Revised: June 23, 2009

 AGENDA

Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Meeting
June 24 and 25, 2009
National Science Foundation, Room 770

Arlington, VA

To download this agenda as a pdf, click here < 200906aicag.pdf >

June 24 and 25 (Wednesday and Thursday)

SCHEDULE FOR MEETING

·        Day 1: 0830-1700

o          0800 Continental breakfast

o          0830 Start meeting

o          1015-1030 morning break

o          1130-1300 Lunch

o          1430-1445 afternoon break

o          1600 Adjourn for the Day

o          1600-1800 AICC Executive Session

o          1900  Group Dinner (Location TBD)

 

·        Day 2: 0830-1600

o          0800 Continental breakfast

o          0830 Start meeting

o          1015-1030 morning break

o          1145-1300 Lunch

o          1600 Adjourn 

Agenda Detail

Welcome and Introductions

·        AICC Chair Carin Ashjian

General business & reports

·        Review and approve minutes of last meeting

·        Chair report -Carin Ashjian

o          Committee Activities

o          Review of AICC Action items

·        UNOLS Reports

o          UNOLS –Jon Alberts

o          Committee reports by liaison representatives or Jon Alberts as appropriate.

·        Agency Reports

o          USGS – Deb Hutchinson

·        ECS plans for 2009 and 2010

·        Permitting issues

·        Community interactions and Open Water Meeting

o          NSF/OPP/Arctic  - Renee Crain

·        General

·        RFP for ongoing support

·        Multibeam Funding

·        Updates on AICC Recommendations Regarding Medical Clearance, Polar Star, Polar Sea Science Equipment

·        Ship(s) to support BEST Long Spring Cruise and Short Spring Cruise

·        Science Logistic Support in Barrow

o          NSF/OPP/Antarctic –Alex Isern

·        Update on Antarctic Icebreakers and Logistics

o          NOAA – Andy Armstrong

o          NASA – Fred Lipschultz

·        NASA’s Marine Research Initiative

o          MMS- Jim Cimato

o          USARC- John Farrell

·        USCG reports

o          Coast Guard Headquarters –Lisa Mack

o          Pacific Area - Alameda & Seattle  - Greg Somers and Phil McGillivary

o          CG Activities in the Arctic Aside from Icebreakers (D-17)  - Phil McGillivary

Review of past programs, recommendations and responses

·        Summary of HEALY 2009 Cruises and Post-Cruise Debriefs – Carin Ashjian and Dave Forcucci

·        Progress on new Healy Debrief Form – Carin Ashjian

 

Operations, scheduling and planning for 2009 and beyond

·        HEALY 2009 Cruises -Dave Forcucci

o          ONR/NOPP Mooring Cruise

o          ECS Cruise

 

·        HEALY Scheduling Update-Dave Forcucci

o          2010 Plans and Availability-Forcucci

o          Funded project status-NSF, NOAA, Others)

 

·        Summary of POLAR SEA 2009 Activities to Date – Phil McGillivary

o       Unrealized Spring Cruise

 

·        POLAR SEA 2009 Cruises and Scheduling Update  - Phil McGillivary

 

·        HEALY, POLAR SEA, and POLAR STAR Drydock/Yard Work in 2009/2010 – Mike Ciaglo

 
 
Interactions with others - clearances, permits, native communities

·        Communications re: Healy with AEWC - Carin

·        Healy’s first two cruises – Carin Ashjian and Lee Cooper

·        Communications re: Polar Sea with Northern Communities (Led by D-17) – Phil McGillivary

·        State Department Update – ?

o       Foreign Vessel Clearances for 2009

o       Effectiveness of Communications in 2008 and 2009

Science Modifications, Infrastructure and Equipment

·        Science Seawater System on Healy – Effectiveness for BEST – Carin and Steve Roberts

·        Science Equipment inventory list – Dave Forcucci

·        Laboratory Vans On Healy  - Dave Forcucci

o          Update on status of old CG vans - Dave Forcucci

o          Update on placement of UNOLS Vans - Dave Forcucci

o          UNOLS Van Pool – Jon Alberts

·        HEALY

o          Multibeam replacement  - Dale Chayes and Sam Jackson

o          TSG/PCO2 Upgrade – Dale Chayes

o          Lab Upgrades – Dale Chayes

o          Other Planned Upgrades to occur during Drydock – Dale, Others?

·        Plans/requirements for the future

o          ADCP – Dale Chayes

o          Others?

Science operations and technical support

·        Ongoing services

o          ESU Report, Science Data Network -Rich Saunders

o          Website/cruise planning manual- Dave Forcucci

o          Science Technical Support- Dale Chayes/Dave Forcucci

o          Ice Imagery - Dave

·        Plans and team for the rest of 2009 and for 2010 – Dale Chayes

·        Other issues??

 

Habitability on Healy

o          Berthing Statement ReWrite

o          New Configuration

 

Update on ARRV  - Steve Hartz

AICC business and other issues

·        AICC membership

·        Next Meetings