DRAFT AGENDA
Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Meeting
November 27 and 28, 2007
Coast Guard Integrated Support Center - Rainier Room
Pier 36 - 1519 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA

November 27 and 28 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
SCHEDULE FOR MEETING
• Day 1: 0830-1700

o 0800 Continental breakfast
o 0830 Start meeting
o 1000-1015 morning break
o 1030-Review Lab Spaces on Healy
o 1130-1300 lunch offsite
o 1430-1445 afternoon break

• Day 2: 0830-1200

o 0800 Continental breakfast
o 0830 Start meeting
o 1015-1030 morning break
o 1200 Adjourn

Agenda Detail
General business & reports
Welcome and Introductions

• AICC Chair (Carin Ashjian)

AICC business and other issues

• Informal discussion of AICC Role and Activities
• AICC membership

o New members

• Future Meetings

General business & reports

• Review and approve minutes of last meeting
• Chair report

o AICC Action items (Carin Ashjian)

• UNOLS Reports

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

• Review of Coast Guard Restructuring (CAPT Bruce Toney)

Operations, scheduling and planning for 2008 and beyond

• HEALY 2008 Cruises (Dave Forcucci)

o BEST
o USGS
o Mayer mapping cruise/NOAA
o Mooring Cruises
o Open Periods? Other cruises?

• HEALY Scheduling Update (Dave Forcucci)

o 2009 Plans and Availability (Dave Forcucci)
o Other IPY Plans
o Funded project status (NSF, NOAA, Others)

• Polar Sea 2008 Activities (USCG)

Review of past programs, recommendations and responses

• Summary of HEALY 2006 Post-Cruise Debriefs: (Carin)

o New recommendations and action items

• Preliminary assessment of 2007 cruises (Carin)

More Reports

• Agency Reports

o NSF/OPP/Arctic
o NOAA
o Others???

• USCG reports

o Coast Guard Headquarters (Rajiv Khandpur)
o Pacific Area - Alameda & Seattle (CAPT Bruce Toney)
o New CG Activities in Alaska and the Arctic (USCG)

Interactions with others - clearances, permits, native communities

• AEWC meeting and relations with northern communities
• Clearance/permit issues for HEALY
• Polar Sea Cruise- coordination with local communities
• State Department Update

Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

• New Multibeam System (LCDR Michael Ciaglo and Dale Chayes)
• AICC Comments on Proposed pCO2 System (Carin Ashjian and Dale Chayes)
• Review of AICC input into HEALY improvements (Carin Ashjian)
• HEALY (CMDR Dale Bateman) – Proposed modifications to science quarters
• HEALY (Dale Chayes)

o Seawater systems
o Environmentally controlled rooms
o Lab Space redesigns
o New Met System
o ADCP Changes

• Equipment purchases

o Update on equipment for 2008

• Plans/requirements for 2008
• Plans for 2009/2010 Drydock
• Plans for Healy “Mid-Life” refit – science input

Science operations and technical support

• Ongoing services

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

• Plans and team for 2008 (Dale Chayes)
• Other issues??