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Steering Committee Meeting - April 10, 2013

Overall goals of meeting: Consensus on and approval of: priority science, science delivery, information management and communications project needs; involvement of LCC in regional synthesis and SWAP updates; next steps for conservation targets; and role of LCC in Hurricane Sandy resiliency.

Steering Committee Agenda
April 10, 2013 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Saratoga Springs, New York

Overall Goals of Meeting: Consensus on and approval of: priority science, science delivery, information management and communications project needs; involvement of LCC in regional synthesis and SWAP updates; next steps for conservation targets; and role of LCC in Hurricane Sandy resiliency.

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Breakfast (provided)

 

7:00 a.m.

1. Welcome & introductions
Review agenda
Approve minutes from last call

Patricia Reixinger (NY), Wendi Weber (FWS), Ken Elowe (FWS)

Handout 1 – Agenda

Handout 2  – Attendance List

Handout 3a – Minutes from 12/12/12 meeting

Handout 3b – Minutes from 02/08/13 call

8:00 a.m.
2. Action items from last Steering Committee call and actions taken

Andrew Milliken (LCC)

Handout 4 – Action items status

8:20 a.m.
3. State of the LCC. Review of progress on goals and objectives of LCC, next steps for the coming year and budget review. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on next steps for LCC partnership and staff.

Ken Elowe, LCC Staff, all

Handout 5 – 2012 LCC Annual Report

Presentation: State of the LCC

8:30 a.m.

4. Department of the Interior Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Funding Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on the role of the LCC and next steps for coordinating and implementing Hurricane Sandy Resiliency funding

Wendi Weber, Ken Elowe, Rick Bennett (FWS) Amanda Babson and Mary Foley (NPS), Pete Murdoch (USGS), Mike Rasser (BOEM)

Handout 6  – Summary of areas of potential DOI  funding & LCC role

9:15 a.m.
BREAK 9:45 a.m.
5. Review of budgets and progress for ongoing projects Expected Meeting Outcome: Review of LCC annual science needs process; results from completed projects and progress on ongoing projects as part of conservation framework

Scot Williamson (WMI), Scott Schwenk (LCC)

Handout 7 – Project Budget summary; Handout 8 – Annual science needs process

Handout 9 – Completed and ongoing project summaries

Presentation: Budget

10:00 a.m.
6. Update from Northeast Climate Science Center Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding status of Climate Science Center process and 2013/2014 topics

Mary Ratnaswamy (USGS)

Handout 10 – Climate Science Center approved 2012 projects and 2013/2014 pre-proposal topics

Presentation: NE CSC

10:30 a.m.
7. Recommendation from technical committee on priority science needs for FY2013. Expected Meeting Outcome: Review of membership, process, and major outcomes from technical committee; approval of science needs and next steps for projects.

Scott Schwenk, all

Handout 11– Technical Committee and subteam membership;

Handouts 12a – Table of recommended science needs

Handout 12b – Need summaries

Presentation: recommended science needs

10:45 a.m.

8. Science Delivery.  Expected Meeting Outcome: Discussion and consensus on types of projects to support science delivery.

Steve Fuller, Delivery Team members

Handout 13 – Science Delivery Team Proposal, proposed science delivery themes

11:30 a.m.
LUNCH (provided) 12 noon
9. Information Management System.  Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on need and support for information management system

BJ Richardson (FWS), Andrew Milliken

Handout 14 –  Recommendation for LCC Info. Management system

Presentation: Information Management

1:00 p.m.
10. Consensus on supporting funding for science needs, science delivery and information management (items 7-9 above). Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on support for LCC needs

Ken Elowe, all

1:15 p.m.

11. Landscape Conservation Design and the role of the LCC in providing regional information and synthesis for State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) updates.  Expected Meeting Outcome: Update on role of LCC in SWAP updates, status and next steps.

Patricia Riexinger, Steve Fuller (LCC)

Handout 15a – Summary of Northeast Regional Conservation Synthesis and SWAP updates

Handout 15b – Northeast Conservation Framework Manuscript

Presentation: Update on Synthesis

1:45 p.m.
BREAK 2:15 p.m.
12. Conservation targets next steps.  Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on next steps for developing conservation targets for the LCC

Ken Elowe

Handout 16 – Next steps for conservation targets process

Presentation: Conservation Targets

2:30 p.m.
13. LCC national and regional communications. Expected Meeting Outcome: Review of communications products and consensus on priorities for communication

David Eisenhauer (FWS)

Handout 17 – Summary of existing and proposed communications products

3:00 p.m.
14. Revisit action items and next steps.  Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on next steps for LCC partnership and staff

Ken Elowe, Patricia Riexinger

3:15 p.m.

15. Other Business -- Next Call/Meeting

Ken Elowe

3:25 p.m.

ADJOURN

3:30 p.m.

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