Draft Agenda
The UNOLS Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC)
December 10, 2007 (Monday)
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
at
San Francisco Marriott - 55 Fourth Street - Pacific A Room
San Francisco, California
10:00 - Introductions, overview of meeting
10:15 Status update by NSF
- Results of JMS inspection; NSF viewpoint
- Day rate for Langseth -- How will it be calculated? What is it likely to be?
- Proposal pressure for use of Langseth -- are proposals coming in? 2D? 3D?
10:30 M.G. Langseth & LDEO status and issues.
- Quick review of planned 2007 - 2009 schedule to put discussions in context
- Shakedown & Calibration cruises
- Status report for first leg
- Metrics of success for Shakedown and Calibration
- Any major problems or changes to the cruise plan
- Plans for processing/releasing the 3D data
- Conversion status and remaining items
- Pending items critical to next year's science cruises
- Long term plans
- Status of Cooperative Agreement
- Technical support and the status of technicians to support MCS
- Loss of key personnel and plans for replacement
- Strategy for supporting next year's cruises
- Recommendations for standard technical staffing
- Status and plans for hardware and software for shipboard seismic processing by PI's
- Longer term plans and issues
- 2008 Schedule and beyond
- Readiness for first cruise
- Ability to conduct the 3-D cruise for Mutter in June
- Adequate Maintenance periods
- Timing for Gulick and Toomey
- Plans for 2009 and beyond
- Equipment to be requested in upcoming equipment proposals
- LDEO plans
- MLSOC input and recommendations
- MLSOC Outreach and Community Input
- Establishment of web forum
- Procedures and policies for PI/Chief Sci feeback
1300 - Adjourn
TOWN HALL MEETING AGENDA - 7:30 pm in Room 3002 Moscone Center West
- Current Status of R/V M.G. Langseth
- Overview of Schedule through 2008
- Report on Shakedown and Calibration Cruise
- Longer Term Schedule Possibilities
- Assistance and Resources for Proposal and Cruise Planning
- Questions and Community Input