Meeting

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 0830-1700 - 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. 

2024 DeSSC Community Meeting - 18 Feb 2024

Location:

• Loyola University of New Orleans - a short ride on the trolley from the French Quarter
• Danna Student Center / Audubon Room
• Morning coffee will be provided. Participants will be given ample time to enjoy one of the local restaurants for lunch. 

Meeting Registration:

To help us with meeting logistics, please register for the meeting here: https://forms.gle/VvGUTHjZBZKDPmfn7

Virtual Attendance: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuceyupjktE9FxINeT_FRM90upbYAAEECe

Upon registration you will receive login information.

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.  

Lunch Locations

There are several lunch spots within 15min of the Danna Student Center.  An interactive map is here.   

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The OBSIC-OS special committee will hold their annual meeting at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, LOSOS Conference Room (LOSOS 211), on 31 Oct and 01 Nov. The meeting will be a day and a half. 

A block of rooms has been reserved at The Inn on the Square. You can make reservations by calling the hotel at 888-744-5394 and mentioning the UNOLS OBSIC-OS Meeting or you can make reservations online at this link: Inn on the Square. The cut-off date for the room block is September 27, 2023 so please do not hesitate to make your reservations. >The4

The 2023 Annual SCOAR meeting will take place 1 & 2 November at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi campus, at the Conrad Blucher Institute, located in the Natural Resources Center (NRC), Rm. 1232

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel. You can make reservations using this link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/corpus-christi/meetings/unols-2023-annual-scoar-meeting-10312023. The cut-off date for the room block is Monday, October 9 at 5:00 pm central time, so please don’t hesitate to make your reservations. If you have any questions please contact Bridget at bridget@unols.org.