The file contains the minutes of the meeting (Chairman: R. Van Lieshout) including the list of participants and agenda.
Topics discussed include: Progress of preparations for the drilling phase; Participation of the ESF Consortium in the planning phase of the ODP; Approval of the nominations made by the ODP ad-hoc Scientific Committee; Designation of the ESF Consortium Delegate and alternate on the JOIDES Executive Committee and of alternates on the international Council for ODP; Future involvement.
Working documents included: correspondence, financial documents such as the contributions to the candidate membership fee for participation in the ODP, memorandum of understanding between the NSF and the ESF on the participation of the ESF as a candidate member.

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