Date: Fri, 18 Oct 96 12:58 TO: ALL SOUTHERN OCEAN JGOFS PARTICIPANTS FROM: JON ALBERTS 1. THERE HAS BEEN A SHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR THE R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER. THE PRESENT JGOFS CRUISE, NBP 96-4A, I.E. PROCESS I, WILL FINISH AT THE ICE EDGE ON NOVEMBER 8TH. THIS IS ONE DAY LATER THAN THE MOST RECENT SCHEDULE. THE MOORING DEPLOYMENT CRUISE, NBP 96-5 WILL DEPART FROM THE ICE EDGE NOVEMBER 14 AND ARRIVE BACK IN LYTTELTON, NEW ZEALAND DECEMBER 1. THE ROAVERRS CRUISE WILL DEPART DECEMBER 6 AND ARRIVE AT MCMURDO JANUARY 6. THIS WILL CAUSE PROCESS II, NBP 97-1 TO BEGIN JANUARY 11 FROM MCMURDO AND FINISH AT MCMURDO FEBRUARY 11. PLEASE LOOK FOR THESE CHANGES ON THE WWW AT: http://enterprise.asa.org 2. ASA TRAVEL DEPT. HAS NOTICED AN INCREASE IN AIR TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND. THE SUMMER SEASON IS COMING ON " DOWN UNDER " AND FLIGHTS ARE FILLING UP. PLEASE SEND IN YOUR GRANTEE TRAVEL REQUEST WORKSHEET AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOUR REQUESTS CAN BE ACCOMODATED. PROCESS II SCIENTISTS, JAN. 11, SHOULD GET THESE FORMS IN VERY SOON. 3. THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM (USAP) PARTICIPANT GUIDE WHICH WAS MAILED TO THE JGOFS GROUP IS FILLED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION. ONE CHAPTER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO IS: CHAPTER 3. "HOW AND WHAT TO PACK". THIS CHAPTER WILL ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS ON BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES, PACKING, MAILING, AND STORAGE AVAILABILITY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SAFE TRAVELS AND FAIR WINDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************************************************************** ***** Jon Alberts, Science Cruise Coordinator ***** ***** Antarctic Support Associates ***** ***** 61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 300 ***** ***** Englewood, CO 80112 ***** ***** email: albertjo.asa@asa.org ***** ***** opr. (303)790-8606; phone (303)705-0728 ***** ***** fax (303)790-9130 ***** *****************************************************************