May
14, 2003
Tentative
Agenda
UNOLS COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 2 and Tuesday
June 3, 2003
University of Southern
Mississippi
Gulf Park Campus
Long Beach, Mississippi
Day One:
Monday, June 2nd
0800:
Coffee and Pastries
0830:
Call the Meeting:
Tim Cowles, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an
opportunity for introductions.
Accept the minutes of March 2003 Council Meeting.
0845: Federal Agency
Reports:
Tim Cowles will summarize any written reports received from Agency
representatives. Federal
Agency Representatives that are present at the meeting will have the
opportunity to report on agency activities or raise any issues that they would
like addressed by the Council.
UNOLS
Discussion Items:
0900: FOFC Meeting – Peter
Wiebe will provide a summary of the May 28th FOFC meeting.
0915: UNOLS Fleet
Renewal Activities:
·
Regional
Concept Development (JJMA Phase II effort) – Status report on JJMA’s Phase II
effort and NSF plans for construction of Regional Class vessels
·
Congressional response to Navy’s report on Fleet
renewal
1015: Mid Morning Break
·
Ocean Class
– Any status?
·
URI Vessel
·
On-going
Design and Construction Efforts:
-
Status on
ARRV Preliminary Design, Model tests, funding
-
Status of
CAPE HENLOPEN Replacement effort
-
EWING Mid-Life
Improvement Plans
-
CAPE
HATTERAS Mid-life Status – complete?
-
PELICAN
Mid-Life Status – complete?
1200: Lunch Break
1315: Marine Mammals and Acoustic Permitting Issues
·
Discuss status of UNOLS proposal for an in-house
expert.
·
NSF actions/policies for MMPA permits on
near-term UNOLS cruises.
·
Review any guidance from NMFS that may have been
received.
·
Review the scope of the problem
1430: Break
1445: Ocean Studies Board’s Committee on Future
Needs in Deep Submergence Science – Report on the first
meeting of the OSB committee held on May 7-8, 2003 in Woods Hole. Future plans.
1505: Working Group to
address Observatory Facility Needs – Status report on the
working group efforts to address ocean observatory facility needs.
1520: Icebreaker
Plans and Major Issues–
Lisa Clough will discuss plans for the upcoming USCG POLAR Class Icebreaker
Science Upgrade Workshop.
1530: Quality of Service,
Post Cruise Assessment – Status of efforts to form a subcommittee
to review assessments, identify problem areas, and evaluate the associated
feedback and corrective measures.
1600: UNOLS Wires and Cables –
Mike Prince will report on plans for developing new wire and establishing safe
working load parameters.
1610: State Department – Discuss status
1620: Nominating Committee Report
- The nominating committee will give a status report and draft slate if
available.
1700: Adjourn Day One
Evening Reception and
Dinner
Vrazel’s Restaurant
Gulfport, MS
Day Two:
Tuesday, June 3rd
0800:
Coffee and Pastries
0830:
Day Two Welcome – Tim Cowles
0840: Annual Meeting Plans - Keynote Speaker and major agenda
focus.
0900: UNOLS Missions, Goals and Objectives – Council and committee chair input is
needed.
0930: UNOLS Committee
Issues (reports and discussion as needed)
·
Chair Position Openings – FIC, AICC, SCOAR
·
Ship Scheduling:
-
Research Vessel Security and the impact on
scheduling
-
2003 and
2004 Operations and Scheduling Issues
·
RVTEC
-
Defined Levels of Technician/Instrumentation
Support
-
RVTEC Representation on UNOLS Committees
·
RVOC
-
Safety Committee meetings
-
RVTEC appoint RVOC/Safety Committee rep.
1015: Mid-morning Break
·
SCOAR
·
DESSC – June meeting plans
·
RVOC
·
FIC