UNOLS Council Elections: Elections for the following UNOLS Council positions will be held

•        Non-Operator Representative (3 year term) - from among designated UNOLS Member Non-Operator institutions
•        UNOLS Council Member At-large (3-year term) At-large, affiliated with any Member Institution.

The slate of nominees can be viewed at: <http://www.unols.org/meetings/2007/200710anu/slate07.html>.

UNOLS Charter Revisions and Re-Adoption – Proposed revisions to the UNOLS Charter can be viewed at <http://www.unols.org/meetings/2007/200710anu/uchart_draft_vers_7_2.pdf>.

-  National Science Foundation:

• Regional Class Acquisition Status and Operator Selection
• Personnel Changes

-       Office of Naval Research:

• Ocean Class Acquisition Plans

• Alaska Region Research Vessel Acquisition Status – Denis Wiesenburg
• R/V Marcus G. Langseth Conversion – Mike Purdy
• Replacement Human Occupied Vehicle – Bob Detrick
• Fleet Improvement Committee: Fleet Improvement Plan, Future Facility Utilization Projections and Recommendations, Ship Scheduling Model, Ocean Observatory Projections– Dave Hebert (FIC Chair)
• Interagency Working Group on Facilities – Plans for developing a Facility Implementation Plan – Bob Winokur

• UNOLS Elections Results

0845    Consortium for Oceanographic Leadership (COL) – A report on the new COL organization and their future plans.

• Ship Scheduling Committee (SSC) – Liz Brenner, SSC Co-Chair, will review any ship-scheduling activities and recommendations from the past year that have not already been reported.
• Research Vessel Operators' Committee (RVOC) – Matt Hawkins, RVOC Chair, will review the highlights of the 2007 RVOC meeting and Committee activities over the past year.  Matt will report on RVOC's efforts to define safe working loads for wire use and on the update of the Research Vessel Safety Standards.
• Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) – Bill Martin, RVTEC Chair, will report on RVTEC activities in 2007 and plans for the RVTEC Annual Meeting to be hosted by Moss landing Marine Laboratories.  He will report on the subcommittee’s efforts to address frequency spectrum management issues.
• Fleet Improvement Committee (FIC) – David Hebert, Chair, will report on Committee projects, including Ocean Class Science Mission Requirements (SMRs) Global Vessel SMRs, and establishment of ADA Guidelines for UNOLS vessels.
• Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) – Carin Ashjian, AICC Chair, will report on the activities of the AICC in 2006/2007. She will report on science operations for Healy and the Polar Class Icebreakers in 2007 and planned for 2008. 
• DEep Submergence Science Committee (DESSC) – Deb Kelley, DESSC Chair, will report on DESSC activities, including the National Deep Submergence Facility user interview process, the status of efforts to establish safety standards, and the survey on the ROV control van design.
• Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC) – Steve Holbrook, MLSOC Chair, will report on the Committee’s first meeting and activities planned at the Fall AGU meeting.
• Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research (SCOAR) – Mike Prince will give the status and future plans for the committee.

•    Ad hoc committee on Data Management Best Practices
•    Crew and Marine Technician Retention and Hiring Issues
•    American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines and Implementation
•    Safety Standards for Human Occupied Vehicles
•    R/V M.G. Langseth UNOLS Vessel Designation
•    UNOLS Appointments to Committees: The UNOLS Chair will announce new appointments to the Executive Committee and standing committees in accordance with the UNOLS Charter.
•    UNOLS Brochure
•   UNOLS STR/Scheduling Database
•   UNOLS Dues Accounting
• UNOLS Calendar and activities at winter conferences
•     UNOLS Members may wish to raise additional issues.