May 29, 2003

 

DEep Submergence Science Committee

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Clark Building, Room 509

11-12 June 2003

MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

Day One:  Wednesday, 11 June 2003

0800    Coffee and Pastries

0830   Introductory Remarks, Meeting Logistics, Introductions, Any Changes to Agenda Items, Accept minutes (Fryer)

0845   Agency and UNOLS Reports

       A. NSF – Mike Reeve (comments on post cruise NDSF assessment)

       B. NOAA – Barbara Moore

       C. UNOLS – Peter Wiebe

0915    Science Reports – Patty Fryer and Debbie Kelley will report on their recent cruises:

·        Patty Fryer – THOMPSON/Jason 2

·        Debbie Kelley – ATLANTIS/ALVIN

0930    National Facility Operators Report (Pittenger/WHOI Personnel)

A.     NDSF Vehicle Operations Summary

B.     Status report on the archiving of all deep submergence data in the WHOI archives (Fornari)

0955    Upgrades to National Facility Vehicles, Science Sensors, and ATLANTIS (WHOI-DSF Personnel)

A.     ALVIN and ROV equipment and operations

B.     ATLANTIS Improvements status

1015    Mid-morning break

1030    Upgrades to NDSF (continued)

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

D.     Status of Rock Drill Proposal

E.      Tool Sleds and Third Party Tools – Compatibility with other deep submergence facilities

1100    Deep Submergence Scheduling:  2004 and Beyond

A.     Review of facility requests and identification of funded programs (DeSilva)

B.     Review strawman schedule for 2004 and beyond (Alberts)

1115    Winter Meeting Strategies – There will be no agency funding to support a DESSC meeting at the San Francisco Fall AGU meeting.  The agencies are willing to support a DESSC meeting at one of the winter biology meetings.

A.     Discuss DESSC participation at:

a.       Fall AGU – 8-12 Dec 2003, San Francisco, CA

                                                                           i.      Session Proposals – 20 May 2003

                                                                         ii.      On-line Abstracts – 4 September

b.      2004 Ocean Sciences Meeting, AGU – 26-30 Jan 2004, Portland, OR

                                                                           i.      Session Proposals – 14 May 2003

                                                                         ii.      Abstracts – 16 Oct

c.       2004 Ocean Research Conference, ASLO – 15-20 Feb 2004, Honolulu, HI

                                                                           i.      Session Proposals – 27 May, 2003

B.     Identify potential presenters

a.       New ALVIN paper/poster

b.      Jason 2 capabilities and initial operations

1200    Lunch Break

1300    OSB Committee on Future Deep Submergence Facility Needs - Meeting review and tasking of DESSC for responses. (This topic will be revisited on 6/12)

1400    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

a.       RIDGE2000

b.      Margins

c.       Observatories

1430    Break

1445    UNOLS Working Group on Ocean Observatory Facility Needs (as they relate to deep submergence facilities)

1505    Outreach, Education and Archeology

A.     Archeology

B.     RIDGE Lectureship Program (Dan)

C.     NDSF DVD (Dan’s NSF presentation)

D.     Other Items

1545    Discussion of replacements on the DESSC.  Mark Chaffey will complete his first term.

1600    WHOI Reports (J. Luyten):

·        NDSF and WHOI Marine Operations (F. Sayles) Committee Recommendations

·        NDSF Chief Scientist Replacement

1620 Operational Summary of Other Deep Submergence Activities  (Fryer)

       A. MBARI – Mark Chaffey

       B. MPL (ATV?)

       C. Navy

       D. NURP & Ocean Exploration

       E. ROPOS

       F. HURL

       G. HBOI (defer to 6/12)

Day Two:  Thursday, 12 June 2003  

MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

WHOI, Clark 509

0800    Coffee and Pastries

0830   Review of Day-One Discussions (Fryer)

0845    Other Facilities:  HBOI report (Shirley Pomponi)

0855    SSSC update (Shirley Pomponi)

0915    New Alvin Construction Advisory Committee update (NADAC will meet at 1230 in the PM)

1015    Mid-morning Break

1030    OSB Committee tasking from the Future of Deep Submergence Science study.  DESSC preparation of written responses.

1145    Other business

1200    DESSC Adjourn

 1230   NADAC Meeting, Clark 509