Meeting

2024 DeSSC Spring Meeting

• 8 May - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• 9 May - 8:00 am to 12:00 pm 
• Carriage House, Quissett Campus Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Lunch will be supplied on 8 May.

Conference Hotel

The conference hotel is the Inn on the Square. A block of room has been reserved at a special price. The cut-off of date for this room rate was 04/1/2024. 

Meeting Registration

Please register for the meeting here:   https://forms.gle/D8N7GQkz63zqkrFZA

Location

Carriage House / Quissett Campus

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Zoom Registration

For virtual participation, please register for the Zoom Meeting here: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-qgqzktGtZgqZ4XVKHX-VIVXyAfV05c

After registration you will receive login information.  

We do not plan to record this meeting.  If you are interested in a recording for later viewing, please let us know by COB 7 May 24.

Transportation to WHOI

Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square:

There are 2 buses from Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square.  The bus is a comfortable, inexpensive and stressless way to get to Falmouth.  They also have wi-fi.  Have a look at the Peter Pan and P-B bus companies to see which fits best with your flights.   If your flights arrive after the scheduled buses are available, car rental is available.  Contact Bridget@unols.org to confirm.

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.