Revised:  February 1, 2008

Tentative Agenda

The UNOLS FIC

The University of South Florida
Marine Science Lab - Conference Room (Room 134)
St. Petersburg, FL

February 6-7, 2008

The location of the Marine Science Lab is shown on the campus map at <usfmap.pdf>.  Please use the main entrance on the south end of the building.

A pdf of this agenda is available at <200802ficag.pdf>

Day 1 – Wednesday, February 6th

0800    Coffee and Pastries

0830    Call the Meeting:  Dave Hebert, FIC Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

·         Accept the minutes of the October 2007 FIC Meeting.

·         Review FIC Action/Task List from October meeting

0850    Opportunity for Agency Comments

0915    Ocean Observatory Projections – Update on timeline and implementation plans (Dave Hebert)

0900    Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP) Discussion (Dave Hebert)

·         Discuss/review all sections of draft document and identify any areas that require additional input or attention

·         Develop Fleet Plan findings and recommendations

There will be a mid-morning break

1200    Lunch

1300    Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP) Discussion – continued from AM

1500    Break

1520   Kilo Moana Update (Dave Hebert)

·         Status report on the acquisition of the new Load Handling System for Kilo Moana.

·         Discuss any further plans

1540    Future FIC Activities – What future activities should FIC take on?

·         Hugh R. Sharp User Debriefs – Process and Questions

·         WHOI Long-Coring System – User debriefs?

 

1620    Other business

·         2008 FIC membership changes

 

1635    Opportunity for Additional Reports

1650    Review FIC Action Items and Assignments (Dave Hebert)

 

1700    Adjourn Day 1

Day 2 – Thursday, February 7^th (this is a joint session with the UNOLS Council)

0800    Coffee and Pastries

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

·         Accept the minutes of the October 2007 Council Meeting.

0845    UNOLS 2008 Fleet schedules, estimated operation costs, and 2009 ship scheduling – Mike Prince and Stan Winslow

0915    Agency Reports – Budgets, Personnel changes, and renewal efforts:

·         NSF – Dolly Dieter

-          Budget projections

-          Personnel Changes

-          Regional Class Acquisition Status, Operator Selection, and Timeline

·         NOAA - Bill O’Clock

·         NAVY

-          Budget projections

-          Ocean Class Acquisition Process

0945    Fleet Improvement, Facility Design, Construction, and Conversion Efforts 

-          Summary of FIC Meeting and Fleet Improvement Plan – Dave Hebert

-          Marcus Langseth –Jim Cochran

-          ARRV – Marc Willis

-          Replacement HOV Status – Dolly Dieter

1015    Break

1030    Interagency Working Group on Facilities – Future Initiatives (Bob Winokur)

1045    International Cruise Information Database and Website - POGO-CoML initiative to set up an International Cruise Information Database and website (Maureen Conte and Mike Prince)

1100    2007/2008 UNOLS Goals and Priorities – Develop strategies for implementing the 2007/2008 UNOLS Goals and Priorities <http://www.unols.org/info/issues.html>. (Marcia McNutt)

·         Enlarge the group of supporters for the UNOLS fleet (capitalization and operations).

·         Extend planning horizon to meet future infrastructure needs.

·         Continuously work to lower barriers to effective use of UNOLS ships.

-          American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines – Final Draft was circulated for review and Council endorsement.

-          Harassment at Sea –Discussion on UNOLS plans to address this issue and future actions.  (Marcia McNutt)

1230    This concludes the joint meeting of the FIC and Council.