Meeting Agenda

"Networking Resources for Competitive Earth Systems Science"

Sioux Falls, SD November 5-7, 1997

Wednesday, November 5

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Registration and snack
• 12:00-12:10 pm - AAAS Welcome - Al Teich, AAAS
• 12:10-12:15 pm - 6-Great Plains EPSCoR Welcome - Royce Engstrom, South Dakota EPSCoR
• 12:15-12:20 pm - EROS Welcome - Wayne Rohde, USGS EROS Data Center

Session 1: Identification of National Science Priorities in Earth Systems Science

• 12:30-12:50 pm - Michael Goodchild, University of California, Santa Barbara (geoinformatics)
• 12:50-1:00 pm - Alan Gaines, National Science Foundation (geoinformatics)
• 1:00-1:20 pm - David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin (hydrology)
• 1:20-1:30 pm - L. Douglas James, National Science Foundation (hydrology)
• 1:30-1:50 pm - J. Michael Scott, University of Idaho (biodiversity)
• 1:50-2:10 pm - David Stauffer, Penn State University (regional numerical weather modeling)
• 2:10-2:20 pm - Tom Loveland, EROS Data Center (land surface / land cover characterization)
• 2:20-2:30 pm - Frances Carr, U.S. Agency for International Development (international research)

2:30-2:45 pm - Break

Session 2: Characterization of New Network Resources

• 2:45-3:15 pm - Introduction of New Networking Initiatives Nationwide - Melanie Loots, NCSA
• 3:15-3:45 pm - Introduction of Great Plains Network - Jerry Niebaum, University of Kansas and Lee Williams, University of Oklahoma
• 3:45-4:15 pm - Introduction of EROS Data Center - Video Presentation
• 4:15-5:30 pm - Tour of EROS Data Facility and Demos
• 5:30 - 6:30 pm - Move to Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center
• 6:30 pm - Dinner & Keynote Address - "Visualization for the Earth Systems Sciences" - Arthur F. "Fritz" Hasler, NASA / Goddard Laboratory for the Atmospheres

Thursday, November 6

8:00-8:30 am - Continental Breakfast

Session 3: Description of Scientific Resources and Ongoing Research in the States

• 8:30 - 9:00 am - Fred Limp, University of Arkansas
• 9:00 - 9:30 am - Kevin Price, University of Kansas
• 9:30 - 10:00 am - Mark Jakubauskas, University of Oklahoma
• 10:00 - 10:30 am - Break and poster setup
• 10:30 - 11:00 am - Jim Merchant, University of Nebraska
• 11:00 - 11:30 am - Mark Hjelmfelt, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
• 11:30 - 12:00 pm - Wil Gosnold, University of North Dakota

12:00 - 12:20 pm - Introduction of Breakout groups - J. Scott Hauger, Research Competitiveness Program and Jon Veigel, SunRunner Associates

12:20 - 1:40 pm - Lunch & poster session for sharing research interests and resources

Session 4: Breakout groups by science foci - Discussion of opportunities

1:40 pm - 4:10 pm - Breakout groups

• Group 1 - hydrology
• Group 2 - biodiversity
• Group 3 - regional numerical weather modeling
• Group 4 - geoinformatics
• Group 5 - agriculture
• Group 6 - land surface characterization

4:10 - 4:25 pm - Break

4:25 - 5:00 pm - Establishing an Effective Research Alliance - Jon Veigel, SunRunner Associates

5:00 - 6:30 pm - "Network Computational Science" caucus

6:30 pm - Working dinner - informal discussions in breakout groups

Friday, November 7

8:00 - 8:30 am - Continental breakfast

Session 5: Breakout groups by science foci - Action planning

• 8:30 - 10:30 am - Planning for collaborations in breakout groups
• 10:30 - 12:00 pm - Presentation of action plans and next steps
• 12:00 pm - Conference Adjourns