October 2007 ARCSS Committee Meeting | Agenda

ARCSS Committee Meeting 1-2 October 2007 (Monday-Tuesday) Embassy Suites Old Town Hotel Alexandria, VA Final Agenda (PDF) - Last updated: 10/11/2007 Portions of this workshop were videotaped and are available through links to our Internet Media Archive. Videos of each talk are available by clicking the: icon to the left of each powerpoint.
Monday, 1 October 2007 (Salon C/ Lobby Level)
Full complimentary hotel breakfast available 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast Area, Lobby Level)
8:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast available outside meeting room
8:30 a.m	Welcome and Introductions Josh Schimel, ARCSS Committee Chair
8:45 a.m.	Comments from NSF Arctic Division Simon Stephenson, Director NSF Arctic Division
	NSF ARCSS Updates Neil Swanberg, ARCSS Program Director
9:15 a.m.	ARCSS Research Updates and Support Needed Jennifer Francis, Matthew Sturm, Maribeth Murray, Don Perovich, Mark Serreze Freshwater Integration (FWI) Study of the Northern Alaska Coastal System (SNACS) Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI) Phase III Synthesis of Arctic System Science (ARCSS Synthesis Workshop I and II)
10:00 a.m.	BREAK
Upcoming Science Planning Activities
10:20 a.m.	Development of Surface Transformations in the Arctic Environment (STATE) Josh Schimel, Matthew Sturm Recommendations for Seasonality AO Planning for STATE Workshop
11:00 a.m.	Review and discuss OASIS Development Josh Schimel
11:30 a.m.	ARCSS Committee/NSF/SMO Vision and Goals for ARCSS Synthesis Workshop and HARC Workshop Josh Schimel
12:00 p.m.	LUNCH Buffet (Salon C Atrium)
12:45 p.m.	Planning for an Arctic-wide Science Workshop Josh Schimel Brief Overview of Prior ARCSS All-Hands Workshop Discussions/Planning Recommendations from the Organizing Committee Regarding Scope and Timing
1:15 p.m.	Planning for Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory Organizing Committee Implementation Planning Workshop in Spring 2008 Near-term Activities Including eTown Meetings, AGU Town Hall Meeting Meeting with NSF Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) and Office of Polar Programs (OPP) - Tentatively 11 October 2007
1:45 p.m.	Human Dimensions Research in the ARCSS Program Maribeth Murray
2:20 p.m.	Goals for Afternoon's Discussions on Relevant and Related Programs
2:40 p.m.	BREAK
3:00 p.m.	SEARCH Status and Coordination with ARCSS Peter Schlosser (Presentation Background Material: 64K - PDF) Status of SEARCH Science Planning and Development Discuss Relationship Between SEARCH Observing and Understanding Activities and ARCSS Research and Synthesis Activities
3:45 p.m.	ARCSS Data Management: Community Needs and Interim Data Coordination Jim Moore (Presentation: 1MB - PPT) Status of Current Plans Discuss Anticipated Future Needs
4:30 p.m.	IARC Strategic Planning and Coordination with ARCSS Community Larry Hinzman and John Walsh (Presentation: 11MB - PPT) Planned IARC Activities Discuss Community Needs and Potential Future Collaboration
5:15 p.m.	Group Discussion: ARCSS Interactions and Coordination with Related Arctic Research Efforts
6:30 p.m.	ARCSS Committee/Science Management Office Dinner
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 (Salon C, then A/B for Community Session, Lobby Level)
Full complimentary hotel breakfast available 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast Area, Lobby Level)
8:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast available outside meeting room
8:30 a.m.	Review of Previous Day's Presentations, Discussions, and Decisions Josh Schimel
8:45 a.m.	Discussion of Community Science Planning Process and Community Planning Needs
9:30 a.m.	Review Goals for Open Community Session
10:00 a.m.	BREAK
OPEN COMMUNITY SESSION (Salon A/B)
10:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions Josh Schimel, ARCSS Committee Chair Video
10:45 a.m.	Goals for the Week of ARCSS Meetings Video ARCSS Committee Vision for ARCSS Synthesis Workshop NSF Perspectives on Synthesis Process Group Discussion on Goals for ARCSS Synthesis Workshop ARCSS Committee Vision for HARC Synthesis Workshop NSF Perspectives Group Discussion on Goals for HARC Synthesis Workshop
11:30 a.m.	ARCSS Science Planning Activities (Short overview on each by ARCSS Committee and/or NSF staff, followed by group discussion) Video Current Planning Activities Status of STATE Development and Linkages to Other Community Science Planning Activities Interim ARCSS Data Management Activities Longer-Term Planning Activities Planning for Arctic Synthesis Collaboratory ARCSS Data Coordination and Management Arctic-wide Science Workshop Recommendations Other Topics as Needed
12:30 p.m.	LUNCH (On your own)
*2:00 p.m.*	*Synthesis Workshop Begins(Salon A/B)*