AGENDA FOR THIRD MEETING OF SD NASA-EPSCoR WORKING GROUP
(Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, SD)

March 24, 2000

 

8:30 – 9:00 am Coffee and Pre-Meeting Discussion

9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introductions, Update on NASA’s EPSCoR Strategy & Schedule, Goals for Today’s                            Meeting (Lee Vierling)

9:30 – 10:00 Summary of Plans for Pilot Field Project in Eastern SD during Summer-2000
                        (Lee Vierling and David Clay)

10:00 – 10:30 The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center’s Wetland Continuum Concept
                        (Chip Euliss)

10:30 – 11:00 BOREAS Model for Multidisciplinary EPSCoR Project focused on Hydrology & Biogeochemistry                           of Prairie Agricultural/Wetlands Region
                        (Suzette Burckhard)

11:00 – 12:00 Definition of Project Theme(s) and Associated Scientific Objectives for EPSCoR-2000 Proposal                           (Group participation with Dan Swets and Pat Zimmerman as facilitators)

12:00 – 12:45 pm Short Break and Lunch

12:45 – 1:00 National Elevation Dataset & Hydrologic Database
                        (Jay Kost)

1:00 – 2:00 Further Refinement and Prioritization of Science Issues for EPSCoR-2000 Proposal (Group                           participation with Dan Swets and Pat Zimmerman as facilitators)

2:00 – 2:30 Assignment of Specific Writing Tasks to Identified Team Leaders and Timeline for Completion of                           Assignments and Schedule of Future Activities for Preparation of NASA-EPSCoR-2000 Proposal                           (Kevin Dalsted and Pat Zimmerman)

2:30 – 3:00 Identified NASA and EDC Collaborators, Plans to Establish Additional Linkages to NASA Centers                           & Personnel
                        (Group participation with Tom Durkin as coordinator)

3:00 Adjourn