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SCHEDULE FOR EXPEDITION 307

Expedition 307 is based on a "light" or "slim" version of Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) drilling proposal number 573-Full2 (available at iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/exp307.html). Following ranking by the IODP Scientific Advisory Structure, the expedition was scheduled by the IODP Operations Committee for the research vessel JOIDES Resolution, operating under contract with the U.S. Implementing Organization (USIO). The expedition is currently scheduled to begin in Dublin, Ireland, on 26 April 2005, departing after a 5 day port call (or when ready). The science party is scheduled to disembark the ship in Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal), on 16 May 2005, and the expedition officially concludes in Mobile, Alabama (USA), on 31 May 2005 (for the current detailed schedule, see www.iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops). A total of 10 days will be available for the drilling, coring, and downhole measurements described in this report. Further details on the JOIDES Resolution can be found at iodp.tamu.edu/publicinfo/drillship.html.

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