Announcement
The 30th International Research Ship Operators (IRSO) meeting occurred from Oct 16-19, 2017
Venue:
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in Yokosuka (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Meeting Information:
2017 IRSO Final Information (PDF) (posted 11 Oct, 2017)
2017 IRSO Reminder (PDF) – July 04, 2017
2017 IRSO Supplement 1 (PDF) – Excursion info for IRSO Attendees & Guests
2017 IRSO Supplement 2 (PDF) – Additional Travel Information
2017 IRSO Agenda (PDF) – Final Agenda
Yokosuka Map (PDF) (posted 11 Oct, 2017)
Yokosuka Circle Bus (PDF) (posted 11 Oct, 2017)
Yokosuka Area Information (PDF) (posted 11 Oct, 2017)
Ship Tour Information (PDF) – Ship Tour on Friday October 20, 2017
2017 IRSO Participant List (PDF)
2017 IRSO Minutes (Final)(PDF)
Meeting Presentations:
Day 1: Delegate Reports of Activity
- Review of IRSO Website – Jon Alberts
- Marine Technology and Engineering Center (MARITEC) – Kikuo Hashimoto
- The Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX) of JAMSTEC – Shinichi Kuramoto
- South African Maritime Safety Authority – Ian Calvert
- ERVO – Overview of Objectives and Update on Future Activities – Oliver Quedec and Lieven Naudts
- Schmidt Ocean Institute – Eric King
- Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute – Solmundur Mar Jonsson
Day 1: R/V Builds, Modifications, and Performance
- ONR – Shakedown to Science Verification – Jon Alberts on behalf of Tim Schnoor
- National Science Foundation – New Vessels – Bob Houtman
- Ireland Marine Institute , New R/V Update – Aodhan Fitzgerald
- NATO – New Concept for Fixed Price Technical Support – Ian Sage
- Industry Views on Fixed Price Maintenance – Douglas Lang
- IFREMER – R/V Thalassa Midlife Refit – Marc Nokin
- China’s Xiamen University – New Build – Haili Wang
- NOAA New Build and AGOR Variant – Scott Sirois
- R/V Aranda Refit Underway – Juha Flinkman
- New Belgian Research Vessel to Replace Belgica – Lieven Naudts
- New Build Progress Norway – Per Nieuwejaar
- Guest Presentation: Noise Control Engineering – Underwater Radiated Noise – Ken Fitzgerald and Jesse Spence
Day 2: Manning, Safety, and Training
- NOAA- Gender Climate/Safe Workplace – Scott Sirois
- Arctia Finnish Multipurpose Icebreakers – Hanna Suutarla
- Polar Code Workshop and Implementation Activities – Per Nieuwejaar
- Survival Training – Japan-NSTC Nissui Marine – Hiroko Oumi
- The Management of the Investigation Engineer of the Scientific Research Vessel – Dr. Xinyuan Diao
Day 2: Legal and Insurance
Day 3: Legal and Insurance (cont.)
Day 3: Scientific Technology
- JOIDES RESOLUTION – Capabilities, Challenges and Future Expeditions – Mitch Malone
- JAMSTEC Trial of 11,000m UROV – Kikuo Hashimoto/Hidehiko Nakajo
- Changing RV Technical and Operational Requirements – National Marine Facilities (NERC) – Colin Day
- EMSO-ERIC – New European Infrastructure – Juanjo Danobeitia
Day 3: Cooperation and Outreach
- Using R/V for Aircraft Searches, Recent Marine Institute Experiences – Aodhan Fitzgerald
- Results of Eurofleets 2 , Part 1- Aodhan Fitzgerald
- Results of Eurofleets 2, Part 2 – Aodhan Fitzgerald
- OFEG-Barter-Exchange – Cooperation – Colin Day
- BAS-RRS Sir David Attenborough Design Concepts and Build – William Whatley
- Nekton Oxford Deep Ocean Research
- Review of Action Items – Bob Houtman
- Introduction of Venue for IRSO 2018 – Jordi Sorribas Cervantes
- INMARTECH 2018 Overview for Woods Hole – Jon Alberts
IRSO Posters
- Australia: Research Vessel Updates
- Belgium: RV Belgica
- China: RV Kexue
- France: IFREMER
- Germany: Briese Research Maritime Management Service
- Germany: Research Vessel General Information
- Iceland: Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI)
- Ireland: Marine Institute
- Italy: National Research Council (CNR)
- Italy: Italian National Institute for Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS)
- Japan: Nippon Survival Training Center
- Japan: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
- Japan: Nakanihon
- Marine Facilities Planning
- Norway: Rapp Marine
- Romania: GEO ECO MAR
- Spain: Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO)
- Spain: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
- United States: Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- United States: State Department
- United States: University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS)
IRSO Video Presentations
- Earthquake’s Unseen Impact – NIWA
- Sounds Survey – NIWA
- Hydrothermal Hunt – Searching for Life in the Mariana Back Arc – Schmidt Ocean Institute