Planning Underway for 2026 Workshop
The USAGE organizing committee is currently in the planning stages for our next community workshop, tentatively scheduled for late 2026. We are working to identify an optimal location and timing that will maximize community participation.
Topics under consideration for the workshop include:
- • Future of permanent and temporary seismic deployments
- • Integration of new technologies (fiber optic sensing, autonomous systems)
- • Synthesis of recent research findings
- • Early career researcher training opportunities
- • International collaboration frameworks
Stay tuned for announcements about dates, location, and registration. Join our mailing list to receive updates as soon as they're available.
Workshop Materials Now Available
Presentations and reports from the September 2024 Herndon workshop are now being compiled and will be made available to the community. Participants discussed the future of POLENET, data management strategies, and integration with major projects like ITGC.
Key outcomes from the workshop include prioritized recommendations for observational network expansion and enhanced coordination mechanisms for the US polar geophysics community.
Successful Herndon Workshop Concludes
Over 40 participants from across the United States gathered in Herndon, Virginia for the INSTANT II Follow-on Workshop from September 16-18, 2024. The three-day workshop featured presentations, breakout sessions, and collaborative discussions on the future of polar geophysical observational networks.
Participants represented a diverse range of institutions and career stages, from graduate students to senior scientists. The workshop fostered important connections and identified concrete action items for advancing community priorities.
"This workshop was essential for bringing our community together and charting a path forward for the next decade of polar geophysics research," noted one of the organizers.
NSF Grant Supports Community Coordination
The National Science Foundation has awarded funding (OPP-2235061) to support community coordination activities for US polar geophysics research. This grant enables the organization of workshops, maintenance of this website, and coordination with international partners through SCAR-INSTANT.
The funding recognizes the importance of community-driven science planning and the need for sustained coordination to address grand challenges in polar geophysics.
Fort Collins Workshop Report Released
The comprehensive report from our October 2022 workshop "The Future of Observational Networks in Polar Regions" has been completed and distributed to the community. The report synthesizes discussions on grand challenges, network design, and international collaboration frameworks.
This foundational document established key priorities for the SCAR-INSTANT Probing the Solid Earth (PSE) theme and has informed planning for future community activities.