Issue 1, November 28, 2000
Contents
2. SeaNet Contact Phone Numbers
4. NSF Awards One-Year Grant for Ongoing SeaNet Ops
5. SeaNet Tips -- Access to Online Accounting Info
7. Subscribing and Unsubscribing
1. SEANET HEADLINES
Welcome to the first issue of SEANET HEADLINES. This monthly newsletter will provide the latest information about SeaNet operations, provide tips on how to use SeaNet most efficiently, and answer any questions you might have about SeaNet. To subscribe, please send a message to seanet-editor@seanet.int.
2. SEANET CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS
Below are the current phone numbers and email addresses for contacting SeaNet staff:
Who
Email
Phone
SeaNet Operations
seanet-ops@seanet.int
508/289-3700 (Scott McCue)
SeaNet Installations
seanet-install@seanet.int
914/365-8744 (Richard Perry)
SeaNet Operations fax number: 508/457-2600
Normal operations hours are 9-5 EST Monday through Friday. SeaNet does its best to keep track of operations during off hours, but a response is not guaranteed.
Currently, six UNOLS ships have SeaNet units on them. They are: R/V Atlantis, R/V Melville, R/V Ewing, R/V Knorr, R/V Pelican and R/V Seward Johnson
If you have an upcoming cruise on one of these ships and are interested in possibly using SeaNet for high-speed data transfers, please contact the science liaison at the ship's home operator's office or send an email to seanet-ops@seanet.int to find out who the contact is.
4. NSF AWARDS ONE-YEAR GRANT FOR ONGOING SEANET OPS
NSF Ocean Sciences recently funded the SeaNet project to continue offering SeaNet services to UNOLS vessels through August 2001. Continuing partners include WHOI (providing daily operations support and limited software maintenance), LDEO (providing new installation services and service calls to ships), and Geo Prose (providing project coordination, science liaison and science-community communications).
For more detailed information on SeaNet's status, go to http://www.seanet.int/Headlines/SeaNet_Status.9.00.html
5. SEANET TIPS - ACCESS TO ONLINE ACCOUNTING INFO
SeaNet now provides online access to up-to-date accounting information. All operators of SeaNet-equipped vessels will receive usernames and passwords for the service. People responsible for Inmarsat billing at ship operator locations can be walked through the procedure for getting the information by calling the SeaNet operations phone number -- 508/289-3700.
6. SEANET HEADLINES -- Submitting Information
The regular deadline for contributions or questions to SEANET HEADLINES is the first Tuesday of each month. Submit information or questions by sending a short e-mail message to: seanet-editor@seanet.int. The editor of HEADLINES is Ellen Kappel.
7. SEANET HEADLINES -- Subscribing and Unsubscribing
If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to the SEANET HEADLINES newsletter, please send a message to seanet-editor@seanet.int.