On a clear May day
in Rockport Maine, the 12th Annual IRIS workshop opened with the traditional
icebreaker reception. Continuing in the mode of interactive workshops,
the agenda included not only formal talks, but also poster sessions, program
forums, science caucus meetings, and planning groups. Concurrent sessions
gave workshop participants the option of reviewing posters, participating
in planning exercises, or reviewing the current status and future plans
for each of the IRIS facilities. Although Maine weather cancelled a few
of the planned field trips, large numbers of both golfers and non-golfers
braved down-pouring rain for the first annual IRIS scramble "extreme"
golf tournament.
The plenary science
lectures organized by Tom Jordon provided overviews of the 'fin-de-siecle"
earthquakes, the lower mantle, and high-performance seismic arrays.
Program forums included
hands-on demonstrations for requesting data and discussions of future
facilities. Four science caucus meetings identified regional scientific
objectives for USArray. The results of the science caucus meetings were
presented at the final dinner by Caucus Chairs Kay Shedlock, Monica Kohler,
Christine Powell, and Karen Fischer. Poster sessions and demonstrations
provided an on-going structure for informal discussions and interaction.
Recommendations from the workshop have already been implemented into IRIS
program plan development and USArray.
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