May 2007 ARCSS Committee Meeting | Agenda

ARCSS Committee Meeting
2–4 May 2007 (Wednesday–Friday)
Washington Plaza Hotel (Monroe Room)
Washington, DC

Final Agenda

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Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Monroe Room, Lobby Level
8:30 a.m.
 		Continental breakfast available in meeting room
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Josh Schimel

ARCSS Program Updates

9:15 a.m. NSF Programmatic Updates
  • NSF/OPP/ARCSS budget forecast and future outlook | Neil Swanberg
  • Update on relevant Announcements of Opportunity | Neil Swanberg
  • Update on NSF IPY activities | Neil Swanberg
  • Update on arctic observing network implementation | Martin Jeffries
  • Update on development of Antarctic System Science Program | Kelly Falkner
10:30 a.m. BREAK

11:00 a.m.

ARCSS Research: Review of Status and Progress

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  • Freshwater Integration (FWI) | Charles Vörösmarty
  • Study of the Northern Alaska Coastal System (SNACS) | Craig Nicolson
  • Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) | Maribeth Murray
  • Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI) Phase III | Don Perovich
  • Synthesis of Arctic System Science (SASS I and II) | Mark Serreze
12:30 p.m. LUNCH

Data and Modeling Activities and Planning

1:45 p.m. Update on NSF ARCSS Data Management Planning | Neil Swanberg

2:00 p.m.

Results of  "New Perspectives through Data Discovery and Modeling" Workshop

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  • Summary/Briefing of workshop     
  • Letter to the Community summarizing workshop discussions
  • Workshop Organizing Committee recommendations to ARCSS Committee
  • Workshop Report: First draft planned for June, community review and revision during summer, final report and printing fall 2007
3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m.

Next steps for ARCSS Data/Modeling planning

  • ARCSS Committee meeting with NSF to discuss recommendations
  • Possible Tools and Implementation-oriented workshop (involving cyberinfrastructure, industry, scientists, and managers)
5:30 p.m. Adjourn for Day
6:00 p.m. Meet in Lobby for Group Dinner: Tuscana West Restaurant
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Monroe Room, Lobby Level
8:30 a.m.
 		Continental breakfast available in meeting room
9:00 a.m. Review of previous days discussions/decisions 
Surface Transformations in the Arctic Environment (STATE) Implementation
9:15 a.m. Surface Transformations in the Arctic Environment (STATE) Implementation
  • Review Implementation Plan/Prospectus
  • Discuss and outline AO recommendations
  • Determine writing assignments and deadlines
10:30 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m.

STATE Implementation (continued)

12:30 p.m. LUNCH
ARCSS Community Development and Support
1:45 p.m.

Recent Community of Practice (Co-oP) Submissions

  • Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Snowpack (OASIS) Interactions
    >> Review concept paper, assign ARCSS Committee liaison
  • Arctic TRACE: Tracking Routes of Atmospheric Components in the Environment
    >> Review concept paper, assign ARCSS Committee liaison

2:15 p.m.

 

Support for ARCSS Projects/Components:
  • Synthesis of Arctic System Science (SASS I and II)     
  • Study of the Northern Alaska Coastal System (SNACS)     
  • Freshwater Integration (FWI)     
  • Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC)     
  • Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI) Phase III
  • Other
3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m. Support for ARCSS Projects/Components (continued)
4:15 p.m.

AC Rotation

  • Matthew Sturm, Don Perovich, and Jon Overpeck agreed to stay on through
    All-Hands Meeting when it was tentatively set for Fall 2007
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for Day
7:00 p.m. Smithsonian at the Poles IPY Public Lecture and Reception
Smithsonian Castle and Schermer Hall
Friday, 4 May 2007
Monroe Room, Lobby Level
8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast available in meeting room
9:00 a.m. Review of previous days discussions/decisions 
9:15 a.m.

All-Hands Workshop

  • Focus: Results of synthesis, vision of the arctic system, etc.
  • Initial Planning Committee formed – Don, Joe, Maribeth, Josh
    >> Proposed Fall/Winter 2007 Synthesis Workshop (Alternative to 2007 All-Hands)
    >> Planning committee discussed option of Fall 2008 combined ARCSS/SEARCH State of the Arctic Meeting
10:30 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m.

ARCSS Science Plan

  • Needs, goals, focus, timing, content, etc.
11:30 a.m. Other outstanding items
12:00 p.m. Wrap-up/Action Items
12:45 p.m. Meeting Adjourns