Photos from the 2002
Planning Workshop
and Stakeholders

Larger, higher resolution versions of all the photographs are available upon request

Larger, higher resolution versions of all the photographs are available upon request

Larger, higher resolution versions of all the photographs are available upon request

Larger, higher resolution versions of all the photographs are available upon request

Photos arranged by Session

Introduction to Workshop by Dr. James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program

Welcome Address by Dr. Samuel W. Bodman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce

Keynote Addresses

• Dr. John H. Marburger III, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Professor G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization

• The Honorable Sean O'Keefe (via satellite link),  Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

• The Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy

Other Plenary Session Speakers: 

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

• Dr. Richard Moss, Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office

• The Honorable David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy

Audience in Plenary Sessions

Press Conference

Breakout Group 1: 
Climate Change Science Program Elements

1. Emerging Climate Science Issues

2. Observations and Monitoring Systems

3. Atmospheric Composition

4. Carbon Cycle

5. Climate Modeling

6. Climate - Land Use/Land Cover Interactions

Report on Group 1 Breakout Discussions (summary presentations by moderators)

Other photos

Breakout Sessions

7. Climate Variability and Change

8. Water Cycle

9. Human Contributions and Responses to Climate Change

10. Climate Quality Data Management Systems

11. Scenario Development to Support National Scope Decisions

12. International Collaboration

13. Climate Variability and Change

14. Climate -- Ecosystem Interactions

15. Resolution of Disparities in Tropospheric Temperature Records

16. Stabilizing Greenhouse Gases in the Earth's Atmosphere: Opportunities for Technology and Innovations

17. Resource Management Decision Support

18. Grand Challenges in Observations, Modeling, and Information Systems

Report on Group 2 and 3 Breakout Discussions (summary presentations by moderators)

Keynote Addresses

• Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
• Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation
• Governor Christine Todd-Whitman, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. James R. Mahoney, Director U.S. Climate Change Science Program

Other Photos

Breakout Group 4: Cross-cutting Issues

19. Climate Variability -- Atmospheric Composition -- Water Cycle [no photos taken in this session]

20. Carbon Cycle -- Ecosystems -- Land Use/Land Cover [no photos taken in this session]

21. Interactions between Data, Observations, and Modeling [no photos taken in this session]

22. Scenario Development and Risk-Based Decision Support [no photos taken in this session]

23. Applied Climate Modeling [no photos taken in this session]

24. Reporting and Outreach Plans

Plenary session: 
Keynote Addresses and Group 4 Breakout Reports

• Dr. Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences
• The Honorable Robert Card, Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy
• Report on Group 4 Breakout Discussions
• Dr. James R. Mahoney, Director U.S. Climate Change Science Program
• Photos of Audience

Closing Plenary Session: 
Feedback, Summary, and Future Plans

Other Photo