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Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information. You can also view seismograms and make dataset requests via its WILBER interface.

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Long Range Science Plan for Seismology - Request for Comments on Final Draft Document
An NSF-funded workshop to engage the seismological research community in development of a Long-Range Science Plan for Seismology (LRSPS) was held in Denver CO, September 18-19, 2008.
A report entitled "Seismological Grand Challenges in Understanding Earth's Dynamic Systems", prepared by the workshop writing group and reviewed by the workshop participants, is now being made available for general commentary at:
Long Range Science Plan for Seismology
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IRIS Announces 2008 Slate of Candidates
The IRIS Nominations Committee has announced the slate of candidates to fill open positions on the Board of Directors. Information about the candidates and the upcoming Annual Membership Meeting of the IRIS Consortium is available at http://www.iris.iris.edu/08_bod_election/.
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2008 Annual IRIS Membership Meeting to Take Place December 15 in San Francisco
The Annual IRIS Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, December 15, 2008, at the Yank Sing Restaurant, 101 Spear Street, San Francisco, California, starting at 7:00 pm. The reception begins at 6:00 pm.
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11/17/2008
PASSCAL Booth at AGU Offers Instrumentation and Software Training
PASSCAL invites all AGU Fall Meeting attendees to visit the PASSCAL booth in the AGU exhibit hall. Located adjacent to the IRIS booth in the 2300 aisle, this PASSCAL-specific booth provides opportunities for hands-on practice with PASSCAL instrumentation and software.
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11/13/2008
IRIS Deploys Seismographs for Great California ShakeOut
IRIS PASSCAL sent 10 Rapid Array Mobilization Program (RAMP) seismographs to Southern California to assist faculty and students in evaluating their response plan following a major earthquake in southern California.
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11/04/2008
New Image Gallery Debuts on IRIS Web Site
Need an image of a seismometer or scientists installing instruments at a site in Antarctica for your upcoming class presentation? The IRIS Image Gallery may have just the image you need!
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10/30/2008
IMPORTANT: Timing Errors Affecting RT130s
Starting on July 31, 2008 (julian day 213 2008), the SiRF-type ublox Trimble module started to shift in time by a second. Since then, the mysterious time shifts (back and forth) continue.
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10/27/2008
Chinese and US Geophysicists to Meet to Investigate Cooperative Research Opportunities
Geophysicists from China and the US will exchange ideas for joint seismological and geodetic research in Boulder, Colorado, November 11-14, during the 2008 Bilateral Workshop under the Sino-US Earthquake Studies Protocol.
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