NOAA SEA GRANT REGIONAL PLANNING WORKSHOP

Monday, 7 May 2007

8:00 AM	Convene - Welcome and Introductions
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Craig McLean, Deputy Assistant Administrator for NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
9:00 - 9:30 AM	Leon Cammen, Director of the National Sea Grant College Program
	Regional Research and Information Plan Overviews - Presentations
9:40 - 10:00 AM	South Atlantic - Merryl Alber (ppt)
10:05 - 10:25 AM	Gulf of Mexico - Steve Sempier (ppt)
	Break
10:45 - 11:05 AM	Gulf of Maine - Jonathan Pennock (ppt)
11:10 - 11:30 AM	Insular Pacific - Darren Okimoto
11:35 - 11:55 AM	Alaska - Brian Allee (ppt)
	Lunch
1:05 - 1:30 PM	West Coast (Pacific NW and SW) - Julie Barr (ppt)
1:35 - 1:55 PM	Great Lakes - Jeff Reutter (ppt)
2:00 - 3:00 PM	Open Discussion - share BMPs among regions, questions for colleagues (with non-grantee reps from other regions and National Office)
	Break
3:15 - 4:15 PM	Regional Collaboration in NOAA (ppt) - Mary Glackin, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration & Lead for NOAA's Regional Collaboration effort
4:15 - 5:00 PM	Open Discussion – structure of Regional Research and Information Plans, logistics, additional questions
	Happy Hour at McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring

Tuesday, 8 May 2007

8:45 AM	Convene
9:00-11:30 AM	Panel Discussion - NOAA Priority Area Task Team (PATT) Leads; NOAA Strategic Planning Director; Sea Grant Regional Coordinators
	• Hazard Resilient Coastal Communities – Margaret Davidson (ppt)
	• Integrated Ecosystem Assessments – Steve Murawski (ppt)
	• Integrated Water Resources – Gary Carter (ppt)
	• Outreach and Communications – Louisa Koch (ppt)
	• NOAA Strategic Planning Director – Paul Doremus [Handout - NOAA Stakeholder Forum May 2007 \| Planning Sequence]
11:30-12:30 PM	Questions / Discussion / Wrap-up
	Adjourn