25th Anniversary
UNOLS ANNUAL MEETING

8:30 A.M., Friday, 20 September 1996
National Science Foundation, Room 1235
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA

AGENDA

Introduction and Welcome: Ken Johnson, UNOLS Chair will call the meeting to order and report on 1995-1996 activities, current issues and issues continuing into 1997.

Accept Minutes the 1995 Annual Meeting.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Rear Admiral Paul G. Gaffney, II CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH and
COMMANDER, NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND
will provide the keynote address for the 1996 UNOLS Annual Meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Research Vessel Operators' Committee - Mike Prince, Chair, will review the activities of RVOC for 1995-1996 and the issues planned for the 22-24 October Annual RVOC meeting.

DEep Submergence Science Committee - Mike Perfit, Chair, will report on the DESSC activities, equipment/instrumentation upgrades and improvements for the National Deep Submergence Facility and the integration of ALVIN and ROVs with the new ATLANTIS. He will report on the operations of ALVIN and ROVs for 1996 and those planned for 1997.

Fleet Improvement Committee - Chris Mooers, Chair, will report on the FIC activities for the year including the status of the Preliminary FIP98 (extended discussion on the Preliminary FIP98 will occur later in the meeting).

Ship Scheduling Committee - Don Moller, Chair, will summarize the 9 September Ship Scheduling and Schedule Review meetings highlighting those ships with less than optimum schedules for 1997. He will discuss the impact of additional ship time provided by NOAA and the proposed NAVOCEANO use of UNOLS ships.

Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee - Rich Findley, Chair, will provide an updated report on the progress of RVTEC including the plans for their annual meeting scheduled for 11-13 November in Ft. Pierce, FL.

Federal Agency Reports - Information from Federal Agencies (DOE, DOS, MMS, NAVO, NOAA, NOO, NRL, NSF, ONR, USCG and USGS) on 1996 funding and forecast for 1997 and beyond.

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break 12:00 -1:00

Issues Before UNOLS: Various issues of interest to UNOLS Members have arisen during the year. The UNOLS Chair will introduce these issues for discussion:

• Congressional Funds for a SWATH Vessel
• Arctic Icebreaker Coordination Committee
• Preliminary FIP98
• UNOLS Review
• NOAA/UNOLS Cooperation
• Rethinking the Status of a UNOLS Research Vessel (100' limit?)
• Post Cruise Assessments
• New Ship Construction
• Mid-Life Refits
• Additions/deletions to the UNOLS Fleet
• Open meeting at AGU
• UNOLS Dues Accounting

UNOLS Members may wish to raise additional issues.

Robertson Dinsmore remembers 25 Years of UNOLS' History

UNOLS Membership Votes: The following issues require a membership vote for approval:

• Annex VI to the UNOLS Charter Arctic Icebreaker Coordination Committee
  (Enclosure 1).

UNOLS Elections: Election for the following UNOLS Council positions will be held (the slate of nominees is enclosed - Enclosure 2):

• UNOLS Chair (2-year term)
• UNOLS Vice Chair (2-year term)
• UNOLS Council Member, (3-year term) At-large, affiliated with any Member Institution
• UNOLS Council Member, (3-year term) Operator representative, from among designated representatives of UNOLS Operating Institutions.

UNOLS Appointments to Committees: The UNOLS Chair will announce new appointments to DESSC, FIC, RVOC, RVTEC, and SSC in accordance with the UNOLS Charter.

Calendar for UNOLS Meetings -

Meeting Schedule

Adjournment