Revised:   December 6, 2007

 

Tentative Agenda
DEEP SUBMERGENCE SCIENCE COMMITTEE

Annual Planning Meeting

Sunday, December 9, 2007

The Whitcomb Hotel
1231 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Ocean scientists and students interested in deep submergence science are encouraged to attend the DESSC meeting. There is no cost for attending, but we ask that you register on-line so that we can adequately accommodate all participants. Thank you.

Registration Form: <http://www.unols.org/meetings/2007/200712des/registration.asp>

 

A copy of this agenda can be downloaded as a pdf at <200712desag.pdf>

 

 

THE MEETING BEGINS AT 8:30 AM

 

0800    Coffee and Pastries

 

0830   Introductory Remarks, Meeting Logistics, Introductions (Deb Kelley)

·         Review Agenda Items

·         Introductions of DESSC members

 

0845   2007 PI reports (Deb Kelley moderator)

·         Alvin PIs

·         Jason/DSL-120 PIs

·         ABE

·         Other Facility Users

 

1015    Mid Morning Break

 
1030  Agency Reports

·         NSF - Dolly Dieter

·         NOAA Report and Okeanos Explorer Update – Karen Kohanowich and Steve Hammond

·         NASA – John Rummel

 

1100    National Facility Operators Report (Bob Detrick/WHOI Personnel)

A.     Personnel Changes in Alvin Group (Bob Detrick)

B.     NDSF Vehicle Operations Summary (Rick Chandler):

·         Alvin

·         Jason

·         NDSF Support Ships - Atlantis and Other Global UNOLS vessel operations.

C. NDSF Data Manager Report Including Data Archiving (S. McCue and V. Ferrini)

 

1130    Upgrades to National Deep Submergence Facility (WHOI-NDSF Personnel)

·         Jason Control Van (Chris German)

·         NDSF-wide navigation update (Andy Bowen)

·         NDSF-wide imaging update (Bill Lange)

·         AUV Sentry Update (Dana Yoerger)

 

1215    Lunch Break (The DESSC Members will have a working lunch meeting)

 

1315    Open Discussion on Morning Reports – Meeting participants will have an opportunity to comment and ask questions regarding the reports that were made during the morning.

 

1345    NDSF Vehicle Debrief Interviews

·         Update on debrief procedures implemented in 2007 (Bill Chadwick)

·         Summary of debrief interviews conducted to date:

-          Jason – Bill Chadwick

-          Alvin – Mike Tryon

·         Discussion of WHOI actions in response to debriefs

 

1415    Deep Submergence Scheduling:  2008 and Beyond (Liz Caporelli)

 

1425    UNOLS Report (Marcia McNutt)
 
1435    Break

 

1450    DESSC Activities and Issues:

·         UNOLS Workshop - Technical Advancement of Remotely Operated Vehicles & Submersible (Deb Kelley)

·         Establishing Safety Standards for the use of Human Occupied Vehicles (Craig Young)

 

1505    Replacement HOV Update

·         Project Status and Timeline (A. Tarantino)

 

1535  Operational Summary and Collaborations with Other Deep Submergence Activities (Representatives from other organizations are welcome to report.  Please contact the UNOLS Office prior to the meeting <office@unols.org>.

·         DSL-120 and IMI-30 Systems (Paul Johnson, U. Hawaii)

·         HURL Vehicle Update (John Smith)

·         HROV Status Report (Andy Bowen)

 

1605    Outreach and Education Programs

·         RIDGE Lectureship Program

·         MATE Program (Jill Zande)

·         Others?

 

1625    Long-Range Planning Issues

·         Ocean Observatory Initiative Status

·         Neptune Canada and International Ship Scheduling

·         Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Operations at Observatory Sites

 

1640    Other business

·         2008 DESSC Meeting Plans

 

1700    Adjourn