Conference Call - January 24, 2011
            
            
              Purpose of call: Update Steering Committee on action items and seek input on important issues to be addressed before and during the April 20 steering committee meeting.
            
            
            
              
                Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
                January 24, 2011
                2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
                Call Number: 866-762-5634
                Passcode: 5866227#
                Web page for handouts: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/meetings_012411.html
                Web pages for previous meetings:
                http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/meetings_111710.html
                http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/meetings_101410.html
                Purpose of call: Update Steering Committee on action items and seek input on important issues to be addressed before and during the April 20 steering committee meeting.
                *To access the documents for this meeting, click on each handout to download the Word document, Excel file, or PDF.*
                
                  
                    
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                              | Agenda Items | Discussion Leader and Handouts | Time |  
                              | 1. Introductions, Roll Call Review agenda
 Approve minutes from November 17, 2010 meeting.
 
 | Ken Elowe & Andrew MillikenHandout 1 – Agenda
 Handout 2 - November 17, 2010 Meeting Minutes
 | 2:00 p.m. |  
                              | 2. Review progress on action items from November meeting. 
 | Andrew MillikenHandout 3 – Action items
 | 2:10 p.m. |  
                              | 3. Steering Committee representation and leadership Expected Call Outcome: Review membership and discuss nomination process for vice-chair
 
 | Andrew Milliken & Ken Elowe Handout 4 - Steering Committee Membership List
 | 2:15 p.m. |  
                              | 4. Draft vision and mission statement Expected Call Outcome: Agreement on any final edits needed
 
 | Ken Elowe Handout 5 – Edited vision and mission statement
 Handout 6 – Comments incorporated
 
 | 2:20 p.m. |  
                              | 5. Review of Technical Committee nominations Expected Call Outcome: Agree on initial technical committee membership and tasks
 
 
 | Andrew MillikenHandout 7 – Technical Committee Nominations
 Handout 8 – Science and Technical Team proposal
 
 
 | 2:30 p.m. |  
                              | 6. Discussion of Science Needs Request and process for selecting projects Expected Call Outcome: Committee members to follow up with their staff and partnerships to submit science needs and projects
 
 
 | Andrew MillikenHandout 9 – Science Needs Request
 | 2:45 p.m. |  
                              | 7. Update on Boundary Expected Call Outcome: Update on proposed boundary
 
 
 | Andrew MillikenHandout 10 – Revised map of North Atlantic LCC boundaries
 
 
 | 3:00 p.m.
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                              | 8. Review and discussion of communications tools, team and SharePoint Expected Call Outcome: Discussion of pilot websites and communications tools
 
 
 | Megan NagelHandout 11 - Communications Contacts for North Atlantic LCC
 | 3:05 p.m. 
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                              | 9. Discuss agenda for next Steering Committee meeting Expected Call Outcome: Agreement on agenda items for April 20 meeting
 
 
 | Ken Elowe Handout 12 –Proposed agenda items for April 20 meeting
 
 
 | 3:20 p.m. |  
                              | 10. Other business |  | 3:25 p.m. |  
                              | 11. Adjourn 
 |  | 3:30 p.m. |  |