Ship Scheduling Meeting

Wednesday, July 17, 2002

National Science Foundation

Boardroom (Room 1235)

Arlington, VA

Tentative Agenda

Times are for the overall schedule.Agenda items will be taken as they come. We would hope to be working on Large ships by Lunch if possible. The more prepared we are before the meeting, the more we can concentrate on resolving conflicts and identifying action items.

0800 Coffee & Pastries

0830 Call meeting to order

1. LOI discussions - double bookings, declines, omissions

A. East Coast Intermediate, Regional and Local

(Including the Great Lakes)

B. Gulf of Mexico Intermediate, Regional, and Local

C. West Coast Intermediate, Regional, and Local

D. Large (Global) Class Research Vessels & ROVs

2. Security Issues and Clearances (once LOIs are updated)

a. ONI - Charles Dragonette input

b. State Dept. – Liz Tirpak input

c. Security Committee action items

3. Input or recommendations on STR's & Scheduling system improvements

a. A working group will meet separately on system improvements

July 18 (Thurs) 0830 - 1130

1200 - 1300 Lunch Break

Continue work on agenda items

1500 Adjourn after awards ceremony (If we’re done)

1530 – 1700 Scheduling Review Meeting

(Chair, Vice –Chair, UNOLS, Program managers)