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2017 FIC Fall Meeting

Meeting site: 

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA
703.960.2000

Meeting times:

Thursday November 30  1:00-5:00
Friday December 1 half day (morning) 8:30-12:00

If you will be attending the meeting, please RSVP by November 14th:  CLICK HERE TO RSVP 

Hotel Reservations:

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Ave. 
Alexandria, VA 

The hotel has provided a courtesy room reservation link for Council Members to book a Standard Room at $182.00 per night (+ taxes & fees).
Reservations must be made on or before the Cut-Off Date of Friday, October 27, 2017 in order to receive this group rate.
There are two ways you can book through the Holiday Inn to receive the courtesy rate of $182.00 for a Standard Room.

This room block is for check in: 11/28/17 and check out on or before 12/1/17.

            1.)        Use the link below to be directed to the Holiday Inn booking website. 

                        University of Rhode Island-UNOLS

            2.)        Call the Holiday Inn Alexandria directly at  1-800-972-3159  and mention the Room Block for UNOLS Council-Annual-FIC guests.

Please identify yourself as a member of UNOLS - FIC/Council/Annual Meeting in order for the hotel to book the rate accordingly.

Reservation requests made after the Cut-Off Date of 10/27/17, will be accommodated only on a space and rate available basis.

The hotel is one block from the Eisenhower Metro Station and parking is complimentary.  There is also a complimentary local shuttle service.

Office, UNOLS strives to host enviornmentally sustainable events.  We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
Fleet Improvement Committee (FIC)
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Minutes
Attachment Size
2017 Fall FIC Meeting - Summary of Actions 82.574 KB
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 FIC Fall Meeting - Agenda 107.212 KB
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2017 Annual Fall Meeting

Meeting and Hotel site: 

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA
703.960.2000

* please scroll down for additional details on hotel accomodations

Meeting times:

Wednesday November 29 half day (afternoon) 1:00-5:00
Thursday November 30 half day (morning) 8:30-12:00

If you will be attending the meeting, please RSVP by November 14th

Election Results:

OPERATOR REPRESENTATIVE - Kipp Shearman, Oregon State University

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE – Elizabeth L. Sikes, Rutgers University

The ballot measure to revise the UNOLS Charter (removing OOSC Annex) - passed

Featured Speaker:

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Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences

Marcia McNutt is a geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences. From 2013 to 2016, she served as editor-in-chief of the Science journals. Prior to joining Science, she was director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 2009 to 2013. During her tenure, the USGS responded to a number of major disasters, including earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and Japan, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. McNutt led a team of government scientists and engineers at BP headquarters in Houston who helped contain the oil and cap the well. She directed the flow rate technical group that estimated the rate of oil discharge during the spill's active phase. For her contributions, she was awarded the U.S. Coast Guard's Meritorious Service Medal.

Before joining the USGS, McNutt served as president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), in Moss Landing, California. During her time at MBARI, the institution became a leader in developing biological and chemical sensors for remote ocean deployment, installed the first deep-sea cabled observatory in U.S. waters, and advanced the integration of artificial intelligence into autonomous underwater vehicles for complex undersea missions.

From 2000 to 2002, McNutt served as president of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). She was chair of the Board of Governors for Joint Oceanographic Institutions, responsible for operating the International Ocean Discovery Program's vessel JOIDES Resolution and associated research programs.

McNutt began her academic career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she was the E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and directed the Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science & Engineering, jointly offered by MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her research area is the dynamics of the upper mantle and lithosphere on geologic time scales, work that has taken her to distant continents and oceans for field observations. She is a veteran of more than a dozen deep-sea expeditions, on most of which she was chief or co-chief scientist.

McNutt received a B.A. in physics from Colorado College and her Ph.D. in Earth sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She holds honorary doctoral degrees from the Colorado College, the University of Minnesota, Monmouth University, the Colorado School of Mines, University of Miami, and Uppsala University. McNutt is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, UK and the Russian Academy of Sciences. She is a fellow of AGU, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Association of Geodesy. In 1988, she was awarded AGU's Macelwane Medal for research accomplishments by a young scientist, and she received the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her contributions to deep-sea exploration.

Dr. McNutt's featured presentation will be delivered on November 29th and is titled "Future Directions in Ocean Science and Implications for UNOLS."

Hotel Reservations:

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Ave. 
Alexandria, VA 

The hotel has provided a courtesy room reservation link for Council Members to book a Standard Room at $182.00 per night (+ taxes & fees).
Reservations must be made on or before the Cut-Off Date of Friday, October 27, 2017 in order to receive this group rate.
There are two ways you can book through the Holiday Inn to receive the courtesy rate of $182.00 for a Standard Room.

