Revised: September 26, 2008

Tentative Agenda

UNOLS COUNCIL MEETING
8:30 A.M., Thursday, 2 October 2008
National Science Foundation, Stafford II, Room 555
4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA

Please note: The Council Meeting agenda may be revised prior to the meeting for additions and time adjustments. Please check this web page periodically for the latest meeting plans. A pdf version of this agenda is available at: <http://www.unols.org/meetings/2008/200810cnc/200810cncag.pdf>

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 July 2008 Council Meeting.

0845 Crew and Marine Technician Retention and Hiring Issues – Proposed strategies for addressing these issues will be presented (Stewart Lamerdin)

0915 Code of Conduct for Marine Scientific Research Vessels – The Impact of Research Vessels on the Environment and impact of regulations on the conduct of research. ISOM Code of Conduct for Marine Scientific Research Vessels – status (Federal Agency Representatives)

0945 Conditions in which Outside Funding for Ship Use could be Sought and Scheduled – The conditions should include policies regarding data collection and archiving, insurance, cruise participation, and cruise results. (Mike Prince)

10:15 Break

1030 UNOLS Policy Regarding Committee Recommendations to Federal Agencies – Finalize process and discuss prioritization. The policy is available at <Policy_on_committee_recommendations.pdf>. (Marcia McNutt)

1100 2008/2009 UNOLS Goals and Priorities – The draft 2008/2009 UNOLS Goals and Priorities will be reviewed for endorsement by the UNOLS Council. (Marcia McNutt)

1130 Status Reports:

· RVOC Safety Standards (Peter Zerr)

· Safety Standards for Human Occupied Vehicles (Annette DeSilva)

· SMR Update Project – The project description is available at: <http://www.unols.org/committees/fic/smr/update08/index.html> (Mike Prince)

· Harassment at Sea – Poll UNOLS Representatives to determine which institutions have harassment training programs and how many need it. Based on demand, a voluntary on-line training program could be developed. (Mike Prince)

· Announce the Recommendation for the next UNOLS Office Host Institution (Marcia McNutt)

1145 Committee Activities and Issues requiring Council Attention - Committee Chairs and Council Members will have an opportunity to raise any issues requiring Council attention.

1155 UNOLS Council Winter Meeting – dates and location

1200 Adjourn