(Focus Groups will meet on
Tuesday, November, 17th)
PLEASE NOTE: Please
revisit this site for updates and additional information regarding the agenda.
Tuesday November 17th -- Pre-meeting Working Groups meetings - 123
Marine Science Building
8:15-11:15
am HiSeasNet
Focus Group (Accelerators) - Steve Foley
12:45-4:30
pm SWATH
Bathymetry Focus Group:
12:45 pm-2:30 pm RVTEC focus group discussion on multibeam
system upgrades and installations issues and comments
2:30 pm-4:30 pm Focus group discussion period with Kongsberg
Underwater Technology representatives.
5:15
pm Pre-meeting
check-in Watertown Inn Lobby Annette DeSilva
6:00
pm End pre-meeting check-in
6:30
pm Facility
Visit: SeaBird Electronics, Inc
Wednesday November 18th
Center for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall
8:00 am Meeting Check-in and Informal Discussion
8:30 am Meeting Called to Order
·
Introductory
Remarks by Rich Findley, RVTEC Chair
·
Welcome
by UW
8:45 am RVTEC Participant Introduction
9:00 am Accept 2008 RVTEC Minutes The draft
minutes are available at <200810rvtmi.pdf>
9:05 am RVTEC Vice-Chair Election Candidates
Announcement
9:10 am Agency Reports - Issues specifically
targeted to the RVTEC group (areas of interest for the Tech Managers can be
presented during the round table)
·
NSF Jim Holik
·
ONR
Tim Schnoor
·
USCG Dave
Forcucci
·
NOAA
9:40 am RVTEC Subcommittee Reports
·
Post Cruise Assessment
Committee
·
Safety Committee
Rich Findley
·
RVTEC Education Subcommittee
Aubri Steele
o
How-To Manuals
o
Training and
Certificates
10:10
am RVTEC nominations for PCAR Subcommittee (Dave Fisicella has
expressed interest)
10:15
am Break
10:30
am Communications:
·
Summary
of Satellite Meeting Rich Findley (15 minutes)
·
Fleet
Broadband Dave Fisichella and Laura Stolp (15 minutes)
·
HiSeasNet
recap of Focus Group Steve Foley (15 minutes)
·
General
discussion of these two systems (20 minutes)
·
Iridium
Open Port Dave Hassilev (15 minutes)
·
SWAP
topics to be covered in Fridays Focus Group Toby Martin (15 minutes)
12:10
pm Jamestown Marine Service (JMS)
Ship Inspection Program Ted Colburn (JMS)
12:20
pm Lunch
1:20
pm Data
Collection Systems and Initiatives
·
UHDAS
and ADCP update Julia Hummon
·
OSU
Data Collection (15 minutes)
·
LDEO
Data System (15 minutes)
·
ISS-2000
Integrated Survey System ISS-2000 is a software package for surveying that
integrates inputs from the sonar systems, dynamic positioning system, and data
acquisition systems, all with a graphic user interface (GUI). John Keirnan
(SAIC) (15 minutes)
·
Rolling
Deck to Repository (R2R) Initiative R2R Group (45 minutes)
3:00 pm - Break
§
R2R Cruise Data Directory Structure (led by Bob Arko, Please Note: This topic will be presented to
all in attendance as a supplement to Breakout #1 and #2)
With several new UNOLS vessels in the planning
stage, R2R is developing a "fleet-standard" directory structure as
guidance for configuring acquisition systems and producing end-of-cruise
distributions. Discussion will focus on how to best organize data and
documentation; identify original vs. reduced data; and differentiate routine
underway data from science party files and visiting instruments.
§
R2R Technical Breakout #1 - Real-time MET and TSG Data
Exchange (led by Shawn Smith)
An open discussion between UNOLS operators and
the SAMOS data center to design an underway meteorology and thermosalinograph
data exchange to support real-time data quality evaluation. Discussion will focus on transmission
formats, parameters to exchange, timeliness of ship-to-shore transmissions, and
feedback to operators.
§
R2R Technical Breakout #2 -- Event Logger System (led by Alex
Dorsk and Cyndy Chandler)
An event logging application is being developed
as part of the R2R program. An early prototype version will be
introduced, followed by hands-on use of the application for those with laptops
and discussion of design features, functionality and next steps for deployment
on UNOLS vessels.
There will be a
mid-afternoon break
5:00
pm Adjourn
Day 1
5:30
pm Facility
Visit: Markey Machinery Company:
o
Reception
at 5:30 pm with Heavy Hors Doeuvres
o
Facility
tour to follow at 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 19th
Center
for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall
8:00 am Coffee and Informal Discussion
8:30 am Call to Order & Announcements
8:40 am Network Security Dave Dittrich (UW)
9:40 am R2R Plenary: Recap of Wednesday
afternoon breakout discussions Bob Arko
10:10
am Break
10:30
am Winch and Wire Discussion
·
RVSS
Compliance Rich Findley
·
Winch Monitoring
Equipment Relevant to RVSS Appendix A Tom Rezanka, Measurement Technology NW
·
New
Power Optic Cable (.681) Design (The design will be distributed at the
meeting)
·
UNOLS
Wire Workshop
12:00
pm Lunch
1:00 pm MATE Report Tami Lunsford
1:15 pm Marine Technician Retention and Recruitment
Initiative Jim Holik
1:45 pm Year in Review Each marine technician
group is asked to provide a very brief presentation (not more than 3 minutes
and 1 slide per ship) that covers the following three topics. Please consider having a junior member of
your group make the presentations. Our
goals are for the session to serve as an icebreaker while at same time share
important information. If you have a
slide it must be sent to the UNOLS Office no later than November 10th.
