Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee Meeting

0830 Welcome & opening remarks (Swift)
Remarks from NSF hosts

0845 Reports and News

• Reports & news from UNOLS & Council (Johnson, Bash)
• Reports & news from NSF (NSF representatives) (including status of support for ship daily rate costs)
• Reports & news from other agency representatives (open)
• Reports from recent AGU & ASLO meetings (Swift)
• Report & news from RVTECH (Freitag)
• Review/expansion of AICC liaisons (Swift)

0945 Report from ARVOC (Smith, Swift)

1010 BREAK

1030 Report from USCG Icebreaker Operations (Rooth)

1100 Report from Captain Johnson, head, HEALY oversight team (this item rescheduled from Thursday to meet Capt. Johnson's schedule; reports and discussion will continue Thursday)

1200 LUNCH

1330 Ship scheduling services for USCG icebreakers (McGillivary)

• Chief Scientist guide books for Coast Guard icebreakers. USCG icebreaker web site.

1400 Status of and procedures for Polar-class and HEALY science work in foreign EEZ's (Cocke, McGillivary)

1500 BREAK

1520 Science-of-opportunity 1997 review (Swiift, Clough, McGillivary)

• Discussion of changes needed for 1998 S.O.O. guidelines and schedule of announcement and AICC review.

1600 Review of science systems and equipment now on Polar-class vessels (McGillivary)
(This item may spill over into Thursday.)

1630 Defining the AICC's role regarding large Arctic programs potentially requiring vessel support. (Swift)

1645 AICC review of Day 1 business. (Swift)

1700 End of business; Day 1.
 

0830 Review of past AICC business regarding HEALY (Swift) Include report from SIO consultant.

0900 Reports from HEALY construction oversight team (USCG reps) (with discussion with AICC) topics to include:

• current status of construction
• status of lab and bridge (wing) modifications
• pending construction issues
• changes in status of science systeims & equipment
• any/all others as needed!  (there are many science systems to cover)

1010 BREAK

1030 resume

1200 LUNCH

1330 resume

1500 BREAK

1520 AICC/USCG summary discussion, including preliminary AICC recommendations

1600 Discussion of HEALY science systems test programs and first S.O.O.

1700 End of business; Day 2.

0900 AICC meet in committee session to discuss specific recommendations and actions growing out of the previous two days' discussions.

1045 BREAK

1100 Agency and other representatives welcome to discuss AICC recommendations. The AICC report will, however, be distributed via e-mail, and so attendance is optional.

1200 ADJOURN