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2020 RVOC Meeting - cancelled

Due to the continued evolving situation with COVID-19 - the 2020 RVOC meeting, scheduled to be held at RSMAS late next month is cancelled. 

Any issues requiring RVOC attention will be dealt with virtually. 

Thanks for your understanding and many thanks to RSMAS & Miguel McKinney for their red carpet welcome to RVOC.  Sorry we won't get there as planned but look forward to returning to Miami at a later date. Update 13 Mar 2020

Meeting Site:

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Miami, Florida

Meeting Registration:

Registration will be available soon!

Meeting Accomodations:

The Mayfair at Coconut Grove
3000 Florida Avenue
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

UNOLS has reserved a block of rooms at this hotel for check in on April 27th and and check out on May 1st. The rate is $139.00 per night.

CLICK HERE to reserve a room at this discounted rate.

Bookings can also be made by email at reservations@mayfairhotelandspa.com or by phone at 305-441-0000. Please mention the UNOLS - RVOC Meeting room block.

This block of rooms is available until March 17, 2020 and any unreserved rooms in the block will be released for sale to the general public, so please book your room early!

 

Agenda - summary:  

Tues 28 April 

              0830-1600 Safety Committee Meeting

              Evening RVOC Icebreaker

Weds 29 April

             0830-1700 RVOC Meeting

             1800 - RVOC Dinner

Thurs 30 April

             0830-1530 RVOC Meeting   

Location
University of Miami School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Miami, FL
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
Agenda-RVOC-2020-Vers 1.2-26Feb2020 278.205 KB
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Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Documents
Attachment Size
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix III: Ship Scheduling Update 1073.882 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix IV: Regional Class Research Vessels Update 2464.364 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix V: R/V Roger Revelle Midlife Refit Update 1491.146 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix VI: Annual Meeting Update 843.791 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix VII: Seismic Workshop Outcomes 254.252 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix VIII: Policies for Science Parties Moving Onboard 844.206 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix IX: UNOLS Charter Review Update 848.743 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix X: MERAS Sub-Committee Update 840.628 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix XI: Academic Research Fleet Improvement Plan Update 52.423 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix XII: Research Vessel Operators Committee (RVOC) Update 210.725 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix XIII: Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) Update 85.98 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix XIV: Marine Seismic Research Oversight Committee (MSROC) Update 254.256 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Attendee List 210.756 KB
2019 Council Summer Meeting - Appendix XV: Arctic Icebreaker Coordination Committee (AICC) Update 848.513 KB
2019 Summer Council Meeting - Appendix XVI: Trusted CI Engagement Update 162.657 KB
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Virtual
Meeting Minutes
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2019 Summer Council Teleconference - Minutes 539.668 KB
Meeting Agenda
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2019 Council Summer Meeting Agenda 445.892 KB
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Meeting Location:  The Meeting will be held at Northeastern's ISEC building (805 Columbus Ave.).  The ISEC building is next to the Ruggles station on the Orange line. 

Hotel Information: We have reserved a block of rooms for meeting participants at The Inn at Longwood Medical Center. Reservations can be made by telephone at 1-800-468-2378 using the code UNOL0919 or online using this link: HOTEL. In order to take advantage of this special rate all reservations must be made by August 10, 2019. 

Parking:  Local participants who need parking, please contact Alice.  We will visit Northeastern's indoor/outdoor drone facility at the KRI campus on the 13th.  

Committee Reference
Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research (SCOAR)
Documents
Attachment Size
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 1: Participant List 311.082 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 2: ICCAGRA Report 7652.069 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 3: USCG Report 4772.85 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 4: NASA Report 14978.909 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 5: UNOLS Update 5771.824 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 6: NCAR Report 22459.815 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 7: MBARI Update 4681.115 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 8 - WHOI Report 813.29 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 9: UAF Report 8014.543 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 10: TAMU Update 6881.28 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 11: LDEO Update 5963.587 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 12: Northeastern Update 4438.839 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 13: OSU MTG Update 7327.155 KB
2019 SCOAR Meeting - Appendix 14: Global Class SMR Update 249.569 KB
Location
Northeastern University, Boston MA
Meeting Agenda
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2019 SCOAR Meeting Agenda 453.573 KB
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Meeting Location:

Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA

THE MEETING IS TAKING PLACE IN THE WASHINGTON/JEFFERSON ROOM, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOTEL. 

Accommodations:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. These rooms will be held until 29 October, so please book before then.

Rooms can be reserved using this link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DCAOTHF-NUW-20191119…

Or you can call at 703-647-2014 and use group code NUW (UNOLS - Annual and Council Meeting). 

Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Documents
Attachment Size
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - Accomplishments and Initiatives 1470.937 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - ONR Update 3675.69 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - DoS MSR Update 6564.137 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - UNOLS Ballot Measures 932.683 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - Scheduling Process 2070.945 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - OOI Update 1696.14 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - AGOR Mid-Life Refits 3066.487 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - RCRV Update 1480.326 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - MSROC Report 435.363 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - Bering Strait 7964.481 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - UNOLS Year in Review 1245.649 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - Evolving Role of RVs 695.287 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - R2R 1648.15 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - STEMSeas 28359.963 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - FIC Report 598.607 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - RVOC Report 201.431 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - RVTEC Report 544.756 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - DeSSC Report 768.203 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - AICC Report 8608.73 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - SCOAR Report 890.772 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - UNOLS Committee Changes & 2020 Calendar 3690.905 KB
2019 Annual Fall Meeting - UNOLS Committee Changes & 2020 Calendar 731.963 KB
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
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2019 Annual Meeting - Agenda 226.343 KB
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Meeting Location:

****Location Change****

Hilton Alexandria Old Town - Potomac Room

1767 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314

 

Accommodations:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. These rooms will be held until 29 October, so please book before then.

Rooms can be reserved using this link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DCAOTHF-NUW-20191119/...

Or you can call at 703-647-2014 and use group code NUW (UNOLS - Annual and Council Meeting). 

Committee Reference
Fleet Improvement Committee (FIC)
Documents
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2019 Fall FIC Meeting - Attendees 36.153 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV REVELLE midlife report 25432.616 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV ATLANTIS midlife report 4854.704 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV THOMPSON midlife report 3822.064 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RCRV Update 78879.413 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - NOAA Update 1254.515 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV RACHEL CARSON Update 2936.453 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV WALTON SMITH Update 4913.537 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - RV SAVANNAH Update 1552.653 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - UNOLS report 1376.869 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - USCG National Security Icebreaker Update 26631.248 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - NSF/OPP Update 48.916 KB
2019 Fall FIC Meeting - The Evolving Role of RVs 57.982 KB
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
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2019 Fall FIC Agenda 205.408 KB
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Meeting Location:

Hilton Alexandria Old Town

1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA

THE MEETING IS TAKING PLACE IN THE WASHINGTON/JEFFERSON ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOTEL. 

Accommodations:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. These rooms will be held until 29 October, so please book before then.

Rooms can be reserved using this link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/D/DCAOTHF-NUW-20191119/...

Or you can call at 703-647-2014 and use group code NUW (UNOLS - Annual and Council Meeting). 

Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Documents
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2019 Council Fall Meeting - 2019 IRSO Meeting 832.479 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - The Evolving Role of Research Vessels 58.002 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - Present and Future of SatComms 4111.129 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - SatNAG 983.122 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - Marine Seismic Operations DCL 1975.861 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - Trusted CI Engagement Update 151.121 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - UNOLS Office Update 5302.653 KB
2019 Council Fall Meeting - Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence 90461.178 KB
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
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2019 Fall Council Meeting - Agenda 209.44 KB
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2019 Spring Ship Scheduling Meeting

Meeting to be held at University of Washington's School of Oceanography for planning 2020 ship schedules.

Schedulers dinner to be held at Ivar's Salmon House at 6 pm on Wednesday 22 May 

Committee Reference
Ship Scheduling Committee (SSC)
Documents
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Travel Info - UNOLS Office at UW 67.732 KB
Location
Seattle, WA
Meeting Minutes
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Agenda - Ship Scheduling Meeting 22-23 May 2019 - Version 5.0 229.786 KB
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2019 NSF Ideas Lab Marine Seismic Workshop

Facilitator: Know Innovation

Meeting Location

NSF - Alexandria, VA
 

Committee Reference
Marine Seismic Research Operations Committee (MSROC)
Documents
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2019 NSF Ideas Lab Marine Seismic Workshop Appendix I: Participants 47.492 KB
2019 NSF Ideas Lab Marine Seismic Workshop Appendix II: Guidance Paper Template 40.01 KB
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
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2019 NSF Ideas Lab Marine Seismic Workshop Agenda 59.524 KB
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2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting

Meeting Location:

Carriage House
Quisset Campus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
360 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Lodging:

UNOLS has secured a discounted room rate of $159.00+ tax/fees, for those attending the DeSSC meeting at WHOI May 29-30, 2019

Check in date: May 28 and check out date: May 30, at the Inn on the Square in Falmouth, MA.

Reservations can be made by calling 1.800.676.0000 and asking for the UNOLS Meeting block when making your reservation.

Please be advised the reservation cut off date for this discounted rate is: Wednesday May 1, 2019.

Check-In & Check-Out

  • Check in time is 3:00 pm and checkout time is 11:00 am

  • There is a $15 per person charge for more than 2 adults in the room

  • Each guest is responsible for guarantee of their reservation by credit card payment of one room night at time of reservation.

  • Payment is refundable if cancellation is made 72 or more hours prior to arrival.

