Revised: June 9, 2005

Tentative Agenda

DEep Submergence Science Committee

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Carriage House

Woods Hole, MA

June 13-14, 2005

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

A pdf version of this agenda can be downloaded by clicking <200506desag.pdf>

 

Notice to Meeting Participants

On Day-1 please park in the Clark parking lot (blue star).

 

Day One:  Monday, June 13, 2005

 

0800    Coffee and Pastries

 

0830   Introductory Remarks, Meeting Logistics, Introductions (D. Kelley)

A.     Review Agenda Items and Revise as Needed

B.     Accept minutes:

·         December 2004 - DESSC Annual Community Meeting

·         May 2004 - DESSC Meeting

 

0845   Agency and UNOLS Reports

A.     NSF -Dolly Dieter -Budget, funding decisions and impact on facility scheduling

B.     NOAA -Barbara Moore

C.     UNOLS -Peter Wiebe

·         Budget Shortfalls and Impact on 2006 Ship Use

·         UNOLS Long-Range Fleet Improvement Plan

0945    National Facility Operators Report (R. Detrick/WHOI Personnel)

A.     NDSF Vehicle Operations Summary:

·         Alvin (R. Chandler)

·         ROVs (R. Chandler)

·         NDSF Support Ships - Atlantis and Other Global UNOLS vessel operations (Liz Caporelli)

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

C.     Update of NDSF-related WHOI Activities (R. Detrick)

·         Status of internal WHOI Access to the Sea Task Force (as related to NDSF)

 

1030    Mid-morning break

 

1045    Upgrades to National Deep Submergence Facility (WHOI-NDSF Personnel)

A.     Atlantis Improvements status (A Suchy)

B.     ROV Control Van Upgrades (A. Bowen)

C.     Medea Modifications (A. Bowen)

D.     Slurp Gun fabrication update (A. Bowen)

E.      Alvin Upgrades and Operational Issues (D. Foster)

·         Sub-bottom Profiler System

·         Battery Power

F.      Alvin Overhaul (D. Foster)

G.      Status of Third Party Tools

·         Rock Drill Proposal to transfer drill from MBARI to 3^rd Party Tool (M. Tivey)

·         Others?

H.      Annual request for upgrades to science sensors and operational capabilities of NDSF vehicles - DESSC input for future improvements

 

1200    Lunch Break

 

1300    Deep Submergence Scheduling and Related Issues:  2006 and Beyond

A.     Review straw man schedule for 2006 and beyond (Liz Caporelli)

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

 

1320    Replacement HOV Update:

1410    Establishing Safety Standards for the use of Human Occupied Vehicles (E. Dieter & B. Moore)

 

1435   Mid-Afternoon Break

 

1455    AUV Status (D. Yoerger)

·         ABE

·         Sentry

 

1515    Establishing Criteria for bringing New Assets into the NDSF including day rate considerations (D. Kelley)

 

1600    DESSC Executive Session

 

1700    Adjourn Day 1

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Evening Reception

5:15 pm

 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will host an Evening Reception

DESSC Meeting Participants are Invited

Clark Building, 5^th Floor

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Day Two:  Tuesday, June 14, 2005  - On Day-2 please park in the Carriage House parking lot (red star).

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

 

0800    Coffee and Pastries

 

0830    Day 2 -Opening Comments (D. Kelley)

 

0835    HROV Status Report (A. Bowen)

 

0900    Long-Range Planning Issues

A.     Shallow Submergence Science Committee -Future Plans (C. Young)

B.     DESSC 3-Year Agenda- Items from Spring 2004 <200405desap06.pdf>

C.     Future global deep submergence initiatives

·         RIDGE2000 - (D. Kelley)

·         Margins - ??

·         Observatories (R. Detrick)

 

1000    Winter Meeting Strategies

A.     Fall AGU - 5-9 Dec 2005, San Francisco, CA:

·         No DESSC Meeting

·         RIDGE2K Special Session - NDSF Vehicle posters

B.     2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, AGU/ASLO -20-24 Feb. 2006, Honolulu, HI

·         Special Session?

·         Training Session?

 

1025    Mid-morning Break

 

1045    Outreach, Education and Archeology

A.     Archeology (D. Mindell)

B.     RIDGE Lectureship Program (D. Kelley)

C.     Other Items?

 

1105    Operational Summary and Collaborations with Other Deep Submergence Activities  (D. Kelley)

A.     MBARI (M. Chaffey)

B.     China -COMRA (M. Tivey)

C.     Japan -JAMSTEC (M. Tivey)

D.     ROPOS (M. Tivey)

E.     HBOI

F.     NURP & Ocean Exploration

G.     HURL

H.      MPL (ATV)

I.     Navy

J.      Korea - KORDI

 

1130    Other business

A.     DESSC Membership - Discussion of replacements:

·         Dave Mindell - completes 2^nd term 9/05

·         Hedy Edmonds - completes 1^st term 9/05

      

1150    Review Meeting Action Items

A.     Establishing Criteria for bringing New Assets into the NDSF - next steps (D. Kelley)

B.     Other Actions

 

1200    DESSC Adjourn