AGENDA
Advisory Committee Meeting
Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment of Climate Change Impacts
May 2-3, 1999
Nittany Lion Inn
Pennsylvania State University
| Sunday, May 2, 1999 | ||
| 1:30 pm | Registration | |
| 2:00 - 2:30 pm | Overview of MARA report and Working Group Tasks | |
| 2:45 - 5:30 pm and 7:30-9 pm | Small Group Discussion Sessions: Feedback on the Draft Report and What Next? | |
| Each group will be asked to answer three questions: | ||
| 1) What did you learn from the report? 2) What was problematic in the report? 3) What more is needed for future reports (year 2 research agenda)? |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 | Three group discussions -- Coasts, Forests, Health | |
| 4:15 - 5:30 | Three group discussions -- Water, Industry, Ecosystems | |
| 5:30 - 7:15 | Working Dinner and Guest Speaker: Paul Dresler, US Department of Interior, Co-Chair of the National Assessment Working Group, "Regional Assessment in the National Context" | |
| 7:30 - 9:00 | Small Group Discussion Sessions continued: | |
| (Same Questions as Afternoon Groups) | ||
| Three group discussions -- Water, Coasts, Agriculture | ||
| Monday, May 3, 1999 | ||
| 7:00 - 7:45 am | Working breakfast with informal discussions | |
| 7:45 am | Charge to participants | |
| 7:50-8:20 | Video on Sea Level Rise in Chesapeake Bay | |
| 8:20 - 9:20 am | Summaries from Sunday Discussion Groups | |
| 5 minute summaries from the 9 discussions plus questions/comments | ||
| 9:20 | Break | |
| 9:30 - 10:45 am | Small Group Discussion Sessions: | |
| Examples and Suggestions for Dissemination | ||
| Government/Public | ||
| Private Interests | ||
| Conservation/Community/Non-profit Organizations | ||
| The questions for this session include: | ||
| 1) What suite of information products would your constituents
find useful? 2) What kinds of techniques have you found useful for disseminating information? 3) How can we make use of your networks to distribute information? |
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| 10:45 | Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | Small Group Discussion Sessions: | |
| Examples and Suggestions for Dissemination | ||
| Coastal issues | ||
| Recreation | ||
| Extreme weather events | ||
| The questions for this session include: | ||
| 1) Based on earlier discussions, what information products
would you need to address the specific problem area? 2) What kinds of techniques would you use for disseminating information about the issue? |
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| 12:30 pm | Working lunch with Advice for MARA Team | |
| Summaries from discussion groups | ||
| Closing remarks | ||
| 2:00 pm | Adjourn | |