The DeSSC New User program is a 1/2 program that will introduce students and early career scientists to available Deep Submergence assets and give the participants a chance to ask questions to deep submergence scientists, vehicle operators and science program managers. 

The participants will then attend and participate in the Annual DeSSC Commmunity meeting where they will introduce themselves and their science and have a chance to talk with DeSSC members and other Deep Submergence enthusiasts.   

Applications will open in late summer of 2023.  

2023 DeSSC New User Workshop

After the cancelation of the 2022 DeSSC New User program due to COVID concerns, the program has been re-scheduled for 1-2 Mar 2023.  

This program is by invitation only.  

Transportation

Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square:

There are 2 buses from Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square.  The bus is a comfortable, inexpensive and stressless way to get to Falmouth.  They also have wi-fi.  Have a look at the Peter Pan and P-B bus companies to see which fits best with your flights.  

• Peter Pan Bus 
• P-B bus

Inn on the Square to Quissett Campus Avast Building

We will provide transportation each morning at departing the hotel lobby at 08:15

The in-person event has been postponed. 

See the Agenda below for the login information to the short virtual session 1-3PM Eastern 24May22. 

Key Goals:

The goal of this brief New User meeting will be to introduce the New Users to key aspects of applying for funding for deep-submergence research within the US.  This will be considered an introduction to a later in person meeting, however it will provide the ground work to facilitate interactions before then to allow proposal submission.  As part of that, we will discuss with the new users what barriers they see for funding and how we can address that in the future meeting.

1. NDSF is a resource before you submit your proposal with key aspects being what is supportable, which vehicles would be appropriate
2. Timelines for proposals with ship time
3. The Vehicles must be requested on the Ship time request form
4. Vehicle costs (while real) are not written into NSF grants but are other agencies
5. What are the perceived barriers to submitting proposals using Deep Submergence Assets

The New User Program schedule and locations:

Formal registration for New Users has CLOSED.  If you are interested in attending, please contact Alice Doyle - alice@unols.org.

December 7, 2019

• 1145 - New User Program Workshop - Golden Gate University - 536 Mission St. San Francisco - Room 5224

• 1830 - New User Program Dinner Seminar, Dr. Deb Kelley Keynote Speaker - Hotel Spero - 405 Taylor St.  

December 8, 2019

0830 - 1700:  2019 DeSSC Annual Winter Meeting

Registration for this event is closed. Please see the announcement for more information.

Pre-cruise workshop (June 13-14) to familiarize participants with key steps in the planning and execution of a successful research cruise.

The NSF-funded cruise (OCE # 1834797) will take place aboard RV Atlantis Dec. 3-21, 2018. The primary early career scientist objective will involve hands-on instruction on conducting deep-submergence vehicle-based field research. 

Event Location

National Geographic Museum and Headquarters
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036

See Map

Event Announcement and Application

Click HERE to learn more and apply! (Application deadline was Sept. 27th, 2018)

2017 DeSSC New Users Workshop

Participate in a workshop tailored to engage new users of deep submergence science facilities, including students, early career scientists, engineers and scientists with little or no previous experience in deep-sea research. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, December 9-10, 2017 in New Orleans, LA (before the AGU Fall meeting). Applications for travel and lodging support are being accepted through Saturday, September 30, 2017.

The DeSSC New Users Program will be held on Saturday, December 9th and is tentatively scheduled from11:45 am to 5:00 pm, followed by a dinner (6:30 pm to 9:00 pm) featuring guest speaker Dr. Peter Girguis of Harvard University's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. The DeSSC fall meeting will occur on Sunday, December 10th from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (the day before the start of the 2017 AGU Fall meeting) in New Orleans, LA.  The organizing committee for the DeSSC New Users Program includes Vicki Ferrini (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Brian Glazer (University of Hawaii) and Karyn Rogers (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Click Here to read more about this exciting early career program! 

2016 DeSSC New Users Workshop

Meeting Location:
Large Meeting Room
Golden Gate University
536 Misson Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Details: 
Participate in a workshop tailored to engage new users of deep submergence science facilities, including students, early-career scientists, engineers and scientists with little or no previous experience in deep-sea research.

As a URI-Certified Green Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events. We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.