November 18 - 19, 2004
at the
USCG Integrated Support Center
* Bear Room*
Pier 36 - 1519 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA

SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

Day 1: 0830-1700

• 1015-1030 morning break
• 1200-1300 lunch
• 1430-1445 afternoon break

Day 2: 0830-1230

• 1015-1030 morning break
• 1230 Adjourn if possibleAGENDA ITEMS

1. General business & reports

Welcome and introduction (USCG Hosts, Margo Edwards)

Review and approve minutes of last meeting:

http://www.unols.org/meetings/2004/200403aic/200403aicmi.html

Chair report

AICC Action items (Margo Edwards)

UNOLS reports (Peter Wiebe)

• a. FIC Report (Mike Prince)
• b. DESSC Report (Hedy Edmonds)
• c. RVOC Report (Daniel Schwartz)
• d. RVTEC Report (Dale Chayes)

Agency Reports

• a. NSF/OPP (Simon Stephenson)
• b. Others (??)

NSF/USCG MOU Status (Margo Edwards, CDR Wojahn, Simon Stephenson)

ARVOC – Palmer Replacement Update (Jim Swift)

ARC report (Garry Brass)

Coast Guard Icebreaker Operations (Headquarters) report (CDR Wojahn)

Coast Guard Pacific Area report(s) (LCDR Peltonen)

2. 2004 Science Operations

Summary of Ops – Dave Forcucci

SBI Post-cruise debrief (Lee Cooper)

Helo issues - Med-e-vac to BASC (Margo Edwards)

Others?

3. Planning for 2005 - Challenges for 2005 programs

2005 Schedule (Dave Forcucci)

Whaling concerns (Margo Edwards)

Helo operations

• Costs for proficiency flights (Carin Ashjian)

Towed sonar with f/o cable (Margo Edwards)

Seismic streamers (Bernie Coakley)

Rendezvous with Oden (Bernie Coakley)

Foreign clearances?

Other clearance issues?

4. Scheduling for 2006

2006 Plans and Availability (Dave Forcucci)

5. Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

HEALY

• POS/MV (Dale Chayes)
• Multibeam replacement (Dale Chayes)
• Other (??)

POLARS

• Ship status (LCDR Stanclik)
• SLEP mission needs report (CDR Wojahn)

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

• Near term plans
• Longer range plans

6. Science operations and technical support

Status of:

• Science Data Network – 2004 report and 2005 plans (ATG report)
• Web site/cruise planning manual assistance (Dave Forcucci)
• Ongoing communications problems (Carin Ashjian, Dale Chayes)

Continuous collection of underway data (Dale Chayes)

• 2005 plans
• Update on long range solutions

Sea-ice data for planning and operations (Simon Stephenson)

Other issues??

7. AICC business and other issues

AGU posters and booth (Margo Edwards, Josh Klauder, Dale Chayes)

• The Future of the USCG Icebreaker Fleet, M H Edwards, M Prince
• An Update on USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20) and its Capabilities, Chayes & Forcucci
• Arctic Logistics Information and Support: ALIAS, W.K. Warnick (Josh Klauder)

Alaska Region Research Vessel (Bernie Coakley)

Debriefs – assignments and schedule

AICC membership

• New member Rolf Gradinger
• Future needs

Future Meetings - dates, venue, agenda

• March(?) meeting

Outreach Plans and Objectives

Anything else???