Standing Committee Meeting Report Global Seismographic Network

September 2022

Standing Committee Meeting Report - GSN

 GSN Standing Committee Meeting Fall 2022

 

Action Items and Recommendations

  1. Frassetto/Dalton: Provide EarthScope committee nominations to the IRIS Board
  2. Frassetto/Dalton: Provide continuing GSN Advisory committee nominations to the IRIS Board
  3. Tsai/Dalton: Provide feedback to the Board on subaward transition concerns
  4. Committee: Approve meeting minutes over email after final cleanup by scribe team
  5. Dalton: Convey Ringler et al. GSN and other global observations review paper to NSF as fall science highlight

 

Meeting Summary

Monday, September 26, 2022, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm ET

In Attendance

  • In-person: Colleen Dalton, Will Yeck, Frederik Simons, Victor Tsai, Rob Mellors, Bob Busby, Andy Frassetto, Emily Wolin (scribing), Adam Ringler
  • Over Zoom: Harriet Lau, Martin Vallee, Shawn Wei, Cecily Wolfe, Dave Wilson,, Kasey Aderhold (scribing), Molly Staats (scribing), Bob Woodward

Meeting Summary

  1. Review of IRIS Board’s guidance & Goals for this meeting (Dalton/Frassetto)
  2. Approve GSNSC spring meeting minutes and review action items (Dalton)
  3. GSN Status Updates
    • GSN Program Manager report (Busby/Frassetto)
    • IDA Operator report (Mellors)
    • ASL Operator report (Wilson)
  4. Summary of report to NSF on GSN O&M Costs (Busby)
  5. Update on funding plans/priorities from recent NSF end-of-year funds and other spend-down (Busby/Frassetto)
  6. Common Sensor Platform initiative (Frassetto)
  7. Impressions from GeoScope 40th Anniversary Workshop (Vallée)
  8. HRV borehole additions and future possibilities (Wilson/Busby)
  9. GSN VBB sensor performance update (Frassetto/Ringler)
  10. Highlights from and discussion of SAGE-GAGE SIG (Dalton/Frassetto)
  11. Update on IRIS-UNAVCO merger and EarthScope leadership (Frassetto/Tsai/ Woodward)
  12. Board Response - EarthScope Consortium governance structure and member nomination process, addressing USGS needs for advice and oversight, how to incorporate subcommittee and working group input (Frassetto/Tsai/Woodward)
  13. Board Response - Review progress against the five-year SAGE-II plan (Frassetto/Busby)
  14. Board Response - Enumerate key science accomplishments, justifications, and objectives that the program has/will facilitate, with spending priorities (Dalton/Frassetto/Busby)
  15. Board Response - Develop and discuss recommendations for SAGE-II work-plans and budgets for years 6 and 7 (Frassetto/Busby/Dalton)

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 8:30 am - 11:30 am ET

In Attendance

  • In-person: Colleen Dalton, Will Yeck, Frederik Simons, Victor Tsai, Bob Busby, Andy Frassetto, Emily Wolin (scribing), Adam Ringler
  • Over Zoom: Martin Vallee, Shawn Wei, Cecily Wolfe, Dave Wilson, Kasey Aderhold (scribing), Molly Staats

Meeting Summary

  1. Board Response - Review key directions and priorities (strategic plan) for the GSN, including non-SAGE activities as relevant, considering impacts on the research and monitoring community of current operational model, split NSF and USGS supportl (Dalton/Busby/Frassetto)
  2. Finalizing proposed SAGE-II year 6 and 7 priorities
  3. Board Response - Concerns that should be brought to the Boards
  4. Plans for Community Outreach Prior to the FGF Proposal
    • Session proposals for EGU and SSA (Frassetto)
    • Webinar series concepts (Frassetto)
    • Soliciting GSN research white papers (Dalton)
    • Selecting next science highlights for NSF (Dalton)