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Long-Range Science Plan for Seismology Writing Group Requests One-Pagers
10/03/2008
At a workshop on September 18-19, the group charged by NSF with writing a Long-Range Science Plan for Seismology (LRSPS, http://www.iris.edu/hq/lrsps/) collected broad input on where seismology is likely to head over the next ten years. The writing group welcomes one-pagers from both workshop participants and other community members by October 10.
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New Mexico Tech to Expand PASSCAL Instrument Center
09/19/2008
Daniel H. López, president of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) in Socorro, authorized the expansion of the on-campus building that houses the IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center and the EarthScope Array Operations Facility. The new wing, scheduled for completion and occupation by early 2009, will provide laboratory and office space for PASSCAL’s Polar Program activities.
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USGS Coalition Honors Representatives Dicks and Regula at Congressional Reception
09/16/2008
Representatives Norman Dicks (D-WA) and Ralph Regula (R-OH) were presented with the first USGS Coalition Leadership Award at a congressional reception on Monday, September 15, 2008.
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University Students Identify Sites for Transportable Array Stations
09/11/2008
Over the summer, 32 students and 10 professors from universities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas identified sites for more than 325 future Transportable Array stations in those states.
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Geophysicist Robert Detrick Named NSF Division Director for Earth Sciences
08/26/2008
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences has appointed Robert Detrick of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as its new director of the Division of Earth Sciences.
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Arizona Receives Grant to “Adopt” Eight Transportable Array Stations
08/08/2008
The Arizona Geological Survey and its partners at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona were awarded nearly $500,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to acquire eight Transportable Array stations. The stations were deployed as part of EarthScope, a program funded by the National Science Foundation.
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New Real-time Data Server at the IRIS DMC
08/05/2008
The IRIS DMC has installed a new server for real-time data feeds using the SeedLink and LISS protocols. Users currently getting data from the DMC using these protocols will need to redirect their collection software to the new server.
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Anne Meltzer Appointed to Chair the IRIS International Working Group
07/25/2008
After consulting with the IRIS Board of Directors, David Simpson has appointed Anne Meltzer as the new chairperson of the IRIS International Working Group.
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Applications for Long Range Science Plan for Seismology Workshop Due Friday, August 1, 2008
07/25/2008
The National Science Foundation has directed the IRIS Consortium to assist the seismological research community in preparing a Long-Range Science Plan for Seismology (LRSPS) by the end of this year. As part of the LRSPS process, we are organizing a 2-day NSF-funded workshop to gather community input. The application deadline for full consideration is August 1.
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The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Honors Two Former IRIS Board Members
07/17/2008
Thorne Lay, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and immediate past Chair of the IRIS Board of Directors, and Paul G. Richards, Mellon Professor of the Natural Sciences at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, and a member of the IRIS Board of Directors, 1988-1990, were elected to the 2008 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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IRIS Board of Directors Appoints a Nominations Committee for 2008 Elections
Elections for important positions on the IRIS Board of Directors will be held during the Annual IRIS Membership Meeting in San Francisco, California, on December 15, 2008. This year, members will elect three Directors who will each serve for three years. Members of the IRIS community are encouraged to contact the Nominations Committee with suggestions for candidates for these open positions.
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IRIS Welcomes New Staff Members
07/09/2008
Rick Callender is IRIS' new Graphics and Media Specialist and Lisa Green is the new Senior Accounting Analyst.
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USGS Deploys Its First Next Generation GSN Field System
07/03/2008
The USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory installed its first next generation system (NGS) at the Global Seismographic Network (GSN) station ANMO in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 30, 2008.
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IRIS Highlights Research and Education Activities on Capitol Hill
06/27/2008
IRIS participated in the annual Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition and Reception on Capitol Hill this week.
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Teachers Learn Geophysics and Seismology Principles
06/27/2008
Staff from IRIS, UNAVCO and the EarthScope National Office conducted a professional development workshop for teachers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in early June.
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Cutting Edge Science Presented at IRIS Workshop
06/19/2008
The 19th IRIS Workshop was held June 4-6, 2008, at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington. More than 275 people from the US and numerous countries around the world attended the 3-day meeting to learn about innovative research being conducted in seismology and to exchange ideas with colleagues.
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IRIS Undergraduate Summer Internship Program Kicks Off with Orientation at New Mexico Tech
06/19/2008
The 2008 IRIS undergraduate internship class kicked off their summer experiences by participating in a week-long orientation, May 25-31, 2008.
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Welcome to the New IRIS Website!
05/27/2008
This new website represents a significant step for IRIS in our effort to better serve the seismology community, educators, and the public. Among the major goals of this project were to provide easier navigation, highlight several lesser-known IRIS activities and raise awareness of the many ways in which seismic data can be accessed.
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New IRIS Accounting Manager
05/20/2008
IRIS' new Accounting Manager, Anthony McTier, started Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
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New Mexico Student Receives IRIS Science Award
05/12/2008
The Second Annual IRIS Science Award at Socorro High School was given to Kristen Royal on May 7, 2008.
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GSN Installs First Station With Next-Generation System Design
05/09/2008
The first fully-integrated Next-Generation Global Seismographic Network System (NGS) was installed on April 29 by Project IDA at the Piñon Flats Observatory (PFO) in Southern California.
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EarthScope MT Backbone Station Begins Operation
05/08/2008
The EarthScope Magnetotelluric Backbone station at Blacksburg, Virginia, began operating on April 6, 2008.
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Request for Proposals: Evaluation of the IRIS Education and Outreach Program
05/07/2008
Proposals are invited to design and implement a third-party program evaluation of the IRIS Education and Outreach Program that will inform the work of an external panel review process.
http://www.iris.edu/about/ENO/rfp
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2008 IRIS Workshop - June 4 - 6, 2008 Skamania Lodge Stevenson, WA
05/06/2008
Registration closed on April 25th.
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