Revised:  October 12, 2006

Tentative Agenda

UNOLS Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC)
2006 Annual Meeting

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Redfield Auditorium

Water Street, Woods Hole

October 16, 2006

 

A pdf version of this meeting agenda can be downloaded at <200610rvtag.pdf>

 

Monday, October 16th

 

8:00 am            Meeting Check-in and Informal Discussion

 

8:45 am            Meeting Called to Order

·         Introductory Remarks by Bill Martin, RVTEC Chair

·         Welcome by Barrie Walden (WHOI)

 

9:00 am            RVTEC Participant Introductions

 

9:10 am            Accept Minutes

 

9:15 am             Agency Reports

·         NSF - Sandy Shor

·         Navy – Bob Houtman

·         NOAA - Mike Webb

·         USCG

 

10:10 am Break

 

10:30 am            UNOLS Reports

·         RVOC and Safety Committee - Bill Martin

·         FIC - Marc Willis

·         AICC - Dale Chayes

·         SCOAR - Steve Hartz

·         DESSC - Annette DeSilva

·         UNOLS Activities – Peter Wiebe

 

11:15 am             Subcommittee Reports

·         PCA Subcommittee Report – Mary Lynn Dickson

·         ADA Guidelines for UNOLS Vessels Committee – Joe Ustach

·         Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Committee – Richard Perry

 

11:55 am             Report from MATE

 

12:00 am            Lunch Break

 

1:00 pm            RVTEC Issues and Items of Interest:

·         Defined Levels of Technician / Instrumentation Support Update

·         Equipment Calibration

·         HiSeasNet Update - Bill Martin for Steve Foley

·         NOAA VSAT Project - Doug Perry

·         SAMOS Ship Visits - Shawn Smith

·         New UNOLS Wire SWL Standards - Bill Martin

 

3:45 am             New Business

·         2007 RVTEC Meeting

 

4:00 pm            RVTEC Manager's (or designated representative) Roundtable Discussion - Bill Martin

 

 

5:00 pm            Adjourn