Committee Reference
Deep Submergence Science Committee (DESSC)
Documents
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2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 1: Participant List 59.542 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 3: NOAA Report 3000.914 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 4: UNOLS Report 966.11 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 5: NDSF and WHOI Reports 15151.918 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 6: ATLANTIS Early Career Cruise Report 5381.594 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 7: Microbial Manifold 518.117 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 8: Fixed Focus Imagery 5385.658 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 9: Optimizing Alvin's Use 2311.316 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 10: ROPOS Report 4091.185 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 11: SOI ROV Subastian Report 1599.684 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 12: Telepresence Subcommittee Report 633.902 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 13: ROVs in Higher Latitudes Report 3713.098 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 14: ARF USBL Systems Report 4952.588 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 15: DeSEND 2 Action Report 74.029 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 16: Brainstorm Group 1 39.889 KB
2019 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Appendix 17: Brainstorm Group 2 51.285 KB
Location
Woods Hole, MA
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2019 DeSSC Spring Meeting - Agenda 320.037 KB
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2019 RVTEC Meeting

Registration is closed. If you missed the registration deadline and would still like to register please call the UNOLS office at 206-685-9236.

Meeting Location:

Wood Center
University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF)
1731 S. Chandalar Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Meeting Accomodations:

Pikes Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd,
Fairbanks, AK 99709

Hotel reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 877-774-2400 or online at Pikes Lodge. When you book your room, use the code UNOLS to get the prearranged room rate. The hotel offers shuttle service from the airport and the train station to the hotel.  We will have shuttles to take participants to/from the Pikes Lodge to the UAF Wood Center (meeting location) so rental cars should not be necessary.

Committee Reference
Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC)
Documents
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2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix I: Participant List 93.906 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix II Science Talk: 21st Century Oceanography in the Last Frontier 9103.883 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix III: Icebreaker Slides 12545.97 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix IV: National Science Foundation Update 5838.816 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix V: UNOLS Cruise Planning Application 1031.752 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix VI: SATNAG Update 983.304 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix VII: Report on NSF Large Facility Cyberinfrastructure Activities Introduction of NSF Trusted CI Engagement 168.846 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix VIII: Trusted CI engagement with the US Academic Research Fleet 1724.519 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix IX: MATE Internship Program 2019 RVTEC Update 1623.01 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix X: Hiseasnet and the Secondary Satellite Network 3484.524 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XI: ECWP Update 2523.792 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XVII: The UNOLS Marine Technician Pool 2019 Update 315.192 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XIII: MERAS Committee Update 117.056 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XIV: Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) Current Status and New Developments 1710.145 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XV: National Science Foundation Ship Inspection Program 10133.547 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XVI: Update from the National Science Foundation Wire Pool 1464.118 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XVII: The UNOLS Marine Technician Pool 2019 Update 315.192 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XVIII: RVTEC training 1373.654 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XIX: UNOLS Safety Committee Report 204.786 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XX: UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee Report 448.192 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXI: UNOLS Report 775.931 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXII: RCRV Update 10231.269 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXIII: Update on R/V Roger Revelle Mid Life Refit 9860.648 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXIV: Pre Cruise Considerations for Successful Dredging Cruises 306.484 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXV: UHDAS/ADCP Update 1958.759 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXVI: MISO TowCam and PFPE Update 7468.816 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXVII: CORIOLIX Cruise Observations Real-time Interface & Open Live Information Exchange 1011.501 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXVIII: NSF UNOLS Wire Pool Wire Testing and Documentation 6509.13 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXIX: AICC Committee Update 72.302 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXX: SCOAR Committee Update 44.632 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Appendix XXXI Basic Network Training 3878.763 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout01: DEFCON Hack the Sea Personal Experiences 1928.934 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout02: Best Practices for Underway Transmissometers 1281.917 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout02: General Oceanics Underway pCO2 4444.564 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout02: subCtech Sailing meets science, Ocean observations during Sailing Races 6053.627 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout03: Kongsberg HIPAP Transducer Alignment on R/V Sally Ride 3333.106 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout03: Shipboard USBL Systems 4305.986 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout05: SATNAG Next Generation Firewall 706.888 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout05: CommSystems Satellite Antenna Overview 1509.968 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout05: HiSeasNet Following Footprints 1305.606 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout06: ABX-Two Installation & Configuration 1493.851 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout06: GPS Timestamps and UHDAS 1133.722 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout06: Using Raw Navigation Data for Precise Point Positioning 9456.914 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout 08: MOCNESS Next Steps 2681.722 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout 08: Incorporating a Drone in the Tech Toolkit 19021.871 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout09: OpenRVDAS 2968.581 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout09: SAMOS A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words 5932.726 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout09: ODF CTD Manual 854.232 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout10: Multibeam Advisory Committee Breakout 30659.826 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout10: NOAA SHIP Okeanos Explorer Sonar Synchronization 2584.397 KB
2019 RVTEC Meeting - Breakout12: From Operator to R2R Improving the Flow Together 4690.569 KB
Location
Fairbanks, AK
Meeting Agenda
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2019 RVTEC Annual Meeting Agenda 422.035 KB
Other Materials

UAF has set up some great tours for the RVTEC participants, for more information, visit their website here.