All Hands Meeting - Oct. 20-22, 1999

The 1999 OAII All Hands Meeting is planned as a venue for exchanging information on past OAII experiments, for exchanging information on arctic science in general, and for providing a forum for community input about future OAII directions. All interested scientists are welcome.

Day 0: Evening of Tuesday, 19 October
(Horizons Lounge - Upper Lobby)
1600-1800 Registration
1800-1900 Social & Registration

[Note: Posters can be set up from 7-10 pm in the Cape Henry Room]

Day 1: Wednesday, 20 October
(Chesapeake Room A/B)
Session Chair: Lou Codispoti

0800-0830 Registration/Continental Breakfast
0830-0840 Welcome - Jackie Grebmeier
0840-0850 OAII Update - Lou Codispoti
0850-0910 National Science Foundation (NSF)/Arctic Science Section Update - Tom Pyle
0910-0930 NSF/Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Update - Mike Ledbetter
0930-1000 Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) Update - Richard Moritz
1000-1020 SHEBA Update (SHEBA biochemical studies) - Pat Wheeler
1020-1040 Break
1040-1100 Atmospheric Processes - Marika Holland
1100-1120 Shelf Basin Interactions (SBI) Update - Jackie Grebmeier
1120-1140 Study of Arctic Environmental Change (SEARCH) Update - Jamie Morison
1140-1200 Paleo Science Talk - Jens Bischof
1200-1330 Lunch (on your own)

Day 1 (continued): Plenary Session
(Chesapeake Room A/B)
Session Chair: Jackie Grebmeier

1330-1350 Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions (LAII) - Matt Sturm
1350-1410 Human Dimensions of the Arctic (HARC) - Astrid Ogilvie
1410-1430 ARCSS Committee (update, including ARCSS initiatives) - Jack Kruse
1430-1530 Arctic Logistics Town Meeting - Jim Swift, Meeting Chair; Jack Bash, UNOLS rep.; Steve Wheeler, USCG rep.
1530-1730 Poster Session and Break (Cape Henry Room)
1730-1900 Social (Horizons Lounge - Upper Lobby)
Dinner (on your own)

Day 2: Thursday, 21 October - Plenary Session
(Chesapeake Ballroom A/B)
Session Chair: Knut Aagaard

0800-0830 Continental Breakfast
0830-0900 Canadian Arctic Science - Eddy Carmack
0900-0930 NOW - Louis Legendre
0930-1000 Indigenous Arctic Knowledge - Speaker TBA
1000-1030 Break
1030-1045 Instructions for Discussion Groups
1045-1200 Discussion Group Time
      Break Out #1 - SBI (Virginia A)
      Break Out #2 - SHEBA (Virginia B)
      Break Out #3 - SEARCH (Chesapeake A)
      Break Out #4 - Outreach/Education/Native Science (Chesapeake B)
1200-1330 Lunch (on your own)

1330-1500 Discussion Group Time
      Break Out #1 - SBI (Virginia A)
      Break Out #2 - SHEBA (Virginia B)
      Break Out #3 - SEARCH (Chesapeake A)
     Break Out #4 - Arctic Logistics (Chesapeake B)
1530-1730 Break and Poster Session (Cape Henry Room)
1830-1900 Social (Chesapeake Room A/B)
1900-2100 Banquet (Chesapeake Room A/B)

0800-0830 Continental Breakfast (Chesapeake Room A/B)
0830-1000 Group Discussion Reports (Chesapeake Room A/B)
1000-1030 Break (Horizons Lounge)
1030-1200 To the Future ! - Knut Aagaard (Old Dominion A/B)
1200-1330 Lunch (on your own)

Day 3 (continued)
(Chesapeake Room A/B)
Session Chair: Lou Codispoti and Jackie Grebmeier

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Draft Agendas: OAII Science Steering Committee (SSC), and Shelf Basin Interactions (SBI) Meetings

Monday, 18 October:	1730-1830 Reception with beverages
	1830-2200 Executive Session (working dinner)
Tuesday, 19 October:	0800-0830 Continental Breakfast
	0830-1015 SSC Meeting (open)
	1015-1030 Break
	1030-1200 SSC Meeting continues (open)
	1200-1300 Executive Session working lunch
	1300-1515 Executive Session
	1515-1530 Break
	1530-1700 Executive Session continues

2. SBI PHASE ONE PI Meeting / PHASE TWO Implementation Planning Workshop (open meeting)
Saturday, October 23, 1999

0800-0830 Continental Breakfast (Virginia Room A/B)
0830-1000 10 minute PI Presentations
1000-1030 Break
1030-1200 (continued) 10 minute PI Presentations
1200-1330 Lunch (SBI SSC working lunch meeting)
1330-1500 Implementation Plan Phase II
1500-1530 Break
1530-1730 Implementation Plan Phase II

REGISTRATION
Effective Sept. 20, 1999, registrations for the All Hands Meeting are full. If however you have a compelling need to attend, please contact Dr. Lou Codispoti.

A US$35.00 registration fee will be collected at the conference (U.S. cash or checks only; credit cards and POs not accepted). The registration fee will cover expenses for evening socials, a banquet on Thurs., 21 October, continental breakfasts, and coffee break refreshments An additional US$30.00pp fee will be charged for a spouse/guest who wishes to attend the banquet and other social activities.

POSTER SESSIONS
Abstracts, for posters to be displayed at the OAII All Hands Meeting, should be emailed as attachments to Jane Hawkey (hawkey@hpl.umces.edu) as either WordPerfect for Windows, MS Word for Windows, or DOS ASCII text files. Please limit your abstract to one page. The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, October 1, 1999. After that time, we may not be able to make arrangements for displaying additional posters. To allow space for all poster requests submitted, we are provding a 4x4 space for each poster. If you need more room, please contact the OAII SMO.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS (1-800-468-2722)
Waterview suites at the Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center have been reserved at the special conference rate of US$69/night plus tax (same price for double or single occupancy). The suites include a separate sleeping and living area, refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, wet bar, 2 color TVs and private balcony. The VA Beach Hotel offers two on-site restaurants, a health club/weight room, sauna and whirlpool, an indoor/outdoor pool, and is close to shopping, fishing, golf, tennis, entertainment and many area attractions.

If you are already registered to attend the All Hands Meeting and you need to reserve hotel accommodations at the Virginia Beach Hotel & Conference Center, call their Reservations Desk (1-800-468-2722). Please specify that you are attending the OAII All Hands Meeting on Oct. 20-22, 1999. You will need to provide credit card information to guarantee your reservation. At that time, a confirmation number will be issued to you by the hotel.

TRAVEL
The Norfolk International Airport is closest, only 10 miles to the hotel. Transport to/from the airport is available as follows:
    Hotel shuttle: advance reservation required (no same day service) and only available 7am-10pm, US$10pp, 1-800-468-2722
    Norfolk Airport Shuttle Service: no advance reservation required, approx. every 15 min, US$19pp, 757-857-1231
    Taxi: US$25, cheapest and most convenient if you can share with at least 2 more travelers
If you plan to drive, visit the Virginia Beach Hotel website for directions and maps.

TRAVEL SUPPORT
Very limited travel support is available for PI's and students who have already registered and who participated in completed OAII projects and for a few international participants. Contact Dr. J. Grebmeier if you seek such support.