SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

Day 1: 0830-1700
    0950-1010 morning break
    1145-1300 lunch
    1430-1450 afternoon break
Day 2: 0830-1430
    0950-1010 morning break
    1145-1300 lunch

1. General business & reports.

Review and approve minutes of last meetings: http://www.unols.org/meetings/2000/200008aic/200008aicmi.html

Chair report.
UNOLS report.
FIC Report (Terry Whitledge)
Agency Reports
* NSF/OPP (Tom Pyle/Simon Stephenson), NOAA (Tom Murray), ONR, NSF/OCE, & others if present
ARVOC report. (Vernon Asper)
Coast Guard Icebreaker Operations (Headquarters) report
Coast Guard PacArea report(s)
Coast Guard Commanding Officer's summary (if desired)

2. Healy testing program

Status of test memos report. (Capt. Parsons)

AICC report on the Healy science systems test program. (Jim Swift)
Review, modifications, and dissemination of the AICC report.

Icebreaking Trials report (Terry Tucker) (TENTATIVE)

Plans for March Shakedown test cruise
Schedule
Technician support, testing plan, Jack's Budget
Plans for further AICC action in 2001

3. Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

HEALY

Status of recently completed ship modification
Any further changes planned before 2001 science season.
Plans for next Winter
AICC role in commenting on planned ship modifications, adding to the list,
prioritizing the list, and/or assessing suitability completed modifications.

Science equipment operational status report (Jack, John, and MST's)

POLARS

RIP program status and plans
Winch systems
Lab renovations
POLAR STAR plans
POLAR SEA plans

TOUR OF POLAR STAR (Time to be determined with Capt. Julich)

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

Coast Guard's plans for acquisition of science equipment for HEALY and POLARS (Dave, Phil & April)

Identification of 2001 (& 2002) Arctic icebreaker scientific equipment requirements.

ADCP equipment replacement

Status of WAGB small boats replacements.

4. Arctic icebreaker scheduling and planning for 2001 and 2002.

HEALY Schedule and operations

POLAR STAR Schedule and operations

POLAR SEA Schedule and operations

BASC Update (Barrow Arctic Science Consortium- Glenn Sheehan)

2001 SOO requests and planning.

2002 scheduling process

5. Science operational and technical support

Identification of 2001 (& 2002) Arctic icebreaker technical support requirements.

Status of technical support proposal(s) for 2001 scheduled cruises.

Process for future technical support proposals

Status of science planning documentation ("HEALY Cruise Planning Guide").
Hard copies will be provided upon arrival at the ship.

Training videos

Helo support for Arctic Science cruises (POPDIV presentation)

Science Diving

6. Arctic icebreaker long-term science and logistics planning

Fall AGU icebreaker townhall planning meeting - report (Jim Swift).

Overview of future Arctic icebreaker user ideas. PDF file of user ideas on the web.

Status of Healy transits and science ops in Canadian open and ice-covered waters

Possible opportunity in 2003 for science from an ice camp in the Beaufort Sea and, possibly, a submarine (Paul Bienhoff)

7. Other business

AICC membership - Starting item for Friday morning
Adding one science member
New members
RVOC and RVTEC representation

Future Meetings
Dates, venue, agenda

 

HEALY will be berthed just south of downtown Seattle, near the King Dome.
The address is 14 South Massachusetts which is just off Alaskan Way South
just south of where the King Dome used to be and two blocks away from the new Mariner's ball park. Click here for a map.

AICC has been invited to stay on board the HEALY or POLAR STAR. If you haven't done so already please let the UNOLS office know if you plan to stay on board by sending an email to office@unols.org .................REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL

If you plan to stay in a hotel, please remember that travel on the UNOLS budget requires you to stay within the Federal Per Diem Rate for lodging.
The Federal Per Diem rate for Seattle is $104 for lodging and $46 for meals and incidentals.

We have not blocked any rooms, but here are some hotel options:

University Towers (formerly Meany Towers)
aka Edmond Meany Hotel
4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 634-2000
http://www.meany.com/

University Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 632-5055
http://www.travelnow.com/hotels/hotelinfo.jsp?hotelID=135136

These two are closer to the ship's:

Hotel Seattle
315 Seneca St.
Seattle WA 98101
206-623-5110

Price is $80 - $86 year round
Review from Joe Coburn:It was OK. No restaurant & no parking. Plenty of both very nearby.

Hotel Edgewater
2411 Alaskan Way
Pier 67
Seattle, WA
206-269-4570
A little pricy, You should ask for the Federal Per Diem rate otherwise it could be over $150

AICC members should check the UNOLS office Travel Guidelines at:

http://www.unols.org/committees/travel/Travel_Guidelines.html

The SJSUF contract travel agent is Uchida Travel in San Jose. They can help
you make travel arrangements and can bill our account directly for
authorized UNOLS travel. Please tell them that you are traveling for UNOLS
with the name and dates of the meeting. If there is any question they will
contact us. The contact information for Uchida is:

Uchida Travel

408-293-3399

uchidatrvl@aol.com

Ask for travel agent Barbara Lyons or Le Nguyen