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 Cruiseso 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 communitieso 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