Steering Committee Meeting - April 10, 2013
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) |
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7:00 a.m. |
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1. Welcome & introductions |
Patricia Reixinger (NY), Wendi Weber (FWS), Ken Elowe (FWS) |
8:00 a.m. |
| 2. Action items from last Steering Committee call and actions taken |
Andrew Milliken (LCC) |
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 |
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 |
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; |
10:45 a.m. |
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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 |
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. |
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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. |
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15. Other Business -- Next Call/Meeting |
Ken Elowe |
3:25 p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
3:30 p.m. |
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