SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

¨       Day 1: 0830-1700

o        0950-1010 morning break

o        1200-1300 lunch

o        1430-1450 afternoon break

¨       Day 2: 0830-1230

o        0950-1010 morning break

o        1230 Adjourn if possible

AGENDA ITEMS

1.       General business & reports.

·         Review and approve minutes of last meeting: ../../2002/200209aic/200209aicmi.html 

·         Chair report.

a.        AICC Action items

·         UNOLS reports (Mike Prince & Peter Wiebe)

a.        FIC Report (Terry Whitledge)

b.       DESSC Report (Hedy Edmonds)

c.        RVOC Report (Dan Schwartz)

d.       RVTEC Report (Dale Chayes)

·         Agency Reports

a.        NSF/OPP  (Luis Tupas)

b.       NOAA (Kathy Crane)

c.        ONR (Robin Muench)

d.       Others

·         ARVOC report (TBD)

·         ARC report (Garry Brass)

·         Coast Guard Icebreaker Operations (Headquarters) report

·         Coast Guard Pacific Area report(s)

2.       2002 Science Operations (Debriefs):

Developing recommendations from debriefs:
Debrief summaries will be distributed to committee members. View the links below for information about the cruises.

·         Medical Requirements

·         High Latitude Communications

·         Interactions with Native communities

·         Logistics in Western Arctic

HEALY: Arctic West Summer 2002 (AWS '02)

·         Shelf Basin Interactions (SBI)

·         Marine Climate and Relative Sea Level Across Central Beringia (Brigham-Grette, Keigwin & Driscoll)

POLAR STAR

·         Shelf Basin Interactions (SBI)

·         Chukchi Borderlands

3.  Scheduling and planning for 2003 & Beyond.

·         Scheduling Update

o        HEALY

o        POLAR SEA

o        POLAR STAR

·         2004 & 2005 Plans and Availability

·         2005 Swedish Polar Research Org.  - Beringia Expedition (Magnus Augner)

·         2003 – 2004 CASES Plans (Martin Fortier)

·         Expeditionary Planning

·         Impact of Antarctic Operations on Arctic Science Facilities

4.  Non-US Icebreakers/Foreign Clearances

·         Swedish Icebreaker ODEN (Magnus Augner)

·         CCG/RV FRANKLIN (Martin Fortier)

·         Any clearance issues?

5. Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

HEALY

·         Planning for the 2004 dry-docking

o        Seawater systems  (LCDR Neil Meister)

o        Towing Bitt

·         High latitude communications

·         Multi-beam system status & survey of sensors

·         GPS aided inertial navigation system

·         Other requirements and plans (need input)

POLARS

·         Drydock/Upgrade Status

·         Status of SLEB evaluation and mid-life planning

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

·         Replacement of lost equipment procedures

·         SBI equipment requests (Jackie Grebmeier)

·         Other program equipment needs for 2003

·         Longer range plans

7. Science operations and technical support

·         Status of :

o        2003 Arctic icebreaker technical support requirements.

o        Science Data Network - Contract Status

o        Web site/cruise planning manual assistance

o        Science planning documentation (HEALY & POLAR Cruise Planning Guides)

·         Continuous collection of underway data

o        Response to AICC recommendation letter

o        FAB Four Update (Dale Chayes)

o        Met sensors (Rod Zika)

o        Integration?

·         Radiation use policies and procedures

·         Previous issues (update as needed)

o        Status of training videos (mooring video and AMORE videos)

o        Helicopter operations concurrent with other science operations

8. AICC business and other issues

·         Alaska Region Research Vessel (Terry Whitledge)

·         Arctic Instrumentation Workshop

·         AICC membership

o        Departing members

o        New members

o        Future needs

o        Next Chair?

·         AICC Communications (web page, email lists, etc.)

·         Future Meetings - dates, venue, agenda

o        Fall 2003 meeting (move later to include shipboard personnel)

o        ASLO Oceanography meeting Feb 2004 – Honolulu, HI

o        2004 Ocean Sciences Meeting - 26-30 January , Portland, Oregon-

·         Outreach Plans and Objectives

·         Anything else???

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