This room block is for check in: 11/28/17 and check out on or before 12/1/17.

            1.)        Use the link below to be directed to the Holiday Inn booking website. 

                        University of Rhode Island-UNOLS

            2.)        Call the Holiday Inn Alexandria directly at  1-800-972-3159  and mention the Room Block for UNOLS Council-Annual-FIC guests.

Please identify yourself as a member of UNOLS - FIC/Council/Annual Meeting in order for the hotel to book the rate accordingly.

Reservation requests made after the Cut-Off Date of 10/27/17, will be accommodated only on a space and rate available basis.

The hotel is one block from the Eisenhower Metro Station and parking is complimentary.  There is also a complimentary local shuttle service.

Parking Options for Annual Meeting Reception on 11/29/2017 at the Parc Meridian at Eisenhower Station

  1. Parking lots next to the Metro Station
  2. Street Parking
  3. Parking Garage at Hoffman Town Center, 2406 Mill Road, 1-202-785-9465
  4. Colonial Garage, 550 Elizabeth Lane, 1-202-295-8100
  5. Colonial at US Patent Office, 551 John Carlyle Street, 1-202-744-6528
  6. Colonial at Carlyle, 1925 Ballenger Avenue, 1-703-535-6705

Office, UNOLS strives to host enviornmentally sustainable events.  We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Documents
Attachment Size
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix I: Participant List 56.304 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix II: UNOLS Year in Review 551.856 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix III: UNOLS 2017 Membership Ballot Measures 130.159 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix IV: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report 6759.242 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix V: Department of State Report 3179.423 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix VI: Summary of 2017 operations and the 2018 scheduling process 280.96 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix VII: Polar Research Vessel Status 8453.195 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix VIII: Global Vessel Mid-Life Refit Update 1375.5 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix IX: Seismic Early Career Chief Scientist Training 2017 2206.089 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix X: Future Directions in Ocean Science and Implications for UNOLS 1564.809 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XI: Interagency Working Group on Facilities and Infrastructure (IWG-FI) Update 1516.902 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XII: UNOLS Goals for 2017/2018 102.134 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XIII: Re-competition of the UNOLS Office 263.742 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XIV: White Paper on Clearances, Expedition Planning, Agents 1672.452 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XV: Post Cruise Assessment Committee Update on Activities and Plans 279.341 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XVI: Video Production Update: “Shipboard Civility: Fostering a Respectful Work Environment" 270.395 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XVII: UNOLS Special Committee for Maintaining an Environment of Respect Aboard Ships (MERAS) Activities and Plans 128.006 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XVIII: UNOLS Outreach and Early Career Investigator Initiatives 333.41 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XIX: Green Ship Initiative – 2018 Workshop 120.128 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XX: INMARTECH 2018 Plans 13734.328 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXI: Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board (OOIFB) Report 4533.39 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXII: Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) Update 15782.947 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXIII: Fleet Improvement Committee (FIC) Report 70.227 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXIV: Research Vessel Operators' Committee (RVOC) Report 73.524 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXV: Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) Report 44.646 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXVI: Deep Submergence Science Committee (DESSC) Report 11840.215 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXVII: Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Report 3781.174 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXVIII: Marine Seismic Research Oversight Committee (MSROC) Report 4054.629 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXIX: Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research (SCOAR) Report 6610.789 KB
2017 Annual Meeting – Appendix XXX: UNOLS Reports – Departures, Appointments, and Calendar 132.173 KB
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 UNOLS Annual Meeting - Agenda 110.13 KB
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2017 Council Fall Meeting

Meeting Site:

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA
703.960.2000

Meeting Time:

Wednesday, November 29: 8:30am -12:00 pm

If you will be attending the meeting, please RSVP by November 14th:  CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Hotel Reservations:

Holiday Inn Alexandria @ Carlyle
2460 Eisenhower Ave. 
Alexandria, VA 

The hotel has provided a courtesy room reservation link for Council Members to book a Standard Room at $182.00 per night (+ taxes & fees).
Reservations must be made on or before the Cut-Off Date of Friday, October 27, 2017 in order to receive this group rate.
There are two ways you can book through the Holiday Inn to receive the courtesy rate of $182.00 for a Standard Room.

This room block is for check in: 11/28/17 and check out on or before 12/1/17.

            1.)        Use the link below to be directed to the Holiday Inn booking website. 

