Meeting

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.  

The Spring MSROC Meeting will held virtually. 

Date: May 16, 2026 

Time 10:00AM - 2:00PM EST

Remote Login Information

Registration Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/lKQbaA4yRE6G3-yiavI8ug

More information will be posted as it becomes available. 

The Summer AICC meeting will be held virtually this year. It will take place on June 27, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Pacific Time.

More information, including the zoom link and the agenda, will be posted as it becomes available.

The UNOLS 2025 Summer Council Meeting will be held virtually this year. 

The meeting will be 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm eastern time on Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11, 2025. 

Zoom Registration Link:   https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/-m64SGjbTzKR4LAsGwIGIA