Updated: June 26, 2009

Agenda

UNOLS COUNCIL – Phone/Web Conference

Wednesday and Thursday, July 1 & 2, 2009, 1:00 pm – 4:00 PM EDT (each day)

 

Day 1 – Wednesday, July 1, 2009

 

1300    Log into Web-Ex Conference

 

1310    Call the Meeting:  Vernon Asper, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

 

1320    The Status of UNOLS On-Going Activities and Issues - Brief summaries of the following items will be provided.  There will be opportunity for Council comments or discussion.

·         Academic Fleet Renewal Activities and Plans (Annette DeSilva)

-          Regional Class Acquisition Process

-          Ocean Class Acquisition Status

-          ARRV

-          Science Mission Requirements Update

·        National Research Council Studies:  Evolution of the National Oceanographic Research Fleet. - The study is funded by the Office of Naval Research.  (Annette DeSilva)

·         Rolling deck to Repository (R2R) Project – Status report of their efforts.  (Jon Alberts)

·         Consortium for Ocean Leadership – Summary of April meeting and items of interest to UNOLS (Jon Alberts)

·         Interagency Working Group on Facilities – Future Initiatives and UNOLS (Annette DeSilva)

·         Establishing Facility Renewal and Upgrade Priorities – Vernon Asper

·         UNOLS 2009 Goal - Investigate the feasibility of a more flexible UNOLS to meet the needs of additional users.  - Vernon Asper

·         Post Cruise Assessment Reports – Future plans. (Annette DeSilva)

·         Gender Climate at Sea – Update on Voluntary On-Line Training (Annette DeSilva)

·         UNOLS Annual Meeting Plans- October 13-14, 2009, Keynote Speaker (Annette DeSilva)

·         UNOLS objectives, priorities and goals – Review progress on 2008–2009 goals and discuss plans for 2009-2010 (Vernon Asper)

 

1530    Adjourn Day One

 

Day 2:  Thursday, July 2nd    

 

1300    Log into Web-Ex Conference

 

1310    Open Day-2 of the Meeting:  Vernon Asper, UNOLS Chair, will reconvene the meeting.

 

1315    UNOLS 2009 Fleet schedules, estimated operation costs, and 2010 ship scheduling – Jon Alberts and Stan Winslow

 

1330    R/V Seward Johnson – Discussion on status and designation as a UNOLS Vessel. (Jon Alberts)

 

1350    Nominating Committee Report– The Nominating Committee will report on the status of the draft 2009/2010 UNOLS Council slate. (Bruce Corliss)

 

1400    Crew and Marine Technician Recruitment and Retention – Status of Proposal and future plans (Jon Alberts)

 

1415    Revival of SCOAR – Summary report of phone meeting (Dan Schwartz)

 

1430    Antarctic Research Vessels and UNOLS/AICC – Follow-up discussions from the March Council (Carin Ashjian and Vernon Asper)

 

1450    UNOLS Office at URI – Jon Alberts

 

1510    Committee Activities and Issues requiring Council Attention - Committee Chairs and Council Members will have an opportunity to raise issues requiring Council attention. 

 

1545    Opportunity for Additional Reports and Agency Comments - Agency Representatives will have an opportunity to raise matters of interest to UNOLS. 

 

1600    Adjourn Day Two