IceCube Events By jenniferfie Period: Aug 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2001 IceCube Collaboration presented at Cosmic Ray Conference Period: Oct 1, 2001 to Oct 31, 2001 IceCube preliminary design document published Period: Jan 1, 2002 to Dec 31, 2003 Research on IceCube Specifics and Searching for Funding Period: May 1, 2004 to May 30, 2004 National Science Foundation approves construction funding on IceCube Period: Jul 1, 2004 to Sep 30, 2004 First Digital Optical Module (DOM) developed and approved Period: Dec 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004 Deployed initial equiptment to South Pole Including IceTop tanks and Enhanced Hot Water Drill Period: Jan 1, 2005 to Jan 31, 2005 Hot Water Drill assembled at South Pole Period: Feb 1, 2005 to Feb 28, 2005 First Season at South Pole Ends Period: Apr 1, 2005 to Apr 30, 2005 Process data from intital strings and tanks installed Period: Jan 9, 2006 to Jan 31, 2006 Second drilling season ends with six holes drilled Period: Feb 1, 2006 to Feb 28, 2006 UW preforms intital data system integration Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Jan 31, 2007 Drilling season ends with 13 holes drilled Period: Feb 1, 2007 to Feb 28, 2007 IceCube featured on History Channel's "Modern Marvels" Period: Jan 1, 2008 to Jan 31, 2008 Drilling season ends with 18 holes drilled Period: Feb 1, 2008 to Feb 28, 2008 CBS Evening News visits IceCube Period: Apr 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009 Polar Technology Conference hosted by IceCube Research Center at UW Period: Nov 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010 Start of final drilling season for IceCube Period: Dec 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010 Last string of neutrino detectors installed Marks completion of the IceCube construction Period: Apr 25, 2011 to May 2, 2011 IceCube Collaboration Meeting in Madison, WI