ICDP: International Continental Scientific Drilling Program

12/06/2026

ICDP Training Course 2026: Successful wrap-up after a week of learning, logging, outreach, ECR involvement and drilling innovation at KTB Geocenter, Germany!

This year’s ICDP training course combined hands-on wireline logging, data integration, and scientific drilling with project-based teamwork. Participants wrapped up the week by developing and presenting their own draft ICDP drilling proposals—ready to contribute to the next generation of continental drilling projects.

https://www.icdp-online.org/support/training/

10/06/2026

Great energy & dedicated participants working on exercises on proposal writing and training with the ICDP: International Continental Scientific Drilling Program operational support group OSG team & drilling equipment explained by ICDP´s drilling engineer 👍 during this year‘s ICDP training course in Windischeschenbach @ KTB Geocenter, Germany 🔥

08/06/2026

Our annual ICDP training course now on in Windischeschenbach, Germany: here come some first impressions of networking🔥 training & exercises on scientific drilling👍

08/06/2026

Find more info under:
https://www.icdp-online.org/all-events/detail/news/workshop-call-first-international-e-odp-workshop-shanghai-china/

Don't miss your opportunity to work on a data project of truly global proportions!

Join international experts in ocean drilling and data science to determine how to maximise the scientific value from the 60-year data legacy of ocean drilling programs.
The First Electronic Ocean Drilling Program Workshop is on in September in Shanghai, China.
Register by 30 June!
https://www.iodp-china.org/E-ODP_workshop

with ECORD IODP and ICDP: International Continental Scientific Drilling Program

04/06/2026

We are busy packing our bags & goodies for our Training Course 2026 at the KTB Geocenter, Windischeschenbach (Germany): 1 week of sessions on drilling project skills, a focus on borehole logging, our new ICDP Early Career Network session & hands-on experience 🔥 at the KTB drillrig 👍

https://www.icdp-online.org/support/upcoming-training/

04/06/2026

A successful JpGU–AGU Joint Meeting 2026 in Chiba, Japan!

ICDP was pleased to participate with a scientific drilling booth & to take part in the IODP3 / ICDP / J-DESC Joint Meeting 2026.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us to exchange experiences and strengthen collaboration across the international scientific drilling community!

We look forward to continuing these collaborations and seeing you at future events 🌍

21/05/2026

We are pleased to kick off the second edition of the ICDP Early Career Network Workshop – Next Generation in Chiba, Japan, ahead of the JpGU–AGU Joint Meeting 2026.

👏 Over the next three days, early career scientists from around the world will engage with the international scientific drilling community, expand their professional networks, and connect with experienced ICDP mentors. The workshop also serves as the entry point to the ICDP Mentorship Program, supporting the next generation of researchers in developing long-term collaborations and career pathways. 👍

We have started the workshop with great energy — ICDP materials have been distributed, and it is wonderful to see so many enthusiastic participants and smiling faces as we begin.

18/05/2026

Soon at the JpGU-AGU 2026 in Chiba, Japan:

We are pleased to share that the ICDP Early Career Network Podcast will be live from JpGU-AGU 2026 in Chiba, Japan, with two special sessions in the exhibition hall’s Special Space 3. The sessions will feature engaging conversations with outstanding invited speakers and early-career interviewers from across the ICDP community :

Live Session No. 1
Sunday, 24 May, 12:30–13:30
Invited speakers: Hiroshi Ogasawara, Katsuyoshi Michibayashi, and Virginia Toy
Interviewers: Rodrigo Martínez-Abarca and Romina Achaga

Live Session No. 2
Wednesday, 27 May, 14:00–17:00
Invited speakers: John C. Eichelberger, Yasuo Yabe, and Yohei Suzuki
Interviewers: Yuhi Sakai and Kana Miyata

A big thank you to Kazuki Matsuyama (Nagoya University) for organizing this initiative and helping make these live sessions possible.

We look forward to sharing insightful conversations from JpGU-AGU 2026 and connecting with the geoscience community in Chiba.

Official event page: https://lnkd.in/d2Des-7k

06/05/2026

ICDP at the European Geosciences Union - EGU 🔥 What a week so far — packed with highlights!

🔹 Kicking things off with an buzzing joint townhall with ECORD IODP on Monday at the stunning Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Austrian Academy of Sciences). Huge thanks to our amazing Austrian hosts for the warm welcome and support and to our dedicated speakers👏💐

🔹 Find us at booth 50/51 — your go-to scientific drilling hub together with ECORD IODP. We’re here all week, come talk science with us!

🔹 Don’t miss our brand-new 🌍 ICDP INTERACTIVE GLOBE 🌍 — explore drilling projects from around the world in a whole new way. Soon, you’ll be able to explore it directly in your browser via a dedicated URL 🔗 Stay tuned and follow us to to access the -GLOBE🌍

🔹 Great energy at our session “Achievements and perspectives in scientific ocean and continental drilling” + a buzzing poster session!

Come and connect with us, exchange ideas, and talk science at our booth 50/51 at European Geosciences Union - EGU!

30/04/2026

📍 GeoMinBochum 2026 Conference
🗓 20–24 September | Bochum, Germany

ICDP will be present with a scientific drilling session titled: “Latest Achievements in Scientific Ocean and Continental Drilling.”

The session will highlight recent progress and findings in both ocean and continental drilling research, offering a space for discussion and exchange within the geoscience community.

https://geominbochum2026.de/