EPSCoR EOS 2004
February 9-10, 2004 | Hilton Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
[Agenda ]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Workshop Introduction
- Randall Haley (EPSCoR Centers Development Initiative) 
- Karen Sandberg (National Science Foundation)
Session 1: NEON – National Ecological Observatories Network
9:30 AM Introduction to NSF NEON
- Elizabeth Blood (National Science Foundation)
10:00 AM Planning and Organizing for NEON
- Jeffrey Goldman (AIBS) 
10:30 AM EPSCoR Research Activities, Plans, and Strategies Related to NEON
- Scott Gardner (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) [*] 
11:00 AM Q&A / Discussion
11:15 AM Networking Break
Keynote Presentation
11:45 AM Overview of NSF Environmental Research
- Margaret Cavanaugh (National Science Foundation)
12:30 PM Lunch
Session 2: CLEANER – Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research
1:30 PM Introduction to NSF CLEANER: Planning, Organizing, and EPSCoR Activities
- Danny Reible (Louisiana State University) [*]
2:15 PM Q&A / Discussion
2:30 PM Networking Break
Session 3: OOI – Ocean Observatories Initiative
3:00 PM Introduction to NSF OOI
- Alexandra Isern (National Science Foundation) 
3:30 PM Planning and Organizing for OOI
- Kenneth Brink (OOI/ORION) 
4:00 PM EPSCoR Research Activities, Plans, and Strategies Related to OOI
- Mary Jane Perry (University of Maine) [*]
- Jorge Corredor (University of Puerto Rico) [*] 
5:00 PM Q&A / Discussion
5:30 PM Day 1 Concludes
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2004
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
Session 4: LTHO – Long Term Hydrologic Observatories
9:30 AM Introduction to NSF LTHO
- L. Douglas James (National Science Foundation)
10:00 AM Planning and Organizing for LTHO
- Richard Hooper (CUAHSI) 
10:30 AM EPSCoR Research Activities, Plans, and Strategies Related to LTHO
- Venkat Lakshmi (University of South Carolina) [*] 
11:00 AM Q&A / Discussion
11:15 AM Networking Break
Charge to Attendees
11:45 AM Framing the Needs and Next Steps Related to the EPSCoR Research Community and NSF’s Emerging Environmental Observing Systems
- Led by EPSCoR Organizing Committee 
[Working Lunch Served]
1:15 PM Workshop Concludes
[*] - EPSCoR Organizing Committee
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