·
Annual
Operations Recap (Geographic area, Number of days, research disciplines
supported, etc.)
·
Highlight(s)
of the year
·
Most
challenging issue or biggest technical hurdle
Order of Presentations:
o
Walton Smith
o
UW
Ships Jim Postal
§
Clifford A. Barnes
§
Thomas G. Thompson
o
Atlantic Explorer
o
WHOI
Ships:
§
Atlantis Chris Griner
§
Knorr Robbie Laird
§
Oceanus Laura Stolp
o
Blue Heron Jason Agnich
o
Cape Hatteras Tina Thomas and Steve
Jalickee
o
Endeavor
o
Hugh R. Sharp
o
Kilo Moana Tim McGovern
o
Langseth
o
SIO
Ships Meghan Donohue
§
Melville
§
New Horizon
§
Robert Gordon Sproul
§
Roger Revelle
o
Pelican Max Wike
o
Point Sur Ben Jokinen
o
Savannah
o
Seward Johnson
o
Wecoma Dave OGorman
o
NOAA vessels
o
USCG vessels:
§
Polar Sea
§
Healy MST3 Chaidez / MST3
Purse
3:45 pm University of Washington Ship and Facilities
Tours
Dinner
University of Washington Club
~ A Remembrance Celebration for Bill Martin and
Mike Realander is planned during the Dinner event ~
Friday, November 20th
Center
for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall
8:00
am Coffee and General Discussion
8:30
am Call to Order and Announcements
8:40 am UNOLS Reports (these should be very brief and only as they relate
to RVTEC)
·
FIC
Marc Willis
·
RVOC and Safety
Committee Rich Findley
·
AICC Steve
Hartz
·
All Others
(Council, DESSC, SCOAR, MLSOC) Brief reports if desired
·
RVTEC Charter
Review http://www.unols.org/info/ucharter.html#annexV:
·
Ship Updates
·
Regional
Class Update NSF
·
Alaska Region
Research Vessel (ARRV) Steve Hartz and Marc Willis
·
Ocean Class
Research Vessel Status Navy
9:55
am INMARTECH 2010 - 19 - 23 January 2011, NIWA, Wellington, New
Zealand
10:00
am Determine Host Institution for 2010 RVTEC Meeting
10:05
am RVTEC Vice-Chair Nominations
·
Introduce
the nominees
10:10
am Break
10:30
am Show & Tell Presentations
·
SIO
Portable Seismic System
·
SIO
Support for Shipboard Use of Radioisotopes (Gary Lain)
·
Embedded
Hardware Monitor (Dale Chayes)
·
Wikis
in Action (Alex Dorsk)
·
WHOI-developed
ethernet telemetry system for UNOLS CTD cables (Marshall Swartz)
12:30
pm Vice-Chair Election Results
12:35
pm Closing Remarks Rich Findley
12:45
pm Adjourn Day 3
Focus Group Session:
1:30-4:30
pm SWAP Focus Group Toby Martin
1:30
pm RVTEC
Manager Roundtable Discussion:
·
Agency Reports to Managers Budgets, Proposal Guidelines, etc
·
Group Purchases
·
RVTEC and Tech Manager Email Lists
·
Shared Support for Specialty Systems
Determine if there are systems that would benefit by pooling resources for
maintaining, calibrating, processing, etc.
·
RVTEC website
plans
·
Vendor
participation at RVTEC meetings
·
Defined Levels of Technical Services
Vendors, Vendor Tours,
and Other Activities: Note to Marine
Technology Vendors in the Seattle Area - If you wish to be listed below, please
contact the UNOLS Office with your address, Point of Contact, and any other
information.
These
vendors/activities are in the local Seattle area:
·
WESMAR
Factory (Woodinville, WA Contact David Pollon dpollon@wesmar.comdemonstration
for a demonstration of their scanning sonar system at their factory)
·
Metrix
Communication
·
Kongsberg
Underwater Technology
·
Markey
·
SeaBird
·
Rapp
Hydema: A vessel tour aboard the Starbound is offered at 4:00 pm on
Friday, November 20th to study deck machinery. Please contact Scott Atkinson (scott@rappus.com) or phone (425-210-2716)
for details and to participate.
·
Guido Perla & Associates, Inc (Seattle, WA - Contact Chris Chuhran or Alex Loudon)
·
Pacific
Marine Expo Nov 19-21, Qwest Field Exhibit Center
o
The
following vendors will have booths at the Expo: