The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
(Day 1 - Stafford I Room 630 and Day 2 - Stafford I Room 1295)
Arlington, VA 22230

March 30 and 31, 2005 (Wednesday and Thursday)

SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

• Day 1: 1300-1700 (ROOM 630)

o 1430-1445 afternoon break

• Day 2: 0830-1700 (ROOM 1295)

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

AGENDA ITEMS

1. General business & reports

• Welcome and introduction (NSF?, Margo Edwards)
• Review and approve minutes of last meeting

o http://unols.org/meetings/2004/200411aic/200411aicmi.html

• Chair report

o AICC Action items (Margo Edwards)

• UNOLS Reports

o UNOLS (Mike Prince)
o FIC
o DESSC
o RVOC
o RVTEC

• Agency Reports

o NSF/OPP (Simon Stephenson)
o NOAA (Kathy Crane)
o Others???

• NSF/USCG MOU Status (CDR Wojahn, Simon Stephenson)
• USCG Mission Needs Analysis Report (CDR Wojahn)
• ARVOC – Palmer Replacement Update (Jim Swift)
• ARRV Update (Bernie Coakley)
• ARC report (INCLUDING description of new PRB panel) (Garry Brass)
• Coast Guard Icebreaker Operations (Headquarters) report (CDR Wojahn)
• Coast Guard Pacific Area report(s) (LCDR Peltonen Dave Forcucci)

2. 2004/2005 Completed Science Operations:

• Summary of HEALY 2004 Post-Cruise Debriefs: (Margo Edwards)
• POLAR STAR Deep Freeze 2005 (LCDR Peltonen)

3. Scheduling and planning for 2005 and 2006

• HEALY 2005 Cruises

o Alaska-Beaufort coring (Edwards)
o NOAA-funded Ocean Exploration (Gradinger)
o Cross-basin Transect with ODEN (Coakley)

• Scheduling Update

o HEALY (Dave Forcucci)
o POLAR STAR (LCDR Peltonen)

• 2006 Plans and Availability (Forcucci)
• 2006 Funding (NSF) vs. Operation (USCG) issues – what role for AICC
• Monitoring Arctic Ice Conditions (Peter Minnett)
• Whaling concerns (Glenn Sheehan)

4. Other Icebreakers/Foreign Clearances

• Clearance issues for HEALY

5. Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

HEALY

• IMI-30 mapping & Coring gear (Edwards)
• Seismic gear (Coakley)
• Seawater systems (Chayes)
• Environmentally controlled rooms (Chayes)
• Lab Space redesigns (Chayes)

POLARS

• Ship status (CDR Craig Eller)
• What next?

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

• SBI equipment requests (from 2004 programs)
• Update on equipment needs for 2005
• Longer range plans
• New or improved multibeam (Chayes)

6. Science operations and technical support

• Ongoing services

o Science Data Network – (ATG report)
o Website/cruise planning manual assistance (Dave Forcucci)
o Terascan - how important is it?

• Underway data (Dale Chayes)

o 2005 plans
o Update on long range solutions

• Medical clearances
• Ongoing efforts to work with the native/whaling community (Renee Crain)
• HROV – Supporting future under-ice AUV ops (Louis Whitcomb)
• Other issues??

7. AICC business and other issues

• Woodgate article/letter
• AICC membership

o Future needs

• Future Meetings - dates, venue, agenda

o Fall meeting

• Anything else???