CHART: Charting the Future Course of Scientific Ocean Drilling

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GOALS

The main goal of CHART is to provide an on-line forum for discussion about future scientific directions of the IODP.

Along with this, we hope to also stimulate discussion about many other aspects of IODP including strategies to: define priorities and ensure high-profile results; be successful within the current science funding culture that increasingly prioritizes societal relevant research; be inclusive and broad in order to spark novel discoveries in emerging fields; and play a key role in training the next generation of geoscientists.

Products

The CHART meeting will lead to a white paper based on input from the U.S community. The white paper will consist of an executive summary that will discuss the U.S. community position on future IODP scientific directions and priorities, and a complication of opinions and ideas expressed during the CHART meeting.

The CHART white paper, along with results from meetings in Japan and Europe and from recent IODP workshops, will be used to organize and define breakout groups at the INVEST meeting. In addition, it will potentially be used to influence the content of the INVEST proceedings and eventually the new Science Plan for the next phase of IODP.

Impact on the IODP science planning process

CHART will allow our ideas to mature and develop before the INVEST meeting, ensuring that the INVEST meeting is as productive as possible.

CHART will help to maximize and broaden U.S. community input into the IODP science planning process, beyond what will be possible at the international INVEST meeting alone.

After participating in the CHART meeting and reading all of your colleagues opinions and the CHART white paper, each participant will better understand the broader U.S. community opinions and needs. With this knowledge, those of you that attend the INVEST meeting will be in a good position to express the collective vision of your U.S. colleagues, particularly those from outside ‘traditional’ drilling community who may not go to the INVEST meeting.