NASA RCN Community Workshop: NfoLD/NExSS Standards of Evidence for Life Detection, July 19-22, 2021
We are now considering applications for workshop participation.

NSF: Alan T. Waterman Award Call for Nominations - NEW!
The Alan T. Waterman Award recognizes outstanding young researchers in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation. The NSF will begin accepting nominations for the 2022 Alan T Waterman Award on July 19. The portal will close mid-September. Join us for a webinar providing an overview of the Alan T. Waterman award and tips for submitting strong nominations on July 19, 2021.

IODP: Volunteer for an IODP Board, Committee, or Panel
Deadline to apply: July 23, 2021.

IODP: Nominate an Ocean Discovery Lecturer
Submit nominations by the deadline of July 26, 2021.

NSF: Nominate a National Medal of Science Awardee
Nominations are due July 30, 2021.

ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for IODP Science (Online), September 13-17, 2021 - NEW!
The ECORD Summer School this year will combine in-person sessions with asynchronous teaching, group activities, and exercises from the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) world. The Summer School introduces the interpretation and applications of downhole logs and physical property data primarily from the IODP. The School explores the relevance and unique insights of these data for a range of fields, including paleoclimatology, sedimentology, hydrogeology, and broader geological and ecological processes such as sediment provenance and water column productivity. The Summer School is open to applicants from all career stages and geoscience backgrounds. However, the course is tailored for individuals who are early in their career and/or would like to introduce and make use of more physical properties data in their research and/or; would like to get more involved in IODP in some capacity, either through accessing and using data or sailing on an IODP research expedition. Applications due August 2, 2021.

AGU: Abstract Submission Open for the AGU 2021 Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2021 - UPDATED!
Submit your deep biosphere abstract to Session B037 - Geomicrobiology of the Deep Biosphere convened by Beth Orcutt, Maggie Osburn, James Bradley, and Julie Huber; or to Session P034 - Tapping the Rhythms of Potential Life on Extraterrestrial Planets and Moons convened by Chui Yim Maggie Lau Vetter, Frederick S. Colwell, and Rosalyn Fey. Abstracts due August 4, 2021.

C-DEBI Virtual Meeting Series: Techniques for Isolating Persnickety Microbes, August 6, 2021 - NEW!
Our next virtual meeting features plenary speakers Roman Barco (University of Southern California) and Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez (University of Pennsylvania) who will present on Friday August 6 (10:30AM - 12:00PM Pacific). The virtual meeting series is held monthly during the first week of each month, with a regular rotation of science workshops and professional development workshops. Each workshop will contain about 90 minutes of programming, including invited speakers to give plenary tutorials and presentations, breakout icebreaker and discussion sessions, and plenary Q&A sessions. Register in advance for the meeting on August 6, 2021.

UNOLS: Council Positions Call for Nominations - NEW!
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is an organization of academic oceanographic institutions working in cooperation with agencies of the U.S. Federal Government to ensure broad access to modern, well-operated, state-of-the-art research vessels, submersibles, and other facilities required to support a healthy and vigorous research and education program in the ocean sciences. Currently, UNOLS is actively engaged in academic research fleet modernization efforts, COVID-19 response efforts and getting science back to sea, outreach initiatives for early career scientists and underrepresented communities, and efforts to promote a positive work environment at sea. Individuals who wish to contribute to these and other UNOLS efforts are needed to fill three UNOLS Council seats.  The UNOLS Council members represent and act on behalf of the UNOLS membership as the operating and governing body of UNOLS. Nominations are due by August 12, 2021.


Ongoing Activities:

• C-DEBI: Community Workshop Support
• NAS: Call for "Ocean-Shot" Concepts - Transformative Research for the Decade