Council Meeting Agenda

Revised: October 3, 2006

Tentative Agenda

UNOLS COUNCIL MEETING
8:30 A.M., Thursday, 5 October 2006
National Science Foundation, Room 1235
4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA

A copy of this agenda can be downloaded as a pdf at <200610cncag.pdf>

0800 Coffee and Pastries

0830 Call the Meeting: Peter Wiebe, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

· Accept the minutes of the June 2006 Council Meeting.

0845 Introduction of Julie Morris (NSF) – (timing is subject to change)

0900 Budget Shortfall and Impact on Fleet Operations and Construction: Introduction by Peter Wiebe

Status of Budget shortfall on Ship Scheduling for 2007 and beyond - Mike Prince

2007 Fleet Operation Estimated Costs as compared to budget projections -Mike Prince and Rose Dufour

UNOLS Subcommittee on Non-op periods – follow-up – Peter Wiebe

1015 Break

1030 Academic Fleet Renewal Activities and Plans:

· Summary of Fleet Improvement Committee Meeting: (Dave Hebert) - The report will address:

o Fleet Improvement Plan Status

o Renewal Implementation:

§ Regional Class Acquisition Process and Operator Selection

§ Ocean Class Acquisition Status

§ Alaska Region Research Vessel Status

§ Global Class Science Mission Requirements

o FOFC (IWG-F) Fleet Plan

· Retirement dates, Mid-Life refit plans and SLEP? What are the needs and possibilities? – Open discussion.

1130 UNOLS objectives, priorities and goals for 2006 – 2007 (Mike Prince)

1200 Lunch

1300 Codes of Conduct - The Impact of Scientific Studies on the Environment – Lee Kimball will present the Council with a report on this topic.

1400 Committee Activities and Issues requiring Council Attention: Committee Chairs will have an opportunity to raise any other issues requiring Council attention. Written reports were provided in advance of the meeting and can be downloaded at <Committee_Rpts.pdf>

1430 Break

1445 Review the Status of UNOLS Action Items and Activities– Peter Wiebe

American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines – Review the task statement, committee membership, and project status. (Terry Whitledge)

Safety Standards for Human Occupied Vehicles – Subcommittee status report.

UNOLS Briefing Package for Congressional Staffers, UNOLS Brochure - Peter Wiebe

Alcohol Policy Aboard UNOLS Vessels – A discussion on the policies and requirements will be discussed (Mike Prince)

Frequency Spectrum Management – Status of RVTEC subcommittee efforts to liaison and provide input to CORF, Government managers and Otis Brown. (Bill Martin)

Gender Climate at sea –Report on RVOC’s actions on this issue. (Tim Askew)

1600 Opportunity for Additional Reports

Agency Reports - Agency Representatives will have an opportunity to raise on matters of interest to UNOLS. Formal reports are planned during the Annual Meeting.
Council members

1130 Other Business:

· Calendar of UNOLS meetings for 2007

1700 Adjourn