AGENDA

Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Meeting

June 3 & 4, 2008

National Science Foundation
Stafford I, Room 1235
Arlington, VA

June 3 & 4  (Tuesday and Wednesday)

SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

• Day 1: 0830-1700
• 0800 Continental breakfast
• 0830 Start meeting
• 1000-1015 morning break
• 1130-1300 lunch offsite
• 1430-1445 afternoon break
• Day 2: 0830-1200
• 0800 Continental breakfast
• 0830 Start meeting
• 1015-1030 morning break
• 1200 Adjourn

Agenda Detail (Note:  Actual order may change depending on timing)

General business & reports

Welcome and Introductions

• AICC Chair (Carin Ashjian)

AICC business and other issues

• AICC membership
• New members
• Future Meetings

General business & reports

• Review and approve minutes of last meeting
• Chair report
• AICC Action items (Carin Ashjian)
• UNOLS Reports
• UNOLS (Mike Prince)
• Committee reports by liaison representatives or Mike Prince as appropriate.
• ARRV Update (Hedy Edmonds)

Operations, scheduling and planning for 2008 and beyond

• HEALY 2008 Cruises (Dave Forcucci)
• BEST
• USGS
• Mayer mapping cruise/NOAA
• Hutchinson/Childs dual ship seismic cruise – clearances etc.
• Mooring Cruises
• HEALY Scheduling Update (Dave Forcucci)
• 2009 Plans and Availability (Dave Forcucci)
• Other IPY Plans
• Funded project status (NSF, NOAA, Others)
• Need for mobilization days in schedule
• Polar Sea Activities (Carl Uchytil)
• How to work with multi-investigator cruises (e.g., vans, space issues, coordination)

Review of past programs, recommendations and responses

• Preliminary assessment of 2008 Healy cruises (Carin)

More Reports

• Agency Reports
• NSF/OPP/Arctic – Renee Crain
• NOAA- Kathy Crane
• USARC – John Farrell    
• Others?
• USCG reports
• Coast Guard Headquarters (Lisa Mack)
• Pacific Area  -  (Phil McGillivary)
• New CG Activities in Alaska and the Arctic (USCG)

Deep Submergence Facility Needs in Polar Regions (Hedy Edmonds)

Interactions with others - clearances, permits, native communities

• AEWC correspondence and relations with northern communities
• Icebreaker Operations and environmental concerns (Renee Crain, Jon Berkson)
• State Department Update (Liz Tirpak)

Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

• New Multibeam System Update (Jeffrey (Sam) Jackson/ Dale Chayes) (NOTE: This will be one of the first agenda items on Wednesday and may be out of order)
• HEALY Science Systems Update (Dale Chayes)
• Science Seawater System, including Incubator Seawater System

Science operations and technical support

Ongoing services
• RFP for ongoing support (R. Crain)
• Website/cruise planning manual (Dave Forcucci)
• Science Technical Support (Dale/Dave)
• ESU Report (Richard Saunders)
• Other issues??