[OBSIPtec] Marine Seismic Research Workshop Invitation

[Kasey Aderhold]

*MARINE SEISMIC RESEARCH - SAVE THE DATE*

NSF’s Division of Ocean Sciences is sponsoring an*April 1-3, 
2019*facilitated workshop in Alexandria, Virginia to address plans for 
future 3D and deep crustal seismic data acquisition for NSF-funded basic 
research in the marine geosciences.The meeting will necessarily be 
limited to about 40 participants.We invite researchers interested in 
participating to submit a statement of interest for this*Future of 
Marine Seismic Capabilities Workshop*via SurveyMonkey to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/futuremarineseismicworkshop2019 
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/futuremarineseismicworkshop2019>

NSF has established 2020 as the final year of operation of the NSF-owned 
research vessel R/V Marcus G Langseth (RVMGL).They seek guidance from 
the marine seismic research community regarding how to best replace this 
capability, with the following caveats:

1.A future seismic research vessel should not be owned by NSF; and

2.NSF’s annual budget to support the cost of ship operations, including 
shipboard technical staff, will not exceed $50 million over five years.

In August 2017, NSF sought proposals to replace the RV MGL capability in 
solicitation NSF 17-563, “Provision of Marine Seismic Capabilities to 
the US Research Community.”However, after review, all proposals 
submitted for consideration under that solicitation were declined.

The goal of the*Future of Marine Seismic Capabilities Workshop*is to 
provide the basis for a new solicitation by NSF for proposals to address 
the community’s requirements for a RV MGL replacement beyond 2020.The 
workshop will focus on a few specific recommendations to be prepared 
ahead of the meeting.It is anticipated that the workshop will lead to a 
solicitation that will be issued by NSF during summer 2019, with a goal 
to make an award before the end of the year.

Some background documents are available at:

https://www.unols.org/committee/marine-seismic-research-oversight-committee-msroc 
<https://www.unols.org/committee/marine-seismic-research-oversight-committee-msroc>

In addition, we plan to prepare two webcasts, one in late January and 
the second in late February, to outline the options to be considered at 
the April meeting.

For more information, please contact Alexander Shor 
(shor at soest.hawaii.edu <mailto:shor at soest.hawaii.edu>).


-- 
Kasey Aderhold, Ph.D.
Project Associate | IRIS TA/OBSIP Management
202-407-7019 | kasey at iris.edu

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