                        University of Rhode Island-UNOLS

            2.)        Call the Holiday Inn Alexandria directly at  1-800-972-3159  and mention the Room Block for UNOLS Council-Annual-FIC guests.

Please identify yourself as a member of UNOLS - FIC/Council/Annual Meeting in order for the hotel to book the rate accordingly.

Reservation requests made after the Cut-Off Date of 10/27/17, will be accommodated only on a space and rate available basis.

The hotel is one block from the Eisenhower Metro Station and parking is complimentary.  There is also a complimentary local shuttle service.

Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events.  We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 Fall Council Meeting - Agenda 96.197 KB
Date:
When
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2017 RVTEC Meeting

Hosted by Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Meeting Site:  The Inn on Lake Superior

  350 Canal Park Drive
  Duluth, MN 55802

  An airport shuttle is available.
 The hotel/conference center is located on the water with dining/attractions within walking distance.

Registration:  

Registration is now closed. Please contact the UNOLS Office (caitlin@unols.org) with any questions.

  • Registration Fee = $175
  • RVTEC Dinner (Oct 25th) = $45
  • Registration will close on September 23rd.

Accommodations:  Special RVTEC Group rates are available at two hotels: 

  • The Inn on Lake Superior, 350 Canal Park Dr., Duluth, MN (Please note, the RVTEC meeting will take place at this hotel)
  • The Edgewater Hotel, 2400 London Road, Duluth, MN 55812

Meeting Events:

Evening Reception at the Boat Club Restaurant - Hosted by Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota, Duluth

  • Tuesday, October 24, 2017    
  • 5:30-7:30 pm 
  • The Boat Club, 600 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802

RVTEC 2017 Dinner - Pier B Resort  

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2017
  • Reception, Appetizers & Cash Bar:  6:30-7:15 pm
  • Buffet Dinner:  7:15-8:30 pm
  • Pier B Resort - 800 West Railroad St., Duluth, MN 55802 

R/V Blue Heron Tour 

  • Wednesday, October 25th
  • R/V Blue Heron is operated by Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota, Duluth
  • The ship is a short walk or bus ride from the hotel.  Bus transportation (cost is included in the registration fee) will be available to shuttle meeting participants between the hotel and ship.  

As a URI-Certified Green Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events. We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event. 

Committee Reference
Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC)
Documents
Attachment Size
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix I: Participant List 56.898 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix II: Science Talk: Unintentional (but useful) measurements of ice keel thickness in Lake Superior 2778.79 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix III: Icebreaker Slides 7224.351 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix IV: National Science Foundation Report 966.171 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix V: Office of Naval Research Report 441.815 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix VI: NOAA Report 2012.167 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix VII: US Coast Guard Report 3685.667 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix VIII: INMARTECH 2018 Planning 195.219 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix IX: Introduction to R2R Breakout Session 305.413 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix X: MATE Update 7944.934 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XI: MATE/UNOLS Long Term Intern Report 1112.333 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XII: HiSeasNet Update 13549.553 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XIII: Fleet Express Report 1520.77 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XIV: SATNAG Report 3997.717 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XV: Tech Pool/Tech Exchanges 8261.301 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XVI: JMS Inspection Report 10991.586 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XVII: Introduction to MISO Video 42.477 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XVIII: R2R Report 6562.937 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XIX: HSN Pacific Bandwidth Expansion Project 7597.248 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XX: Synthetic Rope follow-up 1707.028 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXI: OCRV Coring System 2948.747 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXII: East Coast Winch Pool Update 3972.76 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXIII: West Coast Winch Pool Update 10172.596 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXIV: UNOLS Report 319.991 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXV: Fleet Improvement Committee Report 274.213 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXVI: AICC Report 36.533 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXVII: SCOAR Report 283.681 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXVIII: Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Update 647.529 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXIX: ADCP Update 1081.591 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXX: Logistics White Paper Foreign Ports and Foreign Clearances 244.776 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXXI: MOCNESS Rebuild updates 3101.356 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXXII: Datapresence from the RCRVs 18081.097 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Appendix XXXIII: Fantastic Techs and Where to Find Them 7543.227 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout1: ADCP Interference 788.195 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout2: Cyber Security for UNOLS 1708.356 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout3: UNOLS Fleet Wide Internet Policy 870.872 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout4: Network Device Requirements 314.14 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout5: Syncthing 2302.097 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Breakout6: Sikuliaq Winch Monitoring System 6623.781 KB
2017 RVTEC Meeting – Training: Basic Network Training 5318.253 KB
Location
Duluth, MN
Meeting Minutes
Attachment Size
2017 RVTEC Meeting - Minutes 106.976 KB
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 RVTEC Meeting - Agenda 155.548 KB
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When
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For more information on the 2017 IRSO Meeting, please visit the IRSO Website

Committee Reference
Research Vessel Operators Committee (RVOC)
Location
Yokosuka, Japan
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 IRSO Agenda 463.574 KB
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When
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2017 Council Spring Meeting

Thursday June 1, 2017 - Full Day (morning session held with FIC) 
Friday June 2, 2017 - Partial Day, we expect to wrap up mid-day

Meeting Site: 

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Details on hotel accomodations and agenda will be coming soon!

