Meeting

The 2026 Spring DeSSC "Business" meeting

When:

• 20 May 2026 - All Day
• 21 May 2026 - AM Only

Where:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Carriage House

Zoom Link:

https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/zfdMLtCvR6u7Y4XRP1MUKg

RSVP:

Please RSVP if you plan to attend in-person or virtually. This enables us to plan logistics for the meeting. The RSVP form is HERE. 

Hotel:

A block of rooms has been arranged at the Inn on the Square at the per diem rate of $142 a night. You can make reservations using this link: Inn on the Square or by calling the hotel at 508-457-0606. If you have any questions please reach out to Bridget Harrell-Donze at bridget@unols.org. 

The UNOLS 2026 Spring Council Meeting is scheduled to take place at the University of Southern Mississippi's Robert F Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise in Gulfport, MS on April 28 and 29, 2026. April 28 will be a full day meeting and April 29 will be a half day meeting. 

Getting to the Facility

Access to the Robert F Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise is through the North Security Gate located on Copa Boulevard.  Detailed driving instructions can be found here.  Detailed instructions about Port Access is here.   

Facility Security

You will need to have a TWIC or be escorted by a person who has a TWIC to get into the facility.  Please carpool and, when you do so, spread the TWIC holders amongst the groups.  One cardholder can escort 5 people.    Every participant must have a government issued ID to show  If there are issues, please call/text Alice Doyle.  

RSVP

Please RSVP if you plan to attend the meeting in-person or virtually: Spring Council Meeting RSVP.

Travel

For travel planning purposes, Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is located 10 minutes from the meeting location and is served by six major airlines. Mobile and New Orleans airports may also be options for travel (~90-minute drive), and Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service stops in downtown Gulfport. 

Hotel

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront at the current per diem rate ($110.00 a night). To make your reservations please call the hotel at 866-504-9846 and ask for the group rate: UNOLS or use this link: Group Rate for UNOLS Council Meeting. The group rate expires on April 17 so please don't hesitate to make your reservations. 

If you have any question please contact Alice Doyle (alice@unols.org, 303-319-9906) Doug Russell at doug@unols.org or Bridget Harrell Donze at bridget@unols.org. 

UNOLS 2027 Winter AICC Meeting will take place on January 13 & 14, 2027 at the USCG Base in Seattle, WA.

The UNOLS 2026 Winter AICC Meeting will be held January 14 & 15, 2026. The meeting will be held on the U.S. Coast Guard Base, 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, WA. On January 14 the meeting will be a full day meeting and on January 15, it will be a half day meeting. 

We request that you please RSVP for the meeting if you plan to attend. The link to the RSVP form is here: 2026 AICC Meeting RSVP 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Silver Cloud Hotel Seattle - Stadium. The per diem rate is $188.00 per night, so please ensure you book a room at the per diem rate or below. You can make reservations at this link: Silver Cloud Hotel or by calling the hotel at 206-204-9800 and asking for the “UNOLS Winter 2026 Group". 

Morning coffee will be provided both days and an afternoon snack will be provided on January 14. Lunch will be available for purchase on January 14 in the Coast Guard galley. 

If you have any questions, please contact Bridget at bridget@unols.org

UNOLS will be holding its annual  2026 Research Vessel Operators Committee Meeting at Woods Hole Institution of Oceanography on May 6 & 7, 2026. Both days will be full meeting days. The meeting will be held in the Clark Building on the 5th floor. 

Registration for the RVOC Meeting is OPEN! Please use this link to pay for your registration: RVOC Registration. The registration fee this year is $475.00. 

This year your registration includes both the icebreaker reception on Tuesday May 5 at the Flying Bridge Restaurant and the dinner on Wednesday May 6 at the Captain Kidd Restaurant. Your registration also includes an AM snack, lunch, and PM snack for each meeting day. If you wish to bring a guest to the dinner on the 6th, additional tickets are available for $85.00. 

A block of hotel rooms has been secured at the per diem rate ($141.00) at Inn on the Square in Falmouth, MA. You can make reservations by phone at 508-457-0606. Or you can make reservations online at this link: Inn on the Square. The last day to make hotel reservations at the per diem rate is Thursday April 16. Please don't hesitate!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Bridget Harrell-Donze at bridget@unols.org. 

UNOLS will be holding its annual Safety Committee Meeting at Woods Hole Institution of Oceanography on May 5, 2026. The meeting will be held in the Clark Building on the 5th floor. 

A block of hotel rooms has been secured at the per diem rate ($141.00) at Inn on the Square in Falmouth, MA. You can make reservations by phone at 508-457-0606. Or you can make reservations online at this link: Inn on the Square. 

More details will be published as they become available. 

The 2025 Winter DeSSC Community Meeting will take place on Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. The meeting will be held in the Danna Student Center's Audubon Room.

This meeting is open to anyone interested in Deep Submergence Research and the facilities that drive it.   It is a great opportunity to network with other Deep Sea Research enthusiasts and hear about current initiatives within the Deep Submergence Science Committee (DeSSC) and the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF).  Come along!

2025 DeSSC Community Meeting

• RSVP

• DRAFT Agenda

• When and Where

• Getting There

• Virtual Login

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When and Where:

• 14 December 2025
• Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
• Danna Student Center
• Room Audubon Room

Transportation:

Getting to Loyola

The Loyola campus is easily accessible from the "St Charles at Tulane/Loyola" stop of the St. Charles Streetcar, a great way to experience New Orleans.  Jump on the streetcar at any of the stops along St. Charles St.  It is about a 30min ride from the convention center so plan ahead.    There are other possible public transportation options that might be more direct depending on your hotel.  Download the Le Pass App  to find the schedules and pay.  If not using the App, exact change ($1.25) is required to ride.  

See the map below.  The purple point indicate the meeting and dinner locations, blue are the stops for Bus Route 57, green are the St. Charles Streetcar stops.