Revised:  March 27, 2002

Tentative Agenda

DEep Submergence Science Committee

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Clark Building, 5th Floor, Room 509

2-3 May 2002

 

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

 

Day One:  Thursday, 2 May 2002

 

AM

 

I.   Introductory Remarks, Meeting Logistics, Introductions, Any Changes to Agenda Items, Accept minutes (Fryer)

 

II.  Report on SSSC meeting

 

III. Reaching the Marine Biology community 

A.     Report of ASLO AGU meeting

B.     Future DESSC meeting venues

 

IV.  Operational Summary of Other Deep Submergence Activities  (Fryer)

A.     MBARI

B.     MPL

C.     Navy

D.     NURP (Centers and Ocean Exploration)

E.      ROPOS

F.      ATV

G.     HBOI

 

V.   Agency and UNOLS Reports

A.     NSF

B.     ONR

C.     NOAA

D.     UNOLS

 

PM

 

VI.  National Facility Operators Report (Pittenger/WHOI Personnel)

A.     National Facility Vehicle Operations Summary (Pittenger)

·        Continuing efforts related to Alvin Overhaul

·        ATLANTIS

B.     Chief Scientist

C.     NDSF Website – new features, updates (Chandler)

D.     Status report on the archiving of all deep submergence data in the WHOI archives

·        Status of WHOI revenues for deep submergence visual data.

·        New Web Content Management System

 

VII. Upgrades to National Facility Vehicles, Science Sensors, and ATLANTIS (WHOI-DSF Personnel)

A.     Status of upgrades (ROV - Bowen)

B.     Navigation Status and Plans (Yoerger)

C.     Annual request for upgrades to science sensors and operational capabilities of NDSF vehicles - joint WHOI/DESSC

D.     New Alvin Design Advisory Committee (NADAC) Status

 

VIII.  Tour of Jason II, Blake Building (Bowen)

 

Day Two:  Friday, 3 May 2002   MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

 

AM

IX.  Deep Submergence Scheduling:  2003 and Beyond

A.     Results from latest NSF panel - updating DESSC/UNOLS deep submergence funded programs listing.

B.     Review of Planning Letters and Website postings and identification of funded programs (DeSilva)

C.     Review strawman schedule for 2003

 

X.  Long-Range Planning Issues

A.     Science/logistical constraints, different vehicle requests - Additional Long-Range Planning and dissemination of funded programs information to potential PIs.

B.     Future global deep submergence initiatives

C.     DESSC Members should be prepared to discuss status of future research interests in various global areas including:  Western Pacific, South Pacific, South Atlantic, and Indian Ocean

D.     Submergence Science Operations in the Arctic

E.      Future funding for deep submergence science (possible new mechanisms)

 

XI.  NDSF Past Utilization Trends (DeSilva)

XII.  Link Symposium discussion and Submergence Technology

XIII.  Opportunities in Archeology

XIV.  Outreach Activities

A.     IMAX

B.     Educational Programs

C.     Lectureship Program – Collaboration with RIDGE2000 Program

D.     Discovery Channel

 

XV.  DESSC Winter Meetings

XVI.  DESSC Membership  - three terms are ending