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CHIKYU MAIL NEWS Vol.117, January 15th 2009

This mail news service provides you with information
about the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel "Chikyu" and
science and technology for the IODP Earth exploration.

CHIKYU HAKKEN WEB SITE
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/
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[Event information]
Come on and get onboard the Chikyu!
Open house in Kobe
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/press_release/20090108/index.html
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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
(JAMSTEC) will hold a "Chikyu open house" on 15th February
in Kobe. At the same time, JAMSTEC will present public
lecture about up-to-date reports of scientific efforts.
Join us with your family to see the Chikyu.

*Call lecture
Date & Time: 13:30-16:30 February 14th, 2009
Place: Kobe Ocean Museum Hall
Gate fee: Free (Fixed number 280 people)
Contents: Up-to-date reports of Chikyu's scientific efforts 

* Chikyu open house
Date & Time: 9:00-15:30 February 15th, 2009
Venue: Rokko Island (Kobe, Japan)
Gate fee: Free

For details in Japanese, go to JAMSTEC web site at
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/pr/ship/index.html

(From editorial members)
A Happy New Year!
In 2009, not only the Chikyu, IODP scientific vessels
are scheduled to conduct expeditions around the world.
Thank you for your continuous support to scientific challenge.

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CHIKYU HAKKEN web site introduces you to every
aspect of the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel "Chikyu" and
science and technology for the IODP Earth exploration.
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an
international marine research drilling program dedicated
to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth by
monitoring and sampling sub seafloor environments.
IODP drilling operations aboard the Chikyu are managed by
JAMSTEC through CDEX, Japan Implementing Organization.
http://www.iodp.org

"CHIKYU HAKKEN" means Discover the Earth in Japanese.
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