Community Workshop Announcement
"Arctic Navigation and Communications for High-Latitude Ocean Research"
27 February - 1 March 2006
Seattle, Washington
To register, please contact:
Sheila Ocoma
E-mail: sheilao [at] apl.washington.edu
For further information, please contact:
Craig Lee
E-mail: craig [at] apl.washington.edu
Jason Gobat
E-mail: jgobat [at] apl.washington.edu
or go to:
http://iop.apl.washington.edu/anchor/index.html
Recent community reports on autonomous and Lagrangian platforms and
arctic observing identify the development of under-ice navigation and
telemetry technologies as one of the critical factors limiting the scope
of high-latitude measurement efforts. This NSF-sponsored workshop will
address these needs, bringing together international participants from
the fields of acoustic navigation and telemetry, arctic oceanography,
acoustical oceanography, and autonomous platforms. Workshop participants
will begin the coordinated definition of an acoustic navigation and
telemetry system capable of supporting a diverse range of arctic
observational activities. Efforts will focus on comprehensive system
design, including specifications for components comprised of mature
technologies and identification of areas requiring additional
development.
This workshop will be held 27 February - 1 March 2006 at the University
of Washington in Seattle, Washington. To register, send e-mail with
complete contact information to Sheila Ocoma
(sheilao [at] apl.washington.edu). Additional details will be made available
as arrangements are finalized. Limited travel support will be available
for some participants.
The workshop is being convened by Craig Lee and Jason Gobat (Applied
Physics Laboratory, University of Washington) with sponsorship from the
NSF Office of Polar Programs. The steering committee consists of:
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Moller, Alfred Wegener Institute
Olaf Boebel, Alfred Wegener Institute
Lee Freitag, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jean-Claude Gascard, Laboratoire d'Oceanographie Dynamique et de
Climatologie
Jason Gobat, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Bruce Howe, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Craig Lee, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Peter Mikhalevsky, Science Applications International Corporation