October 2005
IODP team to announce expedition findings
VICTORIA -- On October 31, 2005, the media is invited to tour the JOIDES Resolution, the research vessel for the recent Cascadia Margins Gas Hydrates Expedition 311, supported by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). The expedition's preliminary findings will be released that day. Co-chief scientist Michael Riedel of Natural Resources Canada will be available for interviews. IODP Canada and JOI Alliance staff will also be available as information sources. Canadian participation in IODP is facilitated by the Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling.
Due to port security restrictions, please indicate your interest and the number of media personnel attending this event by October 20 to Jon Corsiglia (see contact information below).
Location: Port of Victoria, British Columbia
Date and
Time: October 31, 2005 10:00 a.m.�5:00 p.m. (PST)
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For more information:
Jon Corsiglia
JOI Alliance (Ship operator)
(202) 232-3900, ext. 1644
[email protected]
Nancy Light
IODP Management International
(202) 465-7511, (202) 361-3325
[email protected]
Ghyslain Charron
Natural Resources Canada
(613) 992-4447
[email protected] Kathy Gillis
Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling
(250) 721-6120
[email protected]
See www.iodp.org for more information. Expedition-specific information appears on http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/exp311.html.
To learn more about the Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling, go to http://web.uvic.ca/ceor/iodp/.
To learn more about gas hydrates research at Natural Resources Canada, go to http://ghff.nrcan.gc.ca.
To hear co-chief scientist Michael Riedel discuss the upcoming expedition, visit http://www.iodp.org/index.php?option=com_content & task=view&id=47&Itemid=93.