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International Continental Scientific Drilling Program ICDP
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International consortium of 22 member countries & UNESCO supporting and guiding scientific drilling worldwide to solve the world's most important societal and environmental problems.

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📢 @icdpdrilling.bsky.social Proposal Call for Pre-, Workshop, Full and our NEW ❗Fast-track Proposals is now open

📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026
📧 Submit via: proposal.submission@icdp-online.org

ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/all-events/d...
@swais2c.bsky.social drilling project (Antarctica): First core on deck🚨 10 m of core material on deck at end of shift 1 of bedrock drilling. Congratulations🥳
More project info ℹ️ tinyurl.com/489td3z3
SWAIS2C ℹ️ www.swais2c.aq
🎥Ana Tovey-SWAIS2C
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Hot water drilling is underway at Crary Ice Rise! The team have begun to melt a hole through the ice to make our well. They’ll melt the hole to around 100m below the ice surface, widen it to make a well cavity, and install a pump 📷 Luke Murphy / Antarctica New Zealand
December 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🌠 ICDP wishes you all the best for 2026 🌠
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Last chance to catch us at #AGU2025 in New Orleans!

Yesterday’s Ocean Drilling Town Hall was a blast – great energy, and strong collaboration between continental and ocean drilling communities.

Visit our joint booth and talk all things scientific drilling.
#ScientificDrilling
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🌍 Calling all Early Career Researchers in Geoscience! 🌍

🚀 Apply for the ICDP ECR Workshop 2026 – “Next Generation”

📍 Chiba, Japan | 21–23 May 2026 (right before JpGU)

✨ Learn from leading PIs
✨ Grow your network
✨ Co-create future ICDP projects

⏰ Deadline: 31 Jan. 26
ℹ️ tinyurl.com/jwf57f4m
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@icdpdrilling.bsky.social @ #AGU25 in New Orleans, 15–19 Dec, under the theme "Where Science Connects Us".

yesterday´s ICDP/CSD Facility Town Hall successful with over 60 participants👍

⚡ Visit booth 436 to chat and grab some ICDP goodies!
#ScientificDrilling #ICDP#IODP3#ECORD
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Meet ICDP and CSD Facility representatives and scientists for program updates and future developments at the ICDP-CSD Town Hall Meeting on Monday, December 15th at 6:30 pm at the SpringHill Suites New Orleans Warehouse District (301 Saint Joseph St.) during the AGU Fall Meeting!
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ICDP´s @swais2c.bsky.social drilling project (Antarctica) Season 3 begins! ❄️ Drilling for a 200 m sediment core deep beneath 500m of ice on the Ross Ice Shelf 👍

More project info ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/all-events/d...
SWAIS2C ℹ️ www.swais2c.aq
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
WEIHE Drilling Project (China): 1000 m depth reached 🎉 Core recovery rate: 88 % 👍 Results with an interesting lithological change to be seen! ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Join us at #AGU25 in New Orleans, 15–19 Dec, under the theme "Where Science Connects Us".

🗣️ Don't miss the ICDP/CSD Facility Town Hall — Mon, 15 Dec 18:30–21:00, SpringHill Suites, Cypress & Magnolia Room.

⚡ Visit booth 436 to chat and grab some ICDP goodies!
#ScientificDrilling #ICDP
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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They’ve made it across the Ross Ice Shelf! Huge congrats to the Antarctica NZ traverse crew, for completing a 13-day journey to our drilling site at Crary Ice Rise. They towed sleds with fuel, equipment and supplies, to keep our deep-field camp cranking. Now it's time to set up camp!
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Scientific Drilling Town Hall Meeting @ ngwm2026.fi
📅 14 Jan 2026, 16:00–18:00
📍 Logomo, Turku – Room Goto 31

All attendees interested in scientific drilling welcome! Join us 👉informal meet-up & short updates on ongoing & planned Nordic drilling projects ℹ️ Full program in Dec. on our ICDP channels
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
⏰ Deadline reminder - Applications for the i-CREATE Workshop close 19 December 2025!

Join us in Edinburgh 27 Apr - 1 May 2026 to develop new IODP3/ICDP drilling strategies for impact craters like Chicxulub & Nadir.

Limited to ~45 participants.

Details & application: icreate.site.hw.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Getting ready.... #AGU25
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Workshop CALL: Deep CHB (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Deep Chew Bahir Drilling Project

WHEN 📆 June 30th – July 3rd, 2026

CALL ▶️ www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/Ne...

MORE INFO ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/all-events/d...
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Have a look at SWAIS2C (Antarctica) in color 🎨: the SWAIS2C team illustrated on NZ poster boards for kids during the field season on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica 👍

Project info: www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!
While we celebrated the hard work of all our participants, this young star decided to celebrate with an impromptu dance. 🤩

It was the perfect, most joyful end to an incredible week.

Sometimes the best moments are the ones you don't plan! 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 Workshop CALL: HOROMAN DC (Hokkaido, Japan) Horoman Mantle Drilling and Carbon Injection

WHEN 📆 25-28 August 2026 (Hokkaido, Japan)

CALL ▶️ www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/Ne...

INFO ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!

Beyond the drills, lectures, and fieldwork ... PEOPLE made this week unforgettable. Each photo shows a moment of teamwork and laughter — the essence of what makes our community special🤗.

Here’s to continuing the journey together🥂
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Looking forward to exciting new future collaborations as equal partner in the joint continent ⛰️ and ocean 🌊 Scientific Drilling Forum, held in Sicily last week to strengthen international collaboration in Earth science research 🤝
October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ICDP Workshop PROTEA (Klerksdorp, South Africa)🇿🇦: 59 international scientists met up in South Africa from 16-17 Oct. 2025 under the topic "Probing the heart of an earthquake and life in the deep subsurface"
👉 More project info: www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!

Hands-on training and social gatherings highlight the dedication, teamwork, and connections that made the week momentous.🫰

Building community + technical skills = scientific success‼️

💯Let’s rewind to these unforgettable moments.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
PSST!!

The tension builds as a New Zealand–led team ventures to the edge of Antarctica, drilling into the Ross Ice Shelf in search of climate clues buried beneath the ice. Ana Tovey @swais2c.bsky.social follows their quest and reports from the field.

Read more 👇
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Throwback to ICDP 2025 Training Course in Weinan!

Cindy (ICDP OSG) leads trainees in a hands-on sample/data management session using a core dummy. Practical skills like these are key for scientific drilling success.

#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #DataManagement #CoreHandling
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM