1. 2008 MARGINS Reception and Student Gathering Welcome! Geoff Abers Chair, MARGINS Steering Committee Geoff Abers Chair, MARGINS Steering Committee

2. MARGINS at AGU MARGINS-based Special Sessions see Newsletter, web page summaries Student Prize Competition: posters here Judges: Thanks! … and this reception (thanks to LDEO too) MARGINS-based Special Sessions see Newsletter, web page summaries Student Prize Competition: posters here Judges: Thanks! … and this reception (thanks to LDEO too)

3. MARGINS Office/MSC Update At Lamont-Doherty since Jan 1 New Staff: Andrew Goodwillie, Niva Ranjeet, Kristen Woodford Steering Committee Rotations Thanks: D. Reed, J. Ryan, P. Umhoefer, P. van Keken Welcome: M. Behn, S. Bilek, T. Dunne, M. Gurnis, R. Hickey-Vargas, D. Stockli At Lamont-Doherty since Jan 1 New Staff: Andrew Goodwillie, Niva Ranjeet, Kristen Woodford Steering Committee Rotations Thanks: D. Reed, J. Ryan, P. Umhoefer, P. van Keken Welcome: M. Behn, S. Bilek, T. Dunne, M. Gurnis, R. Hickey-Vargas, D. Stockli www.nsf-margins.org

4. Some milestones in 2008 As of FY08: 182 grants, 94 projects, ~120 PI’s Major workshop: The SEIZE Decade (September, Mt Hood) Decadal Review Report As of FY08: 182 grants, 94 projects, ~120 PI’s Major workshop: The SEIZE Decade (September, Mt Hood) Decadal Review Report

5. R/V Marcus Langseth First Expedition: Feb-Mar 2008 OBS Ship-to-onshore 150 km 210 km courtesy S. Holbrook, D. Lizarralde, PI’s

6. Publications Database MARGINS-Funded Publications per Year 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 199920002001200220032004200520062007 2008* http://www.nsf-margins.org/Bibliography/index.html 247 funded and 182 related publications * through 9/08

7. Coming Up in 2009 Major Workshops April, New Zealand: S2S Synthesis April-May, Charleston SC: RCL Synthesis early Fall: TEI on Volatiles in the Subduction Factory Education Highlights mini-Lesson Testing & Assessment (help needed) Distinguished Lecture Program Year 4 Decadal Review Committee meets Feb. 2009 Major Workshops April, New Zealand: S2S Synthesis April-May, Charleston SC: RCL Synthesis early Fall: TEI on Volatiles in the Subduction Factory Education Highlights mini-Lesson Testing & Assessment (help needed) Distinguished Lecture Program Year 4 Decadal Review Committee meets Feb. 2009

8. Decadal Review Preparation 102 one-page Research Nuggets from PI’s: THANKS! MSC, others wrote Review Documentation Reviews of 4 Initiatives; management; broader impacts ideas and issues for future planning Some major targets of document success of coordinated program: why not core? power of interdisciplinary science, & impacts outside MARGINS 102 one-page Research Nuggets from PI’s: THANKS! MSC, others wrote Review Documentation Reviews of 4 Initiatives; management; broader impacts ideas and issues for future planning Some major targets of document success of coordinated program: why not core? power of interdisciplinary science, & impacts outside MARGINS

9. Early 2009: Decisions from NSF. If successor program is encouraged: 2009: add planning sessions to upcoming meetings Other planning workshops Write new Science Plans and probably we need a new name! 2009: add planning sessions to upcoming meetings Other planning workshops Write new Science Plans and probably we need a new name! This name is 20 years old