Appendix C:
Agenda
1993 Data Forum
A Review of an Implementation Plan for
U.S. Global Change Data and Information System
September 29 October 1, 1993
Holiday Inn Georgetown, “Potomac II” Room
2101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC
Wednesday, September 29
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8:00 am |
Continental breakfast |
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8:30 |
Welcome - what we expect from the forum |
Webster, CGED |
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8:45 |
Greeting |
Baerwald, NSF |
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9:00 |
Science goals of the USGCRP |
Barron, BGC |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Data needs of the USGCRP |
Withee, NOAA |
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11:00 |
Overview of Implementation Plan |
Butler, NASA |
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12:00 |
Lunch (“Wisconsin” Room) |
Afternoon session
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1:00 |
Critiques of the draft Plan (10 minute talk; 15 minute discussion) Jezek Mendelsohn Jacobson Zevin Dickinson Rosenberg Solow McElroy Holland |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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5:30 |
Reception (cash bar) (“Wisconsin” Room) |
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7:00 |
Dinner (NAS Green Building--Room 130) Science and policy; opponents or partners? |
Bretherton |
Thursday, September 30
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8:00 am |
Continental breakfast |
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8:30 |
Review objectives of working groups |
Webster |
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8:45 |
Working groups (based on aspects of the Implementation Plan) |
leader/rapporteur |
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Documenting global change (GR-114) |
Robinson/Emanuel |
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Understanding of key processes (GR-116) |
Potter/Jezek |
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Predicting global and regional environmental change (GR-127) |
Wiersma/Baumgardner |
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Assessing knowledge and implications of global change (GR-122) |
Yohe/Kanciruk |
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Other (if decided at forum) (“Potomac II” Room) |
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12:00 |
Lunch (“Potomac I” Room) |
Afternoon session
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1:00 |
Working groups continue |
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3:30 |
Interim reports from working groups Discussion of common themes |
Group leaders |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
Friday, October 1
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8:00 am |
Continental breakfast (in break-out rooms) |
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8:30 |
Working groups continue Documenting global change (GR-114) Understanding of key processes (GR-118) Predicting global and regional environmental change (GR-120) Assessing knowledge and implications of global change (GR-122) Other (if decided at forum) (“Potomac II” Room) |
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10:30 |
Final reports from working groups Summary discussion |
Group leaders |
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11:45 |
What will happen next Closing comments |
Webster |
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12:00 |
Forum closes |
October 1 p.m.
Steering Committee meeting (preparation of meeting report) (GR-114) Bretherton, Linn, Potter, Robinson, Townshend, Webster, Wiersma, Yohe
