Meeting

Please mark your calendars, we will hold the 2025 Ship Scheduling Kick Off Meeting 20-21 March 2024 in Houma, LA at LUMCON's Blue Works Building the new homeport facility for R/V Gilbert R. Mason (thanks Joe!).

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Inn & Suites Houma, that is within the per diem rate ($107.00). Please use this link to make reservations: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/IU54N4. 

The cut-off date is February 27, 2024, so please do not hesitate to make your reservations. 

Morning coffee and lunch will be provided on the first day. Morning coffee will be provided on the second day. We are planning a “no host” dinner for the first evening. We will post more information about the dinner as it becomes available. 

We will post the agenda shortly.  We intend to provide the ability to participate remotely as well. 

We also are working on being able to provide the opportunity for a tour of the RCRV production line including R/V Taani thanks to the Oregon State RCRV Project Field Office.  That tour will probably happen later in the afternoon of our first day of the meeting after the shipyard's 1st shift is done working for the day.

The UNOLS 2024 Safety Committee Meeting will be held in Halifax, NS, Canada on 30 April 2024. The meeting will take place at the COVE. 

The conference hotel is the Westin Nova Scotian. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at a special group rate. The last day to book you hotel room was Friday, March 29, 2024.

Meeting details are still to be determined & finalized but this is our general plan for 30 April:

• Travel from Halifax waterfront / hotel to Dartmouth via walk, ferry, cab, etc.

• 0830-1400 - Safety Committee Meeting - incl. catered lunch & snacks - at COVE, 27 Parker St, Dartmouth

• 1400-1600 - COVE Interactive Tour

• 1600-1800 - Icebreaker Reception - open invitation - industry, government, academia, etc.

• Travel back to Halifax waterfront / hotel via walk, ferry, cab, etc. 

Please contact Bridget at bridget@unols.org with any questions or concerns. 

The UNOLS 2024 Annual RVOC Meeting will be held in Halifax, NS, Canada on 01 - 02 May 2024. The meeting will take place at the Westin Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ballroom. Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. 

The conference hotel is the Westin Nova Scotian. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at a special group rate. The last day to book your hotel room was Friday, March 29, 2024.

The registration link is available. Please click on the link to pay your registration fee and to buy optional dinner tickets. REGISTRATION Registration will close on Friday, April 19, 2024 so please don't delay to register. 

More details are still to be determined & finalized but this is our general plan for the RVOC Meeting in Halifax

1 May

• RVOC Meeting 0830-1600 - Westin Nova Scotian
• Possible visit to CCG Fisheries Research Vessel
• RVOC Dinner / Keynote address – Dinner is being held at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. If you wish to attend the dinner, please buy dinner tickets when you register for the meeting. 
• Keynote:  Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy incl. Research Vessels

2 May

• RVOC Meeting 0830-1600 - Westin Nova Scotian

We anticipate strong participation with our Canadian peers including the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, the Canadian Coast Guard, Global Affairs Canada, and Dalhousie University.

Please contact Bridget at bridget@unols.org with any questions or concerns. 

2023 UNOLS Annual Meeting

Meeting Site:

• Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 

• Meeting will be held at the ASU Walton Center for Planetary Health, Room 310, 777 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85287

Read Aheads

• UNOLS Council Code of Conduct
• Outreach & Early Career Programs
• UNOLS Committee Information
• Facility Updates & Renewal Activities
• Next-Gen Firewall Update

Date:

• November 15, 2023

• The meeting will be a full day meeting, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

• A reception will be held after the meeting, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the ASU Walter Center Atrium. 

RSVP:

Please let us know if you plan to attend! You can RSVP here: 2023 Annual/Council RSVP. 

Hotel: 

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the per diem rate ($151.00 a night) at the Omni Tempe Hotel. Please use this link to reserve your room: Omni Tempe Hotel Reservations. The cutoff date to reserve a room at this rate is Oct 17, 2023, so please don’t delay. 

The MSROC Committee will hold a virtual meeting.