ATTENDEES:

SCIENCE:    Steve Oberbauer, Mike Gooseff, Breck Bowden, Jonathan Perez, Jake Schas

STAFF:  Seth Beaudreault, Sarah Rice, Faye Ethridge & Thom Walker (partial)

Mike Abels presented an update on the status of the new dorm design and an overview of the planned CPS Fall Campaign activities.

The impact of a NEON presence was discussed.  There are concerns that traditional users will be competing for lab space with NEON contractors.

Breck Bowdon shared that STREON is now a subset of NEON and will be run by NEON.

• STREON siting plans have been relocated from the Kuparuk to Oxbow Creek
• Powering the site is now NEON’s challenge
• The site will also need comms support

UNKNOWNS:

It was recognized that both NEON and STREON will have data requirements, but the magnitude is unknown.

It is unclear of the STREON effort people are included in the 20 some folks projected for the summer NEON sampling.

• Breck thought that the samplers would not all be in camp at the same time

It was asked if all new Toolik buildings will be built to Alaskan winter standards.

• Mike Abels clarified winter operable vs. winter capable

Steve Oberbauer asked if the Bungalow concept was dead.

• No it is still pending future funding.  

Breck asked who is designing the lab.

• Mike Abels explained that Monique Lussier, a CH2MHill architect will be leading a session to capture the requirements for a laboratory next week at the Science Vision Workshop in Portland.

The proposed location of the new lab is between the old dining hall and the Incubation Facility.

Steve Oberbauer raised objection to the removal of the old kitchen trailer, because it is historic.

There was further discussion about the internet.  Mike Abels described the current IP address situation.  Formerly Toolik had 3 megabits/second leased.  Now statewide UA is providing 42 megabits/second at no cost to Toolik.

• Toolik has 255 IP addresses
• Metering, autonomous instruments and printers consume 45 addresses
• Landline phones do not; but switches do
• That leaves approximately 180 IP addresses
• There are 138 people in camp today; use of multiple devices per person is an issue

Breck asked if there was a cost associated with obtaining more IP addresses

• Mike Abels advised that the University of Alaska is out of IP addresses
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• Mike is working with OIT; they are looking for a pool of addresses to re-assign
• When you have a device – DHCP server (floating set of addresses)
• Today the wireless lease timeout was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes
• Any port that plugs into the wall goes through a switch
• There is nothing to throw money at to improve the situation

Opening of the Suggestion Box

Seth read the suggestions that came out of the box.

From the Floor:

Steve Oberbauer shared that there is sharp metal on the top edge of the Shower Module stairs on the north side.  He cut his boot on the metal.

Jonathan Perez commented that the Winter Lab steps needed to be re-stabilized.

• Others noted that these two issues have already been taken care of by Toolik Maintenance staff.

Forum adjourned at 20:38.