12th NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C. GENERAL LOGISTICS AND SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 19, 2002 Location: St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites 2033 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 12:30 p.m. Sign in by all Participants and Audience and Registration for Public Statements to the NOAA Science Advisory Board [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public questions and statements, unless the Chair requests otherwise. The limit for verbal statements by any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by the SAB, if requested by the SAB Chair.] 1:00 p.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1:05 p.m. Opening Statement of the Chair and Self-introductions of the SAB Members Present (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1:10 p.m. Overview of NOAA Climate Programs (David Evans, NOAA Research) 1:30 p.m. The Climate Record and a Report on the Council on Long-term Climate Monitoring (Tom Karl, NESDIS National Climate Data Center) 2:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks and Opening Statement (Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere) 2:45 p.m. Climate Predictions (Jim Laver, NWS Climate Prediction Center) 3:05 p.m. Climate Observations and Services (David Goodrich, NOAA Research) 3:25 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m. Climate Change Research Initiative (David Evans, NOAA Research) 4:00 p.m. Roundtable- NOAA Climate Research David Evans, NOAA Research Tom Karl, National Climate Data Center David Goodrich, NOAA Research Jim Laver, Climate Prediction Center 5:00 p.m. Public Statements 5:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day Wednesday, March 20, 2002 Location: St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites 2033 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 8:15 a.m. Sign-in by all Participants and Audience [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED.] 12th NOAA Science Advisory Board Meeting General Logistics and Schedule - Page 3 of 4 8:45 a.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 8:50 a.m. SAB Discussion of NOAA Climate Programs 9:30 a.m. Report on the NOAA-Academia Partnership Building Workshop (Len Pietrafesa, SAB) 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Report of the NOAA SAB Social Science Review Panel - Findings and Recommendations (Susan Hanna - Chair, SAB Synthesis Subcommittee and Panel Chair) 11:15 a.m. Report of the Review of the CCEHBR (Jake Rice - SAB) 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. Report of the Review of the NOS Geodesy Program (Len Pietrafesa - SAB) 2:00 p.m. Homeland Security - Update on Capabilities (CAPT Ted Lillestolen - Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOS) 2:45 p.m. Sea Grant Status Report (Ron Baird - Director, NOAA Sea Grant College Program) 3:15 p.m. BREAK 3:30 p.m. NOAA Education Partnership Programs (Jacqueline Rousseau, OAR) 4:00 p.m. Report of the Education Subcommittee (Denise Stephenson-Hawk, Subcommittee Chair) (Joyce Gross, Office of the Under Secretary) 4:30 p.m. Public Statements 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day Thursday, March 21, 2002 Location: St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites 2033 M Street NW Washington, DC 8:00 a.m. Sign-in by all Participants and Audience and Registration for Public Statements to NOAA SAB [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public questions and statements, unless the Chair requests otherwise. The limit for verbal statements by any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by the SAB, if requested by the SAB Chair.] 8:25 a.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 8:30 a.m. National Weather Service Requirements Setting Process (Greg Mandt, NWS Office of Services) 9:00 a.m. NWS - 6-month Verification of Hydrologic Forecasts and Hydrologic Information for Risk - Based Decisions (Gary Carter, NWS) 9:30 a.m. NOAA Interactions with the Commission on Ocean Policy (Margaret Davidson, NOS, DOC/NOAA Liaison to the Commission) 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. NOAA and Water Resource Management (Roan Conrad, Office of Sustainable Development and International Affairs) 11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion with Congressional Staffers (Eric Webster, Mike Quear - invited) 12:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns