Revised:  March 24, 2010

 

Tentative Agenda

UNOLS COUNCIL MEETING

University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Marine Science Facility
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center

Building 1022 - The George A. Knauer Building

March 30-31, 2010

 

Important Note:  If you plan to attend the Council Meeting, please RSVP the UNOLS Office at office@unols.org.  Your name must be on the security list for access to Stennis.  If you are NOT a U.S. citizen and wish to attend the meeting, please contact the UNOLS Office as soon as possible.

 

Tuesday, March 30th: Joint session of the FIC and Council

 

0800    Coffee and Pastries

 

0830    Call the Meeting:  Vernon Asper, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

·         Accept Minutes of the October 2009 Council Meeting <200910cncmi.pdf>

 

0845    UNOLS 2010 Fleet schedules and science operations, estimated operation costs, and 2011 ship scheduling – Jon Alberts and Liz Caporelli

 

0915    Agency Reports – Budget projections, ARRA funding, facility renewal plans (Ocean Class, ARRV, and Regional Class), agency initiatives:

·         NSF – Bob Houtman

o        Equipment Pools – Vans, winches, and wire – Matt Hawkins

·         NOAA – Mike Weaver

·         NAVY – Tim Schnoor

 

0945    Summary of Fleet Improvement Committee Meeting and Action Items – Clare Reimers

 

1000    An Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 – The National Research Council has formed a committee to provide advice on the types of U.S. ocean infrastructure that will facilitate research in 2030.  The project scope and committee membership can be viewed at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49139 . – Peter Wiebe

 

1020    Break

 

1040    Interagency Working Group on Facilities – Report on the IWG-F activities and plans

 

1055    Consortium for Ocean Leadership – Report on Ocean Leadership items of interest to UNOLS. – Jon Alberts

 

1110    Greening of the Fleet – Bruce Corliss

 

1200    This concludes the joint meeting of the FIC and Council.

 

Lunch Break

1300    Proposed formation of a new UNOLS Standing Committee - Ocean Observing Science Committee (OOSC) – The draft terms of reference for the proposed OOSC will be distributed prior to the Council Meeting.  The Council’s consideration of the terms and OOSC membership is requested.  – Bob Houtman

 

1330    Antarctic Research Vessels and UNOLS/AICC – Vernon Asper will report on efforts to form an ad hoc committee to make recommendations for enhanced collaboration or potential merger between the AICC and ARVOC.  He will review the draft charge for the ad hoc committee.

 

1355 – Mid-Afternoon Break and Stennis Space Center Tour

 

1500    The Status of UNOLS On-Going Activities and Issues - Summaries of the following items will be provided.  There will be opportunity for Council comments or discussion.

·         Marine Technician Recruitment and Retention Program – Report on program status, goals, and plans – Jon Alberts

·         Post Cruise Assessment Report (PCAR) Subcommittee – update on membership and plans for 2010 - Bob Collier or Jon Alberts

·         Gender Climate at Sea – Update on Voluntary On-Line Training - Kenneth Coale

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

·         Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Mechanisms for Funding Ships and Consortium for Ocean Leadership Committee - Investigate the feasibility of a more flexible UNOLS to meet the needs of additional users. - Vernon Asper

·         UNOLS Outreach/Mentoring Initiatives – Discuss ideas for moving forward with a UNOLS mentoring program – Annette DeSilva

·         UNOLS Involvement at Future Science Meetings - Explore the possibility of an AGU session on the UNOLS Fleet. – Annette DeSilva

           

1700    Adjourn Day 1

 

Day-2: Wednesday, March 31st

 

0800    Coffee and Pastries

 

0830    Open Day-2 of the Meeting:  Vernon Asper, UNOLS Chair, will reconvene the meeting.

 

0840    Committee Activities and Issues requiring Council Attention: Committee Chairs will have an opportunity to raise any other issues requiring Council attention.  Written reports will be available in advance of the meeting.

·         SCOAR (Dan Schwartz)

·         FIC (Clare Reimers)

·         SSC (Liz Caporelli)

·         AICC (Robin Muench)

·         DESSC (Peter Girguis)

·         RVOC (Pete Zerr)

·         RVTEC (Rich Findley)

·         MLSOC (Jon Alberts)

 

1030    Break

 

1050    Other Business:

·         UNOLS Charter and Committee Review – Annette DeSilva

·         Form Nominating Committee to review Council membership and positions opening, and to recruit individuals to stand for election in 2010 – Bruce Corliss

·         Annual meeting:

o        Date

o        Keynote Speaker suggestions

·         UNOLS Council Summer Phone/Web Meeting – Dates

 

1130    Opportunity for Additional Reports

 

1200    Adjourn