UNOLS COUNCIL MEETING
8:30 A.M., Thursday, 14 October 2010
National Science Foundation, Stafford
II, Room 555
4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA
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
the minutes of the June 2010 Council Meeting.
0845 Agency
Recommendation for 2011 Fleet Operations – Discussion on Council response. (Vernon Asper)
·
UNOLS Evaluation of Decline in Ship Time Requests – Annette DeSilva
0915 Summary of Fleet Improvement Committee
Meeting and Action Items that required Council Attention (Clare
Reimers)
0945 Ocean Observing Science Committee (OOSC) – A ballot measure is before the UNOLS membership to
establish the new OOSC standing committee.
Recommendations regarding OOSC membership appointments will be
presented. (John Morrison)
1010 Break
1030 The Status of UNOLS On-Going Activities, Issues,
and Items of Council Interest - Summaries of the following items will be
provided. There will be opportunity for
Council comments or discussion.
·
Antarctic Research
Vessels and UNOLS – Report
on the status of efforts for a cooperative relationship between UNOLS, OPP, and OCE for polar facility
coordination. (Vernon Asper) – 10 min
·
R2R Project Update – Status report and
plans forward (Bob Arko, R2R/LDEO) – 5 min
·
Gender Climate at Sea – Update on Voluntary On-Line Training and Implementation Strategies (Jon
Alberts) – 10 min
·
Consortium for Ocean Leadership:
Working Group on Funding – Update on recent meeting – (Vernon Asper and Jon Alberts)
– 10 min
·
Investigate the feasibility of a more flexible UNOLS to meet the needs of additional users. A volunteer to serve as Chair for the ad
hoc committee is need. (Vernon Asper) – 10 min
·
BP Research Funding for the Gulf of Mexico - Update on RFP information on call for proposals for
Gulf of Mexico research (Jon Alberts) – 5 min
·
Schmidt Research Vessel Foundation Update <http://brouzr.com/index.html> – Jon Alberts (5 min)
·
Post Cruise Assessment Report (PCAR) Subcommittee – Status report on
current activities – (Jon Alberts) 10
min
·
An Ocean
Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49139
– Brief Update (Peter Wiebe) – 10 min
1140 Committee Activities and Issues requiring
Council Attention - Committee Chairs and Council Members will have an opportunity to raise
any issues requiring Council attention.
·
SSC Officers –SSC
Chair and Chair-Elect Appointments
·
RVOC Chair - Council
endorsement of RVOC Chair Appointment
·
DESSC Membership –DESSC nominations for new members
1155 UNOLS Council Winter Meeting – dates and location
1200 Adjourn