SCHEDULE FOR EXPEDITIONS 304 and 305

Expeditions 304 and 305 are based on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) drilling proposal number 512-Full3 (available at iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/exp304.html). Following ranking by the IODP Scientific Advisory Structure, the expeditions were scheduled by the IODP Operations Committee for the research vessel JOIDES Resolution, operating under contract with the U.S. Implementing Organization (USIO). Expedition 304 is currently scheduled to depart Ponta Delgado, Azores Islands (Portugal), on 14 November 2004 and to end in Ponta Delgado on 5 January 2005. A total of 52 days will be available for the drilling, coring, and downhole measurements described in this report. Expedition 305 is currently scheduled to depart Ponta Delgado, Azores Islands (Portugal), on 5 January 2005 and to end in Ponta Delgado on 27 February 2005. A total of 53 days will be available for the drilling, coring, and downhole measurements described in this report (for the current detailed schedule, see iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/. Further details on the JOIDES Resolution can be found at iodp.tamu.edu/publicinfo/drillship.html.