Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC)

Agenda for Meeting
Room 425 Ocean Sciences Building

University of Washington

(Logistics & Accommodations)

January 24 & 25, 2002 (Thursday and Friday)
 
 

SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

Day 1: 0830-1700 (UW Ocean Sciences Room 425)
    0950-1010 morning break
    1200-1300 lunch
    1430-1450 afternoon break
Day 2: 0830-1430 ( AM - UW room 425, PM-USCGC HEALY)
    0950-1010 morning break
    1145-1300 lunch

AGENDA ITEMS

1. General business & reports.

Review and approve minutes of last meeting: http://www.unols.org/meetings/2001/200109aic/200109aicmi.html

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

2. 2001 Science Operations:

HEALY

POLAR STAR

3. Scheduling and planning for 2002, 2003 & Beyond.

Scheduling Process Update

HEALY

POLAR SEA

POLAR STAR

4. Clearances

Foreign Clearances - Liz Tirpak, U.S. State Dept.

Native Community and other permitting concerns

5. Science of Opportunity.

Review of letter from John Lupton.

6. Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

HEALY

Drydocking plans
ADCP
Seawater systems
Communications
Status of Science Data Network (all vessels)
Other requirements and plans (need input)

POLARS

RIP program status and plans
Status of renovations and upgrades

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

Status of Equipment purchases for 2002 operations
Longer range plans

7. Science operations and technical support

Identification of 2002 (& 2003) Arctic icebreaker technical support requirements.
* SeaBeam
* ADCP
* Terrascan
* Continuous Underway Data Collection

Process for future technical support proposals
Status of science planning documentation (HEALY & POLAR Cruise Planning Guides)
Status of training videos (View Coring Video)
Helo Operations concurrent with other science operations
Science Diving Protocol

8. AICC business and Other issues

Long range plans for POLAR class replacement
International Icebreaker Meeting at Ocean Sciences - Feb. 2002
Alaska Regional Research Vessel
AICC membership (New Members and list of future volunteers)
Future roles for AICC - Report of AICC Recommendations
AICC Communications (email lists, etc.)
Future Meetings - dates, venue, agenda

 

 


 

Logistics and Accommodations

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For your convenience we have booked a block of rooms at the nearby University Inn Hotel at 4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle WA  98105.  Phone number (800) 733-3855.  Please be sure to mention the group code "AICC" to get the special room rate of $99.00.  ( Cut off date was 12/24, but you can probably still get rooms)
 
Click here to see details and directions to the hotel: http://www.universityinnseattle.com/
 

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