12th Annual IRIS Workshop

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.