AGENDA - 9-10 December 2010

Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Meeting

Rainier Room

U.S. Coast Guard Facility

Alaskan Way

Seattle, WA

A PDF version of this agenda is also available: 201012aicag.pdf

DAY 1 - Thursday 9 December:

0800 - Continental Breakfast

0830 - Convene

Welcome and Introductions

◆ AICC Chair - Robin Muench

General business & reports

◆ Review and approve minutes of last meeting if a quorum is present

◆ Chair report - Robin Muench

● Committee Activities

● Review of Action items

◆ UNOLS Reports

● UNOLS –Jon Alberts

● CG Tech training on UNOLS vessels - Jon Alberts

● RVOC - Dan Schwartz

◆ Agency Reports

● NSF/OPP/Arctic Report - Hedy Edmonds/Alex Isern/Lisa Clough

● General

● Arctic science support solicitation

● Alaskan native observer program

● PRV refresh project

● CH2MHILL Polar Services - Faustine Mercer

1015-1030 - Coffee Break

● USGS – Larry Mayer

● ONR - Mike Prince

● NOAA Arctic Research Program - Kevin Wood

● National Ice Center - TBD

● USARC - John Farrell

1130-1300 - Lunch Break at The Pyramid

◆ USCG Reports

● Coast Guard Headquarters - Mike Krause

● Pacific Area - Alameda and Seattle - Greg Somers

● District 17 - Greg Somers

Update on R/V Sikuliaq

◆ Steve Hartz

Operations, scheduling, and planning for 2011 and beyond

◆ HEALY 2011 cruise schedule - Dave Forcucci

◆ POLAR SEA repairs, maintenance and 2011 cruise activity - Michael Ciaglo

◆ POLAR STAR Yard work 2011 - Michael Ciaglo

1430-1435 - Coffee Break

Interactions with others - clearances, permits, native communities

◆ HEALY/POLAR SEA/D17 comms with northern communities - Phil McGillivary

● New format for annual summary cruise description charts - Dave Forcucci

● New informational material for investigators on IceFloe for - Lee Cooper

◆ Foreign research vessels in US EEZ; cruises and clearances - Dave Forcucci/Greg Somers

◆ HEALY foreign EEZ clearance applications for 2010 - Dave Forcucci

1630 - Adjourn General Meeting for The Day

1630-1800 - AICC Executive Session

1900 - Group Dinner at Ivars, Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER:

0800 - Continental Breakfast

0830 - Convene

Science modifications, infrastructure and equipment

◆ HEALY priorities and status - Dale Chayes & Dave Forcucci

● New multibeam

● 150 kHz ADCP temporary installation and replacement plan

● ADCP switch to UHDAS software and support

● TSG/PCO₂ system plan

● HEALY computer lab renovation

● HEALY and POLAR SEA winch monitoring upgrade to UNOLS specs - Dave Forcucci

● HEALY bow van relocations - Dave Forcucci

◆ POLAR SEA science equipment status - Phil McGillivary

1015-1030 - Coffee Break

Science operations and technical support

◆ Ongoing services

● ESU report, science data net - Jim Wilson

● Icefloe.net - Dave Forcucci

● Science tech support - Dale Chayes & Dave Forcucci

● Ice imagery - Dave Forcucci

AICC business and Other Issues

◆ Other new business

● Addition of "on-ice operations" to the debrief form - Don Perovich

◆ Other old business

◆ Next meeting - 19-20 April 2011 in Arlington, Virginia

1200 - Adjourn Meeting