DRAFT AGENDA
Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Meeting
April 18 & 19, 2006
The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230

(Day 1 - Stafford I Room 770 and Day 2 - Stafford I Room 120)


April 18 & 19, 2006 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

• Day 1: 0830-1700 (ROOM 770) AICC

o 0800 Continental breakfast
o 0830 Start meeting
o 1015-1030 morning break
o 1200-1300 lunch
o 1430-1445 afternoon break

• Day 2: 0830-1700 (ROOM 120) AICC & ARVOC

o 0800 Continental breakfast
o 0830 Start meeting
o 1015-1030 morning break
o 1200-1300 lunch
o 1430-1445 afternoon break

Day One Agenda (AICC) - Tuesday April 18, 2006

General business & reports

• Welcome and introduction (NSF, Margo Edwards)

o Review and approve minutes of last meeting
o http://unols.org/meetings/2005/200512aic/200512aicmi.html

• Chair report

o AICC Action items (Margo Edwards)

• UNOLS Reports

o UNOLS (Mike Prince)
o Committee reports by liaison representatives or Mike Prince as appropriate.

• Agency reports

o NSF/OPP/Arctic (Simon Stephenson)
o NOAA (Kathy Crane)

Operations, scheduling and planning for 2006 and beyond

• Emergency Drydock (Dave Forcucci)

• HEALY 2006 Cruises

o Lovvorn/Grebmeier/Cooper Cruise/NSF
o Lawver Cruise/NSF

• Update on seismic system

o Mayer mapping cruise/NOAA
o Reves-Sohn & OE/NSF/NOAA

• AUV/ROV operations in ice

• HEALY Scheduling Update (Dave Forcucci)

o 2007 Plans and Availability (Forcucci)
o IPY Plans
o Funded project status (NSF, NOAA, Others)

Interactions with others - clearances, permits, native communities

• Clearance issues for HEALY
• Permits
• Native/local communities

o Ongoing efforts to work with the native/whaling community (Renee Crain)

Review of past programs, recommendations and responses

• Summary of HEALY 2004 recommendation responses

o Status of previous debrief recommendations and action items

• Summary of HEALY 2005 Post-Cruise Debriefs: (Margo Edwards)

o New recommendations and action items

• Suggested modifications for future debriefs

• Status of NIC debriefs

Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

• HEALY (Chayes)

o Seawater systems
o Environmentally controlled rooms
o Lab Space redesigns
o Multibeam
o Others?

• Equipment purchases

o Update on equipment for 2006
o Plans/requirements for 2007

• Incorporating AICC input into HEALY improvements

• Long-term plans

Science operations and technical support

• Ongoing services

o Science Data Network – (Rich Saunders)
o Website/cruise planning manual (Dave Forcucci)
o Science Technical Support (Dale/Dave)

• Plans and team for 2006

• Future plans

• Other issues??

AICC business and other issues

• AICC presentation to Arctic Research Commission

o Status of HEALY and POLARS
o Concerns about impact of observational networks on science budgets

• AICC membership

o New members
o New Chair

• Future Meetings

o Annual or semi-annual?
o Fixing the meeting time?
o Dates, venue, agenda for next meeting

Day Two Agenda (joint AICC & ARVOC meeting)

Welcome and Introductions

• AICC Chair Margo Edwards & ARVOC Chair

General business & reports

• Agency Reports

o NSF/OPP/Antarctic (Al Sutherland)
o Others???

• USCG reports

o Coast Guard Headquarters
o Pacific Area - Alameda & Seattle

• Antarctic Research Vessel Oversight Committee (ARVOC)

• Raytheon Polar Services

• Others?

National Academy Panel on CG Icebreaker Needs

• Summarized results of Interim Report

• Additional outcomes from Final Report

o Goals of Final Report
o Timeline for Final Report
o Likely impacts of Final Report

2005 Operations

• Operation Deep Freeze 2005/06

o Ice Conditions
o Vessel support

• RPS ship operations

o Palmer
o Gould

Scheduling and planning for 2006 and 2007

• Operation Deep Freeze 2006/07

o Projected conditions
o Vessel support plans

• RPS ship operations

o Palmer
o Gould

• IPY plans

Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

• Polar Star & Polar Sea

o Current ship status
o Plans for the future

• Palmer & Gould

o Current Status
o Future Plans

• Polar Research Vessel

Other issues of mutual concern for AICC and ARVOC