tuesday 12/4/12 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; 3024 (Moscone
West)
*The
Deep Biosphere: Recent Progress in Understanding Life
in the Deep Subsurface (B42C, B43G) |
Conveners: Mark Lever (Aarhus University), Brandi Reese (University
of Southern California), Beth Orcutt (Bigelow Laboratory for
Ocean Sciences) and Heath Mills (Texas A&M University)
This interdisciplinary session aims to bring together researchers
studying the size, distribution, activity, and consequence
of a microbial deep biosphere in the Earth's subsurface. Although
the session will focus on the marine subsurface, including
sedimentary and crustal environments, we encourage scientists
involved in terrestrial deep biosphere studies to also participate.
Scientists involved in recent ocean drilling program expeditions
and other deep biosphere focused programs are encouraged to
submit abstracts on any aspect of deep biosphere research,
including biogeochemical, microbiological, and modeling approaches.
- B42C. The Deep Biosphere: Recent Progress in Understanding
Life in the Deep Subsurface I
Thursday 12/6/12 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM; 2004 (Moscone
West)
- B43G. The Deep Biosphere: Recent Progress in Understanding
Life in the Deep Subsurface II Posters
Thursday 12/6/12 1:40 PM - 6:00 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
*A
Census of Deep Life: Putting a Face on the Subsurface
Biosphere
(B41F, B51A) |
Conveners: Frederick Colwell (Oregon State University), Matt
Schrenk (East Carolina University), Jason Sylvan (University
of Southern California)
A census of life beneath the Earth's surface is improving
our knowledge of the diversity and physiology of organisms
in this deep ecosystem. We invite presentations that explain
bacterial, archaeal, eukaryal, and viral life in planetary-wide
deep Earth settings where life ranges from abundant/active
to sparse/surviving. Reports based on genomic, transcriptomic,
proteomic, and lipidomic evidence; novel and single-cell cultivation;
computational models; and new ways to visualize such life
are encouraged. Explanations of the abiotic constraints on
the diversity of subsurface life, the presence of keystone
species, and recurrent themes related to life underground
are especially welcome.
- B41F. A Census of Deep Life: Putting a Face on the Subsurface
Biosphere I
Thursday 12/6/12 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM; 2004 (Moscone
West)
- B51A. A Census of Deep Life: Putting a Face on the Subsurface
Biosphere II Posters
Friday 12/7/12 8:00 AM - 12:20 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
InterRidge
Session on: Fast Moving Research at Slow Spreading Ridges
(OS11E, OS12A, OS13B, OS22B) |
Conveners: Christopher German (WHOI), Colin Devey (GEOMAR),
Donna Blackman (Univ California San Diego) and Sarah Bennett
(NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
The large range of accretionary styles and associated hydrothermal
processes now known to occur at slow and ultra-slow spreading
ridges has recently stimulated numerous multinational research
programs. Their findings are relevant for understanding e.g.,
plate accretion, alteration, marine mineral extraction and
development of chemosynthetic life. With an emphasis on previously
overlooked ridge systems in the northern hemisphere (Arctic
Ridges, Red Sea, Mid Cayman Rise) together with new discoveries
in the Southern Hemisphere, this session aims to bring together
recent results in geophysical, geological, ocean and life
sciences and to encourage the discussion of common models
for these stimulating ridges.
- OS11E. InterRidge Session on: Fast Moving Research at
Slow Spreading Ridges I
Monday 12/3/12 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM; 3011 (Moscone
West)
- OS12A. InterRidge Session on: Fast Moving Research at
Slow Spreading Ridges II
Monday 12/3/12 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM; 3011 (Moscone
West)
- OS13B. InterRidge Session on: Fast Moving Research at
Slow Spreading Ridges III Posters
Monday 12/3/12 1:40 PM - 6:00 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
- OS22B. InterRidge Session on: Fast Moving Research at
Slow Spreading Ridges IV
Tuesday 12/4/12 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM; 3022 (Moscone
West)
Science
Networks: Facilitating Collaboration and Spurring Innovation
(ED44A, ED53C) |
Conveners: Charna Meth (cmeth@oceanleadership.org, Consortium
for Ocean Leadership), Kristin Ludwig (AAAS Science and Technology
Policy Fellow)
Scientists collaborate for many reasons, but as research
effosrts grow and become more complicated, expensive, and
infrastructure-dependent, necessity often drives the formation
of more complex relationships. This can introduce innovative
communication tools, novel methods for data sharing, and new
governance models. What might originate out of need, however,
often leads to scientific advancement and innovative solutions
as early collaborations transform into communities working
together across traditional boundaries. This session will
address communities and networks, including how projects and
programs define their communities, how participation is facilitated,
and how collaborations may continue to evolve in the future.
- ED44A. Science Networks: Facilitating Collaboration and
Spurring Innovation I
Thursday 12/6/12 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; 302 (Moscone
South)
- ED53C. Science Networks: Facilitating Collaboration and
Spurring Innovation II Posters
Friday 12/7/12 1:40 PM - 6:00 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
The
Dynamics of Island Arcs and Backarc Spreading Centers
(T51D, T53E, T54A) |
Conveners: Nobukazu Seama (Kobe University), Douglas Wiens
(Washington University), Robert Stern (University of Texas
at Dallas), Maria Seton (University of Sydney)
Island arcs and backarc basins represent one of the most
complex and important solid Earth systems. This session will
highlight contributions from the petrologic, geochemical,
geophysical imaging, and geodynamical modeling communities
regarding the dynamics and interactions between the subducting
slab, mantle wedge, arc volcanoes, and backarc spreading segments.
Topics will include volatile and chemical cycling, the formation
of forearc, arc, and backarc crust, mantle flow, and magma
formation and transport. We encourage contributions from both
modeling and observational approaches, as well as results
from recent field and geophysical studies of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana,
Tonga-Lau, Aleutian, and other island arc systems.
- T51D. The Dynamics of Island Arcs and Backarc Spreading
Centers I Posters
Friday 12/7/12 8:00 AM - 12:20 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone
South)
- T53E. The Dynamics of Island Arcs and Backarc Spreading
Centers II
Friday 12/7/12 1:40 PM - 3:40 PM; 306 (Moscone South)
- T54A. The Dynamics of Island Arcs and Backarc Spreading
Centers III
Friday 12/7/12 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; 306 (Moscone South)
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