Acronym 

Organization     

ACEX

Arctic Coring Expedition (IODP)

AESTO

Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization (Japan)

AIO

Australian IODP Office (ANU)

ANU

Australian National University

ANZIC

Australia-NZ IODP Consortium

APC

Advanced Piston Core

APCT

APC Temperature Tool

APP

Annual Program Plan (IODP)

ARC

Australian Research Council

BCR

Bremen Core Repository (IODP)

BGS

British Geological Survey

BHA

Bottom Hole Assembly

CB-RMM

Core barrel - retrievable memory module

CDEX

Center for Deep Earth Exploration (Japan)

CDP

Complex Drilling Projects

Chikyu

Japanese IODP drilling vessel

CMCR

Center for Advanced Marine Core Research (Kochi University)

CMO

Central Management Office (IODP)

CNRS

Centre National de la Research Scientific (France)

CORK

Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

DIS

ICDP Drilling Information System

DP

Dynamic Positioning

DPG

Detailed Planning Group (IODP)

DSDP

Deep Sea Drilling Project

DSS

Drilling Sensor Sub

DVTP

Davis-Villinger Temperature Probe

EC

European Commission

ECORD

European Consortium for Ocean Drilling Research

ECORD-net

E.C. Research Area Network

EDP

Engineering Development Panel (IODP)

EMA

ECORD Management Agency

EOR

Expedition Objective Research

EPC

European Petrophysics Consortium

EPSP

Environmental Protection & Safety Panel (IODP)

ESO

ECORD Science Operator

ESSAC

ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee

ESSEP

Environmental Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (IODP)

ETF

Engineering Task Force (IODP)

FMS

Formation Micro Scanner

FY

Fiscal Year

GCR

Gulf Coast Repository (IODP)

GNS

Geological and Nuclear Sciences (NZ)

ICDP

International Continental Scientific Drilling Program

IFREE

Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution

 IIS-PPG

Industry-IODP Science Program Planning Group

ILP

Industry Liaison Panel (IODP)

IO(s)

Implementing Organization(s) (IODP)

IODP

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

IODP-MI

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.

ION

International Ocean Network

iSAS

Interim Science Advisory Structure (IODP)

ISC

Information Service Center (IODP)

ISP

Initial Science Plan (IODP)

ISSEP

Interior Science Steering and Evaluation Panel

JAMSTEC

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

JANUS

USIO Database System

J-CORES

Japanese Database System

J-DESC

Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium

JOI

Joint Oceanographic Institutions (US)

JOIDES

Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling

JOIDES Resolution

US IODP drilling vessel

JPIO

Japan Implementing Organization

KCC

Kochi Core Center Repository (Japan)

KIGAM

Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources

LDEO

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

LGHF

Laboratoire de Geophsique et Hydrodynamique en Forage

LGM

Last Glacial Maximum

LTBMS

Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System

LWC

Logging while Coring

LWD

Logging while Drilling

MAT

Mid-Atlantic Transect

mbsf

meters below sea floor

MCS

Multi Channel Seismic

MEXT

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Japan)

MOST

Ministry of Science and Technology (People's Rep. of China)

MSP

Mission Specific Platform (IODP)

NanTroSEIZE

Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council (UK)

NSF

National Science Foundation (USA)

OCC

Oceanic Core Complex

OCE

Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF

ODP

Ocean Drilling Program

OOI

Ocean Observing Initiative

OPCOM

Operations Committee (now Operations Task Force - IODP)

ORI

Ocean Research Institute (Japan)

ORION

Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks

OTF

Operations Task Force (IODP)

PCS

Pressure Core Sampler

PI

Primary Investigator

PMO

Program Member Offices (IODP)

PMT

Project Management Team (IODP)

POC

Platform Operations Costs (IODP)

PSDIM

Publications, Sample and Data Integration manager (IODP)

PSG

Project Scoping Group (IODP)

PTM

Pulsed Telemetry Module

QAQC

Quality Assurance Quality Control

RCB

Rotary Core Barrel

RFP

Request for Proposal (IODP)

RIS

Rig Instrumentation System

RMM

Retrievable Memory Module

RSES

Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University

SAS

Science Advisory Structure (IODP)

SAS

Science Advisory Structure (IODP)

SASEC

Science Advisory Executive Committee (IODP)

SciMP

Scientific Measurements Panel (in ODP)

SEDIS

Scientific Earth Drilling Information System

SIO

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

SIT

Systems Integrated Training

SMCS

Sample Materials Curation Management System (IODP)

SOC

Science Operating Costs (IODP)

SODV

Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel (IODP)

SPC

Science Planning Committee (IODP)

SPPOC

Science Planning and Policy Oversight Committee (IODP- operated until April, 2006)

SRMs

Standard Reference Materials

SSDB

Site Survey Data Bank (IODP)

SSEP

Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (IODP)

SSP

Site Survey Panel (IODP)

STP

Scientific Technology Panel (IODP)

TAMU

Texas A&M University

TAP

Technology Advice Panel (IODP)

UBI

Ultra Borehole Imager

USAC

U.S. Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

USIO

United States Implementing Organization (IODP)

USSAC

United States Science Advisory Committee (IODP)

USSSP

U.S. Science Support Program (IODP)

VSP

Vertical Seismic Profile

WST

Well Seismic Tool

XCB

Extended Core Barrel