As a URI-Certified Green Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events. We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
UNOLS Council
Documents
Attachment Size
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix I: Council Meeting Participant List 44.306 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix II: Summary of Fleet Improvement Committee Meeting 79.228 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix III: OOIFB Report 3778.832 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix IV: OOSC Terms and Membership 127.616 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix V: Marine Seismic Research Oversight Committee Report 1700.989 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix VI: UNOLS Special Committee on Medical Questions/Medical History Form/Pregnancy at Sea/Gender Climate 245.062 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix VII: UW - Respect and Equality in Field Work 467.018 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix VIII: Video Project: Promoting a Positive Work Environment 132.311 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix IX: RVSS Chapter 6 and Appendix E 278.372 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix X: UNOLS Fleet Schedules and Modification of UNOLS Ship Time Request and Scheduling (STRS) System Schedules 1369.08 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XI: UNOLS Transit Policy 322.608 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XII: Navy Research Vessel Update 3013.919 KB
2017 Spring FIC Meeting Appendix III: R/V Thompson Midlife Refit Status 91959.92 KB
2017 Spring FIC Meeting Appendix II: Regional Class Research Vessel Update 393.586 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XV: Post Cruise Assessment Reports (PCAR) Subcommittee Report 489.696 KB
2017 Spring FIC Meeting Appendix VIII: The status of the Research Vessel Safety Standards Appendix B 272.173 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XVII: Re-competition of the UNOLS Office 162.503 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XVIII: UNOLS Fall Meeting Plans 114.121 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XIX: UNOLS Nominating Committee 175.131 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XX: Non-Operator Committee for review of the Agency recommendations 110.728 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXI: 2018 Workshops & Symposiums 260.281 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXII: UNOLS Goals Suggestions – Part 1 109.779 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXIII: UNOLS Outreach and Early Career Investigator Initiatives 4544.731 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXIV: White Paper on Clearances, Cruise Planning, Agents 239.106 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXV: Deep Submergence Science Committee (DESSC) Report 859.027 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXVI: Research Vessel Operators' Committee (RVOC) Report 73.62 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXVII: Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) Report 2964.161 KB
2017 Spring Council Meeting – Appendix XXVIII: UNOLS Future Goal Suggestions – Part 2 104.262 KB
Location
Seattle, WA
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 Council Spring Meeting - agenda 122.397 KB
Date:
When
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2017 FIC Spring Meeting

Wednesday May 31, 2017 - Full Day
Thursday June 1, 2017 - Partial Day (morning session held with Council) 

Meeting Site: 

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Details about hotel accomodations and agenda are coming soon!

As a URI-Certified Green Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events. We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
Fleet Improvement Committee (FIC)
Location
Seattle, WA
Meeting Minutes
Attachment Size
2017 FIC Spring Meeting - Action Items 91.026 KB
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 FIC Spring Meeting - agenda 141.984 KB
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2017 DeSSC Spring Meeting

Meeting Site:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Hotel Accomodations:

A block of rooms at the rate of $151.00 per night has been reserved at:

Inn on the Square
40 North Main Street
Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA 02540

The arrival date is Monday June 5, 2017
The departure date is Wednesday June 7, 2017

The deadline to book a room at this rate is May 5, 2017

To reserve a room at this rate, please call 1-800-676-0000 and ask for the UNOLS Meeting block. Cancellations must be made 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid charges.

As a URI-Certified Green Office, UNOLS strives to host environmentally sustainable events. We respectfully request that you consider bringing a reusable travel mug and water bottle to the event.

Committee Reference
Deep Submergence Science Committee (DESSC)
Location
Woods Hole, MA
Meeting Minutes
Attachment Size
2017 Spring DeSSC Meeting - Action Item List/Notes 139.029 KB
Meeting Agenda
Attachment Size
2017 DeSSC Spring Meeting - Agenda 113